He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a 2012handheld video game developed by Canadian studio Glitchsoft and released by Chillingo.[3] Players control He-Man, travelling through seven regions of Eternia, with the possibility of summoning allies such as Man-At-Arms, the Sorceress and Orko in battle against Skeletor and the Evil Horde. Bosses include Skeletor himself, Beast Man, Trap Jaw, Mer-Man and Hordak.
The game gained a mixed reception from critics. It currently holds a score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on eleven reviews,[7] and a score of 67.30% on GameRankings, based on ten reviews.[6]
IGN's Justin Davis was unimpressed, scoring the game 6.8 out of 10 and concluding that "beating up on Merman and the rest of Skeletor's thugs is fun, but He-Man isn't fast or fluid enough to truly stand as an App Store great. The game is a great nostalgia trip, and at its best it recalls greats like Gunstar Heroes. But it never quite overcomes its control issues or its by-the-numbers design."[8]
On the other hand, Pocket Gamer's Harry Slater was extremely enthusiastic, scoring the game 9 out of 10; "GlitchSoft's new iOS cartoon adventure has all the hacking, slashing, and furry pants any child of the '80s could want, plus enough sly winks and in-jokes to satisfy the He-Man diehards. Throw in a clever control scheme and a decent challenge, and you're left with an utterly brilliant blast from the past [...] He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a brilliantly put-together action-platforming romp, with a knowing sense of humour and enough winks and nods to keep fans of the original cartoon grinning from ear to ear. Fun, funny, and wonderfully constructed, He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a fitting homage to your childhood memories."[10]
TouchArcade's Spanner Spencer also responded positively, scoring the game 4.5 out 5, and arguing "it is rife with lavish quirks, nods and winks toward those of us who grew up taking this stuff so seriously, but can now look back at it with a wry and friendly smile. By casually lampooning itself, He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is entirely accessible to both the young and old alike."[13]
Gamezebo's Nadia Oxford was also impressed, scoring the game 4 out of 5, despite its shallowness; "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a whole lot of brainless sword-swinging, and sometimes that's all you want out of a game. The levels are repetitive and the enemies have no AI to speak of, but slicing through the robot tide admittedly gives you a comforting sense of progression [...] He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is shallow and straightforward, but it's fun. In fact, it's the most fun you can have with He-Man outside of re-watching your grainy VHS collection or engaging in grownup He-Man roleplay."[9]
SlideToPlay's David Oxford scored the game 3 out of 4, concluding "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe isn't a perfect game, but it's fun to play despite its flaws. Moreover, if you're a big fan of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, you'll enjoy it that much more."[12]
References
^Davis, Justin (8 October 2012). "He-Man Returns in New iOS Brawler". IGN. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ abAbel (26 August 2013). "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Releasing This Week". AndroidEntity.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^Hatfield, Don (26 October 2012). "Review: 'He-Man - The Most Powerful Game in the Universe'". MTV. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^Hatfield, Don (6 December 2012). "New Update Introduces She-Ra To 'He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe'!". MTV. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^Buffa, Chris. "He-Man Update Adds Battle Armor, King Hsss". Modojo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ ab"He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe". GameRankings. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ ab"He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ abDavis, Justin (25 October 2012). "Nostalgia isn't everything". IGN. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ abOxford, Nadia (31 October 2012). "'He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe' Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ abSlater, Harry (30 October 2012). "'He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe' Review". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
^Giovanni Polito. "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe review on Multiplayer.it". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Netaddiction Srl. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ abOxford, David (25 October 2012). "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Review". SlideToPlay. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
^ abSpencer, Spanner (25 October 2012). "'He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe' Review – Buy the Power of Grayskull". TouchArcade. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a 2012 handheld video game developed by Canadian studio Glitchsoft and released by Chillingo 3 Players control He Man travelling through seven regions of Eternia with the possibility of summoning allies such as Man At Arms the Sorceress and Orko in battle against Skeletor and the Evil Horde Bosses include Skeletor himself Beast Man Trap Jaw Mer Man and Hordak He Man The Most Powerful Game in the UniverseApp Store iconDeveloper s GlitchSoftPublisher s ChillingoPlatform s iOS AndroidReleaseiOSWW 25 October 2012 1 AndroidWW 26 August 2013 2 Genre s Side scrolling Action adventureMode s Single player He Man attacks enemies scoring a 7 hit combo and earning gems to spend on power ups between levels Later updates to the game included She Ra as a second playable character and King Hiss as a new boss 4 5 In 2013 the game was released on Android under the title He Man The Most Powerful Game 2 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings67 63 6 Metacritic69 100 7 Review scoresPublicationScoreIGN6 8 10 8 Gamezebo 9 Pocket Gamer9 10 10 Multiplayer it8 5 10 11 Slide to Play3 4 12 TouchArcade 13 The game gained a mixed reception from critics It currently holds a score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic based on eleven reviews 7 and a score of 67 30 on GameRankings based on ten reviews 6 IGN s Justin Davis was unimpressed scoring the game 6 8 out of 10 and concluding that beating up on Merman and the rest of Skeletor s thugs is fun but He Man isn t fast or fluid enough to truly stand as an App Store great The game is a great nostalgia trip and at its best it recalls greats like Gunstar Heroes But it never quite overcomes its control issues or its by the numbers design 8 On the other hand Pocket Gamer s Harry Slater was extremely enthusiastic scoring the game 9 out of 10 GlitchSoft s new iOS cartoon adventure has all the hacking slashing and furry pants any child of the 80s could want plus enough sly winks and in jokes to satisfy the He Man diehards Throw in a clever control scheme and a decent challenge and you re left with an utterly brilliant blast from the past He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a brilliantly put together action platforming romp with a knowing sense of humour and enough winks and nods to keep fans of the original cartoon grinning from ear to ear Fun funny and wonderfully constructed He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a fitting homage to your childhood memories 10 TouchArcade s Spanner Spencer also responded positively scoring the game 4 5 out 5 and arguing it is rife with lavish quirks nods and winks toward those of us who grew up taking this stuff so seriously but can now look back at it with a wry and friendly smile By casually lampooning itself He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is entirely accessible to both the young and old alike 13 Gamezebo s Nadia Oxford was also impressed scoring the game 4 out of 5 despite its shallowness He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is a whole lot of brainless sword swinging and sometimes that s all you want out of a game The levels are repetitive and the enemies have no AI to speak of but slicing through the robot tide admittedly gives you a comforting sense of progression He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is shallow and straightforward but it s fun In fact it s the most fun you can have with He Man outside of re watching your grainy VHS collection or engaging in grownup He Man roleplay 9 SlideToPlay s David Oxford scored the game 3 out of 4 concluding He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe isn t a perfect game but it s fun to play despite its flaws Moreover if you re a big fan of He Man and the Masters of the Universe you ll enjoy it that much more 12 References Edit Davis Justin 8 October 2012 He Man Returns in New iOS Brawler IGN Retrieved 30 October 2012 a b Abel 26 August 2013 He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Releasing This Week AndroidEntity com Retrieved 15 October 2013 Hatfield Don 26 October 2012 Review He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe MTV Retrieved 29 October 2012 Hatfield Don 6 December 2012 New Update Introduces She Ra To He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe MTV Retrieved 17 December 2012 Buffa Chris He Man Update Adds Battle Armor King Hsss Modojo com Retrieved 15 April 2013 a b He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe GameRankings Retrieved 23 June 2013 a b He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Metacritic Retrieved 19 June 2013 a b Davis Justin 25 October 2012 Nostalgia isn t everything IGN Retrieved 29 October 2012 a b Oxford Nadia 31 October 2012 He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Review Gamezebo Retrieved 19 June 2013 a b Slater Harry 30 October 2012 He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Review Pocket Gamer Retrieved 31 May 2013 Giovanni Polito He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe review on Multiplayer it Multiplayer it in Italian Netaddiction Srl Retrieved 28 July 2014 a b Oxford David 25 October 2012 He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Review SlideToPlay Retrieved 31 May 2013 a b Spencer Spanner 25 October 2012 He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe Review Buy the Power of Grayskull TouchArcade Retrieved 31 May 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title He Man The Most Powerful Game in the Universe amp oldid 1135687561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
