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Even if M&S game turns out to be terrible,it will still sell millions.Many people have always wanted a Mario and Sonic game so they'll buy this no matter what.



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Legend11 said:

It's in EGM's October issue.

I'll type out the Wii games by their opinions of how they played (they mention at the top of the page they only included ones they were playable, they also mention that some games could end up being a lot better since they're unfinished products). Also there seems to be very few Wii games on the list, I'm not sure if there weren't as many playable Wii games or they just didn't get a chance to play all the Wii ones. Also these guys are probably hard on the Wii (not as hard as 1UP but not a lot easier either) so I'd take what they say with a grain of salt even though they are still fair reviewers:


Awesome
Super Mario Galaxy

Good
De Blob
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Need For Speed: ProStreet
The Simpsons Game
Wii Fit
WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008

Average
EA Playground
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
NiGHTS: Journey into Dreams
Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Soulcalibur Legends
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Terrible
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
Jenga
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

I found it strange they just considered Metroid Prime 3 "Good" so that should tell you that they can be pretty hard on games... Chances are some of the average games would be considered "Good" by almost everyone else.

Also oddly enough they gave Wii Fit game of the show, but said they were torn because some parts about it are fun (bob soccer balls and perform ski jumps) and others feel like a chore (yoga and push-ups). They were also disappointed that Kid Icarus wasn't at the show, apparently it was/is rumored to be in development. Oh and they liked Mario's Bee Suit but they wish it did more than give him flight.


 Thanks for doing that Legend, when i asked for the source it was because i didn't want anyone here to go through the trouble of typing it all, so thanks very much for that.. I guess it'd be too rude to ask about the other systems now :P

It is good to see they liked Bee Suit Mario, I am still worried about how that'll control (and will be until i prove myself wrong when i try it), it does have other aspects like honeycomb climbing and junk, would be cool if they added some sort of sting attack or something of the sort though (i haven't heard of any 'attacks' yet for either suit)



Yeah some games will definitely improve. For example they put Skate under "Average" but on Gamerankings it's getting between 81%-90% in review scores..



2 years ago they gave metroid prime hunters a "terrible" first look based on the E3 preview... and that got decent/good reviews.



andrewpeirce said:
2 years ago they gave metroid prime hunters a "terrible" first look based on the E3 preview... and that got decent/good reviews.

That's because the controls were all different, and you had to tap the screen to shoot.

 Mario and Sonic is in the same vain. It's the kind of game where controls will be tinkered with probably right up until the end, so it's hard to say what the game will be like till it comes out.

 Interesting ont he "good" rating for De Blob. I'm quite interested in that game.



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While it's not hard to believe that the game could go from pathetic (E3) to really good (Leipzig) from a few different builds, this really isn't a let down even if it does end up bad. So sorry to ruin your lets rain on Nintendo's parade day and bait fanboy thread but I never really had high hopes for this game in the first place. I'm a little upset at the prospect that MySims might be bad but this game was already assumed to be a joke until proven otherwise.



Legend11 said:

It's in EGM's October issue.

I'll type out the Wii games by their opinions of how they played (they mention at the top of the page they only included ones they were playable, they also mention that some games could end up being a lot better since they're unfinished products). Also there seems to be very few Wii games on the list, I'm not sure if there weren't as many playable Wii games or they just didn't get a chance to play all the Wii ones. Also these guys are probably hard on the Wii (not as hard as 1UP but not a lot easier either) so I'd take what they say with a grain of salt even though they are still fair reviewers:


Awesome
Super Mario Galaxy

Good
De Blob
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Need For Speed: ProStreet
The Simpsons Game
Wii Fit
WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008

Average
EA Playground
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
NiGHTS: Journey into Dreams
Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Soulcalibur Legends
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Terrible
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
Jenga
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

I found it strange they just considered Metroid Prime 3 "Good" so that should tell you that they can be pretty hard on games... Chances are some of the average games would be considered "Good" by almost everyone else.

Also oddly enough they gave Wii Fit game of the show, but said they were torn because some parts about it are fun (bob soccer balls and perform ski jumps) and others feel like a chore (yoga and push-ups). They were also disappointed that Kid Icarus wasn't at the show, apparently it was/is rumored to be in development. Oh and they liked Mario's Bee Suit but they wish it did more than give him flight.


Hmm, that list has me a little curious. There are a few games that seemed to be placed too low and there are a few that seemed to be placed too high (and this purely going off of what I've heard everyone else say).

Yeah...NFS: PS, WWE wouldn't go on a "good" list in my opinion; Rabbids 2, Z&W should be "good"; and I'd assume M&S would be "average"...

I think they're being too harsh on some games and too forgiving on others...



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