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Captain Rainbow
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Game Synopsis
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An unappreciated spandex-wearing TV superhero named
Captain Rainbow isn't feeling the love. The kids
flock to Iron Man (well, it looks like Iron Man) but
they're just not into Rainbow. With little chance of
boosting his ratings in his current state, the
Captain reverts to his Hawaiian shirt wearing
alter-ego Nick and sails off to an island where
he'll find salvation. Apparently, Mimin Island is
just what he needs to boost his mojo and revitalize
his flagging career.
While sailing on a rickety raft made of four logs, Nick spots a
rabbit-like creature on the waves and decides to
save it from certain demise. Soon after changing
into Captain Rainbow, Nick dives into the surf and
subsequently flounders. In the process of the
botched rescue attempt, Nick loses his Captain
Rainbow belt and washes ashore Mimin Island. It's an
inauspicious start and perhaps a harbinger of things
to come.
Nintendo's latest adventure game hails from Skip, the team that
brought Giftpia and Chibi-Robo
to the world. Prior to that, members of Skip also
developed Moon, Lack of Love,
and Chulip. Similar to those earlier
games, Captain Rainbow is quirky. Early in the game,
Nick will run into Catherine (aka Birdo) from
Super Mario Bros 2 and Doki Doki Panic
who's been imprisoned in a cage. Product SKU:
RVL-P-R7CJ
JAN Code: 4902370517118
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Game Notes
» The hero of the game is a classic-style
costumed superhero named Captain Rainbow who's armed with a purple yo-yo. Not just
any yo-yo but one that can be swung and thrown like
a weapon of destruction. Behind the mask is a glasses wearing buster
named Nick who wears
Hawaiian shirts and red pans with blue (suede?)
shoes.
» Upon starting the game, the Captain is shown
skulking in the foreground while an Iron Man-like
hero in a gold and orange costume may be seen in the
background. The kids crowd around Iron Man-like hero
with smiles.
» As the intro continues, Nick heads out for
Mimin Island
on a raft made of four pieces of lumber when he
encounters a rabbit-like creature floundering atop
the surf. In the blink of an eye, he changes into
Captain Rainbow and attempts to rescue the hapless rodent.
However, the ocean gets the better of him and he
changes back into his human alter-ego and loses the
special rainbow belt that allows him to transfer
from alter-ego to superhero.
» In the next scene, Nick has washed ashore along
with the rodent-like creature from earlier. It's a
Mimim which the Island is named after. The
rodent wrings water out of its ears which detach and
eventually Nick wakes up wearing a new golden
bracelet which glimmers. He searches the beach and
can pick up shells which he holds aloft like some
kind of prize. If you approach the crabs on the
beach, they'll scurry into the sand. In the
distance, one of the Mimin can be seen
carrying away his rainbow belt.
» The nunchuk is used to move and the Wiimote controls
a reticule/pointer that may be moved around the
screen to target objects and investigate them.
Moving the pointer over an object will overlay it
with a blue circle. Hit the "A" button and some
information may be gleaned from the target object.
» The dialogue is accompanied by mumblings that sort
of sound like proper speech. The background noises
include crashing waves and the cry of gulls.
» Captain Rainbow is similar to point 'n click adventures of yore but
you're in full control of the character and the
controls are direct and fluid.
» In his average human form, Nick has no special powers but if
you press and hold the "B" button on the Wii Remote,
he'll power up as indicated by the curved arrow on
the lower-right corner of the screen. Once the gauge
is a quarter full, half-full, or 100% full, releasing the "B" button will send him
sprawling forward in a clumsy manner which allows
him to cover distance and bump into objects to
dislodge or break them. The power-up procedure can occur
while mobile so you won't have to stay at any one
place to boost up the Nick's potential forward
motion.
» The game features vibrant hand drawn artwork that
makes up the entire game world so you'll feel like
you're roaming around inside a big cartoon.
» Mushrooms and fruit may be picked up and consumed. The word
"YUMMY" appears soon after the fungi or
fruit is consumed.
» Day turns into night and night turns into day in
Captain Rainbow. When it's night, it doesn't really
get too dark but the sun icon on the upper left
corner of the screen changes to a crescent moon
icon.
Time flows even when you're standing still. The
world will go on with or without Captain Rainbow.
» There's a bunch of fruit vines growing along a wall
in the first area that Nick traipses around in.
You can't get the fruit with your hands but you can
power-up with the "B" button and then bump into the
vines so that fruit drops to the ground for pickup.
» To trigger a series of important events at the
beginning of the game, you'll have to approach the
Shrine Maiden named Hikari three times. Once outside under the cherry
tree, next inside the temple, and a third time at
the spot where she's resting. After Hikari gives you
two items that you can use, you can elect to exit or
take a nap.
» There's a save spot inside the lavatory next to the
Hikari's temple. Three save slots are available.
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Early in the game, Nick will bump into Catherine aka
Birdo and the infantry from Famicom Wars who are
performing drills on an open area. There's six
soldiers in all who are squat and nondescript.
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