WiiWare Roundup Comments by Dan Whitehead

Strong Bad's game is actually good? I saw a few videos here and there and enjoyed them but I never figured that those were not just a 'best of' collection but that the rest of the game is fun as well. Might get this!

Are you allowed to just steal screenshots from Famitsu?

There's me thinking the general consensus on the Strong Bad game is that it sucked a large pile of donkey sputum.

Strong Bad really isn't funny.

kicker, I suppose it does depend on if you like the subject matter. If you don't like something all you're likely to notice is the bad comments and the negative press.

SBCG4AP's main problem is that it simply is unashamedly itself. It makes no effort to circle outsiders or bring those who aren't sure of the material in and explain. However, since it's a free internet cartoon series it's certainly much easier to catch up, and hrwiki.org is a great reference point for all the in-jokes. It's certainly a little easier to brush up on than some series.

I rather liked SBCG4AP Ep1. I think it's a bit short. I don't actually think the puzzles are terribly challenging. And yes, sometimes like the cartoons the humour does divert off on a tangent of it's own. It's also tried to keep it more or less clean, when the actual cartoons often don't stay entirely kid-friendly. It's a little stifled by trying to restrain itself, and to be honest I think it really should drop the shackles and go full-on.

B-minus. Could be much better, should take a few more risks, but it's a pretty good start.

I just long for the day when an adventure game has the script, narrative and wit of an old Monkey Island game. Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango or old style sam and max would do as well. No offense to telltale but the modern games don't have any of those things. Those were the days of truly interactive movies.

basically, if your a fan, you'll love most of it (like me), otherwise I can imagine it wont be as fun

I didn't know about Homestarrunner before I played this and found it to be genuinely funny (maybe just like Dan?). I started following up on the web comic afterwards though. :) Showed that I missed quite an amount of inside jokes.

Anyone know how long this will last?

won't you ride with me in mah beautiful balloooooon...

Never heard of the cartoon, might give this a go, though, I love point and click games.

>Are you allowed to just steal screenshots from Famitsu?

Publishers send out a screenshot package for ALL reviewers to use..