Category: Wii
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Pikmin Review
I have a confession to make. I drowned some Pikmin. Okay – a lot of Pikmin; about thirty or so. I didn’t mean to. Olimar and the troops just sort of stumbled into some water, and they… they couldn’t swim. I won’t forget the way they sounded as they sunk into that cold pool. It…
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FIFA 13 Review
Did you know that the FIFA videogame franchise has been around for nearly 20 years? From a time when displaying the game in an isometric viewpoint was revolutionary, through to today where you can use the GamePad to look through the eyes of the kicker for free kicks, EA Sports have tried to keep pushing…
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is arguably the best movie to come from Michael Bay’s crack at the franchise thus far – now the tie-in is here and it’s the first Transformers game to feature a multiplayer mode. This title offers a respectable roster of five playable Transformers for each side and a few unplayable…
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NBA 2K13 Review
The NBA is due to tip off at the end of the month, and with it comes the release of NBA 2K13. Last year developers Visual Concepts produced a fantastic game, packed with incredible player detail and deep gameplay. So, the question is, can they do it again? While the short answer is yes, there…
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Guitar Hero: Metallica Review
Before the cynic in you screams ‘cash-in’, cool your jets. This is a far cry from Activision’s previous ‘band-centric’ title, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which offered little beyond Guitar Hero with Steven Tyler sticky-taped on top. On the contrary, this is a fan’s dream, a loving tribute to Metallica, and above all, a blast to play.…
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WWE 13 Review
Last year’s WWE ’12 was a big step forward for the series: it had a new engine and felt a lot smoother than the Smackdown vs. Raw titles. However, it came with a lot of obvious graphical glitches. Roll on a year and WWE ‘13 is here; but has it addressed any of WWE ‘12’s…
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EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis Review
Last week I had the privilege of hitting the courts with Virtua Tennis 09, also on the Wii and released at the same time as EA’s Grand Slam Tennis. Although Virtua Tennis scored highly, it didn’t feel entirely accessible – favouring tennis fans greatly in terms of the amount of patience and skill required. This…
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Ghostbusters Review
25 years ago, almost to the day, the movie “Ghostbusters” was released in the US. It was pretty seriously successful, as you no doubt know, and has spawned more than a few videogames in the intervening years. Computers and consoles of the day, however, were hardly equipped to bring home the real ghost busting experience…
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Guitar Hero 5 Review
It’s hard to believe that Guitar Hero has only been around since November 2005 when you look at the dozen or so titles it has already spawned. The franchise has grown so large it has already made a significant cultural impact around the world. Some have even argued that the combination of music, a sense…
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review
Harry Potter fans have been kept waiting after the theatrical release of The Half-Blood Prince was delayed by over six months. Which meant that the game based on this sixth title in the franchise was also pushed back to suit. Technically this should mean that the developers had some extra time up the sleeves of…
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review
Right here is the platformer as it’s meant to be played, by the first rulers of the side scroller, and starring their very own golden boy. New Super Mario Bros for the Wii is a game that takes all the elements of the true classics, adds a few mandatory bells and whistles (it’s 2009, y’all),…
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Virtua Tennis 2009 Review
If you’re going to make a Tennis game for consoles, now is as good a time as ever to release it, squeezed in between the two mid-year grand slams. Sega have certainly realised this by producing another iteration of their ever popular tennis franchise, Virtua Tennis 2009. One of the great things about the franchise…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review
Riding a tidal wave of controversy, Modern Warfare 2 has been tipped to be the fastest selling video game in history. It has already claimed higher pre-order sales than Grand Theft Auto 4 and it is predicted to sell over ten million copies before this Christmas worldwide. Small wonder considering its predecessor, Call of Duty…
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EA SPORTS Active Review
So I’ve decided to join a new gym…my living room! And while this may come off as being a bit slack, let me assure you that after playing EA SPORTS Wii Active this week – my muscles painfully disagree. As a former regular gym attendee, I was thoroughly impressed by the quality and intensity of…
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Toy Story 3 Review
Toy Story 3 (the movie) looks promising, as all Pixar movies tend to. But Toy Story 3 (the game) was cursed from its outset with being two things: a game for kids, and an adaptation. And we all know how both of those things turn out, don’t we? But wait! For while this is indeed…
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Ashes Cricket 2009 Review
As England and Australia currently battle it out in the Ashes series overseas, cricket fans will soon be able to step up to the crease with Ashes Cricket 2009. Cricket games definitely are few and far between (in fact if memory serves me right, the last one we saw was back in 2007). This time…