Top 50 and Bottom 40 Wii games (including WiiWare)

[Rob2600]

Top 50 Wii disc games according to Gamerankings.com, Gamestats.com, and Metacritic.com:

(current as of January 3, 2012)

1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 9.7
2. Super Mario Galaxy - 9.7
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 9.6
4. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 9.4
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 9.3
6. Xenoblade Chronicles - 9.3
7. Metroid Prime Trilogy - 9.2
8. Rock Band 3 - 9.2
9. Rock Band 2 - 9.2
10. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - 9.1
11. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 9.0
12. Kirby's Epic Yarn - 9.0
13. Okami - 9.0
14. Donkey Kong Country Returns - 8.9
15. The Beatles: Rock Band - 8.9
16. Guitar Hero 5 - 8.9
17. DJ Hero 2 - 8.9
18. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 8.8
19. Boom Blox Bash Party - 8.8
20. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 - 8.8
21. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - 8.8
22. Punch-Out!! - 8.7
23. Guitar Hero: World Tour - 8.7
24. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor - 8.6
25. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - 8.6
26. Boom Blox - 8.6
27. Little King's Story - 8.6
28. DJ Hero - 8.6
29. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - 8.6
30. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - 8.5
31. Super Paper Mario - 8.5
32. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 8.5
33. Monster Hunter Tri - 8.5
34. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 8.4
35. MLB Power Pros - 8.4
36. Pikmin 2 (New Play Control) - 8.4
37. Goldeneye 007 - 8.3
38. Mario Kart Wii - 8.3
39. Dead Space Extraction - 8.3
40. de Blob - 8.3
41. Call of Duty: World at War - 8.3
42. No More Heroes - 8.3
43. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 - 8.3
44. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 - 8.3
45. Guitar Hero: Metallica - 8.3
46. Wii Sports Resort - 8.2
47. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - 8.2
48. Bully: Scholarship Edition - 8.2
49. WarioWare: Smooth Moves - 8.2
50. MadWorld - 8.2


Top 40 WiiWare games according to Gamerankings.com, Gamestats.com, and Metacritic.com:

(current as of October 19, 2010)

1. World of Goo - 9.3
2. Cave Story - 8.9
3. Art of Balance - 8.9
4. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias - 8.6
5. Tetris Party - 8.6
6. Maboshi's Arcade (also known as MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade) - 8.5
7. Mega Man 9 - 8.4
8. Bomberman Blast - 8.4
9. Swords & Soldiers - 8.4
10. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-bit Is Enough - 8.4
11. And Yet It Moves - 8.3
12. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood - 8.3
13. Art Style: Orbient - 8.2
14. NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits - 8.2
15. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan - 8.2
16. Rage of the Gladiator - 8.1
17. LostWinds - 8.1
18. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5: Rise of the Pirate God - 8.1
19. Bit.Trip Core - 8.1
20. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 - 8.1
21. Mega Man 10 - 8.0
22. Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth - 8.0
23. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal - 8.0
24. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 8.0
25. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free - 8.0
26. Bit.Trip Void - 8.0
27. Bit.Trip Beat - 8.0
28. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay - 7.9
29. Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH - 7.9
30. You, Me, and the Cubes - 7.9
31. Toki Tori - 7.9
32. NEVES Plus - 7.8
33. Bubble Bobble Plus - 7.8
34. Contra ReBirth - 7.7
35. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - 7.7
36. Bit.Trip Runner - 7.7
37. Art Style: Cubello - 7.6
38. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner - 7.6
39. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands - 7.6
40. Bonsai Barber - 7.6


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Worst 40 Wii disc games according to Gamerankings.com, Gamestats.com, and Metacritic.com:

(current as of May 20, 2009)

1. Offroad Extreme Special Edition - 1.0
2. Kidz Sports International Soccer - 1.0
3. Mini Desktop Racing - 1.2
4. London Taxi: Rush Hour - 1.3
5. Monster Trux Arenas - 1.3
6. Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland - 1.4
7. Kidz Sports Ice Hockey - 1.5
8. Ninjabread Man - 1.7
9. Anubis II - 1.7
10. Ocean Commander - 1.8
11. Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing - 1.9
12. Kidz Sports Basketball - 2.0
13. AMF Bowling: Pinbusters - 2.0
14. Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge - 2.0
15. M&M's Kart Racing - 2.3
16. Balls of Fury - 2.3
17. Kawasaki Jet Ski - 2.3
18. Big League Sports - 2.3
19. Spy Games: Elevator Mission - 2.3
20. Kawasaki Snowmobiles - 2.4
21. Rig Racer 2 - 2.5
22. Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune - 2.5
23. Kawasaki Quad Bikes - 2.6
24. Cruis'n - 2.6
25. Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal - 2.6
26. Jenga: World Tour - 2.7
27. Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom - 2.7
28. Game Party - 2.7
29. Chicken Shoot - 2.8
30. Alvin and the Chipmunks - 2.8
31. Rock 'N' Roll Adventures - 2.8
32. MLB Superstars - 2.8
33. Jumper: Griffin's Story - 2.9
34. Hannah Montana: The Movie - 3.0
35. Ten Pin Alley 2 - 3.0
36. Pimp My Ride - 3.1
37. Classic British Motor Racing - 3.1
38. Wonder World Amusement Park - 3.1
39. The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific - 3.3
40. Ultimate Duck Hunting - 3.4
(41. Hooked! Real Motion Fishing - 3.4)


Worst 25 WiiWare games according to Gamerankings.com, Gamestats.com, Metacritic.com:

(current as of June 8, 2009)

1. Hockey Allstar Shootout - 1.7
2. SPOGS Racing - 1.8
3. The Incredible Maze - 2.0
4. Pong Toss: Frat Party Games - 2.0
5. Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam - 3.3
6. Family Glide Hockey - 3.5
7. Family Pirate Party - 3.8
8. Protothea - 3.8
9. Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball - 3.8
10. Home Sweet Home - 4.3
11. Midnight Bowling - 4.4
12. Sandy Beach - 4.4
13. Major League Eating: The Game - 4.5
14. Plattchen Twist 'n' Paint - 4.5
15. VIP Casino: Blackjack - 4.5
16. Niki: Rock 'n' Ball - 4.6
17. Family Table Tennis - 4.7
18. My Pokemon Ranch - 4.7
19. Snowboard Riot - 4.7
20. My Aquarium - 4.8
21. Party Fun Pirate - 4.9
22. Planet Pachinko - 4.9
23. Big Kahuna Party - 5.0
24. Madstone - 5.0
25. Potpourrii - 5.0

Based on their reviews, these games are complete wastes of money. Please do not buy these games.


I hope these lists are helpful!

[theoakwoody]

I have been playing Zach and Wiki nonstop for the last 3 days so it defintely deserves to be close to a 9.0 IMHO.

[Rob2600]

I have been playing Zach and Wiki nonstop for the last 3 days so it defintely deserves to be close to a 9.0 IMHO.

How's the difficulty? I might buy it for my younger brother for Christmas.

I want to buy two games for him. One is definitely Super Mario Galaxy. For the other, I'm deciding between Zack and Wiki, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and Link's Crossbow Training.

[otaku]

Personally that list depresses me. Thus far I've tried mario party 8 (sucked) and wario which was awesome (for a week or two) and sure wii sports is sorta neat for awhile as well. If your into nintendo games (I'm not so much anymore) then mario, zelda, metroid make it worth it. I'm not though (probably should have considered this before buying the wii)

I am however loving the virtual console and all its retro goodness. They can and should make improvements to it though, and keep the games coming!

I intend to rent mario and sonic olympics (when I can get ahold of it!) and smash bros should be great. Oh and sega's ghost squad

[Rob2600]

Personally that list depresses me. Thus far I've tried mario party 8 (sucked) and wario which was awesome (for a week or two) and sure wii sports is sorta neat for awhile as well. If your into nintendo games (I'm not so much anymore) then mario, zelda, metroid make it worth it.

Yes, Mario, Zelda, and Metroid top the list. However, Mario Party 8 isn't one of the Wii's top 25 games. It's not even close.

What about some of the other games like Zack & Wiki, Fire Emblem, Trauma Center, The Godfather, Battalion Wars 2, etc.? Also, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 were just released and are receiving great reviews.

Overall, I think it's a very good, diverse list of games, especially for its first year. It's a good mix of action, adventure, first-person shooting, survival horror, sports, mini-games, strategy, racing, puzzle, one-on-one fighting, etc.

What type of games are you into? What types of games would make the Wii's library better in your opinion?

[Daria]

Zack and Wiki's awesome.

It's senario based puzzle solving. It's challenging but not impossible. And then there's the scoring and hidden items which encourage you to keep on retrying levels even after you beat them.

I've tried a few Wii games, haven't liked very many of them especially the early launch titles. But I loved Paper Mario (but then I like that series) and Mario Party 8 is mindless fun. But I play that only at work with a bunch of kids (I work in an elementary school.) Don't actually own it.

[otaku]

Yes, Mario, Zelda, and Metroid top the list. However, Mario Party 8 isn't one of the Wii's top 25 games. It's not even close.

What about some of the other games like Zack & Wiki, Fire Emblem, Trauma Center, The Godfather, Battalion Wars 2, etc.? Also, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 were just released and are receiving great reviews.

Overall, I think it's a very good, diverse list of games, especially for its first year. It's a good mix of action, adventure, first-person shooting, survival horror, sports, mini-games, strategy, racing, puzzle, one-on-one fighting, etc.

What type of games are you into? What types of games would make the Wii's library better in your opinion?

More games that use the wii's controls and are just good. Played godfather elsewhere. Trauma center I played on ds. and the others I don't care for (maybe RE Umbrell since RE4 was kinda cool)

What I need is: smash bros and nights into dreams. Gonna play sonic and mario olympics tonight

[Neil Koch]

How's the difficulty? I might buy it for my younger brother for Christmas.

I want to buy two games for him. One is definitely Super Mario Galaxy. For the other, I'm deciding between Zack and Wiki, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and Link's Crossbow Training.

Link's Crossbow is a good bet. It comes with the Zapper and it's only $25. You could get that and another game - there's some solid games like RE4 and Godfather that are $30 or under now.

[Bluteg]

It's hilarious to me when two of the top 25 games are Maddens.

[GrandAmChandler]

I don't care what any ratings system says. Carnival games + 3 other people + Beer = Gaming Heaven.

[Rob2600]

It's hilarious to me when two of the top 25 games are Maddens.

Why?

The Sony PlayStation 2, one of the most successful consoles ever, features three Madden NFL games, two Tony Hawk games, and two SSX games in its top 25.

[Rob2600]

Link's Crossbow is a good bet. It comes with the Zapper and it's only $25. You could get that and another game - there's some solid games like RE4 and Godfather that are $30 or under now.

Good idea. I think Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Link's Crossbow Training would make a good combo. That's $70 total for two games and the Wii Zapper, which is a very good deal.

[theoakwoody]

How's the difficulty? I might buy it for my younger brother for Christmas.

I want to buy two games for him. One is definitely Super Mario Galaxy. For the other, I'm deciding between Zack and Wiki, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and Link's Crossbow Training.

Rob,

I don't know how old your brother is but some of the puzzles are pretty challenging and might frustrate some youngsters. If he's in middle school or older it should be fine. Lego Star Wars is really fun to play together so if you want to play a game with him that would be a good choice.

[Rob2600]

Rob,

I don't know how old your brother is but some of the puzzles are pretty challenging and might frustrate some youngsters. If he's in middle school or older it should be fine. Lego Star Wars is really fun to play together so if you want to play a game with him that would be a good choice.

Thanks for the tips. Lego Star Wars might be a better choice. If he wants to play Zack and Wiki, he could add it to his GameFly queue.

Is anyone looking forward to Soucalibur Legends, Trauma Center: New Blood, or Geometry Wars: Galaxies?

[The Great Dane]

Thanks for the tips. Lego Star Wars might be a better choice. If he wants to play Zack and Wiki, he could add it to his GameFly queue.

Is anyone looking forward to Soucalibur Legends, Trauma Center: New Blood, or Geometry Wars: Galaxies?

I'm really excited about Trauma Center: New Blood. Second Opinion and Under the Knife are both awesome, so this one is on my Christmas wish list for sure.

[Cryomancer]

This thread, much like gaming/movies in general nowadays is giving me Headaches: The Colon-Subtitle Curse.

[Rogmeister]

I don't have a Wii yet but I bought my first Wii game this evening...of course, it was Super Mario Galaxy. I hope to pick up a Wii tomorrow morning. If I'm unable to, I hope it won't bee too many months before I can play this game. I'll have to keep this list (and the discussion of it) in mind when I am ready to start picking up a few other Wii titles...

[Rob2600]

I don't have a Wii yet but I bought my first Wii game this evening...of course, it was Super Mario Galaxy. I hope to pick up a Wii tomorrow morning. If I'm unable to, I hope it won't bee too many months before I can play this game. I'll have to keep this list (and the discussion of it) in mind when I am ready to start picking up a few other Wii titles...

Were you able to buy a Wii?

[Rogmeister]

I didn't get the Wii where I was hoping to...I didn't realize people were lining up to reserve one at 6:00 in the morning. However, later in the day I managed to order one online through Half.com and I'm hopeful I'll have it by the end of the week.

[j_factor]

Given the scores in the lower portion of the top 25, I'm surprised Elebits didn't make the cut. I really liked that game.

[Rob2600]

Given the scores in the lower portion of the top 25, I'm surprised Elebits didn't make the cut. I really liked that game.

Thanks for pointing that out. I've updated the list in the first post.

[j_factor]

Ah, okay. Didn't realize you compiled this list by hand.

[Rob2600]

Ah, okay. Didn't realize you compiled this list by hand.

Yeah. The scores on gamestats.com, gamerankings.com, and metacritic.com differ slightly, so I averaged each game's score and came up with the top 25. I'll update it as new games are released.

[Chadt74]

Just bought a Wii and this is a nice little thread. Hopeing to give the top three a try over the next week and will come back with my impressions...

[Rob2600]

I didn't get the Wii where I was hoping to...I didn't realize people were lining up to reserve one at 6:00 in the morning. However, later in the day I managed to order one online through Half.com and I'm hopeful I'll have it by the end of the week.

What a great way to start out...Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy!

[whoisKeel]

While I have no problem with Mecury Meltdown Revolution placing 19th, I think Wii owners should give it a 2nd look. This game is well worth the $20 budget price.

And Super Mario Galaxy really is all that and a bag of Doritos.

[j_factor]

I like Mercury Meltdown Revolution, but I also never owned any previous Mercury release. It's probably not selling because it's a port of a port of a remake. Plus it didn't exactly burn up the charts on PSP or PS2 either. Still, it is a pretty good game, and the Wii version is the one to get if you don't have it in any form.

[Rob2600]

While I have no problem with Mecury Meltdown Revolution placing 19th, I think Wii owners should give it a 2nd look. This game is well worth the $20 budget price.

Amazon.com is selling Mercury Meltdown Revolution for $18. I think I'll order a copy!

http://www.amazon.com/Ignition-Entertainment-Mercury-Meltdown-Revolution/dp/B000NKRJAG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1195620575&sr=8-1

By the way, I updated the top 25 list in my first post. I added Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.

Soulcalibur Legends was just released, but doesn't seem very good according to the reviews so far.

[Neil Koch]

Soulcalibur Legends was just released, but doesn't seem very good according to the reviews so far.

I'm a big SC fan (love SCII on Xbox) but the idea of Legends sounds pretty bad. It might make a decent bonus mode (like Konquest on MK:Armageddon) but it doesn't look like it's a good full game.

[dlopez9069]

I'm a big SC fan (love SCII on Xbox) but the idea of Legends sounds pretty bad. It might make a decent bonus mode (like Konquest on MK:Armageddon) but it doesn't look like it's a good full game.

It seems pretty good so far but ive only played about 20 mins of it.

[BydoEmpire]

I'm surprised MoH Heroes 2 didn't get a little bit higher average - it's a great game, and a well rounded package.

[Rob2600]

I'm a big SC fan (love SCII on Xbox) but the idea of Legends sounds pretty bad. It might make a decent bonus mode (like Konquest on MK:Armageddon) but it doesn't look like it's a good full game.

Soulcalibur Legends seems to be just an average game. Its overall rating is 5.5. I'm sure some people will like it, but most people probably won't.


I'm surprised MoH Heroes 2 didn't get a little bit higher average - it's a great game, and a well rounded package.

Medal of Honor Heroes 2 received an overall rating of 7.9, which is very good! The online mode is supposedly excellent.


By the way, I've updated the original post and added a list of the 15 worst Wii games. I figure it'd be helpful to fellow gamers to have both lists. Buy the best games and avoid the garbage.

[Flack]

It is amazing to me that there are any games, much less four, listed below Chicken Shoot.

[Rob2600]

It is amazing to me that there are any games, much less four, listed below Chicken Shoot.

Haha. I almost want to rent Balls of Fury just to see how bad it is. :)

[Neil Koch]

Is that based on the movie? I've never seen it in stores.

And to get a little off topic, the movie's actually not that bad. It was written and directed by people from Reno 911, so if you like that style of humor, you'd probably like the movie.

Anyway, I actually have Far Cry and didn't think it was too bad until I got pretty far in the game and it got super cheap by planting snipers that you can barely see (much less shoot at given the wonky controls) every fifteen feet or so.

[Rob2600]

Is that based on the movie? I've never seen it in stores.

Yeah, it's based on the Balls of Fury movie. I haven't seen it, but I saw the Reno 911 movie in a theater. It was decent...definitely better than The Ten, which I also saw in a theater.

Anyway, Rockstar Table Tennis seems to be a much better ping pong game for the Wii.

UPDATE: I've expanded the worst Wii games list to 20. I've also discovered a Wii game even worse than Balls of Fury. It's called Billy the Wizard. Has anyone played it?

[Icarus Moonsight]

Damn it! I just grabbed Ninjabread Man the other day. It looked quirky and I'm usually all over the quirk. Has anyone here played it? I'm just wanting to know If I should return it and grab something else or stick with it cause the reviews are harsh. Did a google search and the reviews I am finding are not very helpful. They all pretty much say "It sucks!" and skirt around the why n' hows, other than game length. Apparently you can go through start to finish in just over an hour and 25% of that is tutorial. Unless the levels are randomly generated each time you play I can't see this having any legs that the gingerbread-kin are known for. WTF? O_O

[Rob2600]

Who else is looking forward to No More Heroes? I like the stylized graphics and the game looks like it'll be fun:

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/827/827358/vids_1.html

Regarding the top 25 list in the original post, I expect Super Smash Bros. Brawl to be in the top ten once it's released in February.

[Merlins Beard]

Regarding the top 25 list in the original post, I expect Super Smash Bros. Brawl to be in the top ten once it's released in February.

School buses are yellow.

[Rob2600]

School buses are yellow.

Yes.

I haven't been keeping up with previews. Are there any other Wii games coming out within the next few months besides Super Smash Bros. Brawl and No More Heroes that could crack the top 25?

[Merlins Beard]

Mario Kart..

[Rob2600]

Mario Kart..

Good one. I didn't realize that was coming so soon!

I'll be keeping an eye on Mario Kart, Wii Fit, Nights: Journey of Dreams, and No More Heroes.

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

Though I've only played the first game, I would suspect based on the previews thus far that the new Trauma Center: New Blood will likely be on that top 25 list. Also, I'm a big fan of Super Swing Golf, but I don't really see it listed either way. I've read previews that everything most reviewers felt was wrong with the first game, has been fixed in the sequel. I believe Trauma Center: New Blood may be out already, and Super Swing Golf 2 comes out very soon.

[Rob2600]

Though I've only played the first game, I would suspect based on the previews thus far that the new Trauma Center: New Blood will likely be on that top 25 list.

Trauma Center: New Blood has been receiving mixed reviews. It's weird...some reviewers love it, but others feel like the single player mode is way too difficult. Overall, it's rating is a 7.3 out of 10.

[koster]

I haven't been keeping up with previews. Are there any other Wii games coming out within the next few months besides Super Smash Bros. Brawl and No More Heroes that could crack the top 25?
I don't know whether it will crack the top 25 (especially since the U.S. release has been pushed back once already), but I'm looking forward to Endless Ocean. Even if that game turns out to be just a graphically-updated Everblue 2, I'll be a happy camper, er, scuba diver. :)

And here's hoping No More Heroes doesn't get delayed because of the gratuitous violence the game supposedly contains...

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I agree that the Rapala Fishing game was horrible... Don't buy it, the fishing game on Wii Play is way more fun. I haven't played much Wii other than the Wii Play and Wii Sports- but today I got 2 early christmas gifts- Metroid Prime 3 and Ghost Squad, which I am both really looking forward to playing. But the Zapper is proving a little hard to find.

[Rob2600]

Reviews for Cruis'n are starting to pop up and they're unfavorable. I've added the game to the worst 20 Wii games list in the original post.

I must point out that based on the high-res videos I watched on IGN, the graphics don't seem nearly as bad as IGN's review states. I know Cruis'n might not be a great video game, but is this another case of reviewers trying to outdo each other with over-the-top bashing? If so, I hate when that happens.

[Rob2600]

I've updated the worst Wii games list and expanded it from 20 to 25. So many horrible Wii games have been released recently and I want to help make sure nobody wastes money on them!

I added:

Alvin and the Chipmunks
Game Party
Jenga: World Tour
Mini Desktop Racing
Offroad Extreme Special Edition

I made some tweaks to the top 25 Wii games list, but not much has changed recently. I wonder what the next game to make it into the list will be? Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3? Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords? NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams? Nitrobike? Rygar: The Battle of Argus? Endless Ocean?

[Chadt74]

As a Wii owner I thank you for the list and updates, it is fun to see the good, bad and ugly.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I concur. You saved me from Ninjabread Man. ;) I swapped it for the Zapper a few weeks ago. :D

[Rob2600]

As a Wii owner I thank you for the list and updates, it is fun to see the good, bad and ugly.

You're welcome. I enjoy compiling lists like this. In fact, I had created a spreadsheet in the late 1990s with all of the magazine and web site review scores for Nintendo 64 games. Every month, I'd update the spreadsheet with new games and scores. This was years before anything like Metacritic, Gamestats, or Gamerankings existed. I worked at a video game store at the time, so I had free access to every video game publication out there.


I concur. You saved me from Ninjabread Man. ;) I swapped it for the Zapper a few weeks ago. :D

Cool. :) Before Ninjabread Man was released, I looked at some screenshots and it looked like it'd be a fun, silly, enjoyable game. However, the reviews state the game isn't even worth $20. D'oh!

[Rob2600]

I wonder what the next game to make it into the list will be? Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3? Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords? NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams? Nitrobike? Rygar: The Battle of Argus? Endless Ocean?

I just updated the top 25 Wii games list in the original post. Reviews are beginning to trickle in for NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams and it has received an 8.1 overall so far, so I added it to the list. I hope the rest of the reviews are as positive!

If anyone buys it tomorrow and plays it, let us know how it is.

UPDATE: A few more NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams reviews are in and its overall score has gotten a bit lower (7.4). It's still not bad and there are plenty more reviews still to come.

[ZackyH]

I've read some user reviews for Puzzle Quest and they've pretty much said they've completely ruined this game when they ported it over to Wii. The controls are supposed to be bad and people are having trouble reading the text. Since I don't have a DS or PSP I'm wondering about the PS2 version. Maybe I should just wait until I get a 360.

[Rob2600]

I've read some user reviews for Puzzle Quest and they've pretty much said they've completely ruined this game when they ported it over to Wii. The controls are supposed to be bad and people are having trouble reading the text. Since I don't have a DS or PSP I'm wondering about the PS2 version. Maybe I should just wait until I get a 360.

That's weird. So far, the reviews for the Wii version of Puzzle Quest are a 7.3 overall, which is pretty good. I haven't played it though.

[ZackyH]

That's weird. So far, the reviews for the Wii version of Puzzle Quest are a 7.3 overall, which is pretty good. I haven't played it though.

Yeah, IGN gave it a 7 but says, "At $30, the Wii version of Puzzle Quest is the most expensive out there. But it looks, sounds, and controls worse than versions that cost half that."

Reviews on Amazon have been a lot harder on the game giving it 1 and 2 star ratings because of it.

[Rob2600]

I just added a new game to the worst 25 Wii games list in the original post:

The Golden Compass

Congratulations to Shiny Entertainment for developing this piece of garbage and to Sega for publishing it.

[Rob2600]

I added The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific to the worst 25 Wii games list.

No More Heroes is starting to receive great reviews, but I want to wait for a few more scores before I add it to the top 25 list.

[PsychoCandy]

I'm waiting for no more heros game looks pretty solid, and I've only read encouraging things. I 've wanted to play killer 7 for awhile but haven't picked a copy up yet..

[Neil Koch]

Killer 7 certainly has an interesting story and the graphics are lovely, but I'm not totally sold on the gameplay.

But No More Heroes looks like it'll be more of a traditional game, and I like what I've read from the designers saying that they're going to use motion controls but they're not going overboard with them.

[Rob2600]

I updated both lists in the original post and extended them from 25 to 30.

I'm watching a few new/upcoming games that might be very good:

No More Heroes
Samurai Warriors Katana
Nitrobike
Bomberman Land
Super Swing Golf Season 2
Cars Mater-National
Asterix at the Olympic Games

Any thoughts or impressions? I'll give them some more time to see how their scores average out.


I also added three games to the worst 30 Wii games list:

M&M's Kart Racing
Counter Force
Kidz Sports Basketball

EDIT: IGN just reviewed Indianapolis 500 Legends and gave it a decent score, so it's off the worst 30 Wii games list for now, but just barely. I'll be watching for any new reviews though.



I'm waiting for no more heros game looks pretty solid, and I've only read encouraging things. I 've wanted to play killer 7 for awhile but haven't picked a copy up yet..


Killer 7 certainly has an interesting story and the graphics are lovely, but I'm not totally sold on the gameplay.

But No More Heroes looks like it'll be more of a traditional game, and I like what I've read from the designers saying that they're going to use motion controls but they're not going overboard with them.

I saw a used copy of Killer 7 for the GameCube for $6 at GameStop, but didn't buy it. I should have. If I see another one, I will.

No More Heroes should be great. Twelve more days...

[Neil Koch]

The local EB has new copies of the PS2 version Killer 7 for $10.

For those games on your watchlist, I wouldn't hold out too much hope for Samurai Warriors Katana, since it's basically a FPS version of Dynasty Warriors. Unless the formula is radically changed, those games have been getting bad-to-average reviews for the past couple of years.

Asterix at the Olympic Games? Oy. So we need two cartoony collections of olympic-themed minigames? I don't expect this to do to well either.

I expect No More Heroes to be rated highly unless it's really screwed up. There's a lack of mature and free-roaming games on the Wii (excepting the ports of existing ones form last gen like Scarface) and given the pedigree, I'm sure the fanboys out there will be gushing about it.

Nitrobike looks kind of generic, but there's a lack of good racing games on the Wii, and if it uses a control style similar to Excite Truck, it might do well.

[PsychoCandy]

The first Dynasty Warriors was fun, but after that it got so repetive that to me, it was like "Oh no another one"

[Rob2600]

I just added No More Heroes to the Top 30 Wii Games list in the original post. Who else is buying it tomorrow?

Based on reviews so far, it seems like Samurai Warriors Katana and Nitrobike turned out to be average. However, Super Swing Golf Season 2 and Endless Ocean turned out to be quite good...almost good enough to make it on the list.

[PsychoCandy]

I will be. I might snag endless ocean also, this is assuming I DON'T have to work 12 hours... then it might slip til saturday:-/

[DJ Daishi]

no one mentions metal slug collection!?!

[Rob2600]

no one mentions metal slug collection!?!

No More Heroes just bumped Metal Slug Anthology off the list! Right now, it would be ranked number 31.

[Fuyukaze]

I actualy liked GT Pro Series. It's definitly not a $50 game but for $20 new, it's not bad at all.

[Rob2600]

I actualy liked GT Pro Series. It's definitly not a $50 game but for $20 new, it's not bad at all.

Speaking of GT Pro Series, it was just bumped off the worst Wii games list by Ultimate Board Game Collection.

[DJ Daishi]

has anyone found any good prices for No More Heroes...been looking around but couldn't find anything...even at CAG.

[Neil Koch]

There's a $5 off coupon for any Wii game at EB's website, but I think it's for online orders only.

I'll probably end up picking up NMH sometime this week. It's nice to see a new Wii game that's not a mini-game collection or recycled content from other systems. Plus I'm a sandbox game geek, and I really like the visual style of this...

[DJ Daishi]

There's a $5 off coupon for any Wii game at EB's website, but I think it's for online orders only.

I'll probably end up picking up NMH sometime this week. It's nice to see a new Wii game that's not a mini-game collection or recycled content from other systems. Plus I'm a sandbox game geek, and I really like the visual style of this...

I finally get to use my 2 year old EBGames/GS gift card.



...Neil, is your avatar from Fulltime Killer?

[Neil Koch]

Yes, it is.

And that EB card might not be worth anything. I know a lot of store gift cards will start deducting a monthly "serivce charge" if they haven't been used within a year.

[Rob2600]

I want to buy No More Heroes, but I just bought Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure at Best Buy for $29.99 instead. I couldn't resist. While I was there, I bought Endless Ocean for $29.99 as well.

I'll post my impressions within the next few days, but based on its reviews, I'd say go to Best Buy and buy Zack & Wiki while it's cheap:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8560826&st=zack+wiki&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1188561459815

You can even check the in-store availability so you don't waste a trip.


Actually, I just checked Amazon.com and the price is $29.99 there, too:

http://www.amazon.com/Zack-Wiki-Quest-Barbaros%252019-Treasure/dp/B000P297ES/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1201146618&sr=8-1


The price must've just been lowered today because yesterday it was $39.99 on both web sites.

[Rob2600]

I just added another game to the list of worst Wii games in the original post: Monster Trux Arenas

[DJ Daishi]

just got No More Heroes (New+Sealed) on ebay for $36+$7 shipping!