Ben 10 Protector of the Earth (PSP) (UK)

What 6 yr old boy doesn't love ben 10? so he was over the moon when he opened it, Came quickly, was in great condition, great wee stocking filler.

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first lets be crystal clear- this is a game marketed for kids. so with that in mind what do you expect from a platformer? on the PSP what i've come to expect from platformers is long levels of fighting the same skill level baddies one after the other using the same single button and then meeting a boss- finding the right combination of buttons to attack and defend, and repeat. lengthy super-CGI cut scenes and virtually no environment interaction except for smashing crates/boxes/barrels to collect health ('Force Unleashed' and 'MARVEL Ultimate Alliance' both spring to mind). compared to all this Ben 10 is excellent- the levels are relatively short, you face increasingly tougher and different looking baddies on EACH level, there is genuine interaction similar in places to Lego (moving boulders to trigger doors, jumping on hidden ledges to find hidden treasure, etc) the story is as good as the show so if you're a fan you'll naturally enjoy it, the cut scenes are rubbish but at least they're short and above all this and what gives the game a true edge is the Omnitrix. The Omnitrix is Ben's wrist weapon that stores alien bodies that he can morph into at any time by hitting the R button- think of Lego when you can swap charecters in freeplay only this is story mode, but these aren't just clones with different weapons; this is more like playing Ultimate Alliance but having 6 superheroes rather than 4. Each one has unique skills, abilities, strengths, combo's, it's amazing. XLR8 is super fast and you can map out his route around a group of enemies then let him go and he blasts past them and knocks them all down, Heatblast can glide and shot fireballs, Fourarms is bulky and super strong, etc. The game is easy, the levels are short and the block (holding down the L button) makes you invincible but i think that's one of the reasons the game is so much fun- this is one to play to relax, one for the bus ride if you're addicted to this style of gameplay. it's not so much that its great or even good, it's just not bad.

Very pleased with Ben ten thanks

The kids love to play this game, due to the Ben 10 TV series. If you have kids aged 6-11 this game is a good choice.