Exactly what it says on the tin: a list of all games I have purchased for the Wii, along with a short paragraph expressing my views about them. Oh, and by "Owned" I mean "purchased and played" not "DUDE! I TOTALLY PWND THAT GAME!!1"
As with 99% of people who bought a Wii in Europe, Wii Sports was my first game. And considering it was a free game it was a good introduction that showed what the Wii was capable of (at that time), both in terms in graphics and its intention: to blur the line between gamers & non-gamers. That night, I turned off the Wii and one thought went through my mind: It's only going to get better from here!
Mainly purchased to give me something to sink my teeth into. Although the controls were confusing at first I eventually got the hang of the gun-fighting, and I must admit, it felt really good. But then there was the sword-fighting, which in the end became a case of me flailing the Remote, a "tactic" which worked until the later levels where sword-fighting happened at every corner.
I rapidly lost patience with this and (for the first time with the Wii) turned off the console in disgust, and haven't been on this game since.
Pointless fact: This was the 1st game that both me & my brother owned separated copies of! Anyway, I liked the MASSIVE character roster in this game, but I didn't like the way most fights became me just using the same combo over, and over, and over again. Whilst this wasn't enough to stop me from 100% completing it, it was enough to put me off buying Tenkaichi 3.
I 'umm'ed and 'ahh'ed about this for a while, but I'm glad I got it. Yeah, the controls are a bit dodgy and the story's not the best I've ever seen, but I still have a good time when playing this. It proved to me that Sonic wasn't totally dead.
I quite liked the combat in this game and how easy it was to pull off manoeuvres (as long as you didn't get motion sickness), but some of the missions in this were ridiculous! Call me weak, but this was another game that I had no interest in completing. It was mainly bought to tie me over until Star Fox Wii anyway (and I'm still waiting Nintendo!!)
And here we are, the Wii's crown jewel (in my opinion). I must admit my expectations for this weren't that high, after being overall disappointed with Mario Sunshine. But the moment I stepped into the Star Festival, I was blown away (for the 1st time with the Wii) by the awesomeness of this game. The story, the atmosphere, the graphics, the MUSIC, the little winks to Mario 64 (i.e. the letter & the castle area) were all just spot on! Yeah, maybe the game was a little on the easy side but I never play games purely for a challenge, I play on them to have a good time, and every second of Mario Galaxy was a blast!
What can I say? It's Mario Party, but on the Wii, therefore more entertaining. When you're with friends anyway, otherwise it's not that good (but then I can't really say I didn't expect that).
The controls in this were tight (MUCH better than Red Steel), and I liked the way you explored planets instead of different areas of one, and your ship plays a bigger role. But I thought the Hypermode was a bit hit or miss (Why waste an entire Energy Tank to defeat an enemy, when you can just run past it and take the damage?). Not sure if it's the best of the Prime series, but that doesn't stop it from being awesome.
While it doesn't have as many features as Mario Kart DS, the controls, the tracks, and some of the new items make this a sweet deal in a different way. The only problem with this is that races can be pure chaos (expect to be blue-shelled, red-shelled, flattened by a Mega Mushroom, and then blown off by a Bullet Bill, all at once!)
I'll start with the negatives: the "Masterpieces" were a waste of time, the adventure mode was a little too 'Kirby-orientated' for my liking, there are more bad stages in this than in Melee, the Main Theme was used WAY too often, some questionable character choices (Olimar and ROB... really?), but the killer is no Roy OR Mewtwo! HOWEVER, the adventure mode is a vast improvement over previous gamesm, most of the Final Smashes are awesome, the rest of the music is fantastic, and it added Toon Link, Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog. So, overall it's a great game, just not quite the perfect Smash Bros game.
Got this due to my love for both Mario and Sonic. I didn't mind the depth of this game (or lack of, should I say?) and considering how different Mario and Sonic are, I can appreciate why Sega went for this kind of game. Plus it's pretty much the only exercise I get. Hopefully this (and Winter Olympics) have shown Nintendo and Sega that their mascots can work in the same game given the right scenario.
The one problem I had with the DS one was that there wasn't as many features or extras as Mario World (i.e. no Yoshi, no Special World, etc). But that problem doesn't exist for this game, there's something from every previous Mario game here. Plus it has multiplayer, which is either fun or fustrating (in a good way though). Great game, one of the best for the Wii so far!
It kinda sucks how you have to buy Wii MotionPlus to play this. But for anyone who is willing to do that, then they won't regret it. In a nutshell, it's Wii Sports, but with a better setting (being a Mario Sunshine-style island), more sports, and a more accurate representation of those sports. But like its predecessor, it's only really fun if you're with friends.
I'd heard loads of bad things about this, but it was cheap so I got it anyway. While the decision to give Sonic a sword is a questionable one, there are some improvements over Secret Rings, such as the controls, and more characters. I can see why so many say the fighting's just a case of waving your hand, but I can't help but feel that there's some level of skill involved (I just haven't bothered to look for it yet).
This game... WOW! Even though Mario Galaxy was the perfect game (in my opinion) Nintendo STILL found a way to surpass themselves. The only negative I can think of is that the story isn't as deep as its predecessor. But the positives? Oh boy, well the game's a lot more streamlined with a new hub system, the music's even better, graphics are awesome, new power-ups are real fun (including Yoshi, who's not a cheap gimmick anymore), & there are even more references to old Mario games. While I would still say the first Mario Galaxy was the Wii's crown jewel, this is definately the best game out for the Wii (...so far!)
As the dust of Mario Galaxy 2 settled, I started to eye up the Sonic franchise once again. Originally intending to get Sonic 4, I instead opted for this. And boy, are there no regrets there! I can see several "inspirations" from Sonic's long time rival (such as setting, story, some gameplay elements and music) but I don't blame it at all, because it makes this game all the more cooler! The best Sonic game I've ever played. Period.
This game is tough to summarise for me... The graphics are really good (the cutscenes and Mickey's model deserve special attention), the music is really atmospheric (which sometimes works against it, since it can be depressing) and the story, while producing severely repetitive gameplay, has a good theme. My biggest gripe is that it's a collect-em-up where you only get one chance to collect the items... no back-tracking allowed. Overall though, if a sequel were released, I'd probably get it.
Like many others, doubts were raised at this game's E3 announcement (especially after the cringe-ful trailer). But began to pay attention after seeing the emphasis on singleplayer and hearing this game was a 'reimagining' rather than a 'remake'. Graphics were pretty good, gameplay was great, controls rivalled Metroid Prime 3, story was well done and what little of the multiplayer I've played, it seemed pretty good too.
Purposefully left the Winter Olympics game to wait for this one. While there's still no in-depth story, there's more events, better representations of those events, and all-in-all more "love" for both franchises with the Dream Events and music. Mainly purchased since it's the only series my entire family are brave enough to play.
