Wik: Fable of Souls - Xbox Live Arcade

Available on: Xbox 360

Wik: Fable of Souls - Xbox Live Arcade

Freaky half-frog/half-troll doll hybrid swings onto Live Arcade ... frightening children everywhere

Words: Gabe_Graziani on April 18, 2006

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An odd mix of platforming action and goody-collecting/puzzle-solving, Wik: Fable of Souls balances frantic pacing and thought-provoking strategy. It's not often that we're stricken with the desire to swing by our tongues, but Wik has altered our perspective.

Centering on the fact that the main character Wik can't walk at all, this game forces you to use his other unique talents to grab glowing grubs. Wik can jump, but not terribly far, so he must use his sticky tongue as a grappling hook to swing around the screen sucking up grubs and spitting them at his weird little mule creature called a Slotham. Why? Who knows ... but you have to do it before giant gnats can steal the grubs or you die (inexplicably). You also die (again, inexplicably) if your Slotham walks off-screen, which puts a fairly generous time limit on Wik's success.

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Great

YOU'LL LOVE

Frantic pacing
Creative control limitations
Increasing puzzle challenge

YOU'LL HATE

Stupid grub-stealin' gnats
Fairly repetitive
Falling to your death in later levels

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Release date:	US Dec 15 2005 (Xbox 360)
	UK Dec 15 2005 (Xbox 360)
Available Platforms:	Xbox 360
Genre:	Family
Published by:	Reflexive
Developed by:	Reflexive

ESRB Rating:	Everyone
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