So, it happened. My second Xbox 360 finally died on me. Somehow I knew this would happen despite all those hardware revisions. Well, I guess it kinda sucks, since I was just about to finish playing Bad Company and was really looking forward to Castle Crashers (bought points and everything). However, I'm not really stressed out like I was last March when my first one died, just a little sad (Picture #1).
Picture #1 The main reason for this is because this time around I have a Wii by my side. I haven't really touched it in at least two months. Mostly because the 360 has taken care of all of my gaming needs from "casual" games (Arcade Games and Viva Pinata) to "hardcore" titles (COD4,Gears, Forza 2). On a side note I'd like to point out that I totally hate the words hardcore and casual... Where was I?
Oh yes, the Wii. Ok, so lets face it, for the most part the Wii is the ultimate target for publishers to make a quick buck by releasing half-assed PS2/PSP ports (hooray for "next-gen"!), Wii Sports clones (swing 'insert sports equipment here' to hit something) and my personal "favourite", the countless mini-game compilations (again, Picture #1).
But my Wii situation probably differs from an average Wii user. That's because I still haven't played most of the few great games on the Wii. So after thinking it through, I made a list of games I am going to play, so here it goes...
1) Super Mario Galaxy. Well, that's pretty self-explanatory. You can't of the highest rated games ever.
2) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. I liked the Game Boy games, but I've never played any other 3D games. Well, it looks interesting enough to play through it.Picture #2
4) Endless Ocean. I'm a diver myself so this definitely falls in my interest zone.
5) Okami. I've played the PS2 version for a bit, but didn't get too far. The controls look like a perfect fit, so I'll definitely play it from beginning to the end this time around.
6) Boom Blox. Played a couple levels and loved it. It's really good if you like a challenge.
8) SSB Brawl & Mario Kart Wii. These are the two tittles that I'm kind of not sure about. Everyone says that they are great, but I have problems with both. I don't think that SSB is the game for me. Granted, there are a lot of fans, but I think that while the novelty factor of beating the crap out of Mario with your favorite Nintendo character is awesome, it will wear of for me fairly quickly. But, hey, that's just me. Mario Kart on other hand... let's just say that I'll take the original Crash Team Racing over it anyday (who threw that chair?). But, again, thats just me...
9) Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. I don't know if you knew this (and you didn't), but I like rail shooters. Looks like a perfect fit.
10) Trauma Center. I liked the DS game, so why not?Picture 1 + Picture 2 = Happy Panda
So yeah, that's the list of games I'm gonna play. Also I'll probably get back to Warioware and Resident Evil 4 (my all-time Wii favorites), and pretend that I'll get back to Twilight Princess (it's great but it's also way too long).
The only real thing that I'll miss on the 360 are Achievement Points. Yes, I admit, I do have a problem.
Well if you can recommend a good Wii game that I did not list or may not be aware of, feel free to tell me. See you soon.
