Cartoon Network’s
Ben 10, the animated series about a boy
who gets an alien device attached to his arm that allows him to turn
into alien creatures, is getting the videogame treatment. But does the
game follow in the footsteps of the myriads of poor TV based games, or
can it break the mould and provide a thrilling gameplay experience?
Without giving away too many story elements (which honestly there isn’t that much)
Ben 10 centers
around Ben Tennyson, Gwen Tennyson and Kevin Levin as they embark on a
quest to save earth from destruction. At the root of the game is Ben’s
ability to use his Ultimatrix which allows him to fuse his DNA with the
alien DNA and become one of ten different aliens. The major difference
between this, and previous titles is that Ben has more power this time
around. He can change into various aliens as before, but now at certain
points in the game, turn them into their ultimate forms to give him more
power to carry out his missions. To use those abilities, the game has a
very nice feature: alien quick switch. The quick switch is an excellent
idea because, just as happens with the show, you can move back and
forth between aliens at will during battle. That becomes extremely
important as you progress and need the nullifying ability of one alien
and the power of another. Additionally, before the start of a mission
you’re given a recommendation of what aliens to select which helps if
you’re not familiar with the
Ben 10 universe.
One area
where the game shines is the use of different aliens. In some areas, the
right combination of aliens is needed for combat, to solve puzzles and
to progress to different areas. The character models were true to the
cartoon, and the alien’s size in reference to their environments was
spot on. The game did an excellent job at faithfully recreating the
aliens from not only the current season but earlier ones as well.
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