A Tribute To The Wii

[talonmalon333]

IMO, NSMBW>DKCR>K64>DKC3>NSMB

Haven't played Return To Dream Land.

I'm sure you'll love it if you liked K64.

[Foggle]

Which of these three games would you guys recommend most, knowing my tastes?

Red Steel 2
Cursed Mountain
Wario Land: Shake It!

They're all fairly cheap now, and I desperately need to expand my Wii library. I'll pick up some of the more expensive ones (like Return To Dreamland) once I finally attain gainful employment.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Which of these three games would you guys recommend most, knowing my tastes?

Red Steel 2
Cursed Mountain
Wario Land: Shake It!

They're all fairly cheap now, and I desperately need to expand my Wii library. I'll pick up some of the more expensive ones (like Return To Dreamland) once I finally attain gainful employment.

Red Steel 2.

Cursed Mountain is a bit shaky from what I heard, and I'm not sure if you would really be into getting 100% in Shake It.

[Foggle]

I figured as much. I still intend to get the other two sometime, though.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It looks like Pandora's Tower might actually make it over here as well.

From impressions, it's supposedly very similar to a PS2-era action game. It might actually be a hack n slash, I'm not sure. still, I'm glad to see that the whole Operation Rainfall thing might be a success.

Now if only we could get Another Code R and Disaster: Day Of Crisis.

[Avaitor]

Remember that site which pulled out a list of the 10 best games on various retro consoles? They made a top 12 Wii games list here.

The only ones I've played are Galaxy 2, Metroid Prime Trilogy and a bit of Skyward Sword. I definitely agree with the first, I'm fine with the second even if I prefer the Gamecube controls for the first 2, and I still need to finish SS. What do you think?

[talonmalon333]

I agree on some of it. SMG2 is indeed superior to the original, but not enough that SMG1 should be left out of the list. I also think Kirby's Return to Dreamland easily beats Epic Yarn. But as a whole, I can say most of those choices are indeed good games.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Remember that site which pulled out a list of the 10 best games on various retro consoles? They made a top 12 Wii games list here.

The only ones I've played are Galaxy 2, Metroid Prime Trilogy and a bit of Skyward Sword. I definitely agree with the first, I'm fine with the second even if I prefer the Gamecube controls for the first 2, and I still need to finish SS. What do you think?

Rhythm Heaven Fever is like $19.99 now. If you guys like rhythm games, you need to play it. Its probably the best one in the series.

Sakura Wars is a great strategy RPG with adventure game elements. Unfortunately, this is the only one in the series that ever got localized.

I never got to play either Boom Blox, but I've heard good things.

The rest are obviously great, though. The Lost Winds games are among the few WiiWare games I bothered to get.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Nintendo was on fire with the Wii. It had their best first party output since the SNES. I think the only one they kinda dropped the ball on was Other M, everything else was pretty great. Mario Kart Wii could have used less item spam, though.

[Foggle]

My Wii top 5:

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - My favorite 2D platformer.
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - My favorite 3D platformer not named Ratchet & Clank.
3. MadWorld - Greatest usage of motion controls ever. Amazing OST that beats out most non-VG music.
4. Fatal Frame 4 - Scared the shit out of me and my friends. And still does on subsequent playthroughs!
5. House of the Dead: Overkill - Funniest game I've ever played. Great fun with a friend.

[Spark Of Spirit]

So after putting it off for so long, I noticed Walmart had Punch Out! for $14.98 and finally got it.

I have to say that it is pretty great. It's actually the best Punch Out game by far, too. While I always thought the old games (especially the NES one) were too stiff and unforgiving with the controls, the new one is very loose and has a great feel to it. The atmosphere and music is AAA stuff, they picked the best boxers to return, and Doc Louis is hysterical. I also REALLY appreciate the training mode so I can get used to fighters before facing them, the actual fights are always much harder but the preparation almost feels like watching a video of previous matches that real teams frequently use so it's a very nice touch.

If you guys don't have it yet, it's really hard to not recommend it for sub-$20. If you have a Wii, you should definitely get it!

Honestly, I would like to see Next Level Games to reboot Pro Wrestling with this level of care. Maybe even base it off the N64 AKI wrestlers to start. These guys did a phenomenal job.

[Rynnec]

I rented Punch Out! Wii back near the end of the summer of 09. Freakin' loved it. The game had a good difficulty curve too, and it never felt unfair. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to fight DK.

[Commode]

I haven't played it in a while, but we had it in my shop on the ship and there was one underway where we all played the crap out of it for like a week straight.  I think the game was beaten a total of like four or five times that week, all by different people(the same thing happened to DKCR and MKWii).

[Rosalinas Spare Wand]

I loved Punch-Out!!, probably one of the most fun reboots I've tried this generation. Dunno if they should make a sequel or not, but its what cemented Next Level Games as one of my favorite developers now.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Has anyone played Prince Of Persia Forgotten Sands for the Wii?

It's apparently a completely different game done in the original PS2 PoP trilogy engine (while the HD ones were done in the AC one) and is supposed to be a really good game on its own merit.