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Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
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Players soak in the action in SPRay by playing a spirited Prince named Ray who must save his village from a banished evil Queen who’s returned to capture and enslave the villagers. After donning a magic crown which summons two liquid spraying spirits, he sets out to defeat the evil Queen and her army of anti-matter soldiers. Skillfully use the "angelic" and "wicked" spirits to spray water, oil, goo, and other liquids on enemies and surfaces to solve puzzles and wipe out evil! Perform gravity-defying moves as you spray, stick, and slide your way through challenging puzzles. Creatively fight enemies by blasting various liquids on them and finishing them with a flurry of sword slashes. Use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to take hold of Ray’s angelic and wicked spirits. Get together with friends to play crazy multiplayer games like "Paint It!" and "Sticky Chewing Gum." [Tecmo]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 70
Game Informer
But while the overall concept is imaginative, Spray’s action and story aren’t nearly so, leaving us with a game that’s a little difficult to digest.
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GameZone
SPRay is a decent game that will certainly appeal to its target audience: younger gamers. Other than that if players are looking for a decent action game then they will want to check out this game.
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Cheat Code Central
It’s impossible to recommend as a purchase due to a handful of flaws that have a major, negative impact on the gameplay. At On the same token, it’s bursting with great platforming ideas that rival gaming’s top franchises. If you’re curious, we suggest a rental, but beware of inevitable frustration.
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IGN
While SPRay is at best a mediocre action adventure, I'd say younger gamers will probably get some enjoyment out of it.
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GamingExcellence
A game with the same mechanics but vastly improved controls, combat, and level design could be really enjoyable. SPRay, while attempting to do this, falls flat on its face in the process.
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GameTrailers
SPRay tries to be a cross between The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Sunshine, but it fails on a grand scale. It's 15 hours of pain with few redeeming qualities, and the elements it tries to lean so heavily on are where it's most deficient. Avoid the struggle altogether and invest the cash in a new garden hose.
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Worth Playing
Almost everything about SPRay lacks inspiration.
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Gaming Age
Spray comes off as a pretty big disappointment, since I'm generally a big fan of platformers. The mechanic of using different liquids to overcome obstacles and puzzles isn't necessarily a bad one, but it doesn't feel all that fresh considering what Super Mario Sunshine had done previously (and awhile ago).
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GameDaily
SPRay had potential, but it's just another bad third party Wii game.
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NGamer UK
There's a decent 3D platformer buried somewhere in SPRay, but a mass of bugs, poor design decisions and slipshod localisation makes it very hard to access. [Mar 2009, p.65]
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Nintendo Power
Only through sheer force of will have I avoided comparing the enjoyment derived from playing SPRay to that of regurgitating a lung. [Dec 2008, p.93]
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NintendoWorldReport
With all its problems, SPRay is a pretty terrible game. The basics of the gameplay are promising, but it never becomes anything of substance. While the camera control is far and away the game's worst problem, it also suffers from lackluster puzzles, bland combat, and an awful overworld.
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Kombo
SPRay is an uninspired game fails to meet its potential from a publisher that should know better than this.
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Games Radar
As a final insult, some players are experiencing game-killing programming bugs that lock doors or remove crystals, making it literally impossible to complete the game. That is inexcusable.
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1UP
At a glance, SPRay seems like a mediocre outing on a platform already overstuffed with useless titles. But shipping an outright broken game is inexcusable.
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