Topic: Overrated Wii Games

This I can whole-heartedly agree with. You'd think Ninty was the only one making games these day, the way people go on about 'em. IMO, there are plenty of Second and Third party games that deserve far more credit that Ninty's games, and I'm sure we'd have even more if people would actually pay some good attention to them.

Twilight Princess is pretty overrated. I wouldn't even include it in my top 20 Wii games or even top 30 GCN games. Skyward Sword will definitely be much better.

Monster Hunter 3
(just cause no one mentioned it yet, lol)

Super mario galaxy 2. It was a good game, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't perfect. I feel like it was like a 9. The first super mario galaxy on the other hand was a 10 in my eyes. I think the whole thing just got a bit repetitive, although if you haven't played any yet, then you should get Galaxy 2 since it has more content.

Overrated? Definitely Monster Hunter-Tri.

I'm gonna have to say SMG2. Don't like how some people call it the best game ever, or best mario game ever. Still great game, though.

For me SMG 2 is one of the top 3 to 5 games of all time and even metacritic score of multiple reviewers (some who even hatethe wii) agree.

Its a similar situation to Twilight P annd SSBB, they are outstanding and have been given their due credit by all types of reviewers.

In terms of metacritic review scores there aren't many overrated games tbh. Only maybe Madworld which should be around 70% rather than 80%, though thats nit picking.

This site gave the brilliant Klonoa a 9/10. It should be an 8 really. But that's nit-picking again.

In terms of sales there are a whole host of madly over-rated games - but they aren't being "rated" by the consumer by them simply buying them. Just poor consumer choices.

WiiWare: I'd say Mega Man series and Strong Bad series

I agree, from a gameplay perspective that game is nothing special.

The only thing i hate about Klonoa is the overly-childish voice acting and script...

I actually didn't like the game that much but I can see the appeal of it at least.

They probably just haven't played it with friends. First time I played it solo, by the end I was all like "Thanks for the trip down memory lane Nintendo, can I have my money back?". But whenever I replay it, I play with friends. It makes it a completely different game and we have a lot of laughs.

this could be a summary of the entire game in general. Not just graphics either.

From what I played of it, Twilight Princess.

apparently anything that people like is "overrated"

Shovle Ware

I agree with just about everything you said there, Waveboy.

That's because liking things is overrated.

Actually, I take back my statement from earlier about all those other games being overrated. _{(though I still say the praise for Zak & Wiki is unwarranted because it does so many things a P'n'C shouldn't do, and Opoona is still a kiddy RPG in my eyes)} I still don't agree that any game is really overrated, in the sense that the praise that game recieves is undeserved, since it seems to imply that people shouldn't like a game, and that the opinion of those who do like the game is wrong, or that that their opinion that it deserves more praise than another game is also somehow "wrong". (I do think that it is something worth debating, though)

The only Wii games I'm willing to call "overrated" (probably for a lack of a better term) would be any game published by Nintendo, and the so-called "Shovelware" (as Jumpman suggested), and only because they get more attention than they probably should, causing great third-party games to fall in their wake.

I find that statement interesting, seeing how it wasn't especially well received on the critical front, and had less hype surrounding it than many other Wii games (particularly first party titles). You basically have a niche group of gamers who appreciate it greatly, but everyone else is pretty blasé about it. Even just looking at how many people on these forums say it doesn't appeal to them, I'd hardly call it overrated.

I agree with you on twilight princess but I like wind waker alot it fact its probably my favorite zelda next to majora mask. I never the water parts to be a big deal, I kind of liked them. Or at the least never complained about them

Now I can sort of understand why people like to call certain games overrated. Not that it matters, really, since you've had different experiences than I have, as well as different expectations and tastes. Still, I can't help but feel like you assessment of Klonoa is a bit...overzealous. To me, Klonoa was a fun 2.5D Puzzle-platformer, but perhaps not quite as good as the other games in the series. While I certainly appreciated its charm, it seemed pretty normal to me, at least for a game that's trying to emulate a kid's cartoon. It was certainly very unique at times, none of it was mindblowing, and it's certainly no where near as surreal as a Mario game.

But perhaps that's where we differ. I've only recently started playing Mario games, and I've honestly never played a platformer like it. Really, I personally can't say I've played any game that has the same creativity to its level designs, surrealism to its character designs, nor the level of detail and charm than what I've seen in a Mario game, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii is no exception. While I can't say I haven't played a game quite like Klonoa, either, at the same time it never feels quite as imaginitive, as if I have a better frame of reference so it never feels out of the ordinary.

With that said, I highly suggest you try out the other Klonoa games, they're quite good as well. And you definitely gotta try out Rocket Knight Adventure. I can't guarantee anything, but your reaction to Klonoa reminds me a lot of when I first played RKA. Also, the cartooniness always made me want to play Tail Concerto again. I wonder if that'll ever come to PSN?