I enjoyed this game, but it wasn't until the last level that it felt truly open where you could explore everywhere. Was hoping this would be a minor hit so we could get other deadly creatures, there are tons of cool animals and instincts it would be a blast to play as.
many of the wii systems are sold to people who have no way of knowing what games are available, will be available, or are good. They don't read videogame news online, post in message forums, have subscriptions to gaming magazines, or requent gamestops. There are a ton of people out there who would love okami, or boom blox, zack/wiki or any number of enjoyable 3rd party games. But how do you communicate videogames to people who do not actively seek out videogame news and info?
I'd love for many, many games to require m+ and for a standard m+wiimote controller to be released and bundled with the system. As many games as possible should feel comfortable requiring m+ without feeling the wii console install base is fractured.
I simply have too many games waiting on me to pick up a ps3 now. I probably will get one, but not out of any desire to upgrade. Most likely a desire to play Last Guardian.
I purchased this a few days ago and tried it out last night. The eating/growing/absorbing genre is one I enjoy very much. The intro, story and dialogue upon startup is offputting, but the gameplay mechanics shine. I just want to expand on the multiplayer aspect, since the review doesn't go into it. A second player can use a wiimote to fire at enemies on screen. This stuns enemies that are the same size and smaller (which you can eat), and breaks up enemies that are larger (which you can't eat). The ammo has a slight recharge delay, so the second player can't blast away. As mentioned in the review, this game isn't terribly difficult, and you don't need the help of a second player at all to complete. But there are a great many times where the second player comes in handy by stunning quicker enemies, breaking up monster enemies and helping out in the boss battle. If you are gaming with your child, or want to involve a significant other or friend in a shared single player experience, this is a great feature.
gah, I have so many points built up. Another week lacking in quality, and quantity. You'd think they were scraping the bottom of the barrel- instead of sitting on a trove of awesome vc games. also: still only world of goo available via amazon
the strong ea franchises have consistently underwhelmed on nintendo platforms, it's not just the wii. Motion plus could go a long way to fixing things.
I'd say lifting size limits is a great idea, but the snail pace of wiiware/vc releases as it is almost makes it meaningless. I mean lets say in a crazy world the wii suddenly had saturn and dreamcast games available. As cool as that would be, there wouldn't be but a handful of games released for it over the next couple years.
I agree with Digiki, Onslaught has been doing very well on wiiware as an indicator. I will get the conduit, probably not day 1 or even month 1, unless the reviews are dreadful.
nintendo needs to do a better job getting the millions of wii owners into the wii shop. Either allow games to be purchased from nintendo.com, or amazon.com Or give people a free 100 points for signing up for a weekly wiiware newsletter. Or sticking a wiiware brochure in every box right on top of the system.
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Re: What Capcom games do you want to see on the Virtual Console?
marvel super heroes war of the gems and x-men apocalypse- both snes would be cool
i'd like a wiiware viewtiful game
Re: High Voltage Working on Conduit Glitches
curious what options they have for fixing post-release
Re: Review: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (Nintendo 64)
I loved the snes mystical ninja, but was supremely disappointed by both n64 goemon games when they came out.
Re: Review: Heracles: Chariot Racing (WiiWare)
no online play then?
Re: Review: Deadly Creatures (Wii)
I enjoyed this game, but it wasn't until the last level that it felt truly open where you could explore everywhere.
Was hoping this would be a minor hit so we could get other deadly creatures, there are tons of cool animals and instincts it would be a blast to play as.
Re: Retro Game Challenge Needs to Sell 100,000 Copies to Justify Localizing Sequel
perhaps even if the sequel doesn't make it, they will release some of the parts individually on dsiware
Re: Mecho Wars Confirmed for WiiWare and DSiWare
cool news
Re: Icarian Gets a New Name: NyxQuest
If they are forced to rename it, I'd rather they call it US Release Date 6/29
Re: First PAL Screenshots of LIT
I died a few times turning off lamps when I meant to use the flashlight, interesting tweak.
Re: Review: Icarian: Kindred Spirits (WiiWare)
solid, can't wait for the us release
Re: Review: Virtua Tennis 2009 (Wii)
if there was only 1 motion+ tennis game, I would get that, but now I am paralyzed by choice and will probably wait
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (17th June)
sword and soldiers is a blast, they really nailed good wii gaming
Re: Wii Is "Fool's Gold"
many of the wii systems are sold to people who have no way of knowing what games are available, will be available, or are good.
They don't read videogame news online, post in message forums, have subscriptions to gaming magazines, or requent gamestops.
There are a ton of people out there who would love okami, or boom blox, zack/wiki or any number of enjoyable 3rd party games.
But how do you communicate videogames to people who do not actively seek out videogame news and info?
Re: Icarian: Kindred Spirits flies onto WiiWare this Friday
Definitely want this to be good.
Re: Nintendo Download: Toasters, Rainbows, Catching, Calculators, Clocks and Harriers (US)
can't resist eduardo
Re: New Wii Zelda May Require MotionPlus To Function
I'd love for many, many games to require m+ and for a standard m+wiimote controller to be released and bundled with the system.
As many games as possible should feel comfortable requiring m+ without feeling the wii console install base is fractured.
Re: Wii Sports Resort: now with online features!
damn, my hopes were really high. This would have been a great chance for nintendo to get more extreme casual users online.
Re: UK Club Nintendo Offering Speedy Icarian Incentive
more wiiware games also deserve stuff like this
Re: Eduardo the Samurai Toaster Coming to WiiWare Next Monday
will await a review, probably getting this
Re: Sony Expects Wii Owners To Upgrade To PS3
I simply have too many games waiting on me to pick up a ps3 now. I probably will get one, but not out of any desire to upgrade. Most likely a desire to play Last Guardian.
Re: Turtles In Time Remake No Longer Coming To WiiWare?
ubi loves the wii, could just be a press release mistake, but maybe it ran into filesize constraints
Re: Review: The Munchables (Wii)
I purchased this a few days ago and tried it out last night. The eating/growing/absorbing genre is one I enjoy very much. The intro, story and dialogue upon startup is offputting, but the gameplay mechanics shine.
I just want to expand on the multiplayer aspect, since the review doesn't go into it.
A second player can use a wiimote to fire at enemies on screen. This stuns enemies that are the same size and smaller (which you can eat), and breaks up enemies that are larger (which you can't eat). The ammo has a slight recharge delay, so the second player can't blast away.
As mentioned in the review, this game isn't terribly difficult, and you don't need the help of a second player at all to complete. But there are a great many times where the second player comes in handy by stunning quicker enemies, breaking up monster enemies and helping out in the boss battle.
If you are gaming with your child, or want to involve a significant other or friend in a shared single player experience, this is a great feature.
Re: Nintendo Download: Wars, Conquests, Rivalries and... Fish? (US)
downloading swords tonight
Re: Tales Of Monkey Island coming to WiiWare
if it's 800 points an ep, I will get it on the wii, if it is more I will wait for reviews and probably get the season on pc
Re: The Munchables Ships to Retailers
this is a surprise. I really enjoyed The Maw, looks similar.
Re: The Grinder Is High Voltage's Second New IP
cool, too bad other gaming companies don't take as much pleasure in pushing the wii
Re: Review: Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii)
loved the 1st game, definitely getting this one
Re: First Look: Max & the Magic Marker
looks awesome, and I would also love to see crayon physics make it out onto wiiware
Re: Review: Swords & Soldiers (WiiWare)
sweet, downloading as soon as the us gets it
Re: Excitebots Crashes Out At Retail
the $40 sale for punch-out on amazon could be a direct result of excite's weak sales
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (13th May)
some games got a bounce that were featured in the wiiware 1year video, maybe lost winds will also see increased sales
Re: Nintendo Download: Soccer, Pirates and Galaxies (US)
gah, I have so many points built up. Another week lacking in quality, and quantity. You'd think they were scraping the bottom of the barrel- instead of sitting on a trove of awesome vc games.
also: still only world of goo available via amazon
Re: Official Cursed Mountain Site Goes Live
i've been watching the trailer on the nintendo channel, would be great to see it turn out well
Re: Review: Klonoa (Wii)
this wasn't really on my radar, but the great reviews have convinced me to pick this up.
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (6th May)
onslaught continues placing-awesome, wii needs more fps support- a shame I can never seem to find an online game though
Re: Nintendo Rejects Intellivision Lives for DSiWare
or allowing emulation could be an easier backdoor for hacking the dsi
Re: Nintendo Download: Clocks, Calculators, Penguins and Towers (US)
I wouldn't mind terrible wiiware weeks if I knew good weeks were on the way, being in total darkness is such a stupid policy.
Re: Peter Moore: "EA Needs To Do Better On Wii"
the strong ea franchises have consistently underwhelmed on nintendo platforms, it's not just the wii. Motion plus could go a long way to fixing things.
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (29th Apr)
what are the chances another bit trip can use videogame theme songs?
Re: Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 in "Not Coming to Wii" Shocker
I'd say lifting size limits is a great idea, but the snail pace of wiiware/vc releases as it is almost makes it meaningless. I mean lets say in a crazy world the wii suddenly had saturn and dreamcast games available. As cool as that would be, there wouldn't be but a handful of games released for it over the next couple years.
Re: Little King's Story available from Club Nintendo
Euro can also trade in stars for wii points? Man, all the us gets is game and watch on the ds
Re: Hollow Victory for Nintendo as Latest Pokémon Title Tops Japanese Charts
I wonder if japan getting more digital nintendo offerings is because retail is down
Re: Sony: We Own the Living Room, Nintendo Owns the Closet
the closet? Is Jack trolling forums engaging in flame wars? Because that's about the only place such a line would be aggressive and quotable.
Re: Game Play Trailer - Icarian: Kindred Spirits
nice, but as always, too bad it's completely in the dark on a release date
Re: New Swords & Soldiers Faction: The Chinese Empire
also looking forward to it
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (22nd Apr)
going forward, I wonder if amazon wiiware sales will be reflected in the top 20 list or if those sales will pull by themselves.
Re: Muramasa: The Demon Blade Loses North American Publisher
aggh, is there a company email address at vanillaware/marvelous to express support for finding an american publisher?
Re: Talking Point: Could The Conduit Be in for a Rough Ride at Retail?
I agree with Digiki, Onslaught has been doing very well on wiiware as an indicator.
I will get the conduit, probably not day 1 or even month 1, unless the reviews are dreadful.
Re: WiiWare Sales Targets: More Details Emerge
nintendo needs to do a better job getting the millions of wii owners into the wii shop. Either allow games to be purchased from nintendo.com, or amazon.com Or give people a free 100 points for signing up for a weekly wiiware newsletter. Or sticking a wiiware brochure in every box right on top of the system.
Re: Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario, Wonder Boy, More Magic Tricks and Crystal Defenders
this is a wii disappoint week