ZooCube is a puzzle game filled with fast-paced reflex action. Simple to learn but tricky to master, ZooCube invites you to think outside the cube and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test with colorful 3-D challenges. No two puzzles are the same. The game includes special power-ups, bonuses, and mind-bending three-axis rotation. You can play cooperatively with a friend or in head-to-head battle. The game offers 12 different modes and more than 100 hours of gameplay.
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Animal shapes course in from all sides of the screen, you attach them to each of the six sides of your cube. Attach two similar pieces to destroy them. More than five shapes on a side == game over. It's one heck of a puzzle game. Like the classics, it has a simple concept that only gets difficult when you try to play the thing. My only complaint is, a la Tetris, if you're not totally sucked in you'll find it getting a tad repetetive. If you stick with it while the pace increases, you'll be totally. Totally. Sucked In. Especially as there's seven speeds to tackle the seven stages on. And three progressive difficulty modes. And four gameplay styles to choose from. 7 * 7 * 3 * 4 equals... well, a lot. Especially given the number of levels in a stage can be anything from 4 to about 28. As in most puzzlers, graphics and sound are nothing to write home about, although the reggae bonus level theme is a bit fun. That's about it, really.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2009
This is the best game to just unwind to. I originally bought it, many years ago because it was a puzzle game. I had no idea how addicting or how much fun it would be. I am glad to see on here that there is a wireless control because I've been craving that since I can now play Zoocube on the Wii. And once you are able to go wireless it seems a bit archaic to have to plug in a wired remote.
This game is addicting. I am a casual gamer and this is probably the only game I can play for hours on end and be only quit because I figure I've been playing video games much too long. I literally have to make myself stop. Games like these can totally take my focus off the world and whatever stresses and just relax. It really is helpful to unwind. Sure, some people like shooter games to unwind but I bore of most of those games pretty quickly. I like something straightforward, that requires thinking and quick skills. This game is that.
The game is the same game over and over, it just moves faster and you get more reward as the levels go on. If you don't like single mission games you might not care for this. Think Tetris with a different twist and you've got the elements of Zoocube. Great fun and even now with all my fancy Wii games, this still holds as a long-standing favorite.
I see that some people didn't appreciate this game. This really is a good puzzle game, regardless of the fact that this and Tetris Worlds are virtually the only puzzle games on the gamecube (I own both). Don't let the animal aspect fool you by appearing childish. I personally enjoyed this game a lot and have wasted a lot of time playing it. I think it is fun, addictive, and creative in its own way. If you enjoy puzzle games (I personally think they are the best genre of games available) then you should definitely add this one to your gamecube collection. Allow me to list for you a couple of my favorite puzzle games, if you like the same ones I like, then you would probably like ZooCube as well. The best ever puzzle game created is Tetris, there is no equal - none! A couple other great puzzle games in my opinion are Wetrix for N64, Tetris 2 for SNES and Fire and Ice for NES (although not readily available, if you look hard enough you can find it). As far as graphics, sound, etc go for ZooCube, everything is good. The graphics are good (remember it's a puzzle game), the soundtrack is addicting and matches the mood of the game (it changes by what level you are in, which is actually what region you are in. e.g. Arabia, Mediterranean, Antarctica, etc). The controls are a little bit weird at first because it's in three dimensions, but, you should quickly adapt to them. Overall, I would give ZooCube somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, but, I will round up becuase its one of two puzzle games for gamecube.
The premise of this game seems to be that some alien is trying to steal all the animals from the earth and you have to stop him by pairing the animals up thus releasing them. To accomplish this you match shapes that look sort of like animal heads. The heads stack up on each side of a cube and you rotate the cube around to make the shape fall on the side you want it to. You can shuffle the heads that are already on the cube to shift a matching head to the outside which makes the matching heads disappear. At first there are about 6 different heads but later in the game there are at least 15, probably more. There are bonus pieces you can capture by floating a head over it but the effort doesn't seem worth it. This game is very difficult. It isn't too bad at first as the heads start falling from 3 directions in a pattern that you can kind of get used to. But about half way through the levels you start getting shapes coming from the bottom of the screen and it is very difficult to identify them, plus you are no longer sure which direction the next head is coming from.. I finally worked my way through that level then shapes start coming from the other directions at well. At this point I stopped caring about the game enough to try to learn the new pieces and pattern. The difficulty is again compounded when the heads stacked up on the cube get to be different lengths. Then you can't just move the cube to the side that matches the head because you will unintentionally pick up heads coming from another direction. Finally, it is just too difficult to see. In order to play this game I have to get really close to my 32" TV in order to try to make out both the pieces on my cube that are turned to the back as well as to make out the pieces that are coming. OK, if it stinks so bad why did I give it 3 stars then? Simple - it is fairly addicting. My GameCube is new and Zoocube has been the game that has stayed in it the most. If you enjoy games of this nature (Columns, Tetris, etc.) you will probably get some good play out of this game and I would recommend picking it up off the bargain shelf if you have the chance. But be prepared to be frustrated - I don't think I'll be returning to this game much now that I've really about had it. Also I would recommend the GameBoy Advance version of this game over the GameCube version. The heads are made into shapes that are much easier to identify. It seems to control better also and it allows you to adjust the brightness of the background and pieces so it is easier to see what's going on.
