The Croods Prehistoric Party review

Handheld: For Nintendo DS and 3DS Croods Prehistoric Party is a party game consisting of 30 Croods themed mini games. Mini games by the way play really good. Mini games included have variety in gameplay and up to four players can play with several Croods characters to choose from. What's also great about this game is controls and how functional they are. Graphics have great 3D effect to them and designs look great for Nintendo handheld consoles for DS and 3DS. I do however think AI players are too easy in some mini games and looks kind of tiny. Other hand here is it also feels like a platformer some of the times and you gain prehistoric points from finishing 1st-3rd in mini games which can be used to unlock new mini games. Lasting appeal however is short and though it's handheld, it is merely 30 mini-games but not like numerous other games of it's kind.

Home: For Nintendo Wii and Wii U, this game has not only the 30 mini games included with this game but a board game in which four players can play in and the objective being to get to the finish first. There are some spaces that you can either gain or lose shells, play one of three selected mini games for more shells, or ones that could set you back. There are also some nik-naks to collect for an advantage in the board game. Controls and gameplay are very decent and it gives that feel for a platforming game as well only it's actually a party game with 30 mini games and a board game of several different stock but well detailed environments such as Desert and Jungle. You'll have to earn prehistoric points in order to advance or unlock new mini games or board game environments. Both the Wii and Wii U versions play the same but the Wii U seperates itself with more crisp graphics and ability for one player to use the Wii U Gamepad. Can AI be too easy at times? Sometimes but not as much. Lasting appeal for this game is more on the home consoles than the handheld ones because of the board game mode which is called trailblazer. Another hunter/gatherer mode can be unlocked after completing the trailblazer mode.

Both versions do resemble the Croods with voice acting being included in the home consoles versions while the handheld versions lack voice acting. Both have good music though.

To be clear, all versions have all the mini-games. Differences include graphics for one as handheld versions have more grainy graphics but not bad ones while home consoles have smoother edges. However, the Wii U version has more crisp graphics that are better to look at than the Wii. 3DS has better graphics than DS due to 3D effects of the former. Controls for home console are mostly used by the Wii Remote alone while the Wii U version can have one player using the Wii U gamepad while other players use the Wii Remote. Going between versions and depending on what system you have, I suggest you select the Wii U version for home console should you have a Wii U but if you lack a Wii U console, then select the Wii version. For handheld version select the 3DS version unless you lack one.

Let's give this game a 87/100 rating.