Category: Nintendo WII

CSI: Deadly Intent Publisher: UbiSoft Developer: Telltale Games Genre: Mystery Release Date: 10/27/2009 Procedural dramas, America’s dishwashing soundtrack of choice, and 3rd party Wii games have quite a bit in common, so a procedural Wii game should come as no surprise. Procedurals, usually based around police work, hospitals, court rooms, or a wandering stranger who…

Lego Rock Band Genre: Rhythm Game Developer: Harmonix/Traveller’s Tales Publisher: MTV Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Release Date: 11/03/2009 I absolutely love Lego. If I ever have a kid, I’m going to spoil him with so many Lego blocks that he will not know what to do with them. Then I will build some gigantic space castle…

Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: ResponDesign Genre: Exercise Release Date: 11/23/2009 Once upon a time there was a game called Yourself Fitness for the Microsoft Xbox. This game featured a trainer named Maya who was programmed to show you how to do hundreds of exercises properly so that you could lose weight…

Just Dance Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Paris Genre: Rhythm Game Release Date: 11/17/2009 You know, I keep calling this game “Let’s Dance” in my head which of course gets the David Bowie song by the same name in my head. Just Dance is the latest in a long line of rhythm and dancing games. The…

>Game Name: Vegas Party Publisher: Storm City Games Developer: Enjoy Gaming Genre: Party/Board game Release Date: 10/27/2009 In the late 1990’s, one video game console established itself as the king of local multiplayer. Amazing games like Goldeneye: 007 and Mario Kart kept players glued to the couches, bean bags, folding chairs, beds, and generally anything…

Press Your Luck (aka: Press Your Luck – 2010 Edition) Developer: Ludia Games Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Game Show Release Date: 10/29/2009 I’m willing to bet that anyone that was born in North America between the years 1971 and 1983 spent an large part part of their childhood watching game shows. They were glitzy, colourful, had…

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Rail Shooter Release Date: 11/17/2009 I’m really not a fan of the Resident Evil series. It’s a combination of the awful voice acting, nonsensical plots, horrible gameplay (up to RE4 that is), and a total lack of survival horror elements even though it’s considered the…

Academy of Champions Soccer Developer: Ubisoft Vancouver Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Arcade Sports Release Date: 11/4/2009 Being born and bred in North America makes being a football fan no different for me than it is for anyone in a more traditional football market like… well, like everywhere else in the world except North America: I’m a…

Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: Red Fly Studio Genre: Cooking Simulation Release Date: 11/03/2009 There are lots of genres I’ve become known for at the “go-to” guy amongst my friends, fellow writers and audience. Shoot ’em Ups. 2-D fighters. Sega Saturn games. Tactical RPG’s. Cooking games. Wait. What was that…

Rabbids Go Home Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier Genre: Platformer Release Date: 11/02/2009 I love the Rabbids. I have to admit that up front. The first Rayman Raving Rabbids was one of my first purchases for the Wii and I believe it’s still the oldest game I have for the console besides Wii Sports. Rayman…

The Island of Dr. Frankenstein Developer: Visual Impact Productions Publisher: Storm City Entertainment Genre: Adventure Release Date: 10/20/09

Ju-on: The Grudge: Haunted House Simulator Genre: Survival Horror Developer: feelplus Publisher: XSEED Release Date: 10/13/09 It has to be hard, as an American publisher, to determine which Japanese games are worth localizing and which games are going to merit weird stares and open laughter. Obviously, something with lots of explosions and death and whatnot…

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Bemani Release Date: 10/27/2009 Man, it’s that time of year again. Two years and one month ago, Konami released the first DDR game for the Nintendo Wii, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party. Now I’ve never been a DDR fan, but I decided to review…

Bakugan Battle Brawlers Genre: Card/Board Game Developer: Activision/NOW Productions Publisher: Activision Release Date: 10/20/09