i giove it and 8 out of 10

Reviewed by newenglandfan on February 12, 2008  |  report this review

The next generation of gaming is off to a very good start. As the first Xbox 360 game to be released, Kameo: Elements of Power turns out to be a fitting showcase for Microsoft's powerful new console. For that matter, the game's really no worse for wear despite several production delays during its many long years in development. This colorful, creative action adventure game is one of the most family-friendly titles among the Xbox 360's starting lineup, but it'll provide a great experience for just about any kind of game player. It's packed with clever and entertaining action, not to mention some of the most highly impressive, razor-sharp graphics you've ever seen, along with terrific music and sound. Kameo feels rather disjointed at first, and it's not a particularly long game, but it ultimately provides a rousing, memorable journey that'll be a fine way to excitedly spend some of your first hours with the new Xbox.

Kameo: Elements of Power takes a little time to get warmed up, but it packs in one great adventure once it gets going.
There's not much preamble at first, since the game thrusts you straightaway into a fairly challenging battle without bothering with a proper introduction. You play as Kameo, a slender elf princess with fairy wings and the unique ability to transform into a variety of different, unusual creatures. She's single-handedly assaulting an ominous castle occupied by untold numbers of surly trolls and their ugly, presumably smelly industrial contraptions. It turns out that Kameo's wicked sister, Kalus, is apparently in league with the vile troll king, Thorn. Together they've kidnapped Kameo's family and now threaten the Enchanted Kingdom, Kameo's home. So Kameo does what any young lady would do in her place, assuming that young lady could also transform into a yeti, a plant with boxing gloves, and a roly-poly elephant-mole thing at the drop of a hat.

The opening level of Kameo definitely shows off the game's fantastic visuals and audio (made exponentially better if your Xbox 360 is hooked up to a high-definition display and a 5.1 surround-sound system), as well as its distinctive mechanics. Provided you have some experience with other action adventure games, this one's easy to pick up and play, thanks partly to the responsiveness of the Xbox 360's excellent but familiar gamepad and partly to the onscreen prompts that constantly remind you which buttons perform which functions. Controlling the action from a third-person perspective, you can make Kameo run around (or hover around more quickly) using the left analog stick, and you can freely rotate the camera using the right stick. Kameo's attacks and other moves are mapped to the shoulder buttons, while her transformations are mapped

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Acquiring Elemental Sprites

Hint by Stunts080 on May 28, 2007  |  report this hint

How to acquire various Elemental Sprites throughout the game.

40 Below -Defeat the shadow troll in the ice cave.

Ash- Rescue Halis.

Chilla- Rescue Lenya.

Deep Blue- Defeat the Shadow Troll in Water Cave.

Flex- Defeat the shadow troll in Sulfer Cave.

Major Ruin- Defeat the Shadow Troll in Lobster Hollow.

Pummel Weed -Defeat the Shadow Troll in the Enchanted
Kingdom.

Rubble- Defeat the Shadow Troll in the Forgotten Forest.

Snare -Rescue Yeros

Thermite- Shadow Troll at Ogre Swamp