Monday, December 20, 2010

About Wii Games: Create Reviewed, Plus This Year's Top Wii Games

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From Charles Herold, your Guide to Wii Games

This week I reviewed Create and posted my picks for the top 10 Wii games of the year. This is the first year it was tough to keep the list at 10 games; in 2008 I had a "top 7" because that was about all that was worth highlighting.

Alas, I fell short in my ambition to also review Michael Jackson: The Experience and EA Active 2. I played the Jackson game for a bit, it's decent but not as interesting as Just Dance 2 and that lessened my drive to review it promptly, although I'll review it soon. As for EA Active 2, the game is acting very finicky and not registering my movements even though it has two sensors plus the Wii, so I'm going to have to work with it for a while.

Also, I was distracted from both games by the arrival of Lost in Shadow a platformer I've been looking forward to for a while. Kudos to publisher Hudson for getting the game to me almost three weeks before it's release date! (I'll post a review when the game ships on January 4.)

I probably won't get a lot done this week, because of holiday plans. At some point soon I still hope to review Jackson and Active 2. I was also planning to take a look at The Sims 3, but after reading the savage reviews on amazon.com I'm not sure it's worth it.


'Create' Reviewed
There is no real reason not to stop playing the puzzle game Create at any time I like. There's no gripping story pushing me forward. There are no big boss battles. Once I solve a puzzle, there is nothing compelling me to start a new one. And yet, hour after hour... Read more

The Top 10 Wii Games of 2010
This has been the best year yet for Wii games. There are more than ten must-have games this year, so I've had to leave off some great games as others that, while not the best of 2010, could easily have been the best of 2009 or 2008. 2010 is the first year in which a lot of the best Wii games were as engaging as the best games on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Will the good games continue, or will publishers seduced by new hardware put all their best motion-gaming designers to work on the other consoles' new gesture gaming systems? We'll find out in 2011.... Read my top 10 list for 2010.

Sega Marketing VP Emphasizes Franchise Value Over Quality
Take a look at this quote from a Game Informer interview with Sega Marketing VP Alan Pritchard, and see if you can see the problem with it.... Read more

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