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Odama
GameCube
Released On: Apr 10, 2006
62
6.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
62
14% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
71% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
14% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
62
14% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
71% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
14% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
And despite being extraordinarily challenging in that way that makes die-hard games totally addicted but can drive off casual players, it is a game that every Nintendo fan must play. [May 2006, p.92]
In short, controlled bursts Odama is fun but in stretches no longer than half an hour. And for all the uniqueness and quirkiness of the title, it can't offset the fact there's more luck involved than actual skill.
I just can't get behind it as it suffers from too high a frustration factor which could have been easily tweaked. There are simply too many gameplay elements going on at once which results in an uneven experience.
Odama may not be much of a pinball game, but it's certainly a choice metaphor. [July 2006, p.86]
Combining pinball, real-time strategy elements, and voice-recognition commands into a ball (pun unintended), Odama straddles the line between 'whack' and 'wacky.'
You do get a sense of accomplishment when luck favors you and you can clear a board or topple a boss, but rarely does the fun reach full tilt. [Jun 2006, p.119]
We can only come to one conclusion here: Odama really isn't any fun to play. At all. [May 2006, p.122]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Summary Mix all the intensity of classic pinball with the sights, sounds, and savagery of war and what do you get? Odama -- the first pinball game that throws you into the midst of mighty clashes between armies on boards laid out like chaotic battlefields. Use the flippers to send Odama -- the giant pinball -- to destroy the enemy's barracks and...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Apr 10, 2006
Developer:
- Vivarium
Publisher: Nintendo
Genres:
