I love the Nintendo Wii. Though it has a whole lot of the console library can be considered shovelware, if you look hard enough you can find some great games. These following games aren't necessarily great but they each add something unique to the table.
I’m usually not a fan of anything labeled as “horror.” There
are only a few scary movies that I genuinely find to be scary such as Oculus or The Babadook. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a surprisingly
thrilling experience, though I wouldn’t say scary. The locations are very
unsettling and the motion-centric gameplay is surprisingly intuitive, though
unresponsive at times. Again, this game isn’t necessarily scary but it is very
ominous and even unpleasant. Dim corridors, icy landscapes, and ghostly apparitions
are all elements of Shattered Memories
uses in order to give the mysterious town of Silent Hill a very disquieting
atmosphere. Though the story and voice acting can be grating at times, the
frights are furious throughout the whole experience. This game isn’t without
its faults, however. There are certain action-based sections where the player
is forced to run from vampiric monsters. These sections don’t further the plot
or make the atmosphere even more frightening, it just slows down the pace.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is flawed horror.
I'm a big fan of rail shooters. I have been since playing
them in the arcades as a kid and Sin and Punishment: Star Successor really
takes me back. Though the story is kind of bland and the voice acting ranges from
OK to atrocious, the gameplay, crazy scenarios, and bosses keep me floored
throughout the entire experience. First
of all, this gameplay is polished but simple. You have a button for evading, a
melee attack for close range, and a reticule to blast down your enemies. The
game doesn’t waste its time with pointless power-ups or upgrades as the game is
constantly riding a pretty solid difficulty curve with just a few spikes here
and there for boss battles. The bosses are all very unique and fun also. One
minute you’re fighting a giant sea leviathan and the next you’re being held down
by giant underground turtle. This game just likes to throw as many crazy battle
scenarios at you as possible. From hovering above a crumbing city to beneath
the vast ocean, you will be fighting a great variety of monsters the whole way
through. If you liked games like Kid Icarus Uprising or other rail shooters,
you will love this game.
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is great rail shooter fun.
I love traditional fighting games. Though I am horrible at
them I do find the craft and tournament scene very enjoyable. The Guilty Gear
series is one of those tournament viable games that it extremely out there. The
characters are varied and strange, the locations cover all of the extremes, and
the fighting is difficult and crazy. Guilty Gear XX Core Plus does boast an
enjoyable story mode for each of the characters but the story isn’t the
interesting part; the character interactions are what is great about it. A
robot who only wants love from a women, a British time traveler pirate, a nun
who fights with a yoyo and a teddy bear are just some of the incredibly unique
characters that this fighting game has to offer. This gem was originally
released for the PS2 but look better and, in my opinion, controls better on the
Wii with the ability to use the Wii Pro Controller. Guilty Gear XX Core Plus
can get pretty weird but I still love it.
Guilty Gear XX Core Plus is crazy and in-depth.
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