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Forums - Nintendo - The Wii U review thread: Console, games~ They are coming .... Reviews in OP! Sports game does great on Wii U, IGN gives NBA2K13 a 9.1!! Trusted site Joystiq gives Zombi U a 4.5/5!

 

What Wii U games score has surprised you the most?

ZombiU 104 63.03%
 
Mario 14 8.48%
 
NintendoLand 20 12.12%
 
TTT2 3 1.82%
 
Ninja Gaiden 3 9 5.45%
 
Other ( post below) 8 4.85%
 
Total:158

Zombiu just got a 4/5 on GiantBomb as well.



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Finally a review for AC3 WiiU, although it's from IGN.
It seems they simply copied the main review and added 1 extra paragraph, I guess no difference? Not even the load times are better?

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/21/assassins-creed-iii-wii-u-review

Playing Assassin's Creed III on Wii U's Game Pad is a tad disappointing -- it looks a bit low-res compared to other console ports. If you use the Game Pad as a support device, the helpful mini-map gives you a solid look at a large local space, identifying enemy, poster, and objective locations in your hands. Pressing the touch-screen to whistle for your horse means keeping two weapons in Connor's weapon slots, so that's a worthwhile convenience. Beyond that, Assassin's Creed III for Wii U is functionally identical to the original.

It does sound pretty cool that you can have a full size map in your hand at all times. Although I might just end up navigating the little triangle on the controller screen and not bother to look at the main screen anymore. I already do that with games with on screen mini map sometimes, tune out the actual world and 'play' on the map :)



Seems like every day the ZombiU score rises ever so slightly. It's at 73-74 right now: http://www.gamerankings.com/wii-u/673013-zombiu/index.html

That 4.5 from GameSpot seems to be an outlier now.



GameSpot sucks. We've known it for a while now ^^



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spurgeonryan said:
Anyone have a good mass effect 3 review? Detailed.

Here's something: http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-special-edition-review/

Didn't read it to avoid any spoilers, but it looks to be pretty comprehensive.



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spurgeonryan said:
Anyone have a good mass effect 3 review? Detailed.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-mass-effect-3-wii-u-face-off

Slightly better then ps3, slightly worse then 360. Gamepad use is a mixed blessing. A useful but a bit too revealing map and touchscreen buttons for easy weapon switching, but it doesn't pause the action and you have to look away from the screen ofcourse.
The best thing is that you can plot a course on the map for your AI characters.



Just wanted to include an update.

Right now, according to GameRankings, the top 10 best reviewed games are:

1. Assassin's Creed III (91)
2. Mass Effect 3: Special Edition (89)
3. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (89)
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (88)
5. Darksiders II (85)
6. Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition (85)
7. Trine 2: Director's Cut (85)
8. New Super Mario Bros. U (84)
9. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (79)
10. Little Inferno (79)

Note: some of these games have only 4-7 reviews.

Compared to Wii launch games:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (95)
2. Madden NFL 07 (81)
3. Trauma Center: Second Opinion (80)
4. Rayman Raving Rabbids (77)
5. Wii Sports (76)
6. Excite Truck (75)
7. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (74)
8. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (73)
9. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (73)
10. Call of Duty 3 (70)