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Kantsii lukea koko IGN:n Nintendo Wii Year in Review 2008 -artikkeli, mutta viimeiseltä sivulta löytyy mukavaa avausta tähän ketjuun. Laitan spoiler-tagien sisään lainausta ja lihavoin tärkeitä/mielenkiintoisia kohtia.
Vaikka IGN:n arvostelujen suhteen olen usein hyvinkin eri mieltä, niin ainakin ovat päässeet kokeilemaan tässäkin mainittuja pelejä ja WiiMotion Plusia.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936938p1.html
Wii's 2009 is on track to be spectacular from the beginning of the year on. In the first week of January, the anticipated Japanese RPG / simulation Little King's Story, with a beautiful art style, is set to debut for the system. The moody action game Deadly Creatures, starring a tarantula and a scorpion, releases a month later. There's also Tenchu: Shadow Assassins from Ubisoft. And the release schedule never really slows down. In the first half of 2009, Wii owners will be treated to a series of big guns, including the console-exclusive first-person shooter, The Conduit, from High Voltage Software. The gorgeous technical showpiece boasts some of the best FPS controls of any console title in the genre and it also supports WiiSpeak for voice-chat-enabled online matches with up to 16 players.
Not to be outdone, Platinum Games (formerly Clover Studio, best known for Okami and Viewtiful Joe) will in the first quarter release MadWorld for Nintendo's system. The title, also published by SEGA, is overrun with some of the bloodiest violence in any videogame we've played. As burly main character Jack struggles to escape a futuristic, Running Man-like game show called Death Watch, he stabs sign posts through the heads of his enemies, chainsaws leather-bound baddies in half and even plays Man Darts with them -- batting them into a giant virtual dartboard with gory splats. MadWorld has been the subject of much controversy since its unveiling and while we have yet to even go hands-on with the title, we are extremely optimistic that the talented development studio has a AAA effort on its hands.
SEGA rounds out its TKO lineup with the early-year release of House of the Dead: Overkill by Kuju Entertainment (Battalion Wars). The ground-up title makes use of the Wii remote for some classic-style shooting action. Players control Agent G through a grindhouse-style presentation as he teams with the hard-boiled Detective Washington in a prequel to the first thee House of the Dead games. Drowned in zombies, blood, bullets and F-bombs, Overkill is not for the squeamish and the developer knows it -- a trailer for the game proudly announces, "... the hardcore you've been waiting for." Based on what we've played of the game so far, it's incredibly stylized, hilarious, painted in gore and great fun, especially with dual Wii remotes in hands.
Wii owners can look forward to some exciting announcements from third-parties like Electronic Arts, Konami and Ubisoft. We know of at least two major EA and Konami IPs that Wii fans are going to flip over when they become official and Ubisoft has titles like Red Steel 2 in the works, not to mention previously unknown efforts like TMNT, which are sure to satisfy the hardcore. And rest assured, Capcom will have some unexpected big guns of its own. Trust us when we write that Wii owners will not be disappointed.
During the first half of the year, Nintendo has officially committed to releasing at last two major products, including Wii Sports Resort, which will in turn signal the arrival of Wii MotionPlus. The game is a sequel to Wii Sports with some new play styles -- jet skiing, frisbee toss, sword dueling and more. But it's really a showpiece for Wii MotionPlus, just as Wii Sports was for the Wii remote. MotionPlus fixes any issues gamers might've encountered with gestural input using Nintendo's controller. Utilizing the new tech, subtler, intricate motions are measured with perfect precision, making possible accurate sword fights, among other activities. The other game, Punch-Out!!, should be familiar to any longtime fan -- it's an official sequel to the boxing game starring Little Mac. Developed by Next Level Games (Mario Strikers), the title will feature a classic presentation highlighted by dramatically updated graphics. Whether or not the developer wii make it all work with motions has yet to be revealed, but we're excited regardless.
Nintendo has not yet officially confirmed, but is expected to solidify U.S. release dates for Sin & Punishment 2, a sequel to the N64 shooter and cult-hit developed by Treasure; Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, the Wii-exclusive entry into the spooky series which challenges players to photograph ghosts; and Disaster: Day of Crisis, which has already shipped in other regions. And all of the still-obscure-but-potentially-awesome Wii games announced out of Japan, such as Cosmic Walker. There are nearly a dozen intriguing Wii games, most of them only shown briefly in video form and very few details available.
There are also the still-secret Wii games by Nintendo. A rumored reboot to the Kid Icarus series, courtesy Factor 5, is expected to be made official early next year. An epic new project from Retro Studios will likely show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009. And we would be shocked if the Big N did not also divulge more details on Pikmin 3, as well as the next Mario (Super Mario Galaxy 2, likely) and Zelda games, both confirmed to be in development by Shigeru Miyamoto.
Not to be outdone, Platinum Games (formerly Clover Studio, best known for Okami and Viewtiful Joe) will in the first quarter release MadWorld for Nintendo's system. The title, also published by SEGA, is overrun with some of the bloodiest violence in any videogame we've played. As burly main character Jack struggles to escape a futuristic, Running Man-like game show called Death Watch, he stabs sign posts through the heads of his enemies, chainsaws leather-bound baddies in half and even plays Man Darts with them -- batting them into a giant virtual dartboard with gory splats. MadWorld has been the subject of much controversy since its unveiling and while we have yet to even go hands-on with the title, we are extremely optimistic that the talented development studio has a AAA effort on its hands.
SEGA rounds out its TKO lineup with the early-year release of House of the Dead: Overkill by Kuju Entertainment (Battalion Wars). The ground-up title makes use of the Wii remote for some classic-style shooting action. Players control Agent G through a grindhouse-style presentation as he teams with the hard-boiled Detective Washington in a prequel to the first thee House of the Dead games. Drowned in zombies, blood, bullets and F-bombs, Overkill is not for the squeamish and the developer knows it -- a trailer for the game proudly announces, "... the hardcore you've been waiting for." Based on what we've played of the game so far, it's incredibly stylized, hilarious, painted in gore and great fun, especially with dual Wii remotes in hands.
Wii owners can look forward to some exciting announcements from third-parties like Electronic Arts, Konami and Ubisoft. We know of at least two major EA and Konami IPs that Wii fans are going to flip over when they become official and Ubisoft has titles like Red Steel 2 in the works, not to mention previously unknown efforts like TMNT, which are sure to satisfy the hardcore. And rest assured, Capcom will have some unexpected big guns of its own. Trust us when we write that Wii owners will not be disappointed.
During the first half of the year, Nintendo has officially committed to releasing at last two major products, including Wii Sports Resort, which will in turn signal the arrival of Wii MotionPlus. The game is a sequel to Wii Sports with some new play styles -- jet skiing, frisbee toss, sword dueling and more. But it's really a showpiece for Wii MotionPlus, just as Wii Sports was for the Wii remote. MotionPlus fixes any issues gamers might've encountered with gestural input using Nintendo's controller. Utilizing the new tech, subtler, intricate motions are measured with perfect precision, making possible accurate sword fights, among other activities. The other game, Punch-Out!!, should be familiar to any longtime fan -- it's an official sequel to the boxing game starring Little Mac. Developed by Next Level Games (Mario Strikers), the title will feature a classic presentation highlighted by dramatically updated graphics. Whether or not the developer wii make it all work with motions has yet to be revealed, but we're excited regardless.
Nintendo has not yet officially confirmed, but is expected to solidify U.S. release dates for Sin & Punishment 2, a sequel to the N64 shooter and cult-hit developed by Treasure; Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, the Wii-exclusive entry into the spooky series which challenges players to photograph ghosts; and Disaster: Day of Crisis, which has already shipped in other regions. And all of the still-obscure-but-potentially-awesome Wii games announced out of Japan, such as Cosmic Walker. There are nearly a dozen intriguing Wii games, most of them only shown briefly in video form and very few details available.
There are also the still-secret Wii games by Nintendo. A rumored reboot to the Kid Icarus series, courtesy Factor 5, is expected to be made official early next year. An epic new project from Retro Studios will likely show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009. And we would be shocked if the Big N did not also divulge more details on Pikmin 3, as well as the next Mario (Super Mario Galaxy 2, likely) and Zelda games, both confirmed to be in development by Shigeru Miyamoto.
Vaikka IGN:n arvostelujen suhteen olen usein hyvinkin eri mieltä, niin ainakin ovat päässeet kokeilemaan tässäkin mainittuja pelejä ja WiiMotion Plusia.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936938p1.html
