Where's Waldo? | 
| From: Ubisoft
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 12896
Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: trivia_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 68566
Model: 68566
UPC: 008888685661
EAN: 0008888685661
ASIN: B002IMXFK0
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Where's Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey features both the single player Single Traveler Mode as well as 2-player versus action in Party Mode, which utilizes a selection of power-ups to hinder your opponent. | | • | True-to-the original book concept where player find Waldo and other characters and items across the game's interactive maps. | | • | In-game challenges that are assigned as part of the gameplay and unlockable, a built-in hint system that ensures that no puzzle is ever too hard to solve. | | • | Twelve interactive game levels filled with fantastically odd content appropriate for players of any age. | | • | A cast of familiar characters from the Where's Waldo universe including: Waldo, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, Wenda and Odlaw. |
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Product Description
Based on the famous franchise, Where's Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey is an original interactive adventure for the whole family, as you search for the one and only Waldo and his cast of friends.
Amazon.com Product Description
Based on the famous franchise and the children's book of the same name, Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey is an original interactive puzzle-solving adventure for the whole family, that has players searching for the one and only Waldo and his cast of friends. The game contains a wide variety of challenges unlocked as the game progresses, a storyline true to the Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey book and interactive map functionality that brings the Where's Waldo universe alive like never before. 
Classic Where's Waldo gameplay.
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Multiplayer split-screen support.
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Search-hindering powerups.
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Search-freezing powerups.
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Wacky play environments.
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Just as in the Where's Waldo books, the focus of Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey is finding Waldo, along with other characters or items hidden throughout the game. Hints are available through Waldo's pet dog Woof who is always willing to help out with puzzle-solving. As players traverse the game's many levels they will cross path with a variety of characters, most friends but also Waldo's nemesis and polar opposite Odlaw, who is intent on misleading Waldo at the most inopportune times. Characters
The world of Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey is packed full of images and oddities, but there are faces that players will soon get to know. Reoccurring characters in the game include: - Waldo - The world famous globe-trotter in stripes is back on the road and inviting you along for the ride! Join Waldo as he embarks on a quest to find twelve ancient scrolls hidden throughout twelve fantastic worlds.
- Wizard Whitebeard - As Waldo's magical mentor, there is much to be learned from Wizard Whitebeard, so look to him for guidance on your journey. One piece of advice, though: don’t mind the wizard’s funny side –he’s known for his quirky sense of humor.
- Wenda - A fellow travel addict, Wenda is never far behind Waldo on his adventures. In addition to her uncanny fashion sense, Wenda has a keen eye for photography and is always carrying – and losing her camera.
- Woof - Waldo’s four-legged friend, Woof, is there to help you during the search (but only if you have a bone). He’s a very clever dog with a penchant for puzzles, so don’t be surprised if he wants to play a game or two with you along the way.
- Odlaw - Watch out for this fellow. His dastardly plans to trick Waldo include unleashing a mess of Swamp Creatures that wreak havoc and overrun each location. Be sure to keep an eye out for Odlaw’s signature black and yellow stripes, because you’re the only one who can stop him.
Game Modes and Power-ups.
Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey for Wii contains multiple ways to play. If you are alone choose Single Traveler Mode to take to the road by yourself, while Party Modes allows you to challenge a friend to take the journey with you. While playing in the multiplayer Party Mode players can also take advantage of a selection of wacky power-ups to enhance their searches by giving themselves an advantage over their opponent. Key Game Features - True-to-the original book concept where player find Waldo and other characters and items across the game's interactive maps.
- In-game challenges that are both assigned as part of the gameplay and unlockable with success throughout the game.
- A built-in hint system that ensures that no puzzle is ever too hard to solve.
- Twelve interactive game levels filled with fantastically odd content appropriate for players of any age.
- A cast of familiar characters from the Where's Waldo universe including: Waldo, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, Wenda and Odlaw.
- Where's Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey features both the single player Single Traveler Mode as well as 2-player versus action in Party Mode.
- The game includes a selection of power-ups. in multiplayer mode used to enhance your searches or compromise those of an opponent.
PC/Mac System Requirements: | PC: | Mac: | | OS: | Windows XP / Vista (only) | Mac OS 10.5 or higher | | Processor: | 1 GHz AMD Athlon™ or Intel Pentium 3 or better (1.6 GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon recommended) | Intel 1.5 GHz or higher | | RAM: | 512 MB (Windows XP) / 1 GB (Windows Vista) | 512 MB (1 GB recommended) | | Disc Drive: | 1x DVD ROM or faster | | Hard Drive: | 400MB Hard Disk Space | | Video Card: | 128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible* (256 MB recommended) | Any | | Sound Card: | Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c–compatible sound card | Any | | DirectX Version: | DirectX 9.0c (included on disk) | N/A | | Peripherals Supported: | Windows-compliant keyboard mouse | Mouse | | * Supported video cards at time of release: | ATI RADEON 9000 / X190 Pro / X600-700 / X1000 Series NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti / 4 / FX / 6 / 7 / 8 Series / NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 / Mobile Intel 945GM/GU Express Family Chipset Intel GMA 950 Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported |
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| Customer Reviews:
Good, not great. November 14, 2009
Joanna Rodriguez (San Juan , PR)
I bought this because I was a big Waldo fan when I was younger and this seemed so much fun. It was slightly disappointing. I was expecting a longer game play, but I basically finished it in 2 days. There's only 12 maps, and though there are 4 different "games" (Original - Waldo, Find the Difference - Woof, Find the Scene/Picture - Wenda, Odlaw's Mischief), they're all in just the same 12 maps.
And the maps are taken from the books, so there's nothing new.
The animation is cool, and the voice actors did a good job. Catching Odlaw in the short amount of time given is a challenge. Woof helps out, but only if he has bones, and the fact that you can only look at certain parts of the map at a time means finding bones is sometimes more difficult than finding what you're looking for.
Finding what you need with pictures is easier for the younger kids, but I miss the odd little descriptions we got with the books (the 3 map online version has this), like: "find 3 odd couples". Part of the fun was figuring who the odd couples were.
Though it's satisfying knowing that you've found the right thing (which you couldn't with the books), the play is too easy for the older crowd.
More maps and levels of difficulty would have made this much more enjoyable.
Too little for too much $$. There should be a price reduction.
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