Nanaki

@JayArr, This one really stood out to me when I played on it at the London Media summit. Been keen to get hold of a release version here at Nintendo Life Towers.

@vakama94, Olivier told me today that the game's due out on Dec 7th (USA, no EU confirmation yet), for 500 points.

Loved it when I played the earlier build on the Wii; loving it as it looks now. Really stoked for this game!

Ooooh, that would be awesome. I just hope they let people transfer over DSiWare games!!

@Adam, I dread how Damo will feel when he sees that comment!

Now we just need the Wiimote to not RRP at £32.99, Nunchuck at £17.99 and Motion Plus at £22.99 ... That's still a sting in the tail for people wanting 2+ players on their Wii!

I think I'll be getting myself this one, based on that review. Clunky controls can be ignored when a game's as ingenious as this.

Good job, Jon!

@Radio Shadow, the visuals in this one are fantastic. It looks sublime!

And Nevertheless is in a bit of debate about its validity as a word - it's kind of akin to writing to-day instead of today.

Ah, bliss! Now for me to badger you with 101 new shiney things I want added to the site

Good job bossman!

@Wiiloveit, with a few beers, quite possibly.

@LEGEND MARIOID, You're right; a six year old boy might not be too engrossed with this one (but the dances are quite funny)

@mushroomer, You have to allow this writer his indulgences in obsolete words (FYI, nevertheless, used to be recognised as a word, and I, for one, think there is a rather charming appeal in using it)

If this came to the VC, I'd be in 00-heaven!

@brandonbwii, Yes, you can play the game single player (with bots). It's good fun still, and it plays just like the multiplayer game. We'll get our full impressions up with the review (when we can play it enough to justify a score).

@buffalobob, please conduct yourself in a nicer manner on our website - we don't want any flame wars. Thanks.

Fantastic review! I'm craving some Arwing action now!

I'm craving to do a barrel roll!

Starfox/Lylat Wars is one of my all time fave series of games.

@KDR_11k, Yes, Pop Island was fun to play. It will be good short fun to have with a few mates. It's the sort of short 'n' sweet approach that better suits the DSiWare, IMO.

@Malouff, Same one, but this has the Bronze Dragon included - think of it as a bolt on for fans wanting more.

@Odnetnin, Yeah, we're semi-pro and get proper press recognition from the big N. Next aim: to be invited around Shigsy's for tea...

This reminds me of a game my old man played in an arcade when I was a little kid. This could be quite amusing...

@Malouff, it is too hard to hear the sound of a game when in an open-floored press event. We'll have to wait until a more intimate sitting with the game to gauge how well the aural experience compliments that of the gameplay.

@Daz, Night Sky was there - check the midsection of the article.

Oh, and yes, I have Rabbids! There's also the corner of a signed Charles Martinet picture on the left

I actually think this looked quite nice. The guys who developed it took care in making sure it fit the audience. I say good on them for trying to expand the WiiWare market!

Worms can be played against randoms, but you can only play custom built levels with known friends (these levels cannot be trasnferred, either).

It really looks to be a good game: you can even fire weapons with actions now, which I thought was nifty. It's optional, though, so don't fret over the core gameplay being destroyed.

Cheers about the surname; I've always considered a career in showbiz with that one...

And, Damo, don't forget: I hugged him back too!

I actually want to get this one now, Sean.

It looks diveine

Haha, you cruel man, Corbie.

Looking forward to this one!

I'd play this... if I wasn't the site's resident wuss!

Great review, Jim!

What's James doing in another game?

@Ant,

Everyone here knows I am the best looking one

Haha, is that actually you Jim?

Good luck to all in the competitions!

@Machu,

Well, writing reviews has its ups and downs. Sometimes you get the fun games, other times you get the dross, and sometimes it's just the average. Still gotta complete the innings though (apologies, still in pun mode!)

I don't really think the game is bad, just that there is a lot more that should have been done with it. Without multiplayer this was in serious danger of falling in the 1-3 bracket - it really does lift the enjoyability of the game that much!

Play it with some friends and you will have some fun (just not that accurate in terms of how the real game plays) I recall one set of innings where I scored 80-odd runs with one batsman, 36 with another, 4 or less with 3 other batsmen, and five ducks. The majority of those runs were sixes too!

Sorry guys. Sometimes we just get given goodies that can only be dispatched to certain territories.

Of course, we're doing our best to get stuff for all out users - we love you all, after all - and will try out best to give you all a chance to win something.

Sean,

This bit killed me:

"Apparently these can be viewed in more detail by spraying fluid on pigeons that may appear at your cell window, but in my time with the game this didn't happen"

Looks like a real intersting one...

Times like these, I wish I could enter these competitions!

Good luck to all our members!

Shame it's not Union, but at last there is a Rugby game coming to the Wii!

Good to see that the DS is starting to get more of a basis for adult games, and it's nice to see companies put a few more FPSs out there.

Great review. Made me think about possibly getting this one - although I must admit that I am a wuss with horror!

Also, I will give this one a whirl. Not a while! Review was good, made me want to buy.

Pay close enough attention, and you can actually see that it is James on the boxart

I'll give this one a while, methinks.

Wow, looks pretty nifty. I was thinking it could either be grate or bad - I was thinking it might have gotten a fore!

This game sounds peachy (get it, Princess Peach).

It's a shame really that not much stuff like this gets localised; despite the context, it sounds like a game you could get addicted to.

Great review.

Mama-mia!

Sean, the feeling I have towards you is closely approaching love. I'll be getting a black Japanese Wii soon(ish) so that I can have one from each region ^^

TBH, I'd happily pay £100 to play a Zelda game.

Oh, wait...

Wii Controler £33
Nunchuck £17
Motion Plus £20
Zelda £40

Total £110

Seriously though, Zelda will always be worth the financial outlay - it's Zelda for crying out loud!

This sounds like my cup of tea. I might give it a whirl and bash a review out.

Ah, we've been clever there: play it backwards and you'll get the other half of the podcast, and also something about drinking the blood of the innocents...

Oh dear, this might be incentive to finally get a Wii from each region - add it to my UK and US Wiis. I've always wanted a black Wii.

Enjoy your lie down Jim, well deserved!

I was always told how good this game was, but I never had the chance to buy it. Based on the review, I might give it a shot!

Speak for yourself Damo... I perfer the tattoos!

That shotgun looks truly epic! I might actually get one...

Looks promising, but so did the first one. I'll reserve judgement until we get some hands-on time with this baby.

Good call on the title, and a lot of other fantastic points mentioned there!

We used the phrase 'hardcore gamer' to invite just this very discussion, as we know it's something many of you do not agree with (hencewhy the ' '). I think it's well and truly apparent that 'hardcore' is an incorrect mindset, or at least a term that has a lot of ambiguity. Phrases like 'core' do tend to be more appropriate (bot not as interesting to get debate going!)

Personally, I view hardcore as the strong basis of gaming for a particular machine - the real gritty material that is the basis of a company's titles. Just like hardcore in building terms: it's a term used for the foundation material of bricks and stones (maybe it's not video games that have skewed my view of 'hardcore', but rather my time working as a landscaper )

Seriously though guys, there are some great replies here and they've been great to read. Glad most of you like the new feature!

Whoops, noticed our info is incorrect! Even worse, we don't have a 12 player category (I've reported that to the big guy) so I've popped it to 10 for now (a bit closer to the truth).

Online multiplayer of up to 12 people, unfortunately not offline. But it does have Wii speak functionality, so if you have that you can try and emulate the sensation of having mates around (without having to feed them, either!)

The sad tooth of the matter is that Nintendo are greedy about the Wii brand...