Who'd have thought?
 
 

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That's a surprise. :O
 
Might have to pick this one up.

Awesome!  I loved the first one, and this will give me a chance to dust of the old waggle box.

" Who'd have thought?
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First one was awesome. Second one had TWO BEAM KATANAS! I knew it was good from the start.

really interested in this game .

I'm really interested in what gamespot will give it. They rated the first game 9.0, and from what I have heard and seen, there is no single element in Desperate Struggle that is not considerably better or better executed than it was in the first game, plus more content and general polish. 
 
Still mad about the exclusion of MotionPlus, though.

Wow, I never knew tiny Grasshopper made AAA productions >__>   
 
I don't need to read a single review of this game... I think Kevin Van Ord of Gamespot is destined to give it a good score, I know he like me is a huge fan of the game. 
 
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I would assume that both TvC and this will end up in the 89-range. This in combination with the release of the Fatal Frame IV patch make for a good start of 2010 for Wii owners. :)

I can confirm this myself.

I really want to get this game.  Being poor sucks.                  :(

"AAA" is not synonymous with "good", you know. 
 
Either way, I'm pretty interested in this game, but I feel like I have to play the first one first. With the Q1-Q2 release fiesta, the Fatal Frame IV translation, and a bunch of 2009 games I haven't had an opportunity to pick up yet(Batman: Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories), I'm not going to find myself with enough spare money to buy two Wii games -- one new, expensive one, and one old, yet almost as expensive one(Wii games practically never get price drops) -- anytime soon.

If only this was a game playable by the whole family, I would care. But hey, more power for the core gamers.

Yeaaa, AAA duder!
 
I can't wait for the Superbowl ad and he NMH2 Coke cans!

I got it ordered and it should arrive in the mail today. I didn't play the first one, but this one looks so good I can't pass it up.

" "AAA" is not synonymous with "good", you know."

I don't suppose the American version works on a PAL Wii does it? First Wii game since the last NMH that I'm interested in and a legal dispute means it's still TBA.

" I don't suppose the American version works on a PAL Wii does it?"

" @Icemael said:

" "AAA" is not synonymous with "good", you know."

Oh, of all people I know best. Many of my favourite games received extremely mixed reviews, while very often I find myself disliking the "big" , hyped and then ridiculously scored releases. As always, I am merely advertising stuff that I'd like to see sell well."

True, but because its on the Wii, it has little to no influence on demand and supply.

When it comes to hardcore Wii games, it does have influence.

A Suda 51 accepted by the entire journalism community? Either he finally figured it out or he totally messed up. 
 
But from what I played so far, I'm already expecting it to be a 5 star game personally.

" A Suda 51 accepted by the entire journalism community? Either he finally figured it out or he totally messed up.  But from what I played so far, I'm already expecting it to be a 5 star game personally. "

These review scores are really bothering me... The game is a major stepback from the first one. The story is bare-bones, they took out the assassin  side jobs (Sure, they were repetitive, but I can only handle those 8-bit mini games so many times. The assassination gigs were faster ) they took out the open world (which I grew to like very much in the first one) and the ending is a complete mess...  
   
Yay for giving people what they want

Why is it such a surprise that they is being received well? The first one was brilliant. Why wouldn't the second?
 
Also, calling something an 'AAA' game is super lame.

" Why is it such a surprise that they is being received well? The first one was brilliant. Why wouldn't the second?  Also, calling something an 'AAA' game is super lame. "

AAA really refers to the size of the production and promotional budget of a game, ya know. It doesn't have anything to do with reviews.
 
Also, American Automobile Association.

I was really annoyed by the final boss, and the final cut scenes kinda undid the whole "who cares about characters, this is just a crazy videogame" theme that the game opened with. But everything before that, I was digging the hell out of.  Just as kick-ass as the first game. 

" A Suda 51 accepted by the entire journalism community? Either he finally figured it out or he totally messed up.  But from what I played so far, I'm already expecting it to be a 5 star game personally. "

" I was really annoyed by the final boss, and the final cut scenes kinda undid the whole "who cares about characters, this is just a crazy videogame" theme that the game opened with. But everything before that, I was digging the hell out of.  Just as kick-ass as the first game.  "