The audience was treated to a possible early sampling of the minion experience in the iconic Toy Story movie series, in which three aliens bearing a great physical resemblance to the minions in Despicable Me: Minion Rush were depicted.
They had the same ripe yellowish pallor and the same reedy voice mouthed by the minions in Despicable Me: Minion Rush. Their catchphrase in the Toy Story series is “you have saved our lives, we are eternally grateful”. The key in Despicable Me: Minion Rush is to also save minion lives (while completing daily objectives) but there is seldom a pledge of loyalty as one existed in Toy Story.
Despicable Me: Minion Rush is a fast game. The game’s pace is like jogging down an escalator that is going in the opposite direction. You’ll need to be at your wits’ end to survive and prosper. It’s also a game in which the animations are superlative. The daily objectives for the minions is to collect exotic fruits to make yummy jelly.
Despicable Me: Minion Rush allows players to build their ‘multiplier’ by performing ‘despicable’ acts. These can involve running headlong into fellow minions or your power ups to destroy things. Despicable Me: Minion Rush also has boss villains, who are hell bent on killing you. It is best to avoid confrontation unless you have enough power-ups to take them on.
VERDICT: DESPICABLE ME: MINION RUSH IS A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING AND LIVELY GAME. IT’S A WELL-DESIGNED GAME WITH A GREAT COLOUR SENSE WHICH REFRESHES YOU EVERY TIME YOU PLAY IT. THAT’S DUE IN A GREAT PART TO THE TEAM BEHIND THE GAME.
