From Friday’s The Oklahoman:
By Matthew Price
THE NEXT LEVEL
Rocket to other worlds with the primates of “Space Chimps.”
Ham III, grandson to the famous spacefaring Ham, is a circus chimp with great bloodlines. He’s recruited onto a team of highly trained space chimps by a senator eyeing re-election. Ham, however, isn’t sure he’s cut out to be an astro-chimp.
But Ham and his shipmates, Titan and Luna, are nonetheless sent on the spaceship Horizon to another world.
Once there, not only is their mission at stake, but also the freedom of the inhabitants of the planet.
The game doesn’t lay out all this backstory initially — you’ll have to see the movie. But it’s pretty easy to figure out your objectives once you get started.
“Space Chimps” features 11 levels, with puzzles, platforming and co-op play.
The graphics are adequate, and some of the level design is visually interesting.
The gameplay isn’t bad, as the wall-climbing, swinging from rope to rope, and swinging from pole to pole are all fun to execute.
The sound is pretty good, with Patrick Warburton and Cheryl Hines reprising their roles from the film.
“Space Chimps” for the Xbox 360, based on the recent film, ends up being more fun than it has to be, as a game based on a kids’ movie.
It’s still not breaking a lot of new ground, but it’s an acceptable platformer for the younger set.
The game, developed by Brash Entertainment, is rated E10 for players over 10 years old.