Funko Fusion

Funko Fusion’s dull combat and repetitive missions means that just like your Funko Pop collection, it’s probably best left on the shelf.

Funko Fusion is the inevitable video game adaptation of a toy empire, but it doesn't take long before you want to put these Pops back in the box.

Funko Fusion could have been something fun! A wacky adventure mixing together different franchises and worlds. Instead, its a boring, annoying, barely functional third-person action game starring ugly Funko Pops solving bad puzzles and fighting the same 10 enemies over and over again with guns and laser pistols. Don’t play Funko Fusion. Save your money, buy some pizza, and watch one of the movies included in this collection instead. It will be much more enjoyable and you won’t have to restart the movie five times to reach the end.

The combat feels awkward; the game is buggy, and filled with abrupt cutscene transitions. At the end of the day, we’re left asking, ‘Who is this for?’ Children don’t care about Battlestar Galactica and The Thing, and adults won’t love the boring, simplistic gameplay loop.

Funko Fusion's interesting concept is wasted by its repetitive objectives, horrendous boss fights, and constant technical problems.

The collection mechanics are there, the humor is there, but the spark that makes those games feel alive is missing. Without local co-op, smart level design, or satisfying progression, all the nostalgia in the world cannot save it.

Funko Fusion had everything to be a great game for pop culture fans, but ultimately delivers a fun experience only for a more casual audience.

Funko Fusion is, unfortunately, a strong failure, which is a pity because the potential was definitely there, but it was by no means realized. A poor gameplay model, poor technical condition and a mediocre selection of franchises are just the biggest elements that went wrong, and unfortunately there is much more.

Funko Fusion reconstructs worlds extracted from films, cartoons and series with discreet effectiveness on the aesthetic front. The character models are also of good quality, as are the effects. Unfortunately, the gameplay, fights and puzzles are much less cared for and perhaps the most serious deficiency is yet another: the game has little soul, and exploits less than it should the action figures involved. In short, it would have been better not to let the Funko Pops come to life. They are much better still on our shelves.

Unlike the actual figures, your enjoyment of Funko Fusion isn't just going depend on whether you like the franchises or characters that made the cut. You have to be a fan of the constant backtracking and revisiting of worlds needed to unlock the better secrets. You need to be forgiving of some of the faults in the combat system. You also have to be fine with this being a strictly single-player game and patient enough to wait for the complete online-only multiplayer experience to be available. If you are, then you'll have fun with the game. Otherwise, you might want to wait to see if patches smooth out some of the existing issues.