Ripten writes: "It's not a teddy bear, it's a dog! Ok, yeah, the puppy is sporting an anthropomorphic tummy like a teddy bear would, and the overall effect is very similar, but even I can tell the difference! On the whole, though, I think I prefer the son in his school uniform, but the ears are so cute!
Welcome to the character selection screen in Family Party: 30 Great Games. Not only is it a party game for you to play with you family, it's a party game to play as a bunch of cute blood-relative (or at least adopted) characters.
You can play up to six minigames in a session, so we piled a few up and got right to it. Our first event was an obstacle race where the by-now-commonplace method of Wii minigame running (shaking the remote) is used between smashing through walls with the B button or jumping over water with A."
Nintendo continues to add to its already robust collection of both new and classic downloadable titles this week with the release of SNES title: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen on the virtual console, as well as Family and Friends Party, an interactive board game for up to 8 players available via WiiWare.
Last week saw the debut of three Commodore 64 titles as well as the long-awaited co-op FPS Onslaught, and while this week lacks the excitement of the former, Nintendo has done an incredible job releasing titles from all sectors so that every gamer will have something to spend their precious Wii Points on.
Despite its claim of greatness, Family Party's mini-games range from abysmal to bland. Many are physically abusive and/or feel redundant; others have moderately interesting ideas but leave much to be desired. This game only offers frustration to those that would try it, and is not worth anyone's time or money.
GA writes: "I am guessing that most people will have the same gut reaction to Family Party: 30 Great Games as when I first picked it up; serious doubt about the word "great" being in the title. After playing the game many times, I feel confident in saying that the title is promoting false advertisement. A more accurate title would be 30 Mini Games.
There are six "great games" in each of five areas; Athletics, Castle, Muscle, Shooting and Variety. Initially, there are three areas unlocked; each with five games. The remainder are unlocked by getting first place overall in the unlocked areas. At least I think that is how they are unlocked. This worked for me for two of the three areas. However, there were two times when I placed first in the Athletics area that I was awarded with the word Failed. I have never heard of getting first place and failing. After brooding about my first place failures, I realized something; failure is the mark of this game. In almost every way this game fails. From the manual that has no useful information to the terrible AI; this game has failure written everywhere."
The game looks bland,it has many flat textures,plenty of jaggies and the framerate is unstable.However it is decent.I can see why its not AAA though :)
This is what i don't get, even if they are "casual, it doesn't mean all of them are looking for shallow games.
It's like these developers are seeing the casual as idiots, and just cash in with mini games.
Hell i don't really blame them...the money they make out of it is lots.
I realized how that sports game (on the "beach") sold pretty well, and you know why? because there were actual commercials for it. If they promote other Wii-titles it will sell too.
It's a damn shame.
However Wii software isn't selling dramatic, i just wished Developers would do more about their Game-promotion. "core" games on the Wii would sell tons more.
Even the "casual" is looking for more depth, the "casual" also has its own interest and taste in stuff. Not all are looking for cheap "mini" games.
These mini games are getting Lame as hell.