Nintendo Wii Game Reviews
Our reviews will tell you which Wii games you need and which ones you need to avoid.
Lego Rock Band - Game Review
A review of the latest, Lego-themed entry in the 'Rock Band' series.
A review of the latest, Lego-themed entry in the 'Rock Band' series.
Spore Hero - Game Review
Do I like Spore Hero? It’s a difficult question to answer. Certainly I found it interesting. At times I found myself unable to stop playing, engaged by a constant stream of new things to do and new skills that opened up new areas of the game. Beset by a slew pre-Christmas Wii titles, I chose Hero as the most intriguing of the bunch. And yet, I am not completely certain whether I actual…
Do I like Spore Hero? It’s a difficult question to answer. Certainly I found it interesting. At times I found myself unable to stop playing, engaged by a constant stream of new things to do and new skills that opened up new areas of the game. Beset by a slew pre-Christmas Wii titles, I chose Hero as the most intriguing of the bunch. And yet, I am not completely certain whether I actual…
The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun - Game Review
I’ve never heard of the Cartoon Network series The Secret Saturdays, but it appears whoever created the show has strange, esoteric interests. How else to explain why the series is built around cryptozoology, which is the study of creatures like the Yetiwho may or may not exist, or why the video game based on that series, The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun, centers on the belief of the…
I’ve never heard of the Cartoon Network series The Secret Saturdays, but it appears whoever created the show has strange, esoteric interests. How else to explain why the series is built around cryptozoology, which is the study of creatures like the Yetiwho may or may not exist, or why the video game based on that series, The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun, centers on the belief of the…
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias - Game Review
I hate this game. I hate this game so much. I just want to make it absolutely, positively clear: I hate LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.
I hate this game. I hate this game so much. I just want to make it absolutely, positively clear: I hate LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.
Dead Space: Extraction - Game Review
When I started playing the rail shooter "Dead Space: Extraction", I was instantly riveted by the game’s jittery camera work, intriguing story and exhilarating action. Yet, two days after completing the game I barely remember it. Why is that?
When I started playing the rail shooter "Dead Space: Extraction", I was instantly riveted by the game’s jittery camera work, intriguing story and exhilarating action. Yet, two days after completing the game I barely remember it. Why is that?
MySims Agents - Game Review
Kid’s games. For me, the phrase brings to mind tedious exercises in bland, cloying dialogue, nonsensical stories and dumbed-down, poorly implemented gameplay; games no one over ten could enjoy. But sometimes, just sometimes, a game aimed at children is just plain fun. Such is the case with "MySims Agents".
Kid’s games. For me, the phrase brings to mind tedious exercises in bland, cloying dialogue, nonsensical stories and dumbed-down, poorly implemented gameplay; games no one over ten could enjoy. But sometimes, just sometimes, a game aimed at children is just plain fun. Such is the case with "MySims Agents".
Wii Fit Plus - Game Review
Wii Fit Plus takes Wii Fit and adds a layer of fun on top.
Wii Fit Plus takes Wii Fit and adds a layer of fun on top.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Game Review
With dragonflies flitting through fields of tall grasses and waves crashing on pristine beaches, gorgeous pink-orange sunsets and rain pouring down in slanted sheets of water. "Muramasa: The Demon Blade" is a game for lovers of scenery.
With dragonflies flitting through fields of tall grasses and waves crashing on pristine beaches, gorgeous pink-orange sunsets and rain pouring down in slanted sheets of water. "Muramasa: The Demon Blade" is a game for lovers of scenery.
Metroid Prime Trilogy - Game Review
When Metroid Prime Trilogy was announced, I realized it would be my opportunity to solve a small mystery: why didn’t I like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption?
When Metroid Prime Trilogy was announced, I realized it would be my opportunity to solve a small mystery: why didn’t I like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption?
Guitar Hero 5 - Game Review
I received Guitar Hero 5 the same day I received The Beatles: Rock Band, so I called up my friends and asked if they would like to come over and try out a little of both games. The first group of friends refused to play anything except the Beatles game, so I set up a second play date with the express understanding that we would give Guitar Hero 5 a chance.
I received Guitar Hero 5 the same day I received The Beatles: Rock Band, so I called up my friends and asked if they would like to come over and try out a little of both games. The first group of friends refused to play anything except the Beatles game, so I set up a second play date with the express understanding that we would give Guitar Hero 5 a chance.
Tales of Monkey Island: The Siege of Spinner Cay - Game Review
I'll tell you this is a great game, but that's all I'll tell you!
I'll tell you this is a great game, but that's all I'll tell you!
Beatles Rock Band - Game Review
Beatles Rock Band is the best band rhythm game of all time. The worst part of the game; trying to get your friends to go home.
Beatles Rock Band is the best band rhythm game of all time. The worst part of the game; trying to get your friends to go home.
Cursed Mountain - Game Review
Sometimes, late at night, a gamer playing a survival horror game will scream out in fright. But if you hear someone scream while playing Cursed Mountain, they’re not scared; they’re furious.
Sometimes, late at night, a gamer playing a survival horror game will scream out in fright. But if you hear someone scream while playing Cursed Mountain, they’re not scared; they’re furious.
Spectrobes: Origins - Game Review
A headstrong boy and his sensible girl partner go on an adventure in outer space where they learn the importance of teamwork and friendship. If that strikes you as just the sort of original, powerful storyline you are craving, then you are just the ten-year-old the role-playing game Spectrobes: Origins is looking for.
A headstrong boy and his sensible girl partner go on an adventure in outer space where they learn the importance of teamwork and friendship. If that strikes you as just the sort of original, powerful storyline you are craving, then you are just the ten-year-old the role-playing game Spectrobes: Origins is looking for.
Let's Tap - Game Review
I’m not exactly sure why my friends David and Yi wound up playing the party game Let’s Tap at my apartment. When I asked them a couple of weeks ago if they were interested in playing a game in which you put the Wii remote on a box and tap the box with your fingers to control the game, which I thought was a really cool idea, they both made a face and shook their heads.
I’m not exactly sure why my friends David and Yi wound up playing the party game Let’s Tap at my apartment. When I asked them a couple of weeks ago if they were interested in playing a game in which you put the Wii remote on a box and tap the box with your fingers to control the game, which I thought was a really cool idea, they both made a face and shook their heads.
Overlord: Dark Legend - Game Review
A reviewer goes through the five stages of playing Overlord: Dark Legend: Excitement, enjoyment, confusion, sadness and anger.
A reviewer goes through the five stages of playing Overlord: Dark Legend: Excitement, enjoyment, confusion, sadness and anger.
Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhale - Game Review
No one could have been more excited to see a new Monkey Island adventure game than Mimi. A friend of mine who played her first Monkey Island game when she was 11 years old, Mimi was so excited at the prospect of a new game in the series, nine years after the last one, that I invited her and her boyfriend Jeff to come over and play "Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhale."
No one could have been more excited to see a new Monkey Island adventure game than Mimi. A friend of mine who played her first Monkey Island game when she was 11 years old, Mimi was so excited at the prospect of a new game in the series, nine years after the last one, that I invited her and her boyfriend Jeff to come over and play "Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhale."
Wii Sports Resort - Game Review
Unless you bought your Wii used, it came with Nintendo’s "Wii Sports," a game that brilliantly showcases the abilities of the Wii’s motion sensitive remote by letting players swing a virtual bat or a golf club with a sweep of that remote. It was so much fun that many people didn’t bother buying another game for months. But once you’ve played the sequel, "Wii Sports Resort," you may never want to play Wii Sports again.
Unless you bought your Wii used, it came with Nintendo’s "Wii Sports," a game that brilliantly showcases the abilities of the Wii’s motion sensitive remote by letting players swing a virtual bat or a golf club with a sweep of that remote. It was so much fun that many people didn’t bother buying another game for months. But once you’ve played the sequel, "Wii Sports Resort," you may never want to play Wii Sports again.
Grand Slam Tennis - Game Review
The ball speeds towards me. I pull my remote back and swing it in a graceful arc. My tennis playing avatar wiggles her racket then seemingly gives up on the ball, watching it pass by disinterestedly. I yell something obscene. This isn’t what always happens in EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis. To be fair, it isn’t what even happens most of the time. But it happens just often enough to really aggravate me.
The ball speeds towards me. I pull my remote back and swing it in a graceful arc. My tennis playing avatar wiggles her racket then seemingly gives up on the ball, watching it pass by disinterestedly. I yell something obscene. This isn’t what always happens in EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis. To be fair, it isn’t what even happens most of the time. But it happens just often enough to really aggravate me.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Game Review
Movie tie-in video games are generally made much too quickly, since they need to come out simultaneously with the movie. The result is short, shoddy games. So the developers of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game lucked out when the movie’s release date was pushed back eight months. Those eight months gave developers a chance to make something that comes very close to being a good game.
Movie tie-in video games are generally made much too quickly, since they need to come out simultaneously with the movie. The result is short, shoddy games. So the developers of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game lucked out when the movie’s release date was pushed back eight months. Those eight months gave developers a chance to make something that comes very close to being a good game.
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 "Kororinpa: Marble Mania" was an excellent third of a game masquerading as an entire one. Now Hudson Entertainment has returned with a second installment, "Marble Saga: Kororinpa", 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 "Kororinpa: Marble Mania" was an excellent third of a game masquerading as an entire one. Now Hudson Entertainment has returned with a second installment, "Marble Saga: Kororinpa", 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.