The WALL-E game follows the events of the film nearly identically. In the future the Earth is ravaged by pollution, trash and mass consumerism from a company called Buy and Large. The Earth is so overrun that the humans have gone out to space leaving the machines to clean up the mess. The clean up was only supposed to take five years but 700 years have passed and now the only thing left on earth is the Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class (or WALL-E) and a lone cockroach. Things seem to be repeating themselves until one day an extra-terrestrial vegetation evaluator (or EVE) is sent to Earth to find signs of life. EVE and WALL-E become friends until EVE finds a sign of life and is then sent back to space. WALL-E then needs to decide whether to follow EVE or continue packing trash.
In all his glory, Wall-E.
The first part of the game starts off rather slowly, with players taking control of WALL-E as he is on Earth. It's a slow start, but really does give the player a sense of isolation. WALL-E does begin to pick up when EVE comes onto the scene and much like in the film EVE really steals the show in the game. As EVE you can fly around, which is a surprising amount of fun. The game also contains some shooter segments, which feel a little tacked on but don't go for too long.
Our real main complaint with WALL-E is that it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done in just about every other platforming game. When it comes down to it though, this is a kid's game, adults will find it a little simplistic and it's not a difficult game, but it will keep the kids entertained. The multiplayer however, is disappointing. There is no two player co-op, no online support and only a few basic mini games, which feel a little tacked on.
With some solid graphics and some inspiring levels WALL-E is a game that will appeal to children who enjoyed the film. We still think the Cars games are the best Pixar games, but WALL-E can be quite a bit of fun and getting sucked into the Earth of the future is a prospect children will love.
Information for Parents:
WALL-E is based on the Disney Pixar film of the same name and so it is a game catered completely towards children. There is no violence in the game and children shouldn't find the game too challenging. Unfortunately the game doesn't include co-op multiplayer and so you cannot play through the game with your child at the same time.
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