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| 1UP | C | Nov 28 '06 | |
| IGN Xbox | 6.5/10 | Nov 15 '06 | |
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"The dark horse of the Burger King games lineup, Big Bumpin' may have been served best as an Xbox Live Arcade download then with a crispy chicken sandwich. The simplistic nature of video bumper cars isn't what drives it toward the world of downloadable content; it's the disconnect felt between the offline and online portions of the game. And while the entire idea of bumper cars on your high-powered hardware may sound completely odd, the way it's presented makes it somewhat entertaining.
With a heavy carnival theme and five main modes, Big Bumpin' is the decidedly multiplayer-centric entry of the Burger King gaming trifecta. Players assume the role of one of several Burger King mascots, such as a Whopper Jr., a man in a chicken costume, and the King himself. The bumper car's simple controls use the left analog stick to steer and the A button for a boost, and the game types vary from the basic smash-and-crash Last Man Standing to more interesting scenarios.
It's a mixed bag. The two electricity-focused games, Shock Ball and Power Surge, seem to come up short. Shock Ball has players racing around tightly confined areas, waiting for a triggered bomb to explode from within their car and hoping to catch players in its wake. This essentially amounts to little more than your average game of bumper cars, only someone tends to explode at the end. Power Surge places a pillar of energy on one side and a deposit on the other for a game that resembles your standard capture the flag. But once someone manages to squeak by the first defenders, everyone else tends to race to where the pillar respawns in hopes of grabbing it next, as opposed to battling to the very end in defense of the deposit."
"The dark horse of the Burger King games lineup, Big Bumpin' may have been served best as an Xbox Live Arcade download then with a crispy chicken sandwich. The simplistic nature of video bumper cars isn't what drives it toward the world of downloadable content; it's the disconnect felt between the offline and online portions of the game. And while the entire idea of bumper cars on your high-powered hardware may sound completely odd, the way it's presented makes it somewhat entertaining. With a heavy carnival theme and five main modes, Big Bumpin' is the decidedly multiplayer-centric entry of the Burger King gaming trifecta. Players assume the role of one of several Burger King mascots, such as a Whopper Jr., a man in a chicken costume, and the King himself. The bumper car's simple controls use the left analog stick to steer and the A button for a boost, and the game types vary from the basic smash-and-crash Last Man Standing to more interesting scenarios. It's a mixed bag. The two electricity-focused games, Shock Ball and Power Surge, seem to come up short. Shock Ball has players racing around tightly confined areas, waiting for a triggered bomb to explode from within their car and hoping to catch players in its wake. This essentially amounts to little more than your average game of bumper cars, only someone tends to explode at the end. Power Surge places a pillar of energy on one side and a deposit on the other for a game that resembles your standard capture the flag. But once someone manages to squeak by the first defenders, everyone else tends to race to where the pillar respawns in hopes of grabbing it next, as opposed to battling to the very end in defense of the deposit."
"The dark horse of the Burger King games lineup, Big Bumpin' may have been served best as an Xbox Live Arcade download then with a crispy chicken sandwich. The simplistic nature of video bumper cars isn't what drives it toward the world of downloadable content; it's the disconnect felt between the offline and online portions of the game. And while the entire idea of bumper cars on your high-powered hardware may sound completely odd, the way it's presented makes it somewhat entertaining. With a heavy carnival theme and five main modes, Big Bumpin' is the decidedly multiplayer-centric entry of the Burger King gaming trifecta. Players assume the role of one of several Burger King mascots, such as a Whopper Jr., a man in a chicken costume, and the King himself. The bumper car's simple controls use the left analog stick to steer and the A button for a boost, and the game types vary from the basic smash-and-crash Last Man Standing to more interesting scenarios. It's a mixed bag. The two electricity-focused games, Shock Ball and Power Surge, seem to come up short. Shock Ball has players racing around tightly confined areas, waiting for a triggered bomb to explode from within their car and hoping to catch players in its wake. This essentially amounts to little more than your average game of bumper cars, only someone tends to explode at the end. Power Surge places a pillar of energy on one side and a deposit on the other for a game that resembles your standard capture the flag. But once someone manages to squeak by the first defenders, everyone else tends to race to where the pillar respawns in hopes of grabbing it next, as opposed to battling to the very end in defense of the deposit."
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