your mother on 20 June 2007
| KruzeS said: Well, that does it. How can reviewers bash the controls without mentioning there was the option not to use them!? Did they even notice this was an option? Cause for them not to even notice it is even more shameful. I understand that a big part of this being remade on the Wii is the controls, so score it badly if you don't like it. But at least mention that there's an alternative! And even playing with the old controls, this is still the definitive version of a classic (best graphics, most content). This ubergamer crowd (from which reviewers no doubt come from) has to realize that a lot of people who bought/will buy the Wii never had a Gamecube (if nothing else, cause it's on its way to out-selling it pretty fast), and some never had a PS2. Also, most of us Wii owners probably have no problem with not living on the bleeding edge, and we'll gladly take budget-priced ports of games we've never played, even if they only advance a little in graphics and/or gameplay. After all, we're buying our virtual console games too. |
This is the vibe I've been getting from Wii game reviews: They simply spend 15 minutes with the game and declare a verdict based on what they have previously played on other platforms.
Take for instance Need for Speed: Carbon. I've seen the reviews and overall they complain about the lousy controls. Admittedly, the controls stink to high heaven, but only if you leave it on the default setting, which happens to be "waggle-heavy". Indeed, Carbon sucks with waggle, but there are other control mappings including a much more conventional thumbstick-steering option. With the more conventional controls, the game plays nicely and is actually not half bad (as far as Need for Speed goes - never been a fan since Porsche Unleashed).
