All Wii Reviews

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Review)

Jul 2, 2007

If you were expecting to just get a bland reproduction of the new Fantastic Four movie repackaged into a quick game port, you were wrong. The game takes plot elements from the movie, but also a heavy helping from the comic series, to weave a story chucked full of Fantastic Four nemeses. Everyone from the Skrull to Terrax to, dum, dum, dummmm: the Silver Surfer makes an appearance. But instead of feeling like a star-packed, universe encompassing rumble, it just feels like more stuff for The ...

Far Cry Vengeance (Review)

Jan 26, 2007

If the first words you blurt out upon starting Far Cry Vengeance's main story aren't "Sweet Miyamoto, my eyes! I'm blind!" you're playing a different game than the rest of us. Muddy, low-resolution textures and grass draw in mere yards away as you move, the screen tears any time you move too quickly thanks in part to the limping, stuttering speed at which everything is drawn, and no quantity of cosmetic products could make any of the angular enemies palatable. It seems like even the developers ...

FIFA 08 (Review)

Oct 17, 2007

Oct 17, 2007 Well, we must have misinterpreted the early signs for this one, because despite being promoted by a Mii-style Ronaldinho and featuring cartoony backgrounds and crazy new controls, its actually very much a traditional FIFA game. Quite a dated one, at that. If you stay away from the brightly coloured Party menu option then this is essentially a PS2-era soccer game, with the default camera angle changed to a vertically scrolling view to accommodate some counter-intuitive motion ...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - WiiWare (Review)

May 15, 2008

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is about building a city (around the prerequisite FF crystal). When you start playing all four walls of the city are in place, which is all the play area you're ever going to need. After all, it's the job of the king to stay home and build his kingdom - not go out and adventure. But to acquire the resources to fuel your building, you'll need to send your teenage adventurers out to fight in ...

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Review)

Nov 13, 2007

Nov 13, 2007 Okay folks, time to wipe those silly smirks off your faces; this isn't some mindless minigame compilation or Wii-mote-waggling shooter. This is Fire Emblem, a super-serious, cerebrally-challenging strategy RPG series that's more than earned its place in the spotlight alongside Mario and Link. Those of you with Wii Remotes in hand, waiting to train a puppy or cook with Mama, might be scratching your heads in bewilderment, but true Nintendophiles know exactly what we're talking ...

Fishing Master (Review)

Dec 4, 2007

Dec 4, 2007 Much like real-world fishing, Fishing Master for the Wii requires some time and plenty of patience before it pays off. In the beginning it is an over simplified, cartoony excuse to fling your WiiMote in the air and perform silly wrist actions with the Nunchuck. During that first hour you can pretty much figure out exactly how to bring in every catch and recognize when the fish will definitely get ...

Furu Furu Park (Review)

Jan 25, 2008

We've lived with the Wii for more than a year now, so there's really no reason to belabor this opening point: Yes, the Wii plays host to an inordinate amount of minigame collections. Furthermore, most of them are insipid, although some few are actually worth your time, whether you're flying solo or waggling with companions. Furu Furu Park unfortunately does not fall into that worthwhile category, but it's hard to tell if it just misses the mark or if it truly falls into the category of soulless ...