Advisable games for Wii

[Swany]

Well, my little bro is getting a wii for his christmas, and I'm getting one for my birthay.

Anyhoo, there is going to be at least one wii in the Swany household and the games are hella expensive so I'm only going to buy a couple with my limited cash monies.

I was thinking of getting Resident Evil 4, Mario Galaxy and Super paper Mario. But would like to know if the games are any good, or any other games I could get.

Or even if the Wii is worth getting.

[jeff the cheff]

I don't have any of the games you listed (yet, I'm getting galaxy soon), but I did buy 3 games for the wii. I got red steel, and even though I got it cheap, I definitley wouldn't reccomend it. Not that great. I also bought warioware, and its fun, but too expensive if your low on cash monies. Mario Party is great if you have friends to play with and controllers. It's not like a game where you sit and play it and think its great, but it's a great experience. I've never had so much fun playing a video game before when I get 4 people to play, and just chill and have fun. I'm sure stoners would love this game.

[Archon_Turtle]

This is gonna sound weird, but depending on the age of your little brother, I would recommend Chicken Little: Ace In Action if you are looking for a solid children's title. It's one of the only games I haven had the pleasure of working on that didn't make me want to claw my eyes out by the end of the project. And thats saying something.

And it was second wave launch. So you can probably get it on the cheap by now. Besides...Adam West voices the main character, and his dialog is witty as hell. You can't go wrong!

[Mecha Cow]

If you ask me the console is worth it for Galaxy alone. There's also Brawl and some other stuff coming up, and the Virtual Console should keep you busy for a while.

[Swany]

Originally Posted by jeff the cheff

I got red steel, and even though I got it cheap, I definitley wouldn't reccomend it. Not that great.

I've played Red Steel at my friends and I thought it was good, granted it was only for a wee while. And the battle mode, does it get repetitive quickly?
Stil I'm not really a fan of first person shooter 'casue I get shot in the back so much.

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

This is gonna sound weird, but depending on the age of your little brother, I would recommend Chicken Little: Ace In Action if you are looking for a solid children's title. It's one of the only games I haven had the pleasure of working on that didn't make me want to claw my eyes out by the end of the project. And thats saying something.

And it was second wave launch. So you can probably get it on the cheap by now. Besides...Adam West voices the main character, and his dialog is witty as hell. You can't go wrong!

My wee bro is 14 and has Klinefelters Syndrome but he's pretty good at video games (His current favorite is TMNT on the PS2). I mentioned Chicken Little to my mum, sound like something he'd like as long as the controls aren't too hard, 'else he'd get fustrated.

[Peanut]

Red Steel is f*cking terrible.

[Dr. Doom]

I'd skip Super Paper Mario. Resident Evil 4 and Galaxy are both great choices. I'd probably bring up Lego Star Wars, too. I love that game. You can also invest in some Gamecube games if you don't already have one, and Twilight Princess would be a great choice for either system (there's a lot of people here who would disagree with me on that one, but it's on of the best games I've ever played)

[Peanut]

I liked Super Paper Mario is better than Twilight Princess. That game is amazing, don't skip it.

[Swany]

I actually thought of getting Twilight Princess but I've never played any Legend of Zelda games and I though that I'd end up confused.

[Peanut]

It's not like there's any conceivable story you need to grasp or anything. And the first hour and half of the game is nothing but straight tutorial, anyways. You wouldn't have a problem getting into it.

But if you've got any interest in Twilight Princess, just play Okami instead. It's worlds better.

[Hannah]

That sweet Godzilla game, duh.












Just kidding.

[Dr. Doom]

Super Paper Mario was kinda fun for a while but really really ran outta steam at some point. I'm probably gonna trade it in, which I like never do. Peanut and I will never see eye to eye on it, but I really can't explain enough how much I enjoyed everything about Twilight Princess. Not having played any previous Zelda games doesn't really make a difference. You don't need previous knowledge of any of the games to enjoy it. Ocarina of Time was actually my first Zelda game and that ended up being my #1 favorite game of all time.

As far as Okami goes, they are making it for the Wii, so it's something to look forward to. I haven't played it quite yet, but I've desperately wanted to for a while, so I'm greatly anticipating that.

[Barkworm]

Mario Galaxy is by far the best game on the Wii, Metroid Prime 3, Twilight Princess and RE4 are also excellent. I guess Zack and Wiki is also great but us Euros haven't gotten it, yet. Super Paper Mario.... well, it's not bad but as a full-priced title I wouldn't recommend it.

[R-iZZy]

Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

I'd skip Super Paper Mario. Resident Evil 4 and Galaxy are both great choices. I'd probably bring up Lego Star Wars, too. I love that game. You can also invest in some Gamecube games if you don't already have one, and Twilight Princess would be a great choice for either system (there's a lot of people here who would disagree with me on that one, but it's on of the best games I've ever played)

I never understood the disappointment either. That game was awesome, especially with the Wii controls making it hella easier to shoot arrows than the GameCube controller. It was a pretty epic game. Nothing like Ocarina of Time, but it was definitely up to the challenge. I'd definitely recommend that game.

I'd also recommend Super Mario Galaxy. Time f***in' flew by when I played that game. I didn't even realize the sun went down, and I started around noon.

Underrated game is The Godfather: Blackhand Edition, but I wouldn't recommend that game to the little ones.

Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 was beautifully done as well. Sick FPS. Speaking of sick FPS's on the Wii, gotta go with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption as well. One of the most graphically polished games on the Wii, and the gameplay is ridiculous. So many new additions to the game just made the experience all the sweeter.

Also, Super Paper Mario is one of the best games out this year, as well. I was always the one to say "I hope Nintendo doesn't rely on releasing 20 new Mario games and spin-offs a year", but with games like Super Paper Mario and Super Mario Galaxy out in one year, I'd have to say complaints should be held to a minimum on that subject.

SSBB hasn't even come out yet, and that's gonna pwn the NPD charts when it comes out.

I'm not saying the Wii's library is even in the XBox 360's league right now, but for $250, I'd say the console has some pretty sweet titles out now.

[Swany]

Alrighty so far the list is (besides the obligatory Wii sports and wii play)
RE4 (Which will be hidden in my room)
Mario Galaxy
Chicken Little

I should probably think of getting a party game or too though 'casue you can only play tennis so many times.

And I'll borrow Twilight Princess from my friend if she lets me to try it and make up my own mind as you guys can't seem to decide.

One question,
If I buy gamecube games do I need a different contoller?

[R-iZZy]

You'll need the GameCube controller. If you open up the bigger cover on the top of the Wii, there's four slots for GameCube controllers, and there's another smaller cover next to it you can open for your GameCube memory card.

[Ninjinister]

Super Paper Mario is actually my current favorite Wii game (although I haven't played more than just a demo of Galaxy).

When it is finally released, all you need to know is Brawl. Brawl, Brawl, Brawl, Brawl, Brawl. I'm already giving it my Game of the Year honours.

[Zoey]

Nice topic you have Swany. I was wondering about what would be good games to get for Wii too. I don't have a Wii, but I'm thinking of buying one. Nintendo consoles have always made me happy.

[TheAnimatedSeries]

I'd say the Wii has done its job keeping me occupied this year. I would even recommend Twilight Princess, especially since you've never played a Zelda game before. Alot of the boss battle are sweet and since you've never dealt with the likes of the hook-shot/"claw-shot" in TP and other Zelda weapons they should be mildly amusing. Unless you care about story and character design (TP's is unbelieveably bad, I got embarressed to be playing it about every other cinematic) its worth buying cause it will take some time to beat and its nice to shoot fools with arrows that you are actually aiming.

[Dr. Doom]

The boss fights were phenominal in that game.