Even though the Nintendo Channel has been out for a while, I never felt it was a good time to start up this Wiiseguys feature. But, due to the excessive amount of Movie Game demos, I figured it was the perfect time to start this up, because we all know how bad those can be.
So this is part 1 in the Nintendo’s On-Going efforts to make you want to buy games through downloadable demos.
Part 1: The Movie Games
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Before we begin officially, I would like to state one thing. Poor Team17 has created a really wonderful DS game! It is called Worms: Open Warfare 2. I am a long time worms fan, and I played the first in the Open Warfare series, and let me just say, it sucked. Bad. But Nintendo, not too long ago, had a demo of Worms: OW2 and it is just perfect. For long time worms fans or those looking for the best turn-based blower-upper game, this is it, and I highly reccomend you purchase it! I did, thanks to the Nintendo Channel!
Ok lets get to this, note that they are not ALL movie games, but mostly:
Wall-e
Sigh. I was a bit nervous when I saw so many movie games. “Here we go,” I stated. Big mistake on my part. This game is FUN! A bit simple sure, but for an environmental puzzler, it’s super cool. In this game, Wall-e interacts with other robots, switches, ramps and platforms in a very unique way. Your main goal, or so it seems, is to interact with different kinds of garbage (ie: regular garbage and explosive) in order to activate switches and defeat enemies, all while attempting to reach a door at the end. The first few levels in the demo left me wanting to play more!!
Verdict: Rent it! Seriously, its funny, and who doesnt enjoy a good environmental puzzler every now and then? Buy for your gamer jr.
The Incredible Hulk
Boy, did Wall-e leave me excited for the rest of the demos! But damn it! I was wrong again! This game sucks.
The end. Controls are functional, but what the hell? You run as hulk, and you punch bad guys who dont even react to your hits. They just die. The coolest thing is the Weird Hulk Rage thing when you hit the X button. He goes super fast and starts screaming and stuff, for like 5 seconds.
Verdict: Pass. Forget this game, go watch the movie. If you’re rich, buy it for you dog so he can poop on it, then light it on fire, meanwhile recording all of this and put it on youtube so we can see it.
Kung Fu Panda
Man, stupid hulk. But this point, Im very upset. Kung Fu Panda? HA! Yeah right give me a break. Actually no. Wrong, AGAIN! This game is AWESOME! Some of the attacks from the enemies are weird and as a panda, you dont exactly move fast enough to dodge them, but wow the controls rock!The D-Pad (or the buttons for you lefties) controls the movement, left and right to move, up to jump, and down puts you in a Samus style ball form (sorry, no panda bombs, it’s rated E) while the stylus controls the attacks. Touch the screen and time will stop while you are touching it. This lets you move the stylus in different directions to determine which attack you will do, as shown on the bottom. Then release your touch, and Ska-boosh! Unleash your panda kicking ass fury!
Verdict: Rent! It’ll be fun! While it lasts! Buy for your little gamers!
Contra 4
Wow. Its been a long time since I’ve played Contra. If you love the series, you’ll love this. Old school contra, dual screen action, grappling hooks, intense stuff! Real good time, but from the demo, really hard from the get go, so dont get it if you can admit you are a noob.
Verdict: Buy. Go for it, its been out for a while, its probably cheaper now
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Hope you guys enjoyed the reviews, and I’ll put up a new batch once the next set comes out.
And no, I refuse to review Cake Mania 2.
August 3, 2008 at 1:27 pm |
Thanks for the post