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So here's the official thread for Marble Sage Kororinpa. I'm not the best at Photoshop but this game seems like it's not getting the love it deserves from GAF so I stepped up. The first Kororinpa game was fantastic and this one looks to improve on every aspect of the last.
North America: March 17th
Europe: April 24th
Australia: May 14th
Japan: TBA
*NOTE* In Europe and Australia this game is called Marbles! Balance Challenge.
From Wikipedia:
In Marble Saga: Kororinpa, the player tilts the playing field, using the Wii Remote to navigate a spherical object around mazes to reach the end goal, similar to Marble Madness, Marble Blast and the Super Monkey Ball series. Some mazes cause the player to tilt them in such a way so that a wall becomes a floor, or to interact with objects such as magnets or conveyor belts. Each level contains a number of orange crystals and a single green crystal. Collection of all orange crystals is necessary for progression, while green crystals are optional, but unlock additional levels and items. In addition, players may be awarded with bronze, silver, gold, or platinum trophies for completing levels within a predetermined amount of time. Obtaining these trophies will unlock new balls, music, and additional bonus levels.
Marble Saga: Kororinpa features a plot in which the player assists a small ant named Anthony and his colony to locate the "Golden Sunflower Seed". Players navigate through over a hundred stages across seven areas to collect pieces of junk, which the ants turn into the 100 stage editor parts used to proceed to the final stage, "The Stump Temple". Marble Saga: Kororinpa also features ten special stages designed for use with the Wii Balance Board controller. The game features multiplayer race modes, an edit mode for custom stage creation and sharing through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and Mii integration.
o Single Player Campaign: Over 100 Levels spanning across seven unique worlds.
o Multiplayer: All 100+ levels can be played in local mutiplayer split screen (2-4 players).
o Balance Board Support: North American version has 30 levels specifically made for Wii Balance Board play. The European and Australian version (titled Marbles! Balance Challenge) has 100 Balance Board levels.
o Leaderboards: There are 10 leaderboard stages where players are ranked on an online leaderboard. The rankings can be viewed in-game or at the official website.
o Level Editor: Includes a full featured level editor. User created levels can be shared with friends over the internet.
o New Downloadable Levels: The developers of Marble Saga: Kororinpa have said they will be offering new levels to download at a later date. How exactly this will work is unknown at the moment.
Screens:
Videos:
Trailer: High Quality | Low Quality
Gameplay 1: High Quality | Low Quality
Gameplay 2: High Quality | Low Quality
Developer Interview: High Quality | Low Quality
Stage Builder Demonstration: High Quality | Low Quality
Game Informer: 8, 8.5 | Full Review
"A sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, one of the most overlooked games in the Wii catalogue, Marble Saga succeeds in matching that games exacting tilt-control gameplay while exceeding it in nearly every respect. This is the game Super Money Ball should have become."
Nintendo Power: 7.5
IGN: 6.5 | Full Review
"Marble Saga is a cute game with a ton of stages, a level editor that lets you extend the life of the game by as long as your imagination will let you, and a better price point than its predecessor. However, the controls and camera push back against all of the good will generated by the fixes over the original Mable Mania."
The List of GAF user friend codes for trading user-made levels. If you want to be added to the list just post your Wii friend code.
