Born for Wii: Cubivore
by Wesley Fenlon 
{ Nov 18th 2008 at 10:58AM }
Some games are a little out there. You've got your No More Heroes brand of weirdness, where collecting coconuts is as commonplace as mass murder and sexual innuendo. On another level, there's Katamari Damacy, where rolling entire cities into a ball is a perfectly acceptable way to repair the cosmos. And then there are the games that are so bizarre, so inexplicably removed from the norm, that they transcend weirdness in a way few things ever have. One of the games is Cubivore.Though it was released for the GameCube six years ago, it's still hard to believe that Cubivore found its way to the West. Thanks to Atlus, a company known for publishing titles that don't exactly have mainstream appeal, one of the most inherently Japanese games ever made was displaced from its home turf. Cubivore's eccentricity is also its greatest strength -- those few gamers who weren't turned off by its quirkiness discovered an adventure like no other, a fight to survive and evolve into a stronger, faster animal...thing. Its unique, hilarious, downright fun, and Born for Wii.
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Every week, Born for Wii digs into gaming's sordid past to unearth a new treasure fit for revival on the Nintendo Wii. Be sure to check out last week's entry in the series, Contra, and for more great titles that deserve your attention, take a look at Virtually Overlooked.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bombtrak @ Nov 18th 2008 11:10AM
What is this "NoMoreHeroesKatamariDamacy" you speak of? Similar to MK vs DC, only with the Prince vs Travis Touchdown?
samfish @ Nov 18th 2008 12:18PM
You guys needs to do God Hand next week. It, too, is perfect for the Wii. Heck, I'll do it for you!
Wesley Fenlon @ Nov 18th 2008 1:58PM
I've actually wanted to do God Hand for a long time, but I didn't want to be too heavy-handed with the Clover lovin'. It's been a pretty long time since I covered Viewtiful Joe, though...
samfish @ Nov 18th 2008 2:19PM
Nonsense! There's no such thing as too much Clover lovin'!
Plus, it's an especially fine time to write about it, what with MadWorld right around the corner and all.
TJF588 @ Nov 18th 2008 1:45PM
Isn't this one of those "Upcoming Release" games that had a trophy in SSBM? Weird, then, that something published by not-Nintendo found its way in 'ere. Either this was covered in the rest of the article (haven't read through, and was skimming the front), or I oughta do s'more research/look-up.
pakkman781 @ Nov 18th 2008 2:01PM
I was glad when I was able to nab a copy of this on ebay for about $20 (believe me, that's not bad for Cubivore). It's a quirky but fun game. And as you said, very Japanese :P I don't think anything can touch Katamari Damacy in wackiness though...
Berty200 @ Nov 18th 2008 5:40PM
Well, Cubivore was okay. It WAS one of the first Gamecube games, so I guess it could be expected. I didn't really get it, though.
ChaoticTails @ Nov 18th 2008 5:59PM
Cubivore is a very fun game. I like it a lot. I doubt Nintendo will put it into Play on Wii, but it is still fun.