Not tank-like enough, too much ability to aim.

I thought the controls were beter this way, the rectangular wiimote hurts my hand...

That GBA thing don't make no sense.

That did spark my interest.  I had ignored that game due to mediocre reviews.  In reading the IGN review, however, I came across this:

" Players should be warned, however, that - as with other Wii games of its nature - Ghost Squad doesn't work exactly like a light gun. Most Wii gun games thus far have used the IR as a mouse, having players hold the controller in a comfortable position and doing little more than steering a target around the screen, and that's the default feel with Ghost Squad as well. You aren't aiming at the screen, but the sensor bar. With the release of the Zapper, however, Nintendo is hoping to make these games feel more in tune with actual light-gun titles, though Ghost Squad did so with a simple calibration screen rather than rocking a plastic shell that is essentially a light gun placebo. Ghost Squad allows you to turn off the on-screen cursor, adding to the difficulty while offering a higher overall score burst. Rather than having players rely on guess work, however, the Wii-mote can be sighted in via an IR calibration screen, at least to a certain extent. Shoot the upper-left and bottom-right of the screen with the controller and you're in business, although it'll still have some issues throughout.

 As Since the IR works on triangulation, the center of the screen will be more accurate than the outsides, so while looking down the "barrel" of the Wii-mote will actually work, the cursor will get progressively farther from your aim as you near the edge of the screen in any direction. Also, you'll need to hold the Wii-mote (or Zapper controller) extremely level, as any tilt at all in the IR will result in skewed aim. As a final oddity, any forward or backward movement after calibration will also throw the triangulation off, so once you sight it in, you'll need to stay in that same position until you're done playing. It's a solid first effort in trying to truly calibrate the IR, but as fair warning to those looking to play Ghost Squad in the more traditional light gun mode, it still isn't perfect. Our suggestion for scoring massive points: Use the unlockable TM9V pistol with the "laser sight" as its special ability. You can turn off the cursor, and still have a tiny dot on-screen at the sacrifice of automatic weaponry or overwhelming power."

It doesn't appear that it's very accurate.  I don't think the IR tech in the Wiimote is going to produce enough accuracy to dethrone a 1600dpi mouse any time soon.  I think they need more sensors around the TV. or at least better calibration.  Not being able to move the controller much isn't going to work.

I agree that not having to change your perspective to shoot enemies is easier, but there are a couple of issues holding the wii back:

1.  It doesn't act like a light gun so you can't just aim at what you want to hit.  It's a mouse, and it's not as accurate as a standard mouse.  I love Area 51 in arcades, but it would not work as well on the Wii because you couldn't aim as quickly.

2.  In a FPS, you have to be able to change your perspective, so there has to be a balance between turning and aiming accuracy within the perspective.  Those things can be tweaked, but to me no game has gotten it right.  Perhaps it is the Wiimote's lack of accuracy or just not the right fine tuning from developers.  At least with an analog controller, your aim and changing perspective are one in the same.  I don't find it disorienting as you describe, either.

I agree with this part. The rest, not so much.

There is always an element of disorientation in turning in a first person shooter because we are not actually turning ou bodies, it's just that people like you and me have trained ourselves to compensate for it.

As to the points themselves:

1. As said before, many games using the Wii Remote include calibration modes in which the IR pointer is calibrated to correspond according to where you point at the screen. Yes, if you move too much you will need to recalibrate, but it's still there, and it is accurate down to the pixel.

2. More likely a lack of fine tuning. Corruption's still comes closest to me, because you could increase you turning speed and anchor your perspective in any direction (by using the lock-on button without targetting an enemy), giving you one of the best ways to effectively defed a choke point from enemy attacks in any game. I think a more specialized application of the anchored perspective would very nearly make a first person shooter perfect in terms of controls, and while it's possible on the PC the speed difference in that particular application would be negligible.

At what point did I suggest that , did you even read the discussion ? . It's entirely subjective anyway ... you ought to stop typing and read more instead.

1. "Accurate down to the pixel" seems to be in dispute in that IGN review. Perhaps it is done better in a game other than Ghost Squad, but they seemed to have several problems with it.

2. We'll see what happens with developers. I still think it'll require a new generation of controller. The wii-motion+ is only going to upgrade the motion controls as far as I know, and not the IR, so I don't think that will solve the problem. Perhaps I'm wrong. Until then, I'll just agree to disagree that the Wii is anywhere close to a modern PC mouse, heh. I've played MP3, MoH:H2, and RE:UC. UT3 (with keyboard/mouse) is so much faster and more accurate than those, at least.

Edit: I will say that the mechanics you describe in MP3 worked quite well. I wish I liked the game more, but the controls were fun.

You may be right. Truth be told, my greatest experience comes from using the bow in Twilight Princess and shooting in Metroid Prime, and though the aiming was very precise (TP was much faster and I was generally more accurate than when using an analog stick in Ocarina or Wind Waker, for example) it may be becuase I was compensating for some flaw without realizing it.