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Review: Iron Man (Wii)
Iron Man? Pssht. More like Tin Can!
Iron Man is one of those games that is just mediocre in everyway. It’s not broken but instead it’s simply no fun to play. From the mundane level design to the sloppy graphics, Iron Man is playable but no fun at all. It’s almost exactly what we expect from a movie tie-in.Based on the recent movie release, “Iron Man: The Official Videogame” comes bumbling..
Review: Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Mario Kart Wii is probably going to be the most difficult game I’ll ever have to review. Why? Simply because there are a number of angles and routes I could take to determine my final verdict. Those different routes would end up giving me extremely different verdicts and so it is from this point of the review that I have to pick my destination carefully.
To get straight to the point: this game is..
Review: SEGA Bass Fishing (Wii)
Grab your rods boys, it's time to fish.
SEGA invite you back once again into the world of arcade rehashes, bringing one of its more bizarre titles of the 90s onto the Wii. SEGA Bass Fishing which landed on Dreamcast in 1999 was a direct port of the some-what successful arcade game of the same name.With the appealing control possibilities of Wii, it doesn't come as a surprise that SEGA have us back..
Review: Ninja Reflex (Wii)
The way of the warrior is one of balance and harmony.
Wolf-san! EA invite us to join them in the secret ancient world of the Japanese Ninja. Bringing together a handful of mini games, the developers aim to train your senses in the martial art to help you reach a higher power.The way of the warrior is one of "balance and harmony". The ninja's aim is not destruction, but rather to preserve..
Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
Right on target, or way off the mark?
Konami's flagship Pro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven in other territories) series really caught the gaming world's attention with its fourth release, a beautifully playable and engrossing take on football. Since then it's become even more popular, and now rivals EA's FIFA brand in the sales stakes. However, each year brings the typical range of minor..
Review: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii)
Make sure you've got your Classic Controller handy for this one
Few genres possess the stubborn nature of the 2D fighter. Whereas other game types evolve over time and strive to incorporate new and innovative features that not only make them easier to play but also more enjoyable, the 2D brawler is perfectly content to remain static. But before you start to moan that we’re somehow biased against..
Review: House of the Dead 2&3 Return (Wii)
Ah House of the Dead, welcome to the Wii.
Since it's inception in back in the 90s SEGA's "House of the Dead" has arguably become the next biggest zombie series behind Capcom's infamous Resident Evil. SEGA's decision to bring the zombie-fest to the Wii comes as no real surprise since recent successful releases of other "light gun" arcade titles such as their own Ghost Squad. For..
Review: SEGA Superstars Tennis (Wii)
Sega’s next sporting smash hit?
It seems his recent athletic clash with Mario has rubbed off on Sonic: here he is with fifteen friends in a brightly coloured, special move-filled variation on good old lawn tennis, not unlike the plumber’s N64, Game Boy Advance and Gamecube outings, on the surface at least. This isn’t a simple formula rip, however: this is pure Sega through and through, from..
Review: No More Heroes (Wii)
Otaku assassin Travis Touchdown finally lands on European shores - has the wait been worthwhile?
When you fire up a game and see that the loading screen proudly proclaims that ‘Punk’s not dead’, you know you’re in for something of an unorthodox experience. The enigmatic Suda 51 and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture are arguably one of the most offbeat development studios currently..
Review: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Perhaps the greatest game of this generation? Hmm... maybe, just maybe.
Smash Bros.? What's Smash Bros.? If you are a Wii owner asking that question, you'll get many funny looks from other gamers that wonder where you have been the past ten years. Super Smash Bros. is perhaps Nintendo's most successful franchise (in terms of sales per game) in the past decade. If you have actually have been living..
Review: Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii)
Death Gods, Swords, and Lots of Hair Gel- Yes, its Bleach!
Its not very often you see a game where the main character is a bad-ass orange haired Death God- who's Japanese name, correct me if I am wrong, is 'Strawberry'- wielding a sword embedded with a soul. And its not very often that you see me create such a poor lead-in to a review. So let me cut the word-padding and go straight to part you are..
Review: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
What an odd craze that swept the gaming world...
Guitar Hero has led the way for music games into the mainstream and has shown there's more to this genre than Dance Dance Revolution and StepMania. Harmonix, previously working with RedOctane and Activision, developed Guitar Hero for the PlayStation 2 oblivious to the incredible amount of popularity the game would receive. Guitar Hero II for both the..
Review: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Wii)
Sonic, grab your hoverboard there's a race to win!
Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off racing series, Sonic Riders, returns in the form of "Zero Gravity", a sequel to the 2006 original. Unlike your standard racing game, SRZG actually has quite alot of story. Sonic and friends have been alerted about crazed robots from "MeteorTech" attacking the city of Megalo City. The heroes set out to..
Review: Asterix at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Asterix joins the race for Olympic glory, can he and Obelix gain the gold medal?
With Beijing hosting this years summer Olympic games it was no surprise that a number of Olympic themed games have appeared on this years calendar. Atari must of been kicking themselves when SEGA released Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, pretty much claiming all the Olympic medals in one fellow swoop. Does..
Review: Endless Ocean (Wii)
It might seem an unlikely premise for a game, but it fits perfectly with Nintendo’s “Touch Generations” label by being cerebral as well as entertaining. As a game, though, does it sink or swim?
Endless Ocean offers experiences many people dream about: to float among tropical fish in beautiful coral reefs, or bound through the wide ocean with bottlenose dolphins. A game like this succeeds or..
Review: Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii)
Lt. Berg must defeat those ever-baddies the Nazis in this latest from the Medal of Honor series.
EA bring another Medal Of Honor title to Wii, this time built from the ground up for the system and features the oh-so familiar style of the series. Although Medal of Honor might be a minor side-note on the CV of a certain Steven Spielberg the series has been very popular since its conception in 1999..
Review: High School Musical: Sing It! (Wii)
Disney's unstoppable High School Musical franchise may represent permission to print money, but has the toe-tapping magic of the movies been retained for this Wii release?
In order to bring you the best Nintendo coverage we possibly can here at NintendoLife, we sometimes have to bite the bullet, pull up our socks and make some painful sacrifices. Reviewing Disney’s High School Musical: Sign It!..
Review: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Umbrella have been since been defeated, but how exactly did it all happen?
Resident Evil, one of the biggest gaming series around today, has already landed on Wii with a port of the ever-popular Resident Evil 4. Capcom no doubt saw the innovative Wiimote and impressive sales figures as a new opportunity to expand the series even more. The Umbrella Chronicles was born, an on-rails shooting game, ala..
Review: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
Ah NiGHTS.. you're finally here, it's been a long time coming, so how does it measure up?
Journey of dreams, the sequel SEGA Saturn fanboys have been waiting 10 years for, after all those rumours its finally here, but was it ever going to live up to the cult following surrounding the original, NiGHTS Into Dreams?Our hero is NiGHTS, a Nightopian who flies around Nightopia fighting away evil..
Review: Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (Wii)
Why did adventure games disappear?
Innovation is a big reason that I play games. Playing the same game rehashed over and over again bores me senseless. So when a new idea for a game comes along, like Zack & Wiki, I turn into a kid at a theme park, running to buy it. The story behind the game deals with Zack and Wiki, part of a group of Sea Monkey pirates who search for treasure. They stumble..
