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Little Kings Story (Wii) | 
| From: Rising Star Games
Buy New: £10.99
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Rating:  30 reviews
Format: Unknown format
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: role-playing-games
Media: Video Game
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: rvl p ro3p
EAN: 5060102951544
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Little King's Story begins with the story of young boy named Corobo. Shy, and without many friends, Corobo stumbles upon a mysterious, powerful crown while walking in the forest near his village. He soon discovers that the crown grants him the ability to charm any person, and make them follow his orders. Suddenly, Howzer, the bull-knight appears informing Corobo that he is now King of the village and that he must not take this responsibility lightly. Returning to his sleepy village as a King instead of a shy little boy, Corobo begins a quest to turn his small hamlet into a noble, fantastic kingdom.
The storyline, visual look and lyrical music of Little King's Story work in concert to transport players to an interactive, enchanting, fairytale world. By combining gameplay elements from life-simulation, real-time strategy and adventure genres, the many aspects of creating a vast kingdom come to life. As King, players will manage and involve their townspeople in the goals of creating this new territory; enlist them to dig for treasure, build new buildings and otherwise better their community. Of course, leadership is a two-way street, so as King, players will try to conquer rival nations to create a single unified kingdom as well as grant the requests of townspeople at whim. With the Wii Remote as a royal scepter, Little King's Story allows players the chance to be the best king in the world. - An original title for Wii developed by key members of the Harvest Moon, Final Fantasy XII and Dragon Quest VIII teams
- Unique combination of life simulation, real-time strategy and adventure game elements
- Command your loyal townspeople to dig for treasures, construct new buildings, break down obstacles or fight to the death in your name
- Unite the surrounding rival kingdoms under your flag to turn your sleepy little hamlet into the best kingdom ever
Amazon.co.uk Review
Little King’s Story is an original title designed and developed by some of the most respected names in the gaming industry. Featuring the efforst of Yasuhiro Wada (creator: Harvest Moon), Hideo Minaba (Art Director: Final Fantasy XII), and Youichi Kawaguchi (Main Programmer: Dragon Quest VIII), Little King’s Story combines life-simulation, real-time strategy, and adventure elements along with an enchanting storyline to offer a new and unique gaming experience. Once upon a time there was a young boy named Corobo. He was a shy, withdrawn boy with few friends. One day while wandering the forest near his village he came across a crown infused with a mysterious power; the power to charm any person and make them follow any order. At this time an adventurer, the bull-knight Howzer, appears and informs Corobo that he is now the king of his village and that it is his responsibility to become the best king ever. Corobo then returns to his village to begin his efforts to turn his sleepy little hamlet into the best kingdom ever.
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 Who knew that being a King would be this much fun... April 26, 2009
Leo91 (London)
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
This game has been on my radar for a while now, but I hadn't planned on buying it on release. I'm so glad I did in the end.
To be honest, I didn't really start getting into it until I'd unlocked a few options and saw how much depth it had to offer. It's a game which at first looks simple but after all the layers are perfectly layered on becomes something of a monster (e.g. strategic positioning, precise choice in item distribution and party members etc.). It never feels too overwhelming though thanks to the perfectly judged learning curve and difficulty level. Moreover the world you'll be exploring is huge, with plenty of side missions to delve in to if the eventual main goal of world domination becomes too stressful. Add to that the wonderfully diverse UMA (your foes, ranging from snails and mushrooms, to bigger creatures and bosses, like dragons and huge frogs) who all need different strategies in order to be overcome; a brilliant soundtrack made up of remixed classics; and wonderfully bizarre characters which remind you of the unrivalled creative prowess the Japanese seem to have when making great games, and you've got a recipe for a fantastic game which deserves all the praise it can get.
I'm 10 hours in, and I'm not even close to scratching the surface of what this game has to offer and having owned a Wii since Nintendo's launch of the console way back when, I can safely say that this is up their with the best of the lot. If you loved the strategy elements and combat system of pikmin, the quirky characters and enemies of any Zelda game, mixed with the depth and epic scale of Okami, then you're sure to enjoy what has been one of the surprise hits for me on Wii so far this year.
An Absolute Beast of a Game! May 13, 2009
Con Lafferty (Edinburgh)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Firstly this is a huge game. I have been rigorously playing this game for over 40 hours and I am at (what I think is) the last king now with some collection books and treasure lists to complete (I am sure it is not the very end and it will have more tricks up its sleeve). It is a challenging game and you wont get far unless you strategise your troops before each battle. Don't be deceived by the cutesy graphics of the game this game is an immense challenge and I can't see kids completing it.
After a couple of missions you will get a suggestion box. Your villagers put some funny little letters in here about their opinions on various things and you will also receive side missions this way. There are loads of these and by doing them you will find various secrets, treasures and art work.
I usually have no interest in collecting unlockable artwork in a game however in this gem they ran a competition to create an enemy and have it included in the game. The 100 pieces of artwork hidden in the game are the drawings they received for this competition.
This game is a labour of love for gamers. It has been in development for years and it shows. Everything about it just oozes quality and attention. It is a game made for Nintendo fans, you know the ones who love games for their creativity, uniqueness and level design and not for violence and gore so gamers can call themselves hardcore. This game is made for the core gamer. It does not try to be realistic and never forgets it is a videogame.
A lot of people are going to compare this to Pikmin however I think this game is better. All your villagers have a name. You may think this will not have an impact but you are absolutely distraught when one of those little people with personalities gets killed. Usually they wash up on shore but sometimes they do die and you see some of the other villagers mourning the deceased.
If you are a gaming veteran and you see the art in video games to be the creativity and uniqueness of the medium then this is for you. If you are an immature gamer who only likes shooters, violence, gore and shallow game play then stay away as the game is probably to complex for you.
Addictive July 28, 2009
Temujin
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't played Pickmin so can't make comparisons but will try and review this game nonetheless. You start off with a small Kingdom and you are charged with trying to make it bigger. The bigger it gets, the more options, money and people you get in your kingdom. The main part of the game involves fighting other Kings or 'Guardians' of other regions. Defeating them opens up map areas for you to expand in. The fighting control system is the real engine of this game with you basically conscripting citizens with you when you fancy a fight and this is the real genius. Taking 15 soldiers with you is not always the best option and some Guardians are more susceptible to attack from certain types of citizens.
Likewise, exploring the landscape for objects often necessitates having a good blend of people with you. I have unlocked about 5-10 different types of citizens and power ups etc but there are more to go, I know that much.
You can also equip citizens, have them marry and I think they do gain life points and become harder, the more you use them.
Finally, comedy is quite a draw for me in this game. While I love the Total War series on PC, I also love games like this that are a bit silly, but also cleverly designed.
All I can say is that my main gripe with this game is that whenever my king pops his clogs and I get annoyed at how long it takes to load up and restart. More to do with addictiveness than anything else!!
Support developers like this - buy this game! March 30, 2010
Mitya (Nottm., UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cannot praise this game highly enough. Nintendo has always struggled with a lack of quality third-party games on its platforms, but this is right up there with the best of them, although I wish it were marketed a little more as it deserves a wider audience.
The game sees you control a little boy who is appointed king of a ramshackle, financially struggling kingdom which is surrounded by other, more powerful kingdoms. Your task, in a nutshell, is to grow your kingdom, improve the lives of your people, invade surrounding areas (the inhabittants of which have all been infected with UMA, a sort of evil-causing virus).
You could call it "strategy lite", since it doesn't go into tedious depth regarding resource collection. You do collect stuff, but it tends to be surreal things like junk, turnips or "priceless" pieces of art which, to the untrained eye, look like a 5-year-old did them with a crayon.
But where the game really shines is in its charm and humour. Such attention to detail is on display here that you'll just marvel at it. All your citizen classes act differently with their own quirks, and your main warrior rides a cow into battle. 'Nuff said. There are so many amusing items to collect, amusing characters along the way, that it just oozes charm.
This is not so much a game for kids as a game that kids can play. Any game-loving adult will get a lot out of it.
Get it and let's have a sequal.
A masterpiece... January 25, 2010
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fantastic! Pure charm as your kingdom expands under YOUR command. You start with adults, training and expanding, fighting and digging your way to what your avisor calls: WORLD DOMINATION!! A beautiful game, well worth it. Only tiny niggle: the fustration that you experience when having to backtrack, but that is resolved when you complete the quest and gain something...
Joe Guntrip, age 11
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