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We began this year full of hope for software success on the Wii, the little system that did. As it entered its third year on the market, fans dreamed of seeing the end of shovelware, as developers had now had plenty of time to make great games for the console. Maybe we’d see some great original content at last? No more PSP ports and half-finished releases, now that developers had come to understand the console so well?
It's a rare occurrence nowadays, but every once in a while, a game you’ve never even heard of comes along and absolutely blows you away. Sometimes it's a little indie gem that didn't get enough promotion. Other times, what appears to be a quick cash-in turns out to be an awesome game.
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Excitebots had an uphill struggle from the moment it was announced. The name betrays the fact it’s a re-skinned version of 2006’s all-motion racer Excite Truck, now loaded with robotic insects and animals instead of diesel-gulping vehicles. Kinda hard to get worked up about a remix of a years-old game that didn’t make a big splash the first time around
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