Wreck It Ralph



Wreck-It Ralph is a video game based off the movie of the same name, it was developed by Disney Interactive and released by Activision on October 13, 2012. It was released 1 month before the movie came out.

Wii And 3DS Versions

 * 1) The only two cutscenes that are outsourced and animated by Pixar are the beginning and ending cutscenes, the rest of the cutscenes are poorly done 2D cutscenes using the character models from the game. Similarly to Fight Club.
 * 2) The two cutscenes animated by Pixar, while decent. Has multiple errors.
 * 3) * Felix's hair goes from his usual brown hair to his hair being the same color as his skin in one scene.
 * 4) * Despite taking place after the movie, King Candy's name is still on the leader board in the race.
 * 5) *The cutscenes lack sound effects, and only plays the Game Central Station theme.
 * 6) * While not noticeable, there are some models clipping.
 * 7) **It even spoils the relationship with Felix and Calhoun being married.
 * 8) Ugly graphics even for late 2012 standards, as the game looks like a late fifth-generation game. The character models look terrible and Ralph looks weird because of it.

DS Version

 * 1) The graphics are even worse in this version, as the character models look horrible especially Ralph.
 * 2) Due to lack of space of a Nintendo DS cartridge, the 2 animated cutscenes were replaced with 2D cutscenes in which look awful.
 * 3) This version is pretty much not necessary to make, since there was already a Nintendo 3DS version.

Overall

 * 1) While some of the voice actors of the movie returned, Ralph's voice actor John C. Reilly (possibly due to budget issues with the game) didn't return and was replaced by Brian T. Delaney in which sounds off.
 * 2) *The voice clips also tend to be repetitive at times.
 * 3) Poor presentation: The trailers for the game do not show gameplay at all, and instead show the beginning cutscene of the game.
 * 4) Lacking soundtrack, as it only has 6 songs in total.
 * 5) The game is very short, as it can be beaten in less than 2 hours and it only has 12 levels in total.
 * 6) The game felt rushed out the door, since it was released before the movie came out. And it shows.
 * 7) Vanellope and Sergeant Calhoun do not appear anywhere in the game, except in cutscenes only.
 * 8) Despite the game being based off of Wreck It Ralph, it plays like a generic platformer. It's like the developers never bothered to make proper levels in which you shoot cy-bugs in Hero's Duty and racing in Sugar Rush.

DS Version

 * 1) The voice acting while repetitive, is rather impressive for DS Standards. Since rarely DS games have them.

Wii And 3DS Versions

 * 1) The 2 animated cutscenes are pretty well done and are just like the movie, despite some errors.

Overall

 * 1) The soundtrack while lacking and being repetitive, sounds pretty good.

Reception
The general reviews of this game are very poor. On Amazon, the Wii version received a 2.5/5 rating, with reviewers criticizing the very short game time at less than 2 hours, a small amount of levels to go though with a total of 12, repetitiveness, and bad rewards. The overall rating for Wreck-It Ralph on Gamestop for the Wii version is a 2.0, given from only two reviews, while the 3DS version is a 5.5 from four reviews, and the DS has an 8 from only one review. The reviewer complained of repetitive gameplay and horrible graphics for a 2012 game. On IGN, overall reader reviews were 6.5 from 7 reviews. Many fans were disappointed at the low polygon graphics of the game, saying it was "ugly"