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volrath50 on 06 July 2009
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noname2200 said:
volrath50 said:
Hmm. Swords and Soldiers sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out. I don't really pay much attention to Wiiware releases. The only stuff I've bought from that are Dr. Mario RX, World of Goo and FF4: The After Years (plus it's DLC).

Two questions:

What did you think of the games you've downloaded (do you recommend them, or recommend against them)?

Also, are you interested in finding out about other WiiWare/DSiWare/VC titles? Just curious...>_>


Hehe, you sound like one of those Club Nintendo surveys. :)

 

Well, Dr. Mario is Dr. Mario. If you've liked Dr. Mario, or Tetris-style puzzle games, you really can't go wrong with Dr. Mario. OTOH, it's just Dr. Mario.

 

I also own the PC version of World of Goo, to play on my (crysis-capable) Laptop. The PC version is certainly the better one, due to the added precision of the mouse, but in the end, the difference isn't that great, and I like the Wii version because it's easer to relax on a couch and play it. As for the game itself, it's a delightful physicsy puzzly game. It feels like a reverse jenga, building unstable towers and bridges and such out of goo. It's amazingly fun, and anyone who hasn't played it is missing a great product of human ingenuity and creativity.

 

FF4: The After Years is the sequal to Final Fantasy 4, done in the style of a SNES game. If you like old Super Nintendo RPGs, and have played through FF4, I'd highly recommend it. It's really, really nice to have some new old-school gameplay. OTOH, I would highly recommend against getting it if you've not played through FF4, and especially if you don't like, or haven't experience old SNES games. Some of the gameplay elements (frequent random battles) would probably really frustrate gamers raised on newer titles, but it's pure bliss if you like that stuff.

 

I also have Mega Man 9 on my PS3, it's the same as the WiiWare version. Like FF4: TAY, it's an oldschool game, this time replicating an NES Mega Man game (MM2, mostly). Again, if you love old-school hard as hell platformers, it's bliss, but I imagine it would frustrate newer gamers who were raised on infinite lives are used to games where beating it is more based on time than skill.

 

I also have a ton of VC games across my Wiis. Most of the really good stuff (the 4 NES Marios and SMW) I have on both Wiis, most of the other games I have are old games from my childhood I remember. Love the service, wish FF6 (and GOLDENEYE!) was on it.