WrestleQuest 12+

I loved the nostalgia of the game and the story line is solid. Movement of the character is a bit tough to get used too. The biggest problem is the bugs. many of the items cannot be used, there’s a number of story lines that get stuck on bugs and have to be reset in order to complete them. I’m finally stuck on a story line that I can’t move past because it won’t let me pin the teacher in the robot/teacher tag battle in paradise. It just stays there without any prompt to pin. No matter the settings or how many times it always stops at that moment and I cannot progress any further in the game. I survive the chair shots, beat the robot and need to go for a long pin…and nothing.

Story mode can be repetitive at times when you’re fighting random characters but overall would’ve gotten 4.5 stars if the game actually worked all of the time and minimal bugs. Great variety or story and the switching between characters was a solid idea executed well.

1. Cannot use permanent stat boost items 2. Can buy items in shop for free. Click on the item, then click on a character, book, takes over their inventory slot 3. DDR-like controls in Boxtown is poor on mobile 4. Triple threat boss fight where you have to steal, have them down your character, and then let them use their special maneuver always ends up in game over, even if you dodge the wrecking ball. I’m sure I will find more bugs as I progress. The only thing keeping this from being a one star is the fact that it’s “free” with a Netflix subscription and that the pixel art and music are done well.

I was going to rate this a 3, but only because of the dancing mini game that just made me quit to come write this. Who thought it was a good idea to place the Left arrow above the Up arrow? Not only that, why are they so tiny and placed on the bottom corners of the screen? I used emojis below as a visual representation of the arrows during the mini game.

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I used 6 emojis for each button to give a rough estimate on the size. Should definitely be a bit smaller though. Imagine that on the bottom corner of your screen with no space between the 2 buttons.

Okay now that my rant is out of the way. Game overall has been great. They’ve made the turn based battles interactive so you’re not just pressing a button and waiting. Exploration could use some work but it’s better than nothing at all. Wide range of equipment. Funny dialogue.

Movement outside of the world map is way too slow.

When it comes to RPG games I like to finish all side quests before moving forward so I’ll be waiting to see if the mini game ever gets fixed. I really enjoy challenges so just making the buttons a bit bigger and adding some spacing would be perfect. If you don’t mind that at all you should definitely play this game if you’re interested.