What happens when a remake of a WiiWare puzzle game receives New Controls, HD Visuals, and Crisper Sound???
Well i'd say that you get a much better experience, conveniently in the Wii U eshop! In the form of Flowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure by Nocturnal Entertainment!
STORY:
Follie the alien's Spaceship mysteriously malfunctions and ends up crash landing on the planet of Elilia! She ends up losing all of her Flowerworks seeds across the planet! Help her find the seeds and plant flowers with them to brighten up the drab environment!
GAMEPLAY:
The gameplay consists of moving Follie around on the overworld, and entering levels! In the Levels you must throw blue and red seeds at their color coordinating plant! To do this, you must move Follie around on the screen, catch the seeds, and then using the L or R Shoulder Buttons to throw the seeds, once you are lined up with the plant.
CONTROLS:
The controls of the game are pretty straight forward! Simply move the left or right joystick, or tap where you want to go on the Gamepad touch screen to move Follie around the overworld! Now it is a bit annoying to move her with the joystick! As Follie does not move fluidly in the direction your joystick is pointed in. Instead she moves in an eight directional movement. This makes moving around the overworld less enjoyable.
In each level you can either move Follie with the joystick or drag her on the Gamepad Touchscreen! I prefer moving her with the touchscreen, as her movement is delayed and very slow when moving her with the joystick!
CONTENT:
Flowerworks HD contains 5 Difficulty Levels, Beginner, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Mastery! so if you were to go through each level in a different difficulty, then you would have loads of content to explore!
There are so many levels to complete, and new areas to unlock in the overworld! This adds many hours that will have you hooked staring at your television!
There is a Quick Play Mode along with the main Adventure Mode! Quick Play lets you jump right into the seed planting puzzle action! While Adventure Mode has you exploring the overworld of Elilia, discovering new levels and areas!
There is also 2 player cooperative play! This makes planting seeds and beating each level a lot easier!
GAMEPAD:
The game supports Off TV Play, which is a huge bonus when your TV is being occupied! You can continue playing the game with no worries!
As mentioned before, the game allows for touch screen controls when moving Follie around the overworld and in levels! This makes the game a lot simpler to navigate!
VISUALS:
This game has had a major upgrade over the WiiWare version! Now with HD Graphics, the background landscapes in each level look gorgeous! The colors pop more than ever before!
MUSIC:
The sounds of Flowerworks HD are amazing! Full of Electronic funk, the music will have you bopping up and down in no time!
The Sounds breathe life into the game!
THE VERDICT:
Flowerworks HD breathes New Life into the WiiWare Classic! Although the joystick and overworld controls aren't that great, the game still features Beautiful Visuals, fantastic touchscreen controls, and terrific music! This game is a welcome addition to the Wii U eshop!
SHIGERU REVIEWS SCORE:
8/10
Flowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure is Now Available in the Wii U eshop for $3.50!
Well i'd say that you get a much better experience, conveniently in the Wii U eshop! In the form of Flowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure by Nocturnal Entertainment!
STORY:
Follie the alien's Spaceship mysteriously malfunctions and ends up crash landing on the planet of Elilia! She ends up losing all of her Flowerworks seeds across the planet! Help her find the seeds and plant flowers with them to brighten up the drab environment!
GAMEPLAY:
The gameplay consists of moving Follie around on the overworld, and entering levels! In the Levels you must throw blue and red seeds at their color coordinating plant! To do this, you must move Follie around on the screen, catch the seeds, and then using the L or R Shoulder Buttons to throw the seeds, once you are lined up with the plant.
CONTROLS:
The controls of the game are pretty straight forward! Simply move the left or right joystick, or tap where you want to go on the Gamepad touch screen to move Follie around the overworld! Now it is a bit annoying to move her with the joystick! As Follie does not move fluidly in the direction your joystick is pointed in. Instead she moves in an eight directional movement. This makes moving around the overworld less enjoyable.
In each level you can either move Follie with the joystick or drag her on the Gamepad Touchscreen! I prefer moving her with the touchscreen, as her movement is delayed and very slow when moving her with the joystick!
CONTENT:
Flowerworks HD contains 5 Difficulty Levels, Beginner, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Mastery! so if you were to go through each level in a different difficulty, then you would have loads of content to explore!
There are so many levels to complete, and new areas to unlock in the overworld! This adds many hours that will have you hooked staring at your television!
There is a Quick Play Mode along with the main Adventure Mode! Quick Play lets you jump right into the seed planting puzzle action! While Adventure Mode has you exploring the overworld of Elilia, discovering new levels and areas!
There is also 2 player cooperative play! This makes planting seeds and beating each level a lot easier!
GAMEPAD:
The game supports Off TV Play, which is a huge bonus when your TV is being occupied! You can continue playing the game with no worries!
As mentioned before, the game allows for touch screen controls when moving Follie around the overworld and in levels! This makes the game a lot simpler to navigate!
VISUALS:
This game has had a major upgrade over the WiiWare version! Now with HD Graphics, the background landscapes in each level look gorgeous! The colors pop more than ever before!
MUSIC:
The sounds of Flowerworks HD are amazing! Full of Electronic funk, the music will have you bopping up and down in no time!
The Sounds breathe life into the game!
THE VERDICT:
Flowerworks HD breathes New Life into the WiiWare Classic! Although the joystick and overworld controls aren't that great, the game still features Beautiful Visuals, fantastic touchscreen controls, and terrific music! This game is a welcome addition to the Wii U eshop!
SHIGERU REVIEWS SCORE:
8/10
Flowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure is Now Available in the Wii U eshop for $3.50!