{"id":13406,"date":"2015-05-06T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T00:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=13406"},"modified":"2015-04-25T12:55:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T12:55:21","slug":"underground-wii-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/06\/underground-wii-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground (Wii U)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UNDER_BOX\"<\/a>Young girl Sari and her robot friend Swank are trapped in an underground cavern and must find a way out!\u00a0 The robot finds a machine with two mechanical arms, and uses it to help the girl and all of the other trapped robots escape from the catacombs.\u00a0 Underground is an action puzzle game, downloadable on the Wii U eShop.<\/p>\n

In the game, you\u2019ll control the two robotic arms with both of the analog sticks on the Wii U gamepad.\u00a0 Your goal in each of the levels is to use the arms to guide the robots and the girl to the exit.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t get them to the end, it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 The robotic arms have three different tools that you can use by tapping on the buttons on the Wii U gamepad screen.\u00a0 The Shocker can melt ice that traps the robots, stun enemies, and zap the robots so they\u2019ll run faster.\u00a0 The drill breaks rocks, and the grabber can pick up objects and some enemies.\u00a0 You can also use the arms to break certain structures, but you\u2019ll want to be careful sometimes because there are instances when you don\u2019t want to break something.<\/p>\n

Later on in the game, you\u2019ll be able to use the grabber tool to make buildable objects with boilers scattered about the level.\u00a0 These objects include bridges and staircases that you can then place to help everyone bypass obstacles.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the clumsy controls make this and using the tools very hard.\u00a0 And you even control zooming the camera in and out with the arms, which makes things even worse.\u00a0 I do love these kinds of \u201cLemmings\u201d style puzzle games, but I\u2019ve played better dual analog games that have much better controls, such as Ape Escape and Katamari Damacy.<\/p>\n

One interesting thing about this game is that it was actually designed for surgeons, to imitate the operating tools they use in real life.\u00a0 You can even go to the game developer\u2019s Web site and order a special surgeon\u2019s controller for use with this game!\u00a0 But it makes me wonder if real surgeons\u2019 tools are this clumsy, and if they are; now I\u2019m afraid to go to the hospital!\u00a0 Of course, it could always be ME who is the clumsy one, in which case you\u2019d better thank your lucky stars that I\u2019M not a surgeon!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Underground is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 If the robots or the girl get hit by rocks or enemies, they just fall over.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text and instructions (which are a must to run through if you want to know how to play).\u00a0 And younger gamers may get frustrated by the high difficulty level and awkward controls.\u00a0 However, if you have a kid who wants to be a surgeon when they grow up, this might be an interesting game to look into for them.\u00a0 It\u2019s never too early to start them practicing, since they\u2019re going to be the ones operating on US when we get old!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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