Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Comments by Ellie Gibson
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JohnnyWashnGo
05/09/08 @ 07:15
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Wario isn't a particular favourite of mine but the games that he stars in are generally good. Which is one reason why I would be willing to give this title a go. The other reason being that I haven't played a new 2D platformer in a while and have a real hankering to immerse myself once more in spritey goodness.
But I am forced to question just what benefit all the shaking, twisting, spinning and prodding of the Wiimote brings to the game. Surely it would have been just as fun, if not funnerer, without the motion sensing nonsense? |
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Telepathic.Geometry
05/09/08 @ 08:06
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Oh God, another Ellie review. :'( For the record, I played the first couple of levels on my mate's copy and, re: "Tilting the remote to aim throws is fiddly"; It is NOT fiddly at all in my experience. The term I'd use is spot on. It's not even difficult. Maybe judging the angle is fiddly, but the controls are tight.
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Sylpharion
05/09/08 @ 08:38
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7/10? Damn. Nevermind, I'll still get it anyway! Besides, I've read reviews before where Wiimote controls have been criticized yet I never had a problem with 'em.
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@Tonka
Because it's got it's own set of challenges and can be a lot more focused. 3D isn't simply an obvious progression in this genre, it's a different way of doing things but also introduces its own drawbacks. @Sylpharion I think the score related more to game design decisions rather than the control issues. They are quite well described though, so if you are ok with those then buy away :) |
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magicpocket
05/09/08 @ 08:58
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Looks good and will probably pick it up.
It's all about Mushroom Men for me and being the saviour of 'core' games on the Wii. New play through video on gametrailers http://www.gametrailers.com/player/39551... |
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The game is good and pretty challenging to 100% each level and find the secret levels, but, the motion controls add nothing. In fact they just get in the way and become rather tiresome and the aiming motion can go a little berserk from time to time. 7 is a good and fair score, but, like most decent Wii games, do the motion controls really add to the enjoyment? I say no although the controller used as a pointer is a different matter. Let's see what Motionplus can do...
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BlankOBlank!
05/09/08 @ 09:10
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"Why has the world decided to revive the 2D platformer genre?
Why oh why? ;_; " Because they were always a million times better than 3D platformers? I'm not one for rose tinted retro specs, but they really were so much better when you only had two dimensions to worry about. |
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captainrentboy
05/09/08 @ 10:31
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Woah, those graphics are bloody lovely, especially the one at a 4:3 ratio, why is that?
I'm still not 'getting it' with regards to the Wii and it's motion controller. When you have drunken mates over, sure I can see how some of the games would be a laugh. But most of the time you're just sitting there on your own shaking something about (haha), with gestures that don't actually relate to what is going on on screen 95% of the time :/ How in the hell is that the new and exciting way of playing games? Hopefully that motion plus attachment will help me see the error of my ways, but at the moment the Wii is still a bit of a joke console to me, a joke that has sold like 45 million units worldwide.... |
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So this game is exactly as I predicted a few months back?
Fun but easy, short and unnecessary motion gimmicks? Oh, and 7/10. Predicable Nintendo. Coin-Op: And Yoshi's Island 2 was a fucking travesty compared to the original. It's what you get when you licence out magical titles to another party. I miss Nintendo of old.
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Am I right in saying the structure of the game seems to borrow heavily from Wario Land 4 rather than the superior Wario Land 1, 2 and 3 from GB/C?
And motion control on a game which previously didn't require it? Why oh why? Just as well I cancelled my pre-order.
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ruggedtoast
05/09/08 @ 12:36
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I dont understand why EG keeps giving Wii games to review to people who dislike the Wii controls. Like that absurd review for Resident Evil. Did Ellie not like the controls or does she just not like the Wii controller?
Who knows. Guess I'll have to head over to Gamespot. |
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