Previews
Early Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars impressions are positive
The early impressions for one of Nintendo’s “core” E3 announcements, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, are in. I know a few of you out there in comment jungle were critical of the graphics for this one (and the return to a kind of pseudo original GTA style), but this preview from Edge might at least get you back into the “worth a second look” column. You still need to...
Kotaku slams, kicks and spits on Dead Rising
Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett wrote a hands-on preview today of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop. “This game is a waste of time.” He begins with that line, a fitting follow to his “Dead Rising Wii is a terrible, terrible idea” headline, and things get progressively worse. Obviously, he wasn’t impressed: The whole point of the first Dead Rising was that there was hundred...
Infendo Hands-On – Dead Rising: Cream of the Flop
I’m a big fan of zombie mayhem, and with the Xbox 360 hovering just above my price range, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Dead Rising: Chop ”˜till you Drop. Screenshots of the Wii version have been heavily criticized for having bad graphics, and not being able to simulate zombie hordes of the same size as its 360 predecessor. I’m sorry to say that despite some valiant efforts, the “Tr...
Infendo goes hands-on with MySims Kingdom
Our unofficial Sims Week ends today with a hands-on preview of MySims Kingdom. In case you missed them, we posted an in-depth preview of SimAnimals on Sunday, and we followed up Wednesday with one of the first SimCity Creator reviews to hit the Web. For some, the term “sequel” carries a negative connotation. Another dose of the same content, a product with no innovation, milking the es...
Infendo previews SimAnimals; EA wants you to be king of the forest
This week is unofficial Sims Week here on Infendo. It starts today with a preview of SimAnimals, and we’ll be following up Wednesday with an early review of the Wii version of SimCity Creator. Later this week, we’ll have a hands-on preview of MySims Kingdom. Sims games have been a metropolitan affair since their inception, but Electronic Arts is ready to take the Sims for a walk on the...
THQ’s de Blob gets a perfect score, “would have Miyamoto bowing in respect”
The September issue of Australia’s Ultimate Nintendo magazine features the “world’s first review” of THQ’s upcoming Wii platformer de Blob. Aside from giving the game a perfect 10/10 score, the magazine also proclaims it “would have Mr. Miyamoto bowing in awed respect.” Praise seems to have become the Internet standard for de Blob, as well. IGN posted yest...
The Conduit to feature LAN play, publisher to be named “in the coming month”
Tech-focused Web site Ars Technica went hands-on with The Conduit, High Voltage Software’s hotly anticipated Wii shooter, at PAX and came away with glowing impressions, as well as news for Wii owners who might be skeptical the publisher-less game will be released. “We’re not ready to officially announce anything,” said High Voltage’s Rob Nicholls. “But things ar...
Miyamoto has lost his marbles; Wii Music is offensively boring
LOS ANGELES — The theme of Nintendo’s E3 press conference this week was “smiles on people’s faces.” It’s a good theme, and one Nintendo (and select third-parties) have largely delivered on so far. Unfortunately, the upcoming Wii Music does anything but put smiles on faces, that is if said faces are older than three years of age.
Mushroom Men progressing well, looks very promising on Wii
Take a subtle blend of Rare-like gameplay, throw in special powers ripped from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and simmer it over a heaping pile of… slimy fungi and malodorous mushrooms. It may not seem an appetizing blend, but fans of classic Rareware such as Star Fox Adventures and Conker’s Bad Fur Day should be excited about this recipe. It yields three cups of Mushroom Men: The Spor...
IGN: Mario Super Sluggers an “all-star effort”
After prematurely slamming Mario Super Sluggers for weeks, IGN has posted two hands-on previews of the Japanese version. From IGN AU’s Monday article: “Namco Bandai has clearly done a great job of re-imagining the Nintendo world as this place called Baseball Island. It looks as good as any first-party Wii effort so far, moving at 60 frames-per-second, and it’s easy to pick up and...
Infendo Preview: Deca Sports
I approached the Deca Sports preview disc Infendo received last week with an open mind and low expectations, if that makes any sense. The comparisons to Wii Sports, fair or unfair, are unavoidable: both titles are a collection of sports mini-games and both feature colorful cartoon players that are more at home on a Saturday morning than on the real-world pitch of other more “serious” s...
Mario Kart Wii hands-on with X-Play
X-Play gets some hands-on time with Mario Kart Wii. It’s a bit awkward to watch them play the game in real time, but that’s what half the fun of any Wii game is all about, right? [Ed. Note — Embed wasn’t working, so the link is above instead].