Attack of the Movies 3D is a very clever concept that asks your family to utilize the Wii-mote like a “zapper” gun, aiming it at the screen and pushing the B-trigger button to fire at your on-screen enemies.  The game uses the premise of putting you in different movies in order to make you go through differently locations and battle giant bugs, ghosts, robots or more.  Everything you battle is over-the-top and a bit outrageous (as well as themed as make-believe), so we actually didn’t have a problem with the content being too violent or anything. 

The game comes with four 3-D glasses, and the ability to switch the game from “3-D Mode” to “2-D Mode” at any time.  Although we applaud the concept and effort, we didn’t really notice much in the way of 3-D effects when we played that mode, except for everything seeming more blue or red.  After a few playsessions trying the 3D, we all agreed that we enjoyed the game more on regular “2-D Mode.”

One of the things we really liked about Attack of the Movies 3D is the ability for up to four-players to participate at the same time, sharing the screen and working towards the common goal of defeating all everything they can onscreen.  Everyone shares a health meter, so this game truly offers a great experience for playing together.

But we did think Attack of the Movies 3D was really hard.  Although you follow a set path and battle enemies, there are only certain places to power up and get more health.  We would find ourselves repeatedly getting stuck on the same spots, and unable to defend ourselves enough in order to progress.  After hitting this “roadblock” a half-dozen times, the experience simply becomes frustrating instead of fun.

There’s a neat game idea in Attack of the Movies 3D, and we really like how four players can cooperate and play at the same time.  Unfortunately, even on easy level, we found the game to be too difficult for our family, but other families may be able to get past that, and enjoy some popcorn-munching, shoot-em-up action together. 

We recommend Attack of the Movies 3D only for families with tweens and up who are more skilled gamers.  If you’re okay with the zapping on-screen, there is a great opportunity for younger kids to play alongside their older siblings in this one, too.

INFORMATION FROM COMPANY FACT SHEET
Re-live the greatest action movie scenes of all-time…in 3-D! Attack of the Movies 3-D is the first-ever 3D shooter for Wii™ and Xbox 360®. Throw on your 3-D glasses, grab your Wii™ Zapper or game controller and face off against swarms of enemies as you travel to fantastic, cinematic worlds on an adventure of epic proportions!

Features
• All in glorious 3D!  Attack of the Movies 3-D is the first 3-D shooter for Wii™ and Xbox 360®! The creatures and backgrounds come to life in all their horrifying glory, providing the amazing dimensionality previously found only in movie theaters.

• 3D glasses included!  Four pairs of 3D glasses for the whole gang to enjoy!

• 6 action-packed scenes!  Each level is movie-themed and puts you in the heat of battle. Defeat large alien space cruisers in Cosmic Combat, join the resistance against the machines and destroy the machine mainframe in Robot Rebellion, and more!

• 4-Player Multiplayer!  Features arcade-style multiplayer gameplay for up to four players. Players cooperate to get past challenges while still competing for the highest score.

• Blast everything with exotic weapons! In each level, you are provided with three ultimate weapons to use against the enemies of that genre. You’ll have access to the quintessential zombie-slaying shotgun in the horror level while using the automatic laser cannon in the science fiction level, and much more!

• Wii™ Zapper Compatible (sold separately, Wii version only)

• Build your Gamerscore with 20 Xbox Achievements! (Xbox 360® version only)