King of Clubs is an innovative action-puzzle game, combining the challenge of the traditional ball-rolling puzzler with the classic tacky seaside pastime of mini-golf. As an evolution of the puzzle genre, each level has multiple solutions, and as further equipment is unlocked, new paths through each hole become viable. Building on the great tradition of sorry-looking mini-golf courses, the game is set in a dilapidated theme-park which takes decaying kitsch to new extremes.

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King of Clubs is instantly accessible and even the most casual gamer should have no problems getting to grips with the game. You simply aim your shot, set the amount of power you want to apply via the d-pad swing your Wii Mote away you go.

However don’t expect an easy ride with this title, the holes are full of traps that you will have to navigate through, after all it is crazy golf (just like at those days out with dad at the seafront at blackpool) and that is exactly how you could class many of the courses. At first it takes some time to get into the gameplay but once you are in there is loads to do, you can collect cash on the way round which boosts your savings to buy extra stuff like clubs and balls. 
Many of the holes also feature quick routes to the hole, to enable you to quickly get the upper hand over your opponent, although these routes are often highly hazardous adding to the challenge of the game.

As mentioned above, King of Clubs features plenty of content to keep you occupied, the games single player mode features career, tournament, speed golf, survival and practice modes.

In Career mode you play through each of the courses which is made up of various number of holes, the aim of the career mode is to beat the course record and earn cash that can be used to purchase news balls, putters and mulligans among other things from the club shop.

This means that once you’ve raised enough cash to buy the whole selection, a number of different options for completing each hole become available. For example, if one course requires you to negotiate your ball through a network of pathways, you might need four or five putts to get from tee to hole. But by using a wedge club and sticky ball, you might be able to jump directly in a single shot. Each of the holes can be made in one, and there’s a special course ready to be unlocked if you can manage to make all the courses with one shot.

In addition to the various single-player modes, which include career and practice options, there are a number of ways to play offline with your friends. But currently, there’s no plan to include online functionality on any of the platforms.

Good funny touches like when someone is havng their turn you can by using your remote send sounds and comments to their remote to put them off. Loads of options and degrees of difficulty to balance out good gameplay between friends of different abilities.

The Wii controllers also play their part in the accessibility of the game. The menu options are accessed by using the D pad and the A button. You can use the Wii Remote’s motion sensor in a straightforward manner to adjust the power of your shot and execute it.

Gameplay - 8/10 - Easy to play, good modes for all ranks of player, best in a crowd.
Graphics - 7/10 - Not next-gen, but they are stylish and totally suit the game
Controls - 7/10 - Wii-Mote controls easy to use but can be frustrating
Sound - 6/10 - Great voices, fantastic music atmosphere is brilliant
Overall - 7/10 - This is a must for any Wii owner who loves this genre of game, you wont regret the buy esp with all the unlockables.

This game landed on my doormat this week, It kinda intruiged me. So i whipped out the DS and shoved in the cart….. and heres what I found …..

First impressions:

Hurry Up Hedgehog! game play dynamic is based on the popular board game Igel Ärgern (also known as Egelrace) loosely translated “Hedgehogs in a Hurry” and designed by Doris Matthäus and Frank Nestel.
The gameplay as you will see from the screenshots seems quite basic to begin with and you think to yourself “is that it?”….

BUT and thats a BIG BUT, when you start to understand the gameplay and how it works it starts to get interesting. There are different modes of play each one of them makes a great twist to the game.

Firstly you are presented with the language screen, so I chose UK(this time as i chose a different language the first time and could not understand a word i was reading)

Using the touch screen is a nice addition to the game giving it that board game feel.

Next is the player options for the game, and of course the normal help files which are not much use really, the only way to find out how to play is to play.

if you choose the ? (help) it will give you a quick runthough of how to play the game so basically a lane is selected, in which a hedghog will move forward, then you have the option to move one of your hedghogs sideways etc.

Choosing the single DS takes you into Local player mode (1 or more people can play on the same DS)

Your then confronted with the game rules screen which it quite baffling to begin with until you read the manual.

• Within the game rules we have the following options:

Top left = Stacking mode (you can stack hedghogs on the same square)

Top right = Tube Mode / Flat mode is all about the board you play on

Middle Left = Doping- the 1st to reach the goal is disqualified.

Middle right = Lane Selection

Bottom = Nominate Startup on

Next screen is the Human / AI player choice

Within this section you can setup up to 6 human / AI competitors or a mixture of both if you have some friends round.

I tend to choose all but one AI as it makes good playing

On the next screen you can choose your board theme, there are initially 6 to choose from just select one of them and move to the game screen.

Your presented with your themed board complete with holes (watch out for them)

Click the Green arrow to get underway, this will choose a lane to start from, this lane is the only lane you are able to move forward on, but you are able to move sideways on the other lanes to get to a better position.

The aim is to get at least 3 of your hedghogs to the other side of the board but the AI is quite good and you will find this hard to win.

No more messy wires – just gaming full on

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The easy to install procedure takes seconds……simply snap the wireless receiver to the bottom of your Wii Remote, insert your Nunchuk into the wireless housing, press the synch button and you are away… ready for hours of wireless, unhindered, unobstructed play!!

Ergonomically moulded, an integrated LED status indicator lets you known when you are connected, synched and ready to go and there is no need to buy another Remote or Nunchuk for this kit is all you will ever need to take your gaming to another level.
4 player compatible with Remote power button shut off, the unit is power by 2 AAA batteries which provide 20 hours of non stop gaming!

• Safe, secure and easy to set up
• No more tangling up when stored away or whilst playing!
• Automatically switching – a greener product

Coming with a lifetime warranty, more peripherals will be released in the coming months from Zappies Ltd.

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