WorthPlaying Writes:
"The controls for the Wii version aren't anything that we haven't seen before, with a standard Wiimote/Nunchuk setup. Most of the attacks are performed by waggling the Wiimote in various directions, while most of the movement is controlled with the Nunchuk accessory. It's a pretty standard control scheme for most of the action/adventure Wii titles, and while I'd like to see a bit more imagination applied to the motion controls, it works well enough and feels responsive whenever you need it to be."
"Bee Movie Game will provide a satisfying experience to younger fans of the film, but it'll fail to hold the interest of older players for a prolonged amount of time. Everything feels in place, but nothing stands out when it comes to the gameplay, graphics or sound. It's not a bad game by any means, but it's definitely not anything special either."
Toys"R"Us has just gone above and beyond the call of corporate greed. The retailer is offering what is perhaps the worst next-gen console "bundle" in the history of gaming: a Nintendo Wii and 10 games (No 1st Party titles) for $700.
I wouldn't call Zack and Wiki Crappy at all.
GeoWars and RRR2 makes one heck of good games. the rest? ew.
See, last year it was 5 games. now that the Wii has more games. they want to bundle 10 games. Wonder if next year will be 20 games!
don't blame the retailers for being smart. blame the consumers for being stupid enough to buy it.
Oh...look at the evil corporation who is trying to make money by providing something that is in demand.
Hey, if people don't like it they do not have to buy it.
Let keep in mind two things:1) They're a private company and profits speak louder than anything else and 2)Like the person above me it's the dumba$$ consumers who are buying this so don't be mad at the company if they're trying to milk the Wii cow, Hell the developers are doing it too.
the attach rate for games is low on the wii, these are games that wont sell if they dont bundle. supply and demand if there willing to pay it let them plus why is it ok for some one on graigs list or ebay to make a 300% profit whyll the retailers only assking for its 20%?
didnt nintendo make an official announcement about not allowing retailers to do this??
which said that they didn't like what they were doing, but there is nothing they can do.
F*** them! They lost my business in 2008.
And Nintendo can stop shipments to d*ckhead businesses like Toys'RUs.
exactly crazy, they did.
But consumers walk into the store or call up the site customer support and they lie to them telling the consumer it is Nintendo forcing them to do this. The quote by one individual on toysrus.com states it perfectly...
Tacky
“I have only played on the wii at a friends house. I would like to buy a system. I am disappointed with nintendo’s decision to limit the amount of systems in the stores, and force people to buy an overpriced bundle package. I will be patient, but the longer I wait the more I am considering the XBOX 360…”
- Disappointed from USA
It's not like Nintendo's target audience is smart enough to know the difference anyway. :-/
didnt they do that when the 360 luanched? it isnt illegal sadly, but Toys R'us is digging their own grave with ridiculous customer expectations. I say screw em, for once I'll take wal mart over the other guy.
pretty soon there wont be a toys r'us, sucks for the employees though
Videogamer writes:
"Quite surprisingly, Bee Movie Game really is quite good. Compared to so many cinematic tie-ins, it is well considered, has occasional moments of originality, and definitely seems to avoid relying on its license to make up for bad design. Out of all the Pixar and Dreamworks games, it is absolutely among one of the best, and would make for a brilliant Christmas present if you're looking to satisfy the kids over the festive season."
Score: 8/10
Game Informer have just sent out their newest edition to American stores nationwide and this months' review scores can be found below. Super Mario Galaxy receives the game of the month award, while Rock Band also impresses. Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber: Legends and Jenga were this months' worst games.
Rock Band (PS3/Xbox 360/PS2, EA): 9,25 / 9,25
F.E.A.R. Files (Xbox 360, Sierra): 6,5 / 7
Beowulf (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 5,75 / 5
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/Xbox 360, Eidos): 7 / 7,25
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (NDS, THQ): 8 / 8,5
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360/PS3, THQ): 8 / 8,25
Scene It? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8,5 / 7
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5,5
Bee Movie (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/NDS, Activision): 6,5
Time Crisis 4 (PS3, Namco Bandai): 4,25 / 4,5
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 9,75 / 9,75 **Game of the Month**
Smarty Pants (Wii, EA): 7,5 / 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, Ubisoft): 7,75 / 8
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 8,25 / 8
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 4 / 4
Ghost Squad (Wii, Sega): 7 / 6,5
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii, Nintendo): 7,25 / 7,25
Endless Ocean (Wii, Nintendo): 6
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii, Atlus): 7,5
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii, EA): 6,75
Dancing With the Stars (Wii/PS2, Actgivision): 5,25
Jenga (Wii, Atari): 2
It's amazing how they keep recycling Mario and the public just keeps on eating it. Talk about staying power and it's a kids game.
there have only been 8 main mario games more then some and less then others. Hardly milking
I don't think Mario Galaxy is as much for kids as it is kid-friendly. I remember being a teenager and being attracted to games that contain violence or speed but I'm now in my mid 20s and Mario Galaxy is definitely one of my favorite games right now. As a bonus, my kids would be able to play it if I had any.
You must be really young to call mario a kid's game. Those of us who grew up with the series on nes and snes know how timeless/ageless the series is.
Only an immature child would write off Mario games as recycled kiddie games. I'm guessing a game has to have cursing, vulgarity, blood, and gore to be adult huh?
lol at Jenga's 2/10. I don't remember GI giving such a low score in a long time. Nintendo should really stop letting some publishers dumping their worst on Wii. Anubis 2, Balls of Fury, Those 2 games IGN reviewed yesterday and now Jenga.
True but PS2 did not so many bad games in early it's days. Wii is hardly 1 year old and already has as many 1/10 games as PS2 had in 3-4 years.
I agree that there are many horrible Wii games out there right now, and I think we can safely attribute the slew of early-on bad Wii games to devs trying to make a quick buck on the Wii craze which they had hugely underestimated along w/ the fact that the Wii introduced an unfamiliar control scheme. In addition, the PS2 did not sell as well as the Wii has in its infancy, and as a result did not attract as many developers early-on and did not have as many games in general its 1st year as the Wii has (correct me if I'm wrong).
I'm not so sure that the Wii having a lot of bad games early in its life has any significance, but we will see.
Mario Galaxy was great. A freind of mine who owns a wii and a ps3 says he's addicted to mario galaxy. If I got a wii I'd get soul caliber legends before anything though.
