Zubo is the latest comedy/action adventure/ rythm game coming from UK EA’s Bright Light studio. While this might be a kids game, it sure does look pretty for the DS. Crecente got a chance to play it hands on a while back and said while it was for kids, it had enough style to be a possible hit for the handheld. In this new trailer we see some of the horror themed levels. The game will be headed to your Nintendo DS later this year.
Just last month, Crecente checked out EA’s DS rhythm title Zubo, and the verdict of the commenters based on his impressions was that it looks like a “bizarre kids’ game”. I got to give it a whirl myself yesterday, and I actually find it pretty interesting.
Like Crecente said, it leans heavily on its art style, cool mini-fig style creatures that are really artsy and look vivid and fantastic on the DS. The basic gameplay might lead one to believe it’s a kids’ title, but since higher difficulty levels advance in complexity, I have to say with cautious optimism that I’d probably enjoy it too.
Particularly, I liked the character designs.
Zubo, due out later this year, has DS gamers adventuring around the cartoon world of Zubalon helping and collecting the bullet-headed, mini-fig like Zubos through rhythm-base combat.
The game, created for 7 to 11-year-olds, may sound childish, but it looks to have the right mix of art-style, sense of fun and graphic muscle power to be a potential hit on the portable.
I sat down with the game for a short demonstration last week with UK’s EA Bright Light studio. The devs told me that the game will push the DS to it’s technical limits with scenes that boast a minimum of 2,000 polygons.
While one portion of EA busies itself trying to eat Take-Two, EA Bright Light studio in Guildford UK is busy bringing joy to children all over the world with the new Nintendo DS title, Zubo. It’s a completely original game featuring all the stuff the kids go crazy for – collectible characters , music-based rhythm-action, and that old standard, adventure. Children enter the world of Zubalon and help the Zubos defeat an evil force hell heck-bent on taking over the world. Players will drive battles with music, tapping the stylus in time with the beat. There are 55 Zubos to collect, a ton of mini-games to play, and an entire world to explore. EA is effectively creating this holiday season’s “safe bet” game for parents picking up a shiny new DS for their kids. Zubo will be out this fall, just in time for Christmas. Hit the jump for the full announcement and a colourful, kid-friendly Zubo poster, suitable for placing in a tiny frame.
