Game Vortex writes: "Do you remember the beginning of the inexorable spread of Pokemon? What about the launch of Yu-Gi-Oh? Trendy games and toys always have ardent fans under the age of 10 as their leading indicators, and so it's no surprise that if you ask a boy between the ages of 5 and 10 what card game they're into right now, you're just as likely to hear about Bakugan: Battle Brawlers as you are those other two. The appeal is obvious once you see what's involved. A combination of marbles and traditional collectible card games, Bakugan is a great idea on top of a great idea. The translation from toy to television has gone extremely well, and now we have the videogame. Having spent hours with the toys, cards, and show, we can say that Bakugan: Battle Brawlers for Xbox 360 is the best thing yet to happen to this franchise. It provides an awesome introduction to the game for those not yet aware of Bakugan and is a great way for fans to get deeper than ever before."
Activision is pleased to announce today the fall release of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Defenders of the Core for the DS, Wii, PSP, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Building a team of creatures and ability cards, you take on genero-anime opponents in battles that are a mix of touchscreen minigames, stylus-swiping ball-steering and tiresome animations. The story behind all this may hold some appeal for Bakugan fans but the repetitive scraps will bore most gamers, not least because you don't do much – aside from a few screen taps, things seem to happen around you, making the whole thing incredibly boring. For non-Bakugan followers this is, quite literally, balls.
Crispy Gamerr writes: "0:00 The back of the box promises that "This is Bakugan like never before." That's highly accurate for me, since I'd never heard of Bakugan before receiving this game in the mail. But I like to keep up with the "youth culture" with its "Internet" and its "sexting" and its "industrials" and so forth, so I figured I'd see what this was all about."
