The balance they struck with the levels is great, but I just kind of wish that there wer some more levels in the game, as it sort of felt universally short. Above all, the levels are like beat 'em ups and platformers, with some variation in the way that you progress through levels. Although they are a very strong deviation from the real movie, they are fun nonetheless and end with the same air as the movie, which is good. The level design was the same in both versions, and both versions are amazing games. In both games, it's actually really, really good. I enjoyed the Xbox 360 version to a greater degree, which I'll explain later, but my sister actually traded in the double pack to get me the (somewhat worse) version of the game available on the Wii.įirst let's discuss the gameplay. I first played this game on my half-sister's Xbox 360, because it was in a double pack with LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures that came with it.
It is mostly based on the movie as well, but it has a slightly different plot, with Tai Lung being a gang leader of troops surrounding the Valley of Peace (exact plot found by clicking this ). Kung Fu Panda is a game released along with the hit movie Kung Fu Panda in 2008.
Learn and master Po, Shifu, and the Furious Five's specialized Kung Fu fighting styles, abilities, and upgrades in order to defeat formidable bosses like the Great Gorilla, the Wolf Sergeant, and the ultimate enemy, Tai Lung.
Because many of the stages have environmentally-based puzzles, this becomes a very serious problem, and there is no way to manually override the auto zoom function. Although it is fully mobile, it tends to focus too closely on your character, which hinders you from seeing stages completely.
However, there were a few issues with the visuals.
Characters and animations in particular are very smooth, and I was very impressed with the fluidity of the character movement in-game. The game sports 1080i graphics, and both characters and environments look great. Kung Fu Panda's visuals are on-par with the majority of modern games. The multiplayer modes have support for up to four players, so it is a great opportunity for families to play together. There's even a melee-based game of concentration that challenges you to not only find matching cards, but to prevent the other opponent from getting matches by beating them up! These modes are pretty short, but the fact that there's so many of them provides a fairly, long-lasting experience. Modes include straight-up battles between opponents, team battles, and survival. These modes have to be unlocked via the single-player mode, but once unlocked, they offer a pretty fun experience. In addition to single-player, there are also several multiplayer modes.