It's actually not a bad game (not that a 5 means bad, more like mediocre, which I'd agree with), and I wouldn't call it a non-Football game, indeed it is one, it just has an exaggerated twist. While I prefer the DS series, Strikers is not a bad game, and fans of the series will no doubt have fun with the game. It's looser than most Sports games, mainly because the source material is largely different than traditional sports games (the games are played in massively different respects), but also because it vies for surrealism rather than realism, as games such as Fifa are geared towards. I'd really recommend one playing the DS games (or really just one of them) before playing Strikers, but you don't really need to. I've actually had a lot of fun with Strikers, and it's great for playing with friends or if you just want to play a few rounds by yourself.
The real problem is that some of the facets of the game, such as scoring normal goals, TP exertion, and the forgettable minigames, seemed more like afterthoughts. That's not to say it's not fun, but at least the former two were critical parts of the original game, and the latter is critical given that the game features no Story Experience or really any extended offerings, and thus it's not really worth $50. Thus, I'd recommend playing the DS games until the Wii title (or titles, if 2012 Extreme comes over) become...say, $20?
Oh no! Now we can't play $5 worth of overpriced content that should have been on the disc in the first place! Whatever will Nintendo do to make up for the insane losses they will see for this misfortune.
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Re: Review: Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Wii)
It's actually not a bad game (not that a 5 means bad, more like mediocre, which I'd agree with), and I wouldn't call it a non-Football game, indeed it is one, it just has an exaggerated twist. While I prefer the DS series, Strikers is not a bad game, and fans of the series will no doubt have fun with the game. It's looser than most Sports games, mainly because the source material is largely different than traditional sports games (the games are played in massively different respects), but also because it vies for surrealism rather than realism, as games such as Fifa are geared towards. I'd really recommend one playing the DS games (or really just one of them) before playing Strikers, but you don't really need to. I've actually had a lot of fun with Strikers, and it's great for playing with friends or if you just want to play a few rounds by yourself.
The real problem is that some of the facets of the game, such as scoring normal goals, TP exertion, and the forgettable minigames, seemed more like afterthoughts. That's not to say it's not fun, but at least the former two were critical parts of the original game, and the latter is critical given that the game features no Story Experience or really any extended offerings, and thus it's not really worth $50. Thus, I'd recommend playing the DS games until the Wii title (or titles, if 2012 Extreme comes over) become...say, $20?
Re: Call Of Duty Elite Isn't Coming to Wii U at Launch
Oh no! Now we can't play $5 worth of overpriced content that should have been on the disc in the first place! Whatever will Nintendo do to make up for the insane losses they will see for this misfortune.