Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Wii at Its best
Wii is just a general all around console. I know a lot of people think its pretty sweet but when it comes down to it and you play it after a while; its capable of playing several types of games but its not really great at doing one thing. Its not very good at driving games, shooting games, etc... Why? Because of the inaccuracy of its controllers. Wii can still play games just like any other console though that doesn't involve those things, you just have to hold the controller in 2 parts, but you have to include the interactive motion of the controllers at certain points in the game because of the few buttons on the controllers. Really when you are playing you just get tired of moving the controller up and down trying to get your guy on the screen to jump, the timing is off and its hard to judge your distance when your flailing your controller around. Its nearly impossible to play the Call of Duty 4 on Wii because its so hard to keep moving your whole arm to aim at the screen and it takes too long to line your sights up to kill someone. Its very disappointing in the long run and I seem to become more frustrated with playing than enjoy it.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wii Console Sum-Up
Today I want to have a brief overview of Wii. In my humble opinion, Wii is fun, but it is only fun to play with other people. Games are simple and not very complex because its difficult to have an accurate controller that follows your every command. This shows in games because they are often simple and easy to play for experienced players. Games are typically not very long and can be beaten in a few hours to 2 days. Downloadable content is sparse even though they are working on making it better, in comparison to other consoles the downloadable games are everyone's favorite classics but there is only a few. Xbox and playstation have better online interaction and would be more favorable. Graphics are poor in every game I have played, they all seem to resemble Nintendo 64 back in 2000 a decade ago. Im not seeing the performance boost in graphics, the only real difference is the wireless play that is limited. Again, the games are only fun to play with other people and they are just small simple mini-games. The graphic quality is horrible, I have a HDTV and with the basic component cable that comes with the system its hard to read text because the picture is fuzzy on a 40" screen. I had to buy a HD component cable for the Wii for $30 and the picture is still not completely clear even though the picture is better. Also the wireless control is junk and it only improves with a purchase of a $40 part to connect into the wii controller. I must say that I perfer to play games on xbox than wii because of a better online setup and what is available. I would recommend this system for beginners and young children who would have a better time playing basic games.
Monday, April 5, 2010
New Super Mario Bros.Wii continued
Nothing has really changed in game play. The levels progressively get harder as you go, more often than not this involves moving platforms that you have to jump onto. In each world there are two castles that you have to beat in order to finish the work. In this game you have to fight the same boss twice with a different variation of the same one. To me its incredibly unoriginal and most of the time when playing I don't see anything new to the platform. Its highly dissapointing to me to buy a new-generation model console and the main game for the company is lame and copy paste of older games. So far im having a hard time wanting to play it because their is very little new to the mario genre that its not exciting and new to play. So far its not the MSRP of $49.99 I paid for it.
Monday, March 29, 2010
New Super Mario Bros.Wii
I bought this game for my fiancée over the weekend and played it with her. Basically its a spin off of all the mario brothers games for NES and Super NES in one, but the difference is that some things are in 3D and you can use the Wii Remote to interact on screen. I have not beaten the game and have only gotten to the second world but it closely resembles super mario world. It is extremely basic for levels for advanced players, but for beginners it proved challenging for my fiancée. Most of the beginning levels involve moving platforms, something that beginners have a hard time jumping to especially when they have such a hard time getting Mario to go where they want him to move to. I died once in the first world and my fiancée died a grand total of 55 times. For every 5 times you die you must use a continue, and in exchange you receive 5 additional lives. I think the greatest feature of the new super mario bros.wii game is you can play co-op with up to four players; Mario, Luigi, (Blue) Toad and (Yellow) Toad. However the players are "solid" and you can not walk through eachother, resulting in death when you are trying to jump from one tiny platform to another in a hurry. Its too difficult to coordinate the timing between four players especially when the screen is moving and there is little ground for the players to walk on. Not only that but if the leading player goes too far the screen moves with that player, and the player dragging along dies. You are constantly waiting on another player and if you do anything ahead of the other player you risk killing them. When you do die you fall off the screen and float back in a bubble and the other player must pop it for you to be able to play again.
So far it brings back memories but needs serious reconfiguring to make it playable for multi-player.
Next week I will talk more about this game.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wii Resort - Full List of Games
Each of the following are the games you can play in Wii Resort, the drop downs are games that can be unlocked by finishing the first game or by reaching a total point number or beat a certain time.
Sword Play
- Knock your opponent off the platform with your sword
Swordplay Speed Slice
-Slice object at the right angle as fast as you can! The judge decides who wins.
Swordplay Show Down
-Fight a horde of sword fighters! Take three hits, and its over. Defeat all enemies to win!
Wakeboarding
- Wake board behind the boat and catch air off the wake! Just be sure to land flat.
Frisbee
Frisbee Dog
- throw the frisbee at the target -- the dog will catch it!
Frisbee Golf
- Play golf with a frisbee! Throw the frisbee into the target on the green
Archery
-Use the wii remote and nunchuk to aim your bow and shoot your arrows right on target
- 3 levels of difficulty
Basket ball
3 Point Contest
- Sink as many 3 point shots as you can before time runs out! The bonus ball is worth double points!
Pickup Game
- Its a 3-on-3 pickup game. Dribble, pass, shoot, or dunk it!
Table Tennis
Match
- Score 6 points first to win. try angling your paddle to put spin on the ball.
Return Challenge
- Return as many serves as you can. Think fast and hit faster!
Golf
3-9-18 holes
Bowling
Standard Game
- Hit the lanes ans knock down as many pins as you can!
100 Pin Game
- Bowling with 100 pins! Knock down as many as you can for a max score of 3,000.
Spin control
- It takes skill to avoid the barriers in the lane. Put some spin on that ball!
Power-Crusing
Slalom Course
- Cruise through the gates as fast as you can. Bonus rings are worth double points!
VS
- Ride through the rings in order, and race to reach the finish line first!
Canoeing
Speed Challenge
- Paddle to the finish line! Maintain a steady pace to keep up your speed.
VS
- The first player to pass a checkpoint scores 1 point. The winner is the first to get 5 points!
Cycling
Road Race
- Use your hands to pedal with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The key to speed is good timing.
VS
- Reach the goal first to win. The trick is to save your energy and use it at the right moments.
Air Sports
Skydiving
- It's a long way down! Link up with other Mii characters as you free-fall, then smile for the camera!
Island flyover
- Take a flying tour of Wuhu Island! How many (i) points can you find?
Dog Fight
- Shoot your rival's balloons! Whoever has the most balloons left at the end wins.
Thats it for now Im not sure what Im going to post next week so we will both be surprised!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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