Nerdluster: The Adventure Time television program has a unique and engaging world that sucks viewers in. Sadly, “Hey Ice King!” only draws from the shell of this, afraid to dig any deeper. While the writing is spot-on, it lacks any sense of urgency or spirit of going on a truly unique adventure. The gameplay is riddled with lackluster fetch quests and constant backtracking that is maddening. The 3DS version of the game at least looks like Adventure Time, but with repetitive backdrops and bland musical tracks, the presentation only serves to remind you just how much backtracking you’re forced to do. I wanted to love this game, but left feeling like it was a squandered opportunity.
Stephanie Burdo with TheKoalition.com writes:
"If you are anything like me, you have wanted to play a decent Adventure Time game for a very long time. Unfortunately for all of us, we have yet to experience a title that truly encapsulates the franchise. I feel that the time for change has come and that a worthy game should be made and I have just the recipe for it!
Keep in mind, this editorial dives deep into Adventure Time lore, if you are afraid of any spoilers, please click away!"
I havent dived into the show as much, but eventually I'll jump into it a bit more.
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The Hub World writes: Adventure Time: Hey Ice King? Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!! (man, that’s a mouthful) has a similar play style to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. As a matter of fact, it is almost identical. You walk around the hub world (which is the Land of Ooo) in order to enter various towns, forests and other locations, in which you are put into a 2D side scrolling setting where you must travel and defeat enemies. Occasionally, you will also bump into enemies in the hub, which will put you into a small battle against multiple enemies for a reward. Altogether, the gameplay is quite solid and fluid, but it can get quite tedious as the game progresses.