Review

Can someone tell me what ActionLoop is?

Is this game another Zuma/Magnetica type thing? If so, i'm not really going to get this game at all.
P.S. Magnetica (or however you spell it) is Nintendo's version of Zuma. Just incase you don't know.

it looks like zuma

Thats becuase popcap are plagarists. They pick Japanese puzzle games to copy namely becuase American courts are biased against the orient and also change them ever so slightly. PopCaps official stance is Zuma is an "elaboration" of the Puzz loop concept.

I'll be buying Puzz Loop as I have liked the other works by Mitchel Corp (Polarium, Suujin Taisen) and will be happy supporting the people who came up with the idea and not playing some intellectual thieves version.

Starwolf is spot on.

Zuma is based on Mitchell Corp's Puzzloop/Actionloop series, not the other way around.

Actionloop on the DS is fantastic, by the way, and well worth picking up. The stylus control really makes a difference and the Wii version has the potential to be ever better IMO.

@Damo: I haven't played Zuma, should I play its demo first?

Actionloop series came first, Zuma is a copy of it.

I was wondering what they were going to name this game for Western audiences.

Ah. All this time I thought they copied Zuma. xD
In any case, I may consider this but at 1000 Points, I'm a bit skeptical on the amount of substance in the game...

Is this like that one DS game? Then I might consider it. But I don't think that there'll be enough to do single-player wise to be worth 1000 pts.

I own the US version of the game; it is pretty fun!

^ Yes, the US DS version. Just to clarify that. xD

And I was gonna say the same thing myself, Obj_Blaster. Multiplayer, maybe but single-player.. .Not for 1000.... especially when you could get Dr. Mario.

Sure it can be addictive (Zuma sure was the first time I played it) but it's hard to determine if the 1000-Point price tag is truly worthwhile.

i've never really cared for games like this. i have played them and they were ok, but for me, nothing special. especially for a thousand wii points.

This seems like that puzzle game called Luxor that is on XBLA, can anyone tell me if its similar to luxor?

its looks just like the Luxor game and the gameplay too on the screenshots as well.... rather play Luxor on XBLA.

I'd have to say the game is getting less credit than you guys are giving it. In my opinion its superior to the DS version, and has a few game mechanics (such as the ability to lob marbles) that sets it apart from Zuma, Luxor and other clones. The lack of online is unfortunate though, considering it tracks a surprising amount of player stats. There's also quite a lengthy branching quest mode to work your way through (with, strangely enough, boss fights).

Now to be honest, I have this game on my mobile---- but I don't rate it very highly.
As I had 1000 points to spare, I decided, what the hell. I saw 4 player gameplay and thought...go for it.
It plays surprisingly well in multiplayer, if not for the feeling that you are contributing to arthritis in your more senior years.
If you enjoy same screen multiplayers I would still say "get it".

I'm a big fan of Magnetica/Puzzloop, I'm interesed on this one; I'll buy it, but also I want Toki Tori, I don't know which buy first (if Magnetica it's out tomorrow)

Hmmmm. Interesting...

I'm SO glad it came to WiiWare for us today. What I'm a bit ticked about is I have no Wii Points to get it... It's frustrating because the past few updates have been only so-so and I wasn't too upset, really. But now, I'm feeling some frustration on my end.

From watching this video it looks pretty fun to play but the points seems kinda big though, but the block size is pretty small too, only takes like 100 blocks as well and i still got space for this game if im gonna go download it as well... might go buy some wii points this week at gamestop to get this game... i think its worth to buy it if you like these type of games as well.
@KnucklesSonic8 - I think you should get this game, its pretty cool and fun looking game to play... if you played Magnetica for the DS, then this is the game for you to get as well... go get some wii points and download this game and you will be all set to enjoy it!