If you have PLAYED Halo 1/2 AND PLAYED MP3, need your thoughts on 2 things

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nine0nine said:
why do the graphics matter so much? theyre pretty much the best graphics on the wii, the backtracking is reduced. buy it. Surely a game getting 9.x in EVERY review tells you its pretty much an essential purchase.

Sorry for three posts in a row -- too many to respond to at once, lol.  Why do graphics matter so much to me?  Well, they just do.  I have been playing games since black and white pong.  I've had damn near every single console since then with the PS3 being the only exception.  I have always looked to gameplay over graphics -- always.  BUT I don't like poor graphics and for me, poor graphics -- RELATIVE TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED FAIRLY CUTTING EDGE -- disappoint me greatly.  This, for me, is my only disappointment in the Wii.  Just $25-50 bucks more on the console's hardware would have netted quite a bit more graphical horsepower.  I've played enough GREAT GAMEPLAY games on my 360 now that last gen's graphics are not so impressive any more.  I really, really want to use the Wii controller on some graphically great games and MP3 looks to be one of the first...  Before you come back at me and jump down my throat with the tired "gameplay over graphics debate", it's like arguing over who gets the aisle or window seat on the hindenburg.  Pointless.