Destruction & devastation fun - appropriate for all, December 25, 2009

Found this @ CD Tradepost yesterday & bought on whim - been playing since and although the storyline is shaky (save the world by becoming a big destructive tornado), it is truly fun to go around sucking up bigger & bigger stuff and flattening barnyards, army bases, etc. Kids & adults enjoying the random, self-directed fun (my 9yo is a bit challenged but likes it a lot). If you enjoyed Da Blob, this ought to be up your alley to some extent...

I picked this game up, because it's the closest thing to Katamari on the Wii. I thought, "A tornado game where you pick up objects to become bigger? Sweet!" It's an interesting concept, indeed, but this is somewhat distracted not long after playing when you realize that they couldn't stop with that concept.The story centers around Wind Warriors, and you play as one who looks suspiciously like Astro Boy. You start out basically picking up everything on sight to become a bigger tornado to pick up bigger objects before moving on. Zones are blocked by the light of the sun, where tornadoes avoid, so in order to proceed, you have to complete the objectives. Simple enough, but the problem is there's a story: and in this story you have to go up against some fire minions. Still not too bad, but then you have to collect fifty of them scattered throughout the level, beat a timer, and get to a portal somewhere in the level before time runs out. I thought this was just one or...