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19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Great family or party gameNov 14, 2002
By askCRM Great game for groups of 2-4 players. I play this one with my kids (age 7 and 9) a lot - and they play it with their friends. Everytime we play we end up either laughing with each other or yelling at each other (in a loving way)!It actually is a collection of about 30 futuristic arena games - so it has a lot of replay value. There is no bad language or sexual innuendos, and the violence is "mild" (comical). So it's okay for young children. Some of the magazines (and users) have given it negative reviews, mostly because it doesn't fully use the Xbox console's graphical capabilities. If you like to spend time with friends/family playing on your Xbox, then this is a great game for your collection. If you mostly play games alone and/or only like games that leverage the Xbox capabilities to the max, then you'll be disappointed with this one.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A great addition to the game library.Nov 29, 2002
By Walter Reade Fusion Frenzy was one of the first games to come out on Xbox, and it is still a great game to have around. It is a collection of mini-games based on individual or (on occasion) team competition. Each mini-game has a different objective and lasts on the order of a minute. You score points by having a strong finish in the mini-games, which ultimately may lead to an overall win. Fusion Frenzy contains 45 mini-games; and, although many of them are just different variations of a theme, there is enough variety to give the game plenty of play value. Levels include things like collecting orbs, knocking pucks on ice, human cage sumo matches, smashing bugs, jumping or ducking over obstacles, etc. This game is great to bring out during parties or when company is over (such as after the Thanksgiving meal). While the game can only accommodate a maximum of four players, I have played with as much as eight by rotating controllers. The mini-games move along fast enough that no has a chance to get board. Of course, this game is not for everyone. If you are a hard-core gamer who spends more time with your Xbox than sleeping and attending school combined (or if you were thinking about purchasing this as a gift for said gamer), this probable isn't the game for you. But if your video games are more for entertainment, rather than a way of life, of if you have a household of kids who want to have light-hearted fun, Fusion Frenzy is a good bet.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Fun for kids, great set of games, simple and refreshing!Oct 09, 2001
By Sapere Aude I enjoyed this game. It was cute, it has basically a couple dozen or so games all in one. There are a bunch of different littler games which one or more players could compete at a different goal. You switch between the various games and compete to get the most points. This is a wonderful game for kids and lots of fun to play with a bunch of friends. This reminded me of the simplicity of the early videogames like pacman and pong, lots of fun without a ton of added complexity and a huge ramp up time to learn bizarre controls. The goals are varied, new and interesting and the settings are cool and imaginative. I highly recommend it.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Surprsingly FunOct 10, 2001
By Alec Muzzy This is a great party game for you and three of your buddies. I know, it doesn't look like it from the screen shots but this game is an absolute blast! If you have a group of friends who are competitive, you'll have a lot of fun playing this game. The games are relatively quick, and there will be plenty of time to taunt or trash talk your best friend that you just spanked. This is going to be a sleeper hit for the xbox.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A simple, yet very fun party gameJul 15, 2005
By C. Johnson Since I mastered this game and no one can beat me. I don't play this game anymore, but it gave me years of entertainment. Even my wife enjoyed it. I enjoy this game much better than Mario Party, because the AI doesn't cheat like MP.
It is like an Olympic style game in which you compete in 3 different games for orbs. After the 3 games are completed, you take your orbs to the final event for that area, in a game called fusion frenzy. Before the fusion frenzy game starts you can either elect to play your orbs or trade some or all of them for points. The goal of FF is to put orbs in goals scattered along the ground. The only catch is you can only pick or orbs of your own color, or the neutral white color. Meaning if you are the red player (Samson), no other player can pick up red orbs. You can also pick up and score with many orbs at one time for even more points. But watch out, other players can attack and take your orbs at anytime for themselves. After completing all the areas, the player with the most points is declared the winner.
There are 6 areas in this game all which have games that are relevant to that area. You can elect to play through all 6 areas or just 2 or 4. The six areas are Coliseum, Downtown, Outlands, Military Base, Power Station, and Waterfront. The amount of orbs you get depend on how you place in each game.
In total, there are 45 mini-games, not including the fusion frenzy matches. While a couple of games are corny and outright boring, most are pretty fun with a few of my favorites being:
BLAST MAN STANDNING
JET STREAM
ROLLER RUCKUS
ROLLMENTUM
RUBBLE ALLIANCE
SUMO
TANK TRACKS
TWISTED SYSTEM
WATER GATE SCRAMBLE
The graphics in this game are pretty basic, but that doesn't bother me one bit. I'd take fun game play and OK graphics over superb graphics and terrible game play (i.e. PGR) any day.
The sound in this game is pretty basic, but does seem to fit the game very well. You can also import your own tracks if you like, but I think the music provided matches the game play sufficiently enough.
My only gripe about this game is that you are limited to playing against the people in your room. There is no XBOX live support, which definitely decreases the lasting appeal of this game greatly. After playing hundreds of times with the same people you will eventually get tired of the game even though the CPU does fill in the two unoccupied human slots with AI controlled players. XBOX Live would have increased the lasting appeal of this game infinitesimally because you will always have new people to play with.
I would like to see a sequel keeping the same concept, but with possibly more characters and even more mini games. Also even though I cancelled my subscription, I would also like to see a sequel have XBOX Live support.
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