The wii topic

**Xiahou** · 12-28-2006, 20:44

What's up with you Euros and your hatred of the Zelda Wii controls anyhow?

I scored Monkeyball, Red Steel, and CoD3 over Christmas- but I didn't get to spend much time playing them because the primary game my family was interested in was WiiSports. Brother, sister, cousins, parents... everyone wanted to create a Mii and play, even 'non-gamers'. The only person who didn't want to play was a techno-phobe uncle, but even he was handing out advice on technique to my parents from the sidelines.

I did get to spend just a few minutes playing Monkeyball mini-games (multiplayer) and CoD3. Compared to the controls of any other console FPS, those of CoD3 seem very intuitive. Obviously, you aim/steer with the wiimote, but you can also lean out from behind cover by tilting the wiimote to the left/right. That with throwing grenades via the nunchuk added some very nice touches imo.

**Kekvit Irae** · 12-30-2006, 03:43

I decided to take the plunge. I'm now a wiitard. Can anyone suggest any good games to get for it (Wii/GC)? Besides all the Zelda games, of course. That's pretty obvious.
Additional Information: I already have RE4 for the PS2, and I played MGS: TS when I had a GC, and was not impressed in the remake. I also own Pokemon Colloseum (which is pure love thanks to an ACTUAL PLOTLINE and traditional RPG elements).

Bah, I wish Katamari Damacy was on the Wii. The game just BEGS to be played on the wiimote!

**Xiahou** · 12-30-2006, 09:04

Well, I'd say that I'm pretty happy with all the games I got for my Wii. The biggest time consumers are probably WiiSports and Zelda, but the others have their good points as well. I really wouldn't know which ones to recommend, but if you have any questions about the gameplay of any of them I'll be happy to try and answer.

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Frankly, with the amount of playing I actually get to do, I probably have enough games already to last me at least several months... but I'm hankering to try out the Wiimote on a racing game. Anyone heard anything good or bad about NFS: Carbon, or Excite Truck?

**frogbeastegg** · 12-30-2006, 20:51

Wii games are not available for rental. Gah! I have a sneaky suspicion this is a Nintendo thing; I have a nagging memory of them trying to ban the rental of either SNES or N64 games years ago ...

Originally Posted by Kekvit Irae

Can anyone suggest any good games to get for it (Wii/GC)

On the Gamecube I'd mention:
Moneky ball. I'd go with the original gamecube edition; it was the better game of the two on that platform, and I haven't tried the Wii game.

Metroid Prime I/II. I edges it out as the better game, with a nicer world to explore. II is more challenging, and a bit creepier. Not that number I is particularly easy.

Skies of Arcadia: Legends. Director's cut edition of the famous JRPG about pirates and ships which sail through the skies.

Paper Mario. Odd. No other RPG like it, save the other Mario RPGs.

Tales of Symphonia. Another quality JRPG. You control one character in battles, with the others handled by AI

Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader. Brilliant. Don't bother with the third game - it's poor by comparison.

Smash Brothers: Melee. Especially if you have other people to play with.

Luigi's Mansion. Short and sweet, and the game which made me think my brand new cube had a great future ahead of it.

Pikim I/II. I haven't played II yet, but I know it's a larger game all around than the first, and it lacks the time limit. Come on - it's strategy and exploration with a mini army of cute little plant creatures! What's not to like?

Originally Posted by Xiahou

Anyone heard anything good or bad about NFS: Carbon, or Excite Truck?

A lot of people seem to be talking about Excite Truck in a positive way.

**Xiahou** · 12-30-2006, 22:32

I'll second Tales of Symphonia on the GC- I loved that game.

Another classic is Eternal Darkness. It's an epic survival horror that covers an entire millennium- very well told and well produced. Anyone who hasn't played it needs to immediately run out and buy it. It's $19.99 or less new and as low as $10 used.

A lot of people seem to be talking about Excite Truck in a positive way.

I've heard it's alot of fun too. I was just wondering if the lack of depth would lose me eventually... Of course, I've heard that NFS is very shallow/short as well.

**frogbeastegg** · 12-30-2006, 23:10

Originally Posted by Xiahou

Another classic is Eternal Darkness.

Gah! How could I forget Eternal Darkness!? A few days ago I spent a good while expounding its merits to a colleague because he'd picked up a gamecube in the sale.

One of my favourite games on the cube. I played it through start to finish three times, once on each path, and I did it in less than two weeks: phenomenal for a frog and the kind of intensive play only a limited handful of excellent games receive. I remember most of the plot now and stand-out moments, four years later. That’s how good it was.

The voice acting in this game is some of the best I have heard. The storyline is above the standard; each chapter makes you feel attached to your character, and the end of each chapter is quite bruising to the emotions. Don’t let the survival horror tag fool you; this isn’t resident evil, this is Lovecraft. This isn’t zombies and shocks to scare, it’s psychological and well built. This game single-handedly disproves all those who say the gamecube only had kiddy games on it; it’s mature in the true meaning of the word.

Ah, the nostalgia. With games like Eternal Darkness, Luigi's Mansion, Smash Brothers, Monkey Ball and Rogue Leader around so early in its life the gamecube looked to have a bright destiny ahead of it. Those first months with my brand new gamecube were some of the best gaming times I've had, full stop.

**Kekvit Irae** · 12-31-2006, 01:51

I've played Rogue Leader to death when I used to have a GC, and I absolutely hate all the Metroids that came out after Super Metroid. First person shooters on a console were never meant to be. I tried Prime and didnt like it. I even tried the demo of Hunters for the DS. Again, didnt like it.