Putting aside the poorly-told story, Omniverse is actually one of the better kids’ licensed titles I’ve played. Instead we get no intro at all other than the rote conversation introducing the training simulation. At minimum it should have featured the actual TV series intro with its catchy theme music. Of course the game is targeted specifically at Ben 10 fans, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t establish a little context for new players. Nor does the game attempt to explain why Rook calls himself a Plumber, though series fans will understand just fine. Serious, they start talking about the main villain Malware with no introduction at all, almost as if the player is experiencing the middle of a longer conversation. It starts out with Ben and Rook running through a lengthy training simulation, and before you know it, Ben and Rook are running around in different time periods having incredibly disjointed conversations. The actual plot of the game is tough to understand – nearly impossible if you haven’t seen the show. He is joined in the series and game by a new character called Rook who possesses the DeLorean-like ability to travel between the two time periods.
Ben wears a wrist gadget called the Morpher, I mean Omnitrix that allows him to transform into various alien species and fight crime. The Ben 10: Omniverse show jumps back and forth through time, following lead character Ben Tennyson at ages 11 and 17.
More importantly for us, it packs enjoyable 2-player local co-op too. Omniverse faithfully adapts the fourth and latest Ben 10 animated TV series in videogame form, featuring numerous transformations for the lead character and the series’ actual voice talent. Ben 10: Omniverse from Vicious Cycle and D3 Publisher doesn’t break from that mold, but it still ends up being pretty fun regardless. Licensed games have a reputation for being rush-jobs that only a fan of the original property could like.
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