Nintendo Wii Game Reviews
Our reviews will tell you which Wii games you need and which ones you need to avoid.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - Game Review
Athletes only have so many years at the top before they are betrayed by their aging bodies. Fortunately for Tiger Woods, the videogame series named for him is improving even as he is declining. Games like "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10" are so good that they will continue coming out in a future where the only time Tiger picks up a club is to play miniature golf with his grandkids.
Athletes only have so many years at the top before they are betrayed by their aging bodies. Fortunately for Tiger Woods, the videogame series named for him is improving even as he is declining. Games like "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10" are so good that they will continue coming out in a future where the only time Tiger picks up a club is to play miniature golf with his grandkids.
The Conduit - Game Review
I think it’s great that Sega is committed to putting out games for core gamers. With so many publishers pumping out tedious mini-game collections or bland casual games, it’s nice that someone is really taking the Wii seriously as a gaming platform, especially since even Nintendo often gives short shrift to core gaming. Now that I’ve praised Sega, I’m going to go ahead and trash their new first person shooter, The Conduit.
I think it’s great that Sega is committed to putting out games for core gamers. With so many publishers pumping out tedious mini-game collections or bland casual games, it’s nice that someone is really taking the Wii seriously as a gaming platform, especially since even Nintendo often gives short shrift to core gaming. Now that I’ve praised Sega, I’m going to go ahead and trash their new first person shooter, The Conduit.
EA Sports Active - Game Review
Some people love working out at the gym. There is something about the sweat and strain that just makes them feel good. I am not one of these people; I work out not because I enjoy it, but because in between workouts I feel stronger and less prone to aches and pains. "EA Sports Active" is just like working out in the gym; it makes me sweat, it works my muscles and it’s not the least little bit of fun.
Some people love working out at the gym. There is something about the sweat and strain that just makes them feel good. I am not one of these people; I work out not because I enjoy it, but because in between workouts I feel stronger and less prone to aches and pains. "EA Sports Active" is just like working out in the gym; it makes me sweat, it works my muscles and it’s not the least little bit of fun.
Boom Blox Bash Party - Game Review
Some games should not be played alone, and that is particularly true of any game with “party” in the title. Case in point: puzzle game Boom Blox Bash Party. Sit on the couch by yourself playing the single player mode and you might dismiss Bash Party as a middling casual game, but invite a few people over and the game becomes something quite different; an excuse to mock your friends.
Some games should not be played alone, and that is particularly true of any game with “party” in the title. Case in point: puzzle game Boom Blox Bash Party. Sit on the couch by yourself playing the single player mode and you might dismiss Bash Party as a middling casual game, but invite a few people over and the game becomes something quite different; an excuse to mock your friends.
The Munchables - Game Review
It would be difficult to live in a world where your lunch was trying to kill you. But such is life in Namco-Bandai’s The Munchables, a game in which food fights back.
It would be difficult to live in a world where your lunch was trying to kill you. But such is life in Namco-Bandai’s The Munchables, a game in which food fights back.
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Game Review
It was a strange idea that worked. In New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Nintendo has dropped the bongos of the original in favor of a straightforward Wii control scheme that proves you don’t need to hit a plastic drum to have fun.
It was a strange idea that worked. In New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Nintendo has dropped the bongos of the original in favor of a straightforward Wii control scheme that proves you don’t need to hit a plastic drum to have fun.
Punch-Out!! - Game Review
Boxing is great exercise. Highly aerobic, it requires quick reflexes, physical stamina, a lot of power and not minding having your nose broken in 17 places. For those who want the benefits of boxing without the unfortunate facial reconstruction, there is Next Level Games’ "Punch-Out!!", a terrific boxing game that will leave you sweaty but unbroken.
Boxing is great exercise. Highly aerobic, it requires quick reflexes, physical stamina, a lot of power and not minding having your nose broken in 17 places. For those who want the benefits of boxing without the unfortunate facial reconstruction, there is Next Level Games’ "Punch-Out!!", a terrific boxing game that will leave you sweaty but unbroken.
Klonoa - Game Review
Sometimes, when reviewers critique a remake of a game they first played long ago, it is difficult to tell whether they are reviewing the game itself or their fond memories of the original. A case in point is "Klonoa", a Wii remake of the 1998 platformer "Klonoa: Door to Phantomile." "Klonoa" is an enjoyable game, but as someone who has never played the original, I can’t help but feel reviewers who have are a little more impressed than they should be.
Sometimes, when reviewers critique a remake of a game they first played long ago, it is difficult to tell whether they are reviewing the game itself or their fond memories of the original. A case in point is "Klonoa", a Wii remake of the 1998 platformer "Klonoa: Door to Phantomile." "Klonoa" is an enjoyable game, but as someone who has never played the original, I can’t help but feel reviewers who have are a little more impressed than they should be.
ExciteBots: Trick Racing - Game Review
The weird thing about Monster Games’ ExciteBots: Trick Racing is not that a giant metallic preying mantis runs up to the start line on its hind legs, sprouts wheels and turns into a racing car. The weird thing is the game was not made by the Japanese, who seem to base half their games on dreams and hallucinogenic experimentation, but by a bunch of folks living in the oh-so-practical state of Minnesota.
The weird thing about Monster Games’ ExciteBots: Trick Racing is not that a giant metallic preying mantis runs up to the start line on its hind legs, sprouts wheels and turns into a racing car. The weird thing is the game was not made by the Japanese, who seem to base half their games on dreams and hallucinogenic experimentation, but by a bunch of folks living in the oh-so-practical state of Minnesota.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut Game Review
I don’t know when the term "director's cut" stopped meaning "a work re-edited to fulfill the director’s original intent before it was subverted by second-guessing or budgetary restraints" to "a work padded out with rejected ideas and outtakes to make it seem like something new," but I do know that Revolution Software’s adventure game "Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut" falls solidly in the latter category.
I don’t know when the term "director's cut" stopped meaning "a work re-edited to fulfill the director’s original intent before it was subverted by second-guessing or budgetary restraints" to "a work padded out with rejected ideas and outtakes to make it seem like something new," but I do know that Revolution Software’s adventure game "Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut" falls solidly in the latter category.
Marble Saga: Kororinpa - Game Review
2007’s puzzle game [i]Kororinpa: Marble Mania [/i]was an excellent third of a game masquerading as an entire one. Now Hudson Entertainment has returned with a second installment, [i]Marble Saga: Kororinpa[/i], which happily turns out to be not just the other two thirds of the original, but a complete game actually worth its asking price.
2007’s puzzle game [i]Kororinpa: Marble Mania [/i]was an excellent third of a game masquerading as an entire one. Now Hudson Entertainment has returned with a second installment, [i]Marble Saga: Kororinpa[/i], which happily turns out to be not just the other two thirds of the original, but a complete game actually worth its asking price.
Pro Evolution Soccer - Game Review
It is surprising how emotionally involved one can become in the journeys of a small, inflated ball constructed of synthetic leather. As I played PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer, I began yelling “no, no, wait!” every time the ball was speeding towards the goal I was defending. When it was on the other side, I was hunched forward, eager, determined; if one of my players kicked that ball into the goal, I cheered, laughed and taunted my opponents.
It is surprising how emotionally involved one can become in the journeys of a small, inflated ball constructed of synthetic leather. As I played PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer, I began yelling “no, no, wait!” every time the ball was speeding towards the goal I was defending. When it was on the other side, I was hunched forward, eager, determined; if one of my players kicked that ball into the goal, I cheered, laughed and taunted my opponents.
"New Play Control! Pikmin" Game Review
A review of the strategy game New Play Control! Pikmin for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the strategy game New Play Control! Pikmin for the Nintendo Wii
MadWorld - Game Review
A game review of MadWorld, a Fighting/Action game for the Wii.
A game review of MadWorld, a Fighting/Action game for the Wii.
SimAnimals - Game Review
Game Review of the strategy/god game SimAnimals for the Nintendo Wii
Game Review of the strategy/god game SimAnimals for the Nintendo Wii
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins - Game Review
Review of the Stealth Game Tenchu: Shadow Assassins for the Nintendo Wii.
Review of the Stealth Game Tenchu: Shadow Assassins for the Nintendo Wii.
Deadly Creatures - Game Review
A review of Deadly Creatures, an action game for the Nintendo Wii
A review of Deadly Creatures, an action game for the Nintendo Wii
House of the Dead: Overkill - Game Review
A review of the rail shooter House of the Dead: Overkill for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the rail shooter House of the Dead: Overkill for the Nintendo Wii
Word Jong Party - Game Review
A review of the word game WordJong for the Nintendo Wii.
A review of the word game WordJong for the Nintendo Wii.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free
A review of the Nintendo Wii adventure game Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free
A review of the Nintendo Wii adventure game Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free
Wii Music - Game Review
A review of the music game Wii Music
A review of the music game Wii Music
Fishing Master World Tour - Game Review
A review of the fishing game Fishing Master World Tour for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the fishing game Fishing Master World Tour for the Nintendo Wii
World of Goo - Game Review
A review of the WiiWare puzzle game World of Goo for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the WiiWare puzzle game World of Goo for the Nintendo Wii
Deer Drive - Game Review
Hunting.about.com's review of Deer Drive.
Hunting.about.com's review of Deer Drive.
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 - Game Review
A review of the singing game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the singing game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 for the Nintendo Wii
Sonic Unleashed - Game Review
A review of the action-adventure game Sonic Unleashed for the Nintendo Wii
A review of the action-adventure game Sonic Unleashed for the Nintendo Wii
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek - Game Review
The Adventure Game Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Comes to the Wii - Video Game Review
The Adventure Game Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Comes to the Wii - Video Game Review
Skate It - Game Review
A review of the Wii skateboarding video game Skate It
A review of the Wii skateboarding video game Skate It
Sam & Max: Season 1 - Game Review
Review of Sam & Max: Season 1, an adventure game the Wii
Review of Sam & Max: Season 1, an adventure game the Wii
Tomb Raider: Underworld - Game Review
Review of the action adventure video game Tomb Raider: Underworld for the Wii
Review of the action adventure video game Tomb Raider: Underworld for the Wii
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip - Game Review
Video game review of Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip for the Nintendo Wii
Video game review of Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip for the Nintendo Wii
Call of Duty: World at War Game Review
Review of the Wii version of the Video Game Call of Duty: World at War
Review of the Wii version of the Video Game Call of Duty: World at War
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels for the Nintendo Wii - Video Game Rev
Video game review of the sword fighting game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels for the Nintendo Wii
Video game review of the sword fighting game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels for the Nintendo Wii
Guitar Hero: World Tour - Video Game Review
A review of the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero: World Tour
A review of the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero: World Tour
"FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play" - Video Game Review
Game review of Electronic Arts' FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play for the Nintendo Wii
Game review of Electronic Arts' FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play for the Nintendo Wii
Circus Games - Game Review
Review of the mini-game collection Circus Games for the Nintendo Wii game Console
Review of the mini-game collection Circus Games for the Nintendo Wii game Console
"Game Party 2" Video Game Review
Video game review of the mini-game collection Game Party 2 for the Nintendo Wii
Video game review of the mini-game collection Game Party 2 for the Nintendo Wii
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2 Video Game Review
Video game review of Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2, a rhythm game for the Wii
Video game review of Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2, a rhythm game for the Wii
"De Blob" Video Game Review
Review of De Blob, a platformer for the Nintendo Wii Video Game Console
Review of De Blob, a platformer for the Nintendo Wii Video Game Console
"Samba de Amigo" Game Review
Review of rhythm video game Samba de Amigo for the Wii
Review of rhythm video game Samba de Amigo for the Wii
"Active Life: Outdoor Challenge" Review
Video game review of the Wii game Active Life: Outdoor Challenge
Video game review of the Wii game Active Life: Outdoor Challenge
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Game Review
Video game review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Video game review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
'Order Up!' Game Review
Review of Order Up! cooking video game
Review of Order Up! cooking video game
Big Beach Sports Video Game Review
Big Beach Sports Video Game Review for Nintendo Wii
Big Beach Sports Video Game Review for Nintendo Wii
'Chocobo's Dungeon' Game Review
Game review of Chocobo's Dungeon for the Nintendo Wii
Game review of Chocobo's Dungeon for the Nintendo Wii
'Speed Racer' Game Review
Game review of Speed Racer for the Nintendo Wii.
Game review of Speed Racer for the Nintendo Wii.
No More Heroes - My Review in the New York Times
My review of No More Heroes, plus a couple of non-Wii games.
My review of No More Heroes, plus a couple of non-Wii games.