Whenever people talk about mini-game collections these days, the games likely end up being for the Nintendo Wii. However, a new mini-game collection has recently come to the Xbox Live Arcade in the form of Rocky & Bullwinkle. Can a traditional controller bring as much fun to the living room as a motion-sensing remote control? Let's take a look at this mini-game collection from a few different perspectives, and find out.

The Rocky & Bullwinkle Enthusiast
On the surface, this game sounds like a great fan service to all the Moose & Squirrel fans that like mini-games. Unfortunately, the graphics don't have the same endearing quality as the original TV programs. All the characters are here, but they won't animate the same way they did on the show, and none of the characters actually talk. Audio clips play at the beginning of each mini-game, but no video from the original series plays except in short, soundless montages at the beginning of each "show."

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The Mini-Game Enthusiast
Mini-game (or more accurately in this case, micro-game) collections can be divided into two categories: Those that require you to unlock almost every game in Single Player mode first, and those that let you immediately jump in and play a variety of games with other people. Unfortunately, Rocky & Bullwinkle mostly falls into the first category. You can play through the "shows" with other people, unlocking new micro-games as you play, but you are a little limited at the beginning. On the positive side, since each game lasts only 10-15 seconds, it doesn't take long to play a show.

The biggest negative aspect is that most of the micro-games fall into just a few categories: (1) Hit one trigger as fast as you can; (2) Hit both triggers alternatively as fast as you can; (3) Rotate the left joystick as fast as you can; (4) Timed pressing of the A button; (5) Use the D-pad to move left/right or up/down to avoid obstacles. There are a few other game-types, but more often than not you're repeating the same action with a different on-screen animation.

The GamerScore Whore
A simple mini-game collection sounds like an easy way to bump up your GamerScore by 200 points. They games aren't really challenging, so any accomplishments related to them should be fairly simple to get, right? There's no way to argue, but at $10 (800 Microsoft Points), those points are pretty expensive, and you definitely won't enjoy yourself while you're playing.

For those of you looking to get all 200 points, there is one trick to getting the Hare Loss achievement that may not be obvious. You have to fail some of the mini-games to find Accident Rabbit, including the safe cracking one in The No-Goodnicks Show, and the falling bed one in The Bullwinkle Show.

Conclusion
There aren't a lot of people that are really going to enjoy this game for very long. It's a cute diversion for a short period of time, but the difference between the demo and the full game isn't enough to justify the cost; Especially if you have a Wii and can find a used copy of Wario Ware: Smooth Moves somewhere.