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[yoopoo]

Wii games

Animal Crossing: City Folk: 8.0
Rygar: 7.0
Castlevania Judgement: 7.0
Tales of Symphonia 2: 8.0
Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)
Guitar Hero: WT: 8.5
Shaun White Snowboarding: 7.0
Mushroom Men: 8.0
Tomb Raider Underworld: 7.0
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009: 8.0
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party: 5.5
Star Wars The Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels: 4.0
Cooking Mama World Kitchen: 6.5
Spiderman Web of Shadows: 6.5
Need for Speed Undercover: 6.5
Monster Lab: 6.5

DS games

Chrono Trigger: 9.0
Metal Slug 7: 7.5
Moon: 7.5
Mushroom Men: 5.0
Gauntlet: 7.5
Age of Empires: Mythologies: 7.0
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance: 6.0
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: 8.0
Neopets Puzzle Advanture: 6.0
Monster Lab: 8.0
Luminous Arc 2: 7.0
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009: 4.0

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[Scrubking]

What did they say about Underworld?

 

[yoopoo]

I don't have the mag, scores are from go-nintendo

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)

Uh... should I be excited?

 

[Count Dookkake]

Well, I like Star Wars and that got a 4.

Castlevania got a 7 so I guess I'll like that almost twice as much.

 

[TheGreatDave]

Should I ignore their Sonic praise or something?

 

[Rlan]

Yaaay Sonic.

Hmm, Neopets Puzzle Adventure only getting a six, despite being what is essentially Reversi Puzzle Quest. Is it just the Reversi part that's not all that fun, the Neopets aesthetic, or are Infinite Interactive stretching themselves in a bit with this, Puzzle Kingdoms and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix?

 

[Majmun]

Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)

Pretty good score for a load of shit.

 

[TheGreatDave]

Pretty good score for a load of shit.

Seconded.

 

[Zilch]

The problem with the Sonic Cycle is that people WANT it to continue.

 

[Fuu]

Nice one for Pokemon Ranger SoA, the first one was neat.

And whoa, Monster Lab Wii = 6.5, Monster Lab DS = 8.0.

The problem with the Sonic Cycle is that people WANT it to continue.

Yeah, it's tiring.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

Hmm I expected better from AoM DS. Could just be because I loved the original so much : /

Buying it anyway

 

[PowerSmell]

Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)

You're the one posting Nintendo Power scores and linking to **********.

 

[markatisu]

Interested to hear what they had to say about Rygar, I completely forgot this game was being made

Too bad about Clone Wars score, I am loving that game but I can probably guess it was due to the length, lack of characters and controls (so pretty much everything lol)

 

[Tiktaalik]

Mushroom Men (Wii): 8.0
Mushroom Men (DS): 5.0

Monster Lab (Wii): 6.5
Monster Lab (DS): 8.0

It's like reverse! :lol

Metal Slug 7: 7.5
Moon: 7.5

I'll wait for the Metal Slug 7 score for the consoles... Isn't it coming to PSN/Arcade I heard?

I was really looking forward to Moon. Can someone post snippets from the review? I might still pick it up at some point, maybe now just not day one.

Edit: From EDGE a 7 wouldn't be bad at all, but from Nintendo Power it's sort of borderline and it definitely makes me want to read the review text to see the justification.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I'll wait for the Metal Slug 7 score for the consoles... Isn't it coming to PSN/Arcade I heard?

Just XBLA.

 

[Teknoman]

Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)

Also stop calling the game any form of excrement. Its not like you've played it, and Sonic doesnt (and never will) automatically mean bad.

 

[D-Pad]

Rygar: 7.0
Castlevania Judgement: 7.0
Shaun White Snowboarding: 7.0
Mushroom Men: 8.0

Moon: 7.5

Not too shabby. Not shabby at all. I would like to hear what NP thought about quoted titles please, especially the ones in bold. Thanks in advance.

 

[yoopoo]

Also stop calling the game any form of excrement. Its not like you've played it, and Sonic doesnt (and never will) automatically mean bad.

Don't need to play it, its from Sonic Team. Rather play something from Acclaim or Sony.

 

[Firestorm]

Well, Nintendo Power's been great with scores except for Sonic games really.

Sonic and the Secret Rings - 8.5/10.
So yeah.

 

[Dyne]

I think Mushroom Men for the Wii is solid. I watched my girlfriend play it at PAX for about half an hour and I was impressed.

Original IP.. check.
Wii game.. check.
No minigames.. check.

I think this might be the best Wii game you can get this fall. That's kind of sad, but I promise it's worth looking at rather than glossing over.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Great for Sonic Unleashed, can't wait to get it (Wii version). Good score for AC too.

Not bad for Rygar, honestly I was expecting a lot worse.

Don't need to play it, its from Sonic Team. Rather play something from Acclaim or Sony.

No, Dimps did the Wii version. (now don't you feel stupid.)

 

[D-Pad]

Well, Nintendo Power's been great with scores except for Sonic games really.

Sonic and the Secret Rings - 8.5/10.
So yeah.

So yeah what? That was a really good game, imo. Also: The mini games felt a lot like Mario Party in it's better years.

 

[ReiGun]

Good job Mushroom Men (Wii obviously). Really surprised by Symphonia, considering all the negative impressions I've been reading.

Instead of easing my fears, the 8 for Unleashed makes me more suspicious. Funny how that works.

Edit: Im still getting it though.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Well, Nintendo Power's been great with scores except for Sonic games really.

Sonic and the Secret Rings - 8.5/10.
So yeah.

Secret Rings deserved just that, actually. Which bodes well for their Unleashed score.

 

[yoopoo]

No, Dimps did the Wii version. (now don't you feel stupid.)

No they did not, Sonic Team did. Dimps "helped" with the day time levels of Wii/PS2 versions.

 

[Firestorm]

I will never understand the love for that game. It started out as dog shit and became average close to the end. That does not deserve an 8.5 or any praise at all.

 

[markatisu]

I will never understand the love for that game. It started out as dog shit and became average close to the end. That does not deserve an 8.5 or any praise at all.

I will never understand the hate for it either, the only thing I could not stand was the story segments cause it felt like it broke up the flow

But the actual levels and controls seemed fine to me. If anything it was just an average game which given the last few Sonic games was a vast improvement

 

[ThatObviousUser]

No they did not, Sonic Team did. Dimps "helped" with the day time levels of Wii/PS2 versions.

Regardless of the level that Sonic Team was involved in (which I personally believe is quite low based on random interviews), you really should play the game before talking trash- it's like the first rule of GAF (that or hiding the fact that you didn't well).

 

[grandjedi6]

You're the one posting Nintendo Power scores and linking to **********.

This

Seriously, WTF dude. Don't make a magazine thread unless you have the magazine yourself. Random numbers sourced from go nintendo is meaningless to people.

 

[SuperDowns]

This IS the Wii version of Sonic, rather wait for a 360/PS3 version review. But at any rate, good score for a Wii "port" (even though I think I remember hearing they developed this version separately from the others).

I am really going to be let down if this isn't the true revival of Sonic. Sonic cycle be damned, I want some classic speed platforming. I guess I'll have to rely on making/playing LBP levels if this ends in tragedy.

 

[grandjedi6]

Should I ignore their Sonic praise or something?

Nintendo Power can't really be trusted with Sonic reviews, at all. And I say this as a long time subscriber of NP.

 

[Teknoman]

This IS the Wii version of Sonic, rather wait for a 360/PS3 version review. But at any rate, good score for a Wii "port" (even though I think I remember hearing they developed this version separately from the others).

I am really going to be let down if this isn't the true revival of Sonic. Sonic cycle be damned, I want some classic speed platforming. I guess I'll have to rely on making/playing LBP levels if this ends in tragedy.

Wii version is pretty much a game all its own. PS2 version is a port of the Wii game. But yeah, 360/PS3 version will most likely be judged as the main version of the game.

And im hoping that since the review staff is totally different from the days of Shadow the hedgehog, this review actually means something.

EDIT: On a side note, Wasnt Tales of Symphonia 2 actually pretty good? Not mindblowing, but good if you liked the first game/Tales series in general?

 

[markatisu]

EDIT: On a side note, Wasnt Tales of Symphonia 2 actually pretty good? Not mindblowing, but good if you liked the first game/Tales series in general?

Depends on what you were expecting, most reviews said it was more of the same, average and in some ways mediocre because it did not push the Wii or evolve the series in any significant way.

Some people (like myself) think thats good, others think its bad. Gametrailers thought it was solid, IGN did not, without the actual review its hard to tell where Nintendo Power falls.

 

[Teknoman]

Depends on what you were expecting, most reviews said it was more of the same, average and in some ways mediocre because it did not push the Wii or evolve the series in any significant way.

Some people (like myself) think thats good, others think its bad. Gametrailers thought it was solid, IGN did not, without the actual review its hard to tell where Nintendo Power falls.

Hmm well thats at least a purchase for me. As long as the game looks good, sounds good, and plays well, i'm fine.

 

[grandjedi6]

And im hoping that since the review staff is totally different from the days of Shadow the hedgehog, this review actually means something.

But its not totally different. For the most part the staff is relatively the same. And most importantly the guy who does almost every Sonic review is still with the magazine.

 

[botticus]

Depends on what you were expecting, most reviews said it was more of the same, average and in some ways mediocre because it did not push the Wii or evolve the series in any significant way.

Some people (like myself) think thats good, others think its bad. Gametrailers thought it was solid, IGN did not, without the actual review its hard to tell where Nintendo Power falls.

NP basically agreed with GT. Decent game overall, but nothing mindblowing. Negatives were no overworld (though it's not a big deal since you're revisiting mostly the same locations), some of the motion controls aren't easily recognized [I haven't used any, so I can't comment], much shorter than the original.

I can do the usual Q&A or post a full issue summary tomorrow/Monday if it's required, too late tonight.

 

[Teknoman]

But its not totally different. For the most part the staff is relatively the same. And most importantly the guy who does almost every Sonic review is still with the magazine.

Damn. Well back to waiting for a decent review/hands on, though im really interested in the HD version more than anything.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

But its not totally different. For the most part the staff is relatively the same. And most importantly the guy who does almost every Sonic review is still with the magazine.

Pretty sure IGN will rate it in the same ballpark though, so I think it's safe to trust them on this one.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

But its not totally different. For the most part the staff is relatively the same. And most importantly the guy who does almost every Sonic review is still with the magazine.

Is he? I thought the Shadow review was from before Imagine/Future started doing the mag. I was under the impression Imagine/Future restaffed the whole magazine from scratch.

edit: never mind, a quick look shows I am wrong-o bong-o.

 

[Eteric Rice]

What'd they say about Mushroom Men?

 

[Mistouze]

Secret Rings deserved just that, actually. Which bodes well for their Unleashed score.

8.5 for Sonic and the Secret Ring? Lol only if the game had had the 6 extra month of development it obviously needed.

 

[CurseoftheGods]

Wow. yoopoo is a brain-dead asshole.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

8.5 for Sonic and the Secret Ring? Lol only if the game had had the 6 extra month of development it obviously needed.

Maybe for some nifty CG cutscenes, but where it counted (gameplay + graphics/presentation), it shined.

 

[manueldelalas]

Wii games

Sonic Unleashed: 8.0 (what a load of shit)

Remember this is the superior Wii version not developed by Sonic Team.

The shit version is the HD one .

 

[Mejilan]

Huh. I wonder why the two versions of Monster Lab rated so differently.

 

[onipex]

Uh... should I be excited?

Well IGN did say the Wii version was shaping up to be the best so far in the their hands on, so yes forget all hope that this game is good.

 

[Black-Wind]

Regardless of the level that Sonic Team was involved in (which I personally believe is quite low based on random interviews), you really should play the game before talking trash- it's like the first rule of GAF (that or hiding the fact that you didn't well).

I agree with the bolded.

I think that Dimps most likely did alot more than what Sonic Team would let on . . . cause it would sting like hell if Dimps out-right out did them in this sense (as in, people liking the Wii/ Dimps version more than the 360 one).

 

[Teknoman]

Well IGN did say the Wii version was shaping up to be the best so far in the their hands on, so yes forget all hope that this game is good.

Pfft. IGN also made it out like the framerate was still messy in the HD versions. Which isnt the case for the 360 anyway. Still think the HD version gameplay looks better than the Wii/PS2 version.

 

[Tiktaalik]

Huh. I wonder why the two versions of Monster Lab rated so differently.

My guess is because the wiimote sucks, but the stylus is awesome. Aside from the turn based combat, there is also experimentation and exploration sections. Control might be a factor in the experiments.