The spirit of the simple open–ended gameplay remains strong through this console incarnation. The only factor that works to the Wii's detriment is sensitivity issues relating to the Wii Remote. Much of the core game principles require gamers to be able to draw a straight, steady line – no problem with a DS stylus but it can be really quite difficult with an over–sensitive Wii Remote.
But minor niggles aside, this quirky, charming home–grown game should find a whole new audience with High Street shoppers. Not bad for a student project.
Sledge enthusiast Bosh rides lines. Those bendable, stretchable, thick or thin, black or blue things are his love in life, and sledging his forté. Contrary to popular belief, little Bosh also rides down hills laden with snow, only in compressed FMVs, as a break from all his line-riding fun. He depends on you, the reluctant 'God' of lines, to draw the ground beneath him. He'll go through hell and back until you get it right, crashing multiple times hoping you'll have mastered the intricacies and physics behind a successful line ride. Unfortunately these intricacies are almost impossible to master, read: bastard hard. The visuals and lack of content for the price certainly don't help matters. A carpenter never blames its tools, apparently. Evidently this carpenter's never played Line Rider: Freestyle.
Gamez writes: "If you bored at work or at school there are always flash games for you to entertain. Rare games are detailed enough for them as a full game in the store to explain. Line Rider Freestyle is entertaining enough to pay?"
RealGamer:
"Line Rider has been a popular internet game for sometime now so it comes as no real surprise that it has made its way on to Nintendo's popular handheld. However, as we've seen many times ports don't always prove to be successful and Line Rider: Freestyle is very much, one such case!"
