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Tornado Outbreak

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Game Info

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Loose Cannon Studios

Genre(s): Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: September 29, 2009

Summary

Harness the power of a raging tornado and battle the forces of evil in an effort to save to world. Sinister forces have deceived you to believe that your destructive behavior will save an epic hero. In reality, you’re working for evil. Take control of a dynamic tornado as you tear through open environments chewing up the landscape and spitting out everything in your path. The more you destroy, the bigger you grow as you work against time based, collection and point challenges in the search for hidden element and enemies from another world. Watch the debris fly as you leave a trail of destruction, as you battle bosses and defeat the forces of evil. The world is your playground, tear it up. [Konami]

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IGN

The combination of a cute story with straight-forward, extremely rewarding gameplay makes up for the low production values of certain game elements. And, with lots of hidden goodies to find in each stage and drop-in/out local two-player, Tornado Outbreak is ultimately worth the investment.

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ZTGameDomain

Tornado Outbreak is a fun, unique romp that will intrigue just about any gamer. The quirky story remains entertaining enough to keep you occupied, while the simplistic gameplay will keep you interested throughout its duration. The short campaign is probably my biggest concern, but with the ability to go back through older levels with your new powers is a definite bonus.

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Vandal Online

As a game experience, it is an interesting product which distinguishes itself from other better-selling videogames, but its main shortcoming is its short durability.

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Games Master UK

A nice twist on the Katamari template, but it soon gets repetitive. [Winter 2009, p.86]

XGN

Instead of making an entire retail version of this game, it would have perhaps been better to bring out the game as an arcade title. However Tornado Outbreak did surprise us, and therefore it deserves a nice mark.

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Game Informer

Each level follows the exact same progression path, and this dull repetition ultimately makes what could have been a great tornado game nothing more than a funnel cloud.

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Play.tm

The game is in fact at its best in the opening tutorial levels where your only purpose is to gather and grow and wreak splendid havoc on the scenery, before any of the fire sprite collection, bonus objectives or special moves are added to the mix, bogging down the gameplay.

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GameSpot

It's cute enough, but this Katamari clone won't blow you away.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Uninteresting story and visuals. [Dec 2009, p.69]

X360 Magazine UK

Undeniably a good concept spoiled. [Issue#53, p.95]

Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Tornadoes suck, blow, annoy and upset. Tornado Outbreak nails all of that. [Jan 2010, p.74]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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