Wii Music (Wii)
Nintendo hits a sour note with its musical extravaganza.
10/20/2008 4:09 PM | 4 Comments | Page 4 of 4
What's Hot: The concept of gestural MIDI composition is cool.
What's Not: Laggy controls make musical performance impossible, and the elevator music song selection should be listed by the UN as a form of torture.
Kids aren't stupid.
This is all hard to say, coming from a guy who has basically liked everything Nintendo has done since it started making videogames. I'm one of those people who still feels guilty for thinking that the name "Wii" was a stupid idea. I think I let Nintendo down on that one, and still hope it forgives me.
I won't admit it most of the time, but I am a Nintendo fanboy. From
Super Mario 64 to
WarioWare to
Animal Crossing, Nintendo has hit the game of the year for me more times than any other publisher. I still think "Wii Bowling" is the most perfect game ever created. So when it comes to taking the rabid
Wii Music out behind the shed to put it out of its misery, I have to shed a tear, and I shiver a little as I look into its eyes. But I steel myself as I pull the trigger. I just can't let this dog bite anyone else.
This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.
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