You know you want it, but you know it’s wrong.
You’ve seen the movie, what, 50 times already? Maybe you’ve watched it a hundred times, but who’s counting any more. You own the books in various editions, including that tin-boxed set that you haven’t even opened. You’re smitten with RPattz and Taylor Lautner the werewolf guy. You’re obsessed with Twilight.
So, what next? Well, there’s “Twilight: Scene It?” on Wii. Thankfully the Twilight game is not some silly adventure featuring Bella throwing crosses at vampires while Edward blows kisses to replenish her health. Nothing too corny you’ll be pleased to know. However, almost going against everything that Bella stands for, Twilight on Wii plays it so, so safe that you might end up wishing for something more ‘out there’.
It’s exactly like it says on the box: a Twilight edition of the best-selling quiz game series “Scene It?” presenting over 500 multiple-choice questions based on clips, stills, drawings, and quotes from the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s first novel. Up to four players can compete for points, and hear encouraging words from Dr Cullen.
The meat of the game is the single- or multiplayer series of four rounds, ending with the heart-pounding ‘Twilightning’ series of questions that could see you losing all the points gained earlier. But even if you opt to solve a maximum of 30 puzzles in Flex-Play mode, the gameplay sessions are kept short and punchy.
There isn’t a huge variety of puzzle types, 10 in all. You have the expected movie clips, after which you’re asked to complete a line, or identify some kind of detail in the frame or relating to something said. Movie clips are also presented to be arranged in order of timeline. The clips look fine, though not high-definition by any means.
Beyond the movie clips it’s fairly bland, though compelling enough if you’re as much of a fan as they say you are. You’re given a movie still with something missing, for example the school sign. Sorry about the spoiler. Characters are to be identified from their silhouette, or from behind a veil of ‘shimmering stars’ (awe, bless). Probably the cleverest idea is the one that sketches a location, and the first person to interrupt with the answer gets the points. Less inspiring is a short list of clues to guess the person.
With only minimal attention paid to the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii remote, it’s clear that the only reason Twilight: Scene It? is on Nintendo’s console is because the audience is most likely to own it. This being teenage girls, to spell it out. The game even comes with a mini-poster. And it is mini.
In summary, if you’re going to obsess about RPattz and co all day and all night, Twilight: Scene It? is at least an acceptable way to go about it. But only just.
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