Monday, May 23, 2011

About Wii Games: "Virtua Tennis 4" Eviscerated

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From Charles Herold, your Guide to Wii Games

I don't write a lot of really harsh reviews, but sometimes I get really mad at a game. If you want to see what that looks like, check out my review of Virtua Tennis 4.

Right now I'm working on my review of Thor: God of Thunder, which in spite of some corner cutting is actually quite entertaining. That should be posted in a day or two. I've also just got Exerbeat, a cute exercise game that I hope to have reviewed by my next newsletter.


Virtua Tennis 4 Reviewed
As a general rule, a video game review should be an essay that considers the strengths and weaknesses of a particular game and tries to determine the quality of that game accordingly. But some games do not deserve a review. Instead, they deserve a scolding, a diatribe, a flogging. Some games simply require that someone says... Read more

Video Purports to Show Wii 2
Honestly, I don't care what the Wii 2 (a.k.a. Project Cafe)  is going to look like.  I'm curious about the controller, but as for that box that will sit on... Read more

Conduit 2 Developers Go After Harsh Critic
The Escapist has an interesting story about a game reviewer who ran afoul of High Voltage, the developers of Conduit 2. The reviewer, T. Michael Murdock, who gave the game one star... Read more

Chrono Trigger Comes to Virtual Console
A week ago a friend of a friend was rhapsodizing over an old Japanese role playing game called Chrono Trigger.   Released in 1995 for the SNES, it is a well-loved... Read more

 


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