Another Take
from Matt Casamassina
Too often you see a second opinion from an editor whose viewpoint is redundant -- an echo of the critique in the initial review. To heck with that, I say! I therefore submit this vigorous rebuttal to Daemon's review of Water Warfare. While he clearly believes this is a pretty good kids' first-person shooter, I think it's a laughably bad, dated, shoddily executed FPS and that its many shortcomings shouldn't be overlooked because of its target demographic. I mean, you can give a dog turd to a monkey and the poor thing might just eat it, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a dog turd. All you need is a quick whiff of Water Warfare's archaic control setup (slow, unresponsive), its ancient graphics (blurry, sluggish) and it all-too basic level designs (point, shoot, run, repeat) and you'll find yourself involuntarily wincing at the foul flavor of it all. I was certain the game was 500 Wii Points, and even that would be overpriced. At 800, it's offensive.

So if you feel like you might align with my opinion, feel free to drop another two points off the final score."

Rating	Description
out of 10
7.5	Presentation An impressive feature set for a downloadable game. A kid-friendly FPS fills a gap in the Wii library.
5.0	Graphics Ancient. Characters and environments lack detail and animation isn't great.
7.0	Sound Lighthearted videogame tunes. Some of the sound effects are a little cheap, though.
7.0	Gameplay Solid, if well-worn, FPS mechanics. There is lots to do in both single- and multiplayer modes.
7.5	Lasting Appeal 40 single-player missions and extensive online possibilities.
6.9 Passable	OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)