Nintendo is to be applauded for taking a chance on Vivarium’s hybrid game. In this era of risk-adverse mega game publishers it is nice to see something a bit off-the-wall and new. Sadly, off-the-wall and new does not always mean a good gaming experience. Trying to juggle all the diverse elements of Odama with shoddy speech recognition ultimately makes for a game that is not likely to see much time spinning in the Cube. It gets a slight bump in score for originality, but a "C" might be a tad generous for this game. - Will Jayson Hill .