| nordlead said: So Shaun White Snowboarding is coming exclusively to the Wii this year and I wandered over to IGN (who really knows why, as they seem to publish rubbish recently) and read their review. It got a 7.6, which is respectable (higher than PS360, lower than last year Wii), but this is what really stood out. The simple, fun gameplay and stylish visuals ensure this is still one of the better kids' games on Wii, but if you already took the Road Trip you may be disappointed that Shaun White doesn't have a lot of new tricks up his sleeve.
The first thing you should note is that this game is aimed squarely at kids. Everything from the simple arcade gameplay to the exaggerated graphics to the Saturday Morning cartoon humor is very kid friendly. That's not a bad thing -- it works well as a kids' game. Just know that this isn't the realistic snowboard sim that a seasoned gamer might want. So, do you agree with IGN's latest statement that seasoned gamers wasn't extream realism and no longer enjoy arcade style games? I don't really need to post my thoughts, as a seasoned gamer I like pretty much all styles of play and actually prefer arcade games myself. Oh, and I'll throw in that this is one of the worst reviews I've read at IGN, because they gave so few details (7 total paragraphs, each maybe 3 sentances long) and spent more time mocking it than anything. Considering I loved the last one it would have been nice to actually read a review on it. |
You could not have cherrypicked the article more if you wanted to
- The first thing you should note is that this game is aimed squarely at kids. Everything from the simple arcade gameplay to the exaggerated graphics to the Saturday Morning cartoon humor is very kid friendly. That's not a bad thing -- it works well as a kids' game. Just know that this isn't the realistic snowboard sim that a seasoned gamer might want. For example, you don't even have to jump onto rails in World Stage -- if you come close to a rail your rider will automatically hop on.
So he's establishing that the game is /easier/ than usual. He's also saying that the humor is tailored towards children.
You can earn up to three stars in each event and every time you earn a star you go up one rank. It's a fun system but I beat the game in a day so don't expect it to last you all winter.
So he also establishes that the game is fairly easy to beat. Again. Easy. Something not always in snowboarding games.
Is your real axe to grind with the game, or just because you feel oppressed as a Wii owner?
