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An interesting platformer with great graphics.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me state for the record that Pinobee is definitely aimed at children. When I say interesting, I use this term very loosely. Pinobee stars a bee who must journey through bug land in his many adventures. You start out as a little bee whose only ability is to jump on opponents, which is the typical method of attack in most platformers. As Pinobee progresses through the levels, he meets a fairy butterfly that gives him the ability to mid-air dash. Each dash is a short lived burst of speed. You can hover in the air shortly between dashes. The more dash power the fairy gives you, the more times you can dash, but you seemingly never achieve real flight. Learning to dash allows you to charge some enemies as another viable form of attacking.

Pinobee was graphically impressive. I'm having difficulty deciphering , but it looks like they used polygons for the game. There are just some characters that seem sprite based. For Pinobee himself, I am very impressed at the level of detail used. For the majority of the enemies, they seem to fall to a grainier resolution. This inconsistency can make it difficult to determine what you are really attacking. The backgrounds are well constructed, giving the feeling of being in a flowerbed as well as the caves in Phase 2. I do find it annoying that Pinobee looks at the screen with a balloon head effect every time you use his last Dash and when he gets hurt.

Pinobee seems to fall victim to the mindless, childish action game trap. Progression through levels is very linear, and levels do not seem to differ from the previous. It seems as if there was a predetermined template for levels and minor alterations were made to each. This enforces a strong sense of monotony. At the end of every level, you find Pinobee reading passages from a book. Though I have tried to make sense of them, they just do not seem to put together any real form of a story. Every time you encounter another non-hostile bug, Pinobee takes time to chat with them, using "Blah Blah Blah" as his choice of words. It would be so much nicer if Pinobee would obtain some new weapons or abilities from these seemingly pointless encounters...

Not a good game...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I PERSONALLY don't think this game is fun because your constanly just going through different worlds...i know your thinking what is so boring about that, well i think it's boring because you are practically reapeating yourslef when you go throuhg each level! it isn't like pokemon...you don't really talk to anyone, and the object is to get to the door leading to the next level and then you start over again until you reach the next door and so on... games like pokemon and bomberman you interact with characters and can go anywhere and are (i think) much more intresting and are a lot more fun! well that all i have to say.

THIS GAME SUCKS HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game! I beat the game 5 times in one day! and i'm not even that good of a player I rented it for five days, played it 1 day and never touched it again. You basicly have to try really hard to get the worst ending which is stupid because he talks about himself being blown to pieces like he doesn't give a hoot! I mean really 27 levels of crap. It took me an hour to beat it. If you ask me it's an hour less of my life. RENT IT FIRST!!!

Do not buy this game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is plagued with bad controls and boring levels which all look the same. The plot is weak to begin with and the story progresses slowly. Maybe it's because I bought it used without the instruction manual but I really did not enjoy this game one bit. The only reason I gave it two stars is because it's possible I'm a little too old for the game.
It's only for little kids who are used to Mario-type sidescrollers.

Pinobee

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: June 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game was not the best i've ever played, yet it was not the worst. this is a game focused toward younger players. some older kids may like it but its still childish. i do not own this game but my friend has it and i've only played it twice. in my opinion this game was not very chalenging yet i an an experienced gamer. i've been playing games since i was 3. over all dont dismiss this game right away. check around and see if you can play it for your self before you get an opinion on it.

Good game unless............

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't recomend this game over the age of 9 because you could be in for a big waste of money

Pinobee: Wings of Adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: June 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pinobee is a cute little bee with attitude. He's fun to play and easy to move around. At first I thought the game was no big deal but when I had finished it the first time I realized that that was only one of the endings. There are more! Now I have played it all twice and this time I made it to other levels that wasn't there the first time. And yet there are more endings to it. How many there are I don't know yet. This game is great as you can play it all over again and get a different story. At first I also thought it was easy but if you really want to beat the game it takes awhile and there's plenty to do. So it is not just for kids (actually, it might be too difficult for some), I'm 28 and I'm having a great time with it. So check it out, it is worth it. The more you play the more you get into it and you'll realize that you can play this game for a long time. And the graphics... Fantastic!!! If you like Rayman you'll like Pinobee too!

Pinobee is a great game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This was one of the first games I bought for my GBA and it was definitely a good choice. The graphics are great and I loved the way the game has different endings. I've already beat it once, but I always find myself picking it up again to see what new ending I get this time. It has excellent replay value, and it's so cute as well!

Pinobee:Wings of Adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pinobee is a pretty good game, it has good graphics and interesting things to do, but the levels can get really long and boring after a while. For one, in each level there is a golden enemy to beat that will stop the enemies from getting any harder, but sometimes it can be a pain in the neck to find. The levels are also pretty easy to blast through as fast as you can, but again, you need to go throught the whole level to get the full effect of the game. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

An 'A' for effort

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Believe me when I tell you that this bee is worth it. Pinobee has the basic storyline of Pinocchio, except the puppet is a robot bee who wants a heart so he can be a real boy...err...I mean, insect. This game is a platformer, but the people at Activision have messed with the genre a bit. Rather than going up floors, you fly. You can't fly forever, so you only "run in air" for a short stretch. You use Dash Power to fly, and you must use it effectively to get through the sky to secret areas containing power-ups that will give you better abilities. This is not your run-of-the-mill platformer. This brings more takes to the platform genre, with meaningful collectibles like a Golden Bug that you defeat to make enemies easier in future levels. But the Golden Bug is quite hard to find. The diary entries at the end of each level are nice, progressing the story well and adding charm to the game. Good music, good sound, nice graphics and levels that you must return to when you have new power-ups. These aspects add to a game that was obviously worked hard, and the hard work came through. It is very fun and cool.

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