Story:
Frylock gets an invite to a New Jersey golf course.
That's it.
It's basically just a setup for wacky cameos and fun, non sequitur Aqua Teen Hunger Force jokes, which would be awesome if the game were even remotely funny. I'm a huge Aqua Teen fan, but even I was only a few inches away from snapping the disc in half after the fiftieth time Frylock says, "Wipe that blood off your clubs, boys -- it's time to golf." He says that line literally every single time you tee up. In a golf game. That would be like hearing Andy Dick scream at the top of his lungs everytime you reload in Gears of War.
Though it's kind of cute to meet Carl and the Mooninites on the green, there are surprisingly few laughs to be found for a game based on one of the most surreally hilarious cartoons ever.
Gameplay:
So, Ninja Golf. I can't say anything about it that the folks at I-Mockery haven't already said, save for the fact that Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro Am is an almost exact 3D remake/ripoff of it. With the exception of some almost-interesting golf puzzles (once you make it to the green, that level's enemy will put up obstacles you'll have to putt around) and some horrendous racing levels, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro Am is an almost mechanic-for-mechanic remake of Ninja Golf.
You hit the ball and, in lieu of a golf cart, are forced to trek across the course to get it. On your way there, you'll be attacked by any number of Aqua Teen enemies: trees, brownie monsters, Carl's crabs, and the like. Once you get to the next ball, you hit it again, and the process repeats itself. Where Ninja Golf is concerned, this is a really great, really unusual game structure; who would have thought that golf and fighting would make for such an unusually satisfying combination?
Zombie Ninja Pro Am manages to screw up the formula with repetitive, button-mashing combat, too-large levels, and no real boss fights to speak of (at least in the third of the game I played -- after the third course, maybe it turns into Ikaruga or something). In this respect, the Aqua Teen game is interesting in two ways: firstly, that it would choose to directly rip off such an obscure, unusual Atari game, and secondly, that it would be unquestionably worse than its twenty year old predecessor.
If anything, Zombie Ninja Pro Am (which includes neither zombies nor ninjas) just makes me want to play Ninja Golf again, and see a 3D version of the game done right. Incidentally, Zombie Ninja Pro Am wouldn't be all that bad if it were a free, downloadable game, but the idea of paying money for it is pretty ludicrous.
Why you're probably not playing it:
BECAUSE IT'S BAD.
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HAHAHA! Finally, this game has come up on DToid! =D This is actually one of the worst games I've ever played! It's honestly, hit golf ball, walk around trying not to get your shit ruined, with the occasional funny clip thrown in. I bought it mainly cause it's hard to find, and it was discounted to $10, lol.
Whatever happened to Bargain Bin Laden?
"few fantastic design flaws amidst a flood of horrendous ones, like Mirror's Edge"
What?
I love the last part.
"a flood of horrendous ones?"
Seriously? Who are you people? The only thing that doesn't work in Mirror's Edge is the length (and part of the story, I guess).
Otherwise it's fun to the max.
I've seen two types of reviews fro this game:
One. The reviewer is unable to achieve the flow that seems to exist in preview videos and thinks the game is lacking.
Two. The reviewer is good enough at the game to get the experience that they're supposed to have and think it's amazing.
I'm guessing you're one of those people that still can't run full speed through the demo even after a dozen tries?
Erm...wow. I had heard this was at least slightly entertaining for Aqua Teen fans, but watching that, the only slightly humorous part was the first clip. And the models were somehow too expressive and yet not expressive enough, just...ugly.
I'm convinced, from the interview with the makers, that this game is just one big joke being played on fans by the creators, because no one could possibly set out to make something like this on purpose unless they wanted the player to feel immense pain. It's Penn and Teller's canceled game for a new generation.
Necros, the difference is that Desert Bus is fun when you can laugh at the misery of someone else who is playing it, like those guys who did a Desert Bus marathon for Child's Play last year. I don't think I could even muster a decent sense of schadenfreude over this game.
Also, it's different in that Penn and Teller, unlike the creators, have built their career on being complete assholes.
tl;dr
i-Mockery has a Flash version of the original Ninja Golf linked from the article. I think I'd rather just play that and watch the show.
Thanks for the videos; now I never have to sit through the awful gameplay.
I Love the series, and i really was expecting this game, but just like the movie, it dissapoint me :(
The creator of this game was asked what was the best way to enjoy this game. His reply was "while getting a blow$#%.
whaaaaaat, Rev doesn't like Mirror's Edge?
Now thats what I'm talking about :)
Aaaaaahhh, yes, this game is horrible. Personally, I like it...except for the game part of the game. Ugh, wave after wave of crabs, and when they intoduce the rocket firing scorpions, it just gets ridiculous.
"formulaic and LOL SO RANDUM"
How can it be Formulaic and random at the same time?....
I had some friends who were actually excited for this game to come out..
Oh the gameplay sucks something fierce, but I found the jokes and cutscenes, like the one at the top of the post, to be quite funny
Might have been a good game if the cutscenes were in 2D, like the show, and in greater number. I mean, that's one of the reasons I kept playing The Simpsons Game; it reminded me of the show, but it had pretty meager gameplay
I played it for 10 minutes max....then I watched the three full episodes and never played it again.
I wonder if this worse than that Harvey Birdman game that came out a while ago. Adult Swim games have sucked massive dong.
That harvey birdman game wasnt lame.
Did "time" forget this? It hasn't been around that long.
I think you meant "shame."
greatest game ever. Almost as good as Spuerman 64, but not quite.
Makes me wanna go listen to MC Chris.
You kids really dont understand the creators at all, your looking for topical humor, like Carlos Mencia. Bunch of tards, the game may be bad(in a stupid persons opinion) but how is it a game time forgot, being only a year old? Why dont you try making a game, oh wait your not smart enough so you have to criticise an off the wall, cult following game. Next time do your homework and talk about a game someone isnt still playing, like an snes or dreamcast game.
HARVEY BIRBMAN is only good for people with deductive resoning skills, therefore this bunch better stay away or else we'll have another half-assed review
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