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Oct 8, 2007

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party

Wii Review

On our extreme journey of revolutionary dance, we've experienced countless mixes (and a few ultramixes), seen a supernova or two, and explored the rhythmic universe. After all of that physical movement, can we really be bothered to stop by a party? Consider Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party a singles mixer, with DDR newbies swapped in for unattached attendees. With its streamlined interface and lack of extensive options, Hottest Party seems targeted at those gamers who missed the first ...
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Oct 8, 2007

DK Barrel Blast

Wii Review

Oct 8, 2007 Donkey Konga - drums and monkeys, together at last; their powers combined in a game that was perfect in design and execution, packed with a satisfying pair of drums to bash your tunes out on. When Nintendo monkeyed (ha!) with the formula for DK Jungle Beat, even the most optimistic gamers choked at the idea of playing a platform game with a pair of bongos, but Nintendo proved the doubters wrong and weve never been so happy to have been mistaken. Jungle Beat remains one of the ...
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Oct 5, 2007

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

Wii Review

Oct 5, 2007 With the ability to beat-and-greet many of the familiar faces orbiting the Marvel-verse, Spider-Man: Friend of Foe would have you believe that it's a punchy fan serenade that'll make a nation of gamers forget about the disappointment of the last Spider-Man game. Instead, it's a brawler of very little substance that, quite irresponsibly, squanders Spidey's great power (reference #1). It's really more of an insult to the people who love the little web slinger, and will only appeal ...
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Oct 5, 2007

Dave Mirra BMX Challenge

Wii Review

Oct 5, 2007 Having starred in some fairly reasonable Tony Hawk-style games and sensibly extricated himself from the risible BMX XXX a few years ago, Dave Mirra seemed to drop off the gaming radar. But while we'd sort of forgotten he was still around, it seems he never actually went away. Late last year he popped up on PSP, to very poor reviews, and now the same game has been converted to Wii. BMX Challenge is pretty much identical to the Sony portable version. Instead of the free-roaming ...
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Oct 4, 2007

NBA Live 08

Wii Review

Oct 4, 2007 Plain and simple, the initial prospect of playing a hoops sim on the Wii scared the daylights out of us. Having flailed and swayed at more than our share of Wii Sports, we naturally assumed that a basketball version of the same thing meant a long winter rehabbing our torn ACL or shredded labrum. However, it turns out that EA didn't build their first b-ball title for Nintendo's new-generation console with anything of the sort in mind. Sure, you'll flick a wrist here and there to ...
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Oct 4, 2007

Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire

Wii Review

Oct 4, 2007 Picture the least interesting licensed action game you've played in the last several years. Now, swap the license and its ensuing production values for a generic, by-the-book fantasy setting. What's left? Probably something pretty similar to Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire for Wii. Like many early Wii titles, Dragon Blade takes an established concept (weapon-based brawler) and adds motion controls to the mix, though the term "tacked-on" really isn't appropriate here. Dragon Blade does ...
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Sep 28, 2007

Dewy's Adventure

Wii Review

Sept 28, 2007 Ever sipped from an innocuous mountain spring, only to find your guts afire hours later when the “refreshing purity” reveals its true bacterial payload? Like the Evian-to-be that had you hugging the porcelain that time in the Brecon Beacons, Dewys Adventure pledges refreshment, disguising a cruel backstabbing agenda within. Backstabbing, you say? Okay, its a bit strong, but we must admit were disappointed. During the Wiis wobbly training feet days, Elebits was the ...
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Sep 27, 2007

Escape from Bug Island

Wii Review

Like a viscera-loving fly, developer Spike has wormed its way into the rotting body cavities of countless survival horrors, laid its eggs and given birth to Escape from Bug Island. Its a real scavenger of a game, gnawing on the meat of the finest pedigree - namely Resident Evil 2 and Silent Hill 3. But like the common fly, its unable to digest it all without puking up on it first and churning it into a grotesque gaming mess. Playing as a floppy-haired girly-faced guy - whose soft, boy-band ...
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Sep 18, 2007

MySims

Wii Review

Sept 18, 2007 Despite the many PC versions being among the most successful games ever made, we have to confess our utter indifference to them. Theyve cropped up on Gamecube in the past, and weve always had difficulty finding anyone who wants to review them, such is their grinding unsuitability for console platforms and mouseless controllers. Not even the prospect of bricking up a Sims bedroom door and waiting for him to expire in squalid conditions ever gave us much genuine enthusiasm for the ...
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Sep 11, 2007

Carnival Games

Wii Review

Mii-mingling, brain-training, virtual puppy-petting gamers concerned over the comparatively hardcore Metroid Prime 3 crashing their pick-up-and-play party can rest easy - Carnival Games has arrived to resume the minigame mayhem. Recreating all the midway-inspired staples - skee ball, ring toss, shooting gallery - Global Star Software's reasonably priced package brings the state fair home, without the creepy carnies, out-on-parole ride operators and artery-clogging corn dogs. Like most ...
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