Another month, another nauseatingly cute kiddie platformer that deserves to be hammered, twisted and mangled beyond recognition. Yet unlike most of its candy-coloured peers, Up has a couple of saving graces. But only a couple, mind
For parents who want to teach their offspring about the joys of videogaming, Up is a convivial place to start as it features co-operative play where a second human gamer can jump in and out at any time, allowing oldies to join the adventure whenever suits them best. The character voices, which are lifted directly from the movie, also do a great job of capturing the spirit of Pixars latest romp, while the games gentle challenges are just the ticket for youngsters embarking on a lifetime of digital swashbuckling.
At the end of the day, though, Up is just another Identikit kids game knocked out by hassled developers to cash in on a movies cinematic release, with the same shallow puzzles and challenges dredged up again and again throughout the story, monotonous game worlds that rarely change, and frustrating random attacks that will drive even the most forgiving gamer to despair.