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Mar 2, 2007

Ratatouille - first look

Wii Preview | Ratatouille

If Ratatouille weren't based on a film, its story - about a rat named Remy who wants to become a world-class French chef - would probably elevate it to weird-work-of-genius status. As it is, this platform-hopping adventure is relegated to the realm of baby games, although that doesn't mean it should be ...
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Nov 15, 2006

Rayman Raving Rabbids - more minigames

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids

About a month ago we walked you through five of Rayman Raving Rabbids' whacked-out minigames. Now, just days before the game's release, we've prepared a final, quick look at three other games that'll make you wonder what the developers were smoking when they thought up this maniacal scenario. In case you've missed the basic setup, the limbless hero Rayman has been captured by insane rabbids. They're either too scared or too stupid to do a lot of things on their own, so they put Rayman through ...
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Oct 18, 2006

Rayman Raving Rabbids - hands on

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids

From the very beginning, Wii has been billed as a console that'll bring in people from all walks of life. This lofty goal is the very reason we're seeing so many simple titles coming out at launch - Wii Sports, Super Monkey Ball and Wario Ware: Smooth Moves all ask the player to perform the most basic of gestures in an effort to lure them in. Rayman Raving Rabbids does the exact same thing, but wraps the introductory-style gameplay around such a surreal world that you can't help but bite. The ...
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Aug 25, 2006

Rayman Raving Rabbids - hands-on

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids

We weren't entirely sure what to expect from Rayman's Wii debut, but after working up a considerable sweat during a lengthy hands-on with the game we can tell you that it's a light-hearted, minigame-style collection that pits the like-him-or-loathe-him character against the wonky-eyed rabbids. Was it worth suffering through all those damn rabbids videos? Hm... just maybe. In fact, if you're really down with Rayman, you can catch another video right here. The demo we sampled had four minigame ...
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Sep 24, 2007

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - hands-on

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

Love them or loathe them, if you were even remotely interested in Wii this time last year there was no way you could have ignored Rayman and his terrifying Rabbid chums. The original game was probably the most high profile Wii launch title except for Wii Sports and Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and although we weren't all that taken with it at the time, it proved to be a big success for Ubisoft. The sequel, we're happy to report, fixes practically everything we found annoying about the ...
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May 23, 2007

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - hands-on

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

Outside of Nintendo, not many developers seem to understand the power of the Wii. In fact, most of the system's games last year were nothing more than greedy afterthoughts - titles clearly designed for another console, but then married clumsily to some motion sensitive controls and re-released to sell more copies. One of the rare exceptions to that trend was Rayman Raving Rabbids, a non-Nintendo party game so bizarre and so interactive that it could only work on the Wii. Indeed, when Ubisoft ...
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Jul 7, 2008

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

Wii Preview | Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

They were there when Wii launched, stealing the show from Rayman in their first bizarre adventure, before receiving a significant upgrade in what was probably the best minigame compilation on a console renowned for its party games. And although Rayman’s name remains attached to the series, the real stars of the show are most definitely those mutant bunnies. With each new installment, they’re becoming highly recognisable ...

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May 10, 2006

E3 06: Red Steel: Hands-on

Wii Preview | Red Steel

It's the game that Nintendo is keen to hold up as an example that Wii can handle mature action games, so we got hands-on with Ubisoft's Red Steel to see if it can live up to expectations. As expected the controls were mapped on the new Wii controller with the analogue stick on the nunchaku used for strafing and movement, and the remote handling the aiming and shooting. Putting the two elements together took some time - not only because this was the first time we'd played an FPS in such a way, ...
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Apr 13, 2007

Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

Wii Preview | Resident Evil 4

Well here's a game that needs no introduction. After being nominated for every possible award ever (we think it might have even walked away with a Golden Globe or something), Resident Evil 4 is appearing on one final platform: the Wii. Yes, the system is backwards compatible with the GameCube, which does play a fantastic version of RE4, but for those who have yet to experience this magnificent piece of technology, now's the time. Hell, even if you have beaten the crap out this already, it's ...
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Sep 24, 2007

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

Wii Preview | Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Sept 24, 2007 E3 brought us Resident Evil 2's Racoon City and Leipzig debuts Zero's Ecliptic Express - a train-based slog featuring escaped convict Billy Coen, co-star of RE0. While eerie in its odd state of abandonment, seeing a level from one of the graphically enhanced chapters of the franchise couldn't match the visual freshness of RE 2's PS1 sights pumped through ...
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