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Bolt is a video game for the Wii and Nintendo DS released near the release of the Disney movie of the same name. It stars the titular Bolt, a dog on a quest across the United States. As in the movie, Bolt is a dog who stars in a television show in which he is a superhero. Bolt assumes that the TV show is real life, and soon finds out the hard way that it isn't the case.
Gameplay[]
Disney has released multiple versions for different game systems including Nintendo Wii, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 and 3. The main console version plays really similarly, where the majority of the game the player will control Bolt using one attack button and some superpowers to beat up Calico's henchman, while Penny solves simple puzzles and go throw levels in simplistic stealth gameplay. These versions also have hacking mini-games that are constant throughout the game, where the player shoots polygonal forms in a twin-stick Shoot 'em up gameplay. The Nintendo DS has a different feel and more of a 2D look to it. In addition, the DS version doesn't have character voices, but instead uses words across the screen to tell the user what the character's saying.
A mobile game was also released. The game was developed by Enorbus and Disney Mobile. The mobile version has a 2D look and 4 levels in three locations, making a total of 12 levels. The three locations are (in order): L.A., Bolivia, and Dr. Calico's Secret Island. The player uses Bolt's Super Bark, Super Bite, and SuperSpeed to battle enemies and level bosses. One difference between the various platforms are the "host" characters, or the lack thereof. For instance, in the Wii edition, Rhino is the "host", appearing at the beginning and end of the game, and making comments when the "pause" button is selected. In the mobile game, Rhino and Mittens are both seen before and after each level as watching the Bolt TV show. And in the DS version, there's no "host" character to be seen (even though Rhino does get his own mini-game), but letters are displayed onscreen, informing the user on the storyline.
Reception[]
The Wii version got mixed reviews, while the DS version got negative reviews. Ryan Clements of IGN criticized the bland story of the console versions, which he described as "paper thin". He also criticized said versions' optimization, boring voice acting and repetitive music, as well as their short lasting appeal. In Japan, where the DS version was ported for release on August 13, 2009, Famitsu gave it a score of three sixes and one five for a total of 23 out of 40.
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