Wii games I am looking forward to

So when I first got my Wii, I loved it. It was like nothing I'd ever played before. Boxing? Awesome. Tennis? Fab. Driving games? Fucking great.

Sadly, for about the last nine months we have had absolutely nothing out that actually interested me. Sure, Madworld looks okay but I'm sure the novelty would ware off after half an hour or so.

The good news is there are some real games coming up that look fantastic. I'm going to list them.

By the way, this isn't a list of good games... for the Wii. It's a list of good games. The difference between them is...

Well. Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Brothers, Wii Sports, Zack & Wiki, Trauma Centre: Second Opinion, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves - these were all good games.

Bully, No More Heroes, Red Steel - they were more like games you'd completely ignore if they were on any other system but as they were on the Wii and fuck all else was out, they were given more credence. Zelda games get this treatment all the time.

Anyway, here are games that will (hopefully) be genuinely good in 2009/2010:



1) Feel

Or whatever it's called these days.

Feel is a "haunted house simulator" done by the guys who made the film The Grudge. Feel appears to follow the films atmosphere quite closely - which, for those who don't know, is typical J-Horror fare. Shit scary, lots of girls with long black hair.

Good points:
Well, for a start, look at the trailer - it looks absolutely fucking terrifying.
The motion controls also look like they make sense.

Bad points:
It'll have next to no replay value - not that you'd want to replay it. Too scary.


2) Red Steel 2

Red steel was the game that made me decide to get a Wii in the first place, or rather this trailer was.

Red Steel 1 wasn't exactly a bad game but the sword controls really weren't very good. Hopefully with Motion Plus we'll be able to have some proper ones.


Good points:
Well, the atmosphere has completely changed. They're going for a cell shaded Trigun like atmosphere this time round, which looks fucking cool.
The sword play should be... better. I'm still sure it won't be like real swordfighting (I used to do Kendo. Which, to be honest, is nothing like real sword fighting either) but as long as it's fun...

Bad points:
Nothing that I can see... but we haven't had any actual gameplay footage so it's hard to tell. Best to wait for the reviews really.



3) Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy is still one of the most awesome games for the Wii... it's astonishing how Nintendo have taken a platform game and made it... fun.

This second version looks like more of the same but more awesome experimental bits.

Good Points:
Lots of great concepts all ready on show.
The music still thrills
Yoshi


Bad Points:
Honestly? None. This game is going to be fantastic and only the needlessly cynical will deny this.

4) The Conduit

I've been pretty excited about this one for a while - mainly because unlike EVERY other console shooter, they let you properly adjust the way the game lets you aim... they said during the developer vids that they were hoping to attract some PC shooter fans and... well, that's me.

Good Points:
The weapons look good
The levels look pretty interesting
Overall, it looks pretty damn original.

Bad Points:
We still know very little about the plot or... you know. The actual game.
Shooters on the Wii have a history of being disappointing. Hopefully this will change that but we shall see.


5) No More Heroes 2

I feel a little odd saying I'm looking forward to No More Heroes 2 given that I really didn't like the first one. Look at that damn trailer, though, just look at it. The game looks fucking hilarious.

Good Points:
Funny
Original

Bad Points:
It may keep the really shit open world lite feel of the original
It may be another fucking grind machine



So there you go, five games on the Wii that I am genuinely looking forward to.

It may not seem like much, by my current list of PC games I'm looking forward to consists of...

of...

Well, Left 4 Dead 2 should be good.

Er...