Vivarium/Nintendo action-strategy. Mix of pinball and Japanese medieval strategy: control a giant ball to crush enemies and guide troops, voice control via mic. Totally unique concept, baffling gameplay. Experimental cult Nintendo curio.
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Original Nintendo strategy mixing giant pinball and the defence of feudal Japanese troops. Published by Nintendo, released in September 2006. About ten levels in which a huge ball guides samurai, microphone support for voice orders and local multiplayer. Worldwide release.
A Nintendo experience by Vivarium blending a giant pinball with Japanese feudal strategy, sold with a microphone for voice commands. Its unclassifiable concept and slim sales make it a sought curiosity, all the more as the multilingual European version had a modest run. The collecting appeal rests on the daring design and on Nintendo's role, a rare publisher to release so singular an object on GameCube.