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Chimpuzzle Pro (Video Game Review)

Chimpuzzle Pro is a new puzzle game from developer and publisher CW Games. The title is a followup release for the company that offers additional puzzles not seen in the original Chimpuzzles for PC, Mac and Linux. The Nintendo Wii U release utilizes the console's gamepad to create a unique experience, but the game is so poorly executed in puzzle design and presentation that the game is barely playable. Puzzle fans will hate the game's tendency to break levels and make progress impossible without restarting levels, and even the game's cute character models and colorful backgrounds are ruined with frustrating gameplay that doesn't at all reflect the fun atmosphere the game attempts to establish.

Players control Bobo the monkey in Chimpuzzle Pro. Players use the Nintendo Wii U gamepad to drop blocks the auto-walking monkey will use to climb up, over and under dangerous obstructions. Players must not only be careful to not squish the little monkey with the falling blocks and use the blocks to allow the monkey to reach the end of stages, but players must carefully plan where blocks will go to keep levels from becoming impassable for the game's main monkey.

Getting the little monkey from one side of a level to the other is the goal of any level in Chimpuzzle Pro, but it's not always as easy as it sounds. Early puzzles in the game are easy and straightforward enough to keep players interested in the title, but it's not long before the difficult increases along with the likelihood that players will break the game. The game includes a quick restart button, but the button isn't always available, and it doesn't automatically appear when a level becomes impossible to complete. The button and other parts of the HUD tend to block the player's view of the level on the television screen and make solving puzzles more difficult than levels need to be.

Other problems bubble up from the gamepad interface. While the controller makes the perfect place for users to enjoy the game, the strange choice of colors and small screen size combine to make playing on the controller difficult. Bobo tends to blend in with backgrounds, and blocks are tough to distinguish from one another. Players will also discover cycling through the game's different levels difficult with no ability to see which levels are unlocked from the beginning of the game and which will remained locked until prerequisites are completed.

Chimpuzzle Pro feels like a rushed product, and the only saving quality for the game is the protagonist. Bobo is a cute little monkey that helps players enjoy the early levels of the game, as the little guy vaults over blocks and narrowly avoids hazards with help from players. The character even manages to be cute with the little squeak he lets out on death. The game's levels and backgrounds aren't terrible either, but the jungle setting gets bland and repetitive after completing so many puzzles. The game's soundtrack is pretty boring, and there really isn't anything else impressive about this game's presentation that will make players want to spend money on the game to download on Nintendo eShop.

Players that enjoyed the original Chimpuzzle release from CW Games may be the only gamers that will want do download Chimpuzzle Pro. The game isn't exciting, and it quickly loses any good qualities the game can muster after puzzles become more difficult and easily breakable. Chimpuzzle Pro has some good ideas that are simply poorly executed. By the time players have become attached to Bobo the monkey and fully understand how the game's mechanics work, the title seems to go from a very average puzzle game to a rushed and broken mess. Chimpuzzle Pro is out now for Nintendo Wii U on Nintendo eShop.

Chimpuzzle Pro is now available exclusively for Nintendo Wii U. For more information on the game, check out the official Chimpuzzle Pro website.

Game Features:
  • Single Player
  • Block Dropping Gameplay
  • Additional Puzzles to Solve
  • Quick Restarts
  • Nintendo Wii U Gamepad Support

Game Information:
Developer & Publisher: CW Games
Available exclusively for Nintendo Wii U (reviewed)
Release Date: November 2014

Score: 2 out of 10

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