Job Island: Hard Working People
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The Nintendo Wii has rightly been tagged the fun-lovers console, with a large number of titles that can only be described as party-games being released exclusively on the Wii. Job Island: Hard Working People is one such title!
However, Job Island: Hard Working People which is titled Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs in North America, is that little bit different from all the other party-game like titles you will have played already. You are tasked with saving earth from a meteor by taking on various strange positions, each of which is represented by a slightly crazy mini-game, each more bizarre than the next.
By completing each of the jobs you are rewarded with cash, not real cash obviously, but in-game cash which will allow you to purchase items from a tv shopping channel to help delay and eventually prevent the meteor from striking Earth. We told you it was a little bizarre.
Job Island: Hard Working People also offers a lot more depth than other mini-game based titles on the Nintendo Wii, as in each of the 50 mini-games you have the ability to level up as you complete it more often and become better at them, which in turn will enable you to earn even more cash.
Unfortunately though with that added depth comes the first real negative you can level at Job Island: Hard Working People, as before long things do become a little bit repetitive as is the case with all other mini-game titles. Though with 50 mini-games on offer here, you will get far more playing time out of it than you would other games before things do eventually begin to drag on.
The variety in the mini-games, or jobs, is appealing and you are torn on which you to try next from the very beginning as they all suggest all sorts of things to you! Though some are a lot more fun than others, there is some enjoyment to be had in every single one. Some of the better games, in our opinion include Aerial Photographer, Dairy Farmer, Manicurist, Babysitter and Line Judge.
The graphics are very cartoon like which has apparantly become the norm for these kinds of games, and Job Island: Hard Working People has a wacky sound-track to accompany the visuals which is a good match.
A few of the jobs you play do have some minor, but eventually frustrating control issues. Again that is sadly something which has become the norm for such games - the forthcoming Wii MotionPlus peripheral may improve this, though this particular game will not support the device.
With all things considered Job Island: Hard Working People is a family orientated title with fun for all ages, and a good deal of game time adds to it’s appeal. Certainly worth picking up in our view, especially as it is priced pretty low anyway.
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