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When did WALL-E deal with tornados?

  • Writer: V
    V
  • Jun 14
  • 3 min read

For the second to last DS game in my childhood block, I check out WALL-E. A game I remember... honestly nothing about. And even after playing the game, I still didn't remember it. I must've not played much of this game when I was younger. And I think I can probably see why.


WALL-E the video game is a puzzle game. You control WALL-E by picking up blocks and throwing them at buttons. The first trash blocks you eventually pick up are just normal trash blocks. Nothing special about them. Pick them up and chuck them at the buttons to open the doors. Now eventually we start using explosive garbage. I guess the Earth left down a lot of TNT for our WALL-E before they all went to live in space.


Explosive blocks give you a forward push boost. And let you run quickly across ramps to jump. There was this one level I got stuck on because it felt like it was a loop until I realized there was an open door I just kept going past. And then there's magnetic blocks. They're like reverse explosive blocks. They still give you a forward boost but you have to put them in front of you and not behind you. Oooh so different. WALL-E makes it home and puts down the plant and listens to his favorite song before getting some sleep.


Just like the movie, WALL-E wakes up dead tired and heads outside to charge when he spots a mysterious red light. And we need to chase it. In comes a fun red light chasing game nope it's more block chucking. This time we start using pistons to get across. Some puzzles took me longer than others. Mostly because I kept taking unnecessary deaths or physics taking time to get used to. It's really until I get to the tornado levels where I start having problems. I actually make it through the first few tornado levels fine. But on this one level where despite there being 2 tornados, the level platform is very small and I swear those tornados have large ass hitboxes. And you're prone to falling off a lot.


I game over and end up having to restart to the start of the tornado levels. I start to struggle through them more than I should. But I do eventually make it back where I was and get past the small platform 2 tornado level. Then we start getting timer buttons. Buttons that keep doors open for a limited time. And you got to be fast and also avoid the tornado. I just made it through the door on the first level that had a timer button. The next one, I had to activate 2 pistons so then I could carry myself and the trash block so then I could chuck it at the timer button. And holy shit you have to be fast. There is zero room for error because mess up once and that door closes.


Once again, I just BARELY make it through. In fact I go right through the door. The next level there are 2 buttons you got to press while also avoiding a tornado circling around a circular platform. I probably made that level harder than it should've been. But I only had 2 lives and once I game overed, I said... fuck it. The stream was over and I didn't want to go through all those levels again.


Overall, it was a very... boring game. And not remotely close to what the movie was like. I mean yeah we know WALL-E takes care of garbage... but when do you see him chucking garbage blocks that explode or pull you forward and throwing them at buttons and avoiding tornados? When do you see that? Go on... I'll wait.

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