Blen Games writes:
"If this game passed by your radar without ever knowing it existed, don't feel too bad because it was one of those games that just comes and goes like it was never there. Anyway, Hudson Entertainment released it on October 20th but decided to help promote it a bit by releasing some character art for it, after its release. So for those of you who might be interested in this game but have no idea what this WiiWare title is about just keep reading to find out."
At 500 WiiPoints Shootanto isn't that expensive but even at that price WGR can't recommend it when you can have so much more fun with on-rails shooters such as House of the Dead Overkill and Dead Space Extraction on Wii.
MyWii writes: "As developers witness a large majority of Wiiware games flopping and termed "shovelware", they are striving more than ever to innovate. Hudson Soft has done just that with Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem, an arcade-style shooter tailored for the light gun or Wii zapper (although it can be played with the Wii remote). It features a range of targets to shoot in a 3d style environment where everything is entirely destructible. Set with arcade style music, you must dodge and shoot projectiles which come from every direction."
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem has a wonderfully insane concept and theme, wrapped around some really mindless shoot-it-all gameplay -- so while it won't win you over on the merits of how it plays, it might just be crazy enough in story and presentation to earn your investment of 500 Wii Points. Hudson Entertainment seems pretty proud of its little story of monkeys-versus-lizardmen, too, because a sequel to Shootanto has already made it out of the gates in Japan -- and since this one came across the ocean, you can bet that one will too.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 6.0
Gameplay - 6.0
Lasting Appeal - 6.0
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