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Call of Duty: World At War Multiplayer Online on the Nintendo Wii

Victor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:22:06 +0000

Anyone hooked on playing any First Person Shooter (FPS) Multiplayer Online games on the Nintendo Wii? I never thought I’ll get hooked playing multiplayer FPS games on the Nintendo Wii, but I am. Call of Duty: World At War multiplayer online has been a big adrenaline rush. Though the graphics in the Nintendo Wii version of the game won’t be winning any awards, the online play is excellent. It’s so good, that I’m now going to get an Xbox 360 to play Call of Duty: World At War online.

Anyone else made the jump to get a PS3 or Xbox 360 because the Nintendo Wii’s graphics wasn’t up to expectation?

Look at these screenshots between the Wii and Xbox version of Call of Duty: World At War. Care to guess which screenshot belongs to which console?

Call of Duty World At War Wii and Xbox 360 screenshot side by side

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Completed!

Victor — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:07:35 +0000

It took me 14+ hours with a Level 41 character using the sword, Wrath of Zeus.

It was mostly mindless slashing and blocking using the Wii Remote. But it was fun. Repeat the slashing and blocking for eight different locations and you have completed Dragon Quest Swords.

Below is Nintendo USA trailer for Dragon Quest Swords. Watch out for the Master Stroke execution. It’s quite cool. I actually stood up most of the time to execute the Master Stroke. Haha!

Fifa 2008 vs Pro Evolution Soccer 2008: Football on the Nintendo Wii

Victor — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:33:09 +0000

I tried Fifa 2008 last year. It was a forgettable experience. After the tutorials and a couple of matches, I was ready to give up on the game. I gave the foosball mini game a try. What a surprise! The foosball mini game was actually more fun and interesting than the football game.

Last week, I got to try out Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. Wow! What a difference compared to Fifa 2008. PES 2008 controls were simpler and more intuitive. I was in control of my team. I could tackle, pass and shoot. Though I lost my first match against the computer, I managed score a goal and put up a good fight. Most of all, I enjoyed the game.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is definitely the football game for me and my Wii.

Pinball Hall of Fame: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Victor — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:18:23 +0000

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection for the Nintendo Wii brought back childhood memories of my dad playing pinball in an arcade. I was too short to see the pinball table, so my mum had to carry me. My dad, he was pretty good in pinball. He would show me his skill in bumping the pinball table without tilting it and what to shoot to get the extra ball. As a kid, I was totally in awe of his pinball prowess.

With Pinball of Hall of Fame, I get to play the same pinball tables that my dad used to play. The Williams Collection is a collection of ten pinball tables from the past three decades. You get to play classic pinball tables like Taxi, Black Knight, Firepower, Funhouse, Gorgar, Pin*Bot, Space Shuttle, Whirlwind, Jive Time and Sorcerer. The action of flicking the nunchuk’s analog stick to shoot the ball and pressing the B and Z button for flipper control gives the game an authentic pinball feel. You shake the Wii remote or nunchuk to bump the pinball table. Don’t shake too hard or you’ll tilt the table. All in all, Pinball Hall of Fame is an excellent pinball simulation for the Nintendo Wii and great trip down memory lane.

Here is a photo of an actual Taxi Pinball Machine.

Below is a screen shot from the game. It looks exactly like the actual pinball table.

Bass Fishing on the Wii

Victor — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:40:01 +0000

Last weekend, I went fishing.

No, I didn’t get any big ones.

I went Bass Fishing on the Nintendo Wii.

Before trying out Sega Bass Fishing, I have played Rapala Tournament Fishing (hopeless game) and Fishing Master (nice cute game). In terms of gameplay, I find Sega Bass Fishing the better fishing game; with Fishing Master coming in second. The graphics of the various fishing locations in Sega Bass Fishing looks great, and the fish animation, especially when the fish leaps out of the water after being hooked is way better than the other Wii fishing games I have played. If you’re looking for a fishing simulation for your Nintendo Wii, I would not hesitate to recommend Sega Bass Fishing.