Kameo Elements of Power Review (Xbox 360) By Wriggy

Review

9 / 10
10 Jan 2006 at 22:21

Review by: Wriggy

The release of the XBOX 360 was amazing from two different prospectives. The good side was that lots of people bought the console but the bad side was the shortages but no-one had heard of Kameo: Elements of Power so it didn't sell well but if you asked anyone who had tried it, they would have loved it for many different reasons.

What I like about this game is how it mixes puzzle, and action into one. You need to defeat you're opponents using the correct transformation (more furthr down) and to get to the end of the level.

As I said above you can transform. Transforming is the key to completing the level. Some may be better fighters, some may be better jumpers, some maybe be faster and so on but you have to decide which transformation will get you to the right place. This is a clever idea and makes the game even better.

The Story Mode is excellent but I feel the Story is pretty basic as all you have to do is to rescue your friends but it is still quite fun and at parts challenging.

There is also Time Trial Modes where you complete stages under the time limit which is fun.

But I think the best mode is Co-op Mode over XBOX Live as it is just great to play the levels with a friend and this is coming popular with most gamers and a similar has already been announced for Halo 3 which is getting a lot of us excited as Co-Op surely makes any game good and better.

The achievements on the game are quite simple but there some of the best around as you get around 600 (Six hundred) GamerScore for just completing the Story Mode which I feel is a good amount as most games out on the 360 award the majority of there 1000 GamerScore to the storyboard. You also get GamerScore for the time trials and Co-op mode so to achieve perfect GamerScore, you have to play the whole game.

The graphics are phenomenal but I feel it is too bright but you do get used to it as you play but when you get off it takes time for your eyes to adjust. The gameplay is great and I could see lots of people playing this game for a long time.

Overall for Kameo: Elements of Power on the XBOX 360:

Graphics: 9 - Some of the best around but I feel that sometimes it gets to bright and looking at it too long hurts your eyes when you turn it off.
Gameplay: 9 - The game runs very well and playing Co-op over XBOX Live is one of the best gaming experiences ever if you have a good connection.
Lifespan: 8 - Once you have completed the story mode there are still time trials and Co-op to complete so you could be playing this game for quite a while.
Online/Multiplayer: 8 - No real multiplayer but online is great having to complete missions together.

Overall: 9 - Games don't get much better than this. Hopefully we'll be seeing a sequel very soon!

There are two demos on the XBOX Live Marketplace for Kameo. One is a level from the Story Mode which is 511MB and the other one is 1GB which is a series of different parts in the game which is clever but I feel the second demo doesn't show Kameo at its full potential so I would recommend downloading the 511MB demo.

If you are thinking of getting Kameo: Elements of Power then I would get it as I feel it brings out the best on the 360 especially it's online modes.