CID The Dummy Wii Nintendo Review

That's right, it's the last one. You take control of CID, an automaton with a highly developed artificial intelligence that allows him to talk and think independently, who decides that his day to day life of being slung through windshields and into brick walls is, understandably, becoming a bit wearing. So he gets plucked out of his drudgery to rescue his creator's daughter in an adventure that, on a semi-regular basis, features him getting launched through windshields and brick walls. Oh.

It's these moments of head-smashing and glass-shattering that act as the most enjoyable elements of CID The Dummy. It's a relatively novel idea to break through walls and into new areas by diving through them head first off the strength of a spring - plus, it's mildly amusing the first time. These moments also represent the best part of the game: driving levels wherein you steer yourself out of the path of obstacles such as metal barriers, over blue arrows to speed up and jump over ramps until you reach the end of the course. Once there, you crash and are sent hurtling through a number of brick walls, the amount depending upon your speed. It's not particularly intelligent or groundbreaking, but it is pretty fun.

These are, sadly, the only elements that take into account the unique nature of CID's character. The rest of the game is a drab 2.5D platformer; the camera usually rests in a side-on position but allows the player to sidle in and out of the screen to avoid hazards. In addition to the driving sections, the gameplay is also broken up with brief stealth sections and giant robot levels to try to keep players interested. There's clearly effort to make a decent title, and despite the generic assortment of hurdles to overcome, normally it'd be probably be pretty average and inoffensive. However, there's a problem lurking that undermines this: the controls.