Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an RPG game from Activision. In this game, players will control 4 super heroes from the Marvel franchise and fight their way through many bosses. Among selectable super-heroes are Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, Wolverine, Iron Man, Deadpool, Fantastic 4 and many more. Each super-hero has their own advantages and special powers to use through the whole game. Players should collect experience through the whole game and build the characters to be more powerful. This game has a nice graphics and the gameplay is fun. A certain must-have for Marvel Superheroes fans.

Verdict: 7.5/10

My Sims: Kingdom

My Sims: Kingdom is one of the The Sims franchise for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. The characters are cheerful and funny. The experience is quite rewarding and makes players want to stay and play longer. Players are usually required to build and decorate things. The decoration items can be obtained by collecting essence. Collection of essence might be quite tiresome, but as long as you can decorate more, it is still a good game to play. This game is to be played individually and surely a great simulation game for Nintendo Wii.

Verdict: 7.5/10

Band Hero

Band Hero is another Hero musical franchise from Activision. This time instead of focusing on the guitars, multiple players can come and join in to play the guitars, drums and even the vocals. The controllers for each part come together when players buy the whole Band Hero package. This game is suitable for players to play with friends in party. In this instalment, players don't need to play each song in order to open a new song however all of the songs are ready from the start, making it easy to go straight away to their favourite songs. Band Hero is another great innovation in music games... now everybody can play.

Verdict: 8/10

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen 2

Cooking Mama is back with Cooking Mama: World Kitchen 2. In this game, there are a lot more things to slice, dice, cut, cook, and serve. The menu is more diverse than ever, and players will be able to cook virtually and at the same time get the main idea in cooking those dishes. Finish a dish and be rewarded with new exciting menu each time. Cooking Mama: World Kitchen 2 now is in better 3D characters and players will surely love it. Cook, like Cooking Mama now. Players might get muscle ache if they play this game excessively.

Verdict: 6/10

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis is one of the New Play Control games that Nintendo up-develop from Nintendo Gamecube to Nintendo Wii. This game is among the first game that embraces the new player control style of the Wii where you need to swing your controller back and fro in order to control the game. Players will also need to push some buttons in order to release a special attack such as fire'tennis'ball, split the balls to three and so on. Even though it might sounds interesting, I found that the game lacks responsiveness when compared with the famous Wii Sports (minigame: Tennis). 

Verdict: 4.5/10

Rayman: Raving Rabbids

Rayman: Raving Rabbids is what happen when Ubisoft, the developer of Rayman took the platformer game and turned it into a Party game. Even though the name Rayman is in the game, the main character in this game is the Rabbids. There are a lot of Rabbids in the game and they are tremendously cute! The game consists of over 70 mini-games that is suitable for a party game and then constructed into levels. Finish and win as much mini-games as possible and open up new level to see more and more Rabbids. This game is very nice and is suitable for party game. There are also party multi-player game included in it.

Verdict: 8/10

The Sims 2: The Castaway

The Sims 2: Castaway is another spin-off from The Sims 2. Players first will start the game by creating their character to be played with. The game started off with player's character being cast away on a deserted island from a wrecked ship. Players will need to cooperate with other AI characters in order to stay alive and kicking on the islands. Upon finishing levels in the island, players will discover other new islands and other quests to finish. Cast away is a great spin-off and surely is fun to play.

Verdict: 7/10

Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games

As you might know, Mario & Sonic has been rivals since the early years of gaming industry. However, they are able to put all the grudge behind and stars in this new game. Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games has many things to offer. Players can play a vast character from Mario & Sonic world in the Olympics. There can be up to 4 players playing at a time, and this game could be so much fun. This game can be treated as a party game too, the more the merrier. The graphics are great and the mini-games are quite fun too. 

Verdict: 6.5/10

Need For Speed: Undercover

Need for Speed: Undercover is the third instalment from Need For Speed racing franchise to be in Nintendo Wii. The games has been taken away from its previous installment; ProStreet and has been taken back to the essence of Need for Speed games. Players will need to be an undercover and race their way up in an unauthorised gang racing to see how deep the syndicate is. Players need to win races and then upgrade their vehicles to win the whole game. This racing game is recommended.

Verdict: 7/10

Rapala's Pro Bass Fishing

Rapala Pro Bass Fishing is the latest instalment of Rapala fishing game franchise. This game features a whole motion control for the players. Players can cast, reel, jig and set the hook in the games just like what they're doing in fishing. Players that fancy to fish might find this game satisfying. When the weather is not good for fishing, this game might work as a substitute.

Verdict: 6/10

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

Tom Clancy has been bringing great war games onto the gaming world. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is also welcome in the Nintendo Wii games. Even though the Wii version of the game has been made easier when compared to other platforms, this game still brings the excitement to the players. Several boring script and the game mechanics sometimes feel quite repetitive, but maybe, Ubisoft is still searching the recipe for a good shooting game on Wii. Some Ghost Recon player might be disappointed with the game, but for me this is still a good game to play.

Verdict: 5/10

My Sims: Racing

My Sims: Racing is another The Sims franchise by EA. However, this time the game does not focuses on simulation of human interactions between the sims, but only the interactions of the tyres and the asphalt. Players can select and modify their ride to their liking and race each other in this game. The more race you win, the more modification you can make onto your beloved car. The more modification you did, the more wins you can have in the future. My Sims has a cute interface to attract children and grownups alike to play this game. This is a great game to have.

Verdict: 6.5/10

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Metallica, Van Halen

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Metallica and Van Halen are three games from Guitar Hero franchise by Activision. Each game are published a year between each other and all of them are based on a particular infamous rock band. Songs included are songs from each rock band and several songs that inspires each rock band. All three games can use guitar controllers that are compatible with any other Guitar Hero games. In Guitar Hero Metallica and Van Halen, players can play single using the guitar, or as a band using all the Band Hero controller peripherals. All of these games are very nice, however their controller might took some space to store. 

Verdict: 6.5/10

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen is another instalment of Cooking Mama on Wii. Following its success in Nintendo DS, Cooking Mama now has a larger kitchen. The dishes now are not restricted to Japanese style cooking, but players now can make a lot of variety of foods with Cooking Mama World Kitchen. The graphics has been upgraded a little bit to suit a 3D-ish character. Choose your chef, and train until you're a professional chef. Cooking Mama... we love you!

Verdict: 6.5/10

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong Country Returns has been out for quite some time now. The game is a platformer by Nintendo with a little bit difference. Players now doesn't limited to playing the game using only the Wii Remote, however they will now use Nunchuk to have a more precise character movement. This game can be played alone of with another friend. The main will be Donkey Kong and the second player will be Diddy Kong. Each of characters will have their own special ability so that players will need to depend on each other rather than one players play it all. This graphics and game mechanic are also great. This game is so rewarding and players will come back to have more. Come and get your bananas!

Verdict: 8.5/10

Racket Sports Party

Racket Sports Party is a sports game from Ubisoft that focuses on games that utilise rackets. There are 5 games to choose from: Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, and Beach Tennis. There are also more than 40 rich graphical environments to play in such as underwater, clay, palace, stadiums and so on. Even though it is not required Wii Motion Plus can be used in this game for more precision in each game. This game is worth playing and players should have fun with it as it will release them from the limitations of Tennis and Table Tennis in Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort games.

Verdict: 6/10

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is the second instalment of the game that uses the ability of Wii Motion Plus. Players can get to make/design their own player and play trough out the whole PGA tour with the player. Players can train and collect as many sponsor as they can to have access to a vast compilation of sports goods such as hat, shirts, trousers, clubs and so on. The graphics have been up a little bit than previous version. This game is a must have for those who have a Wii Motion Plus because you can feel the precision of the add-on in this game. 

Verdict: 8.5/10

Sonic Colours

If you like to run around in colourful clothes, then Sonic Colours is the perfect game for you. Sonic Colours take the player to play as Sonic in the adventure to collect, as always the rings. Not only players would have the ability to run fast as a Hedgehog, Sonic Colours bring another 8 new powers to Sonic. Players can fly, dig and many more depending on the add-on that they're having. The graphics are colourful and well made. The controls are great and the levels are quite fun to play. The game is as good as a 3D Sonic can be. Jump on and play Sonic Colours today.

Verdict: 5.5/10

Need For Speed: Pro Street

Need for Speed: Pro Street is another instalment of NFS franchise. ProStreet focuses on races on tracks, unlike previous Need for Speed that mainly focuses on running away from officials. The racing is quite solid however players might find the races to be a little bit repetitive. The announcers has a bad script and might be quite annoying. ProStreet can be considered a little let down after a good start with the Need for Speed Carbon.

Verdict: 6.5/10

Wario Land: The Shake Dimension

Wario Land: The Shake Dimension is another great game by Nintendo for Wii. Players will play as Wario in order to help a person in distress. (Doesn't sound like Wario?), but actually he is in it because he can get as many gold as he wants. The game is a 2D platformer, with some clever control method by holding the Wii Remote sideways. There are a lot of places where you need to shake your Wii Remote, thus 'The Shake Dimension' naming. All and all, Wario Land: The Shake Dimension is a great game to play with neat graphics and level designs.

Verdict: 7/10

Wii Sports Resort

Recently, almost all new Nintendo Wii comes with a Wii Sports Resort and a Wii Motion Plus. This game utilises (and required) the Wii Motion Plus in order for you to play it. The developer boasts that this game is as real as it can be in term of motion control game. There are 12 games to choose from, ranges from sword fighting, basketball, bowling, archering, wakeboarding, kayaking and so on. These interesting games are surely welcome as the next level of Nintendo Wii brilliant motion control scheme. With lots of replay value, this game is simply a must have. 

Verdict: 9/10

My Sims

My Sims is the younger sister game from the famous and successful The Sims franchise. This game uses the same gameplay as The Sims, however with a cuter and more children friendly approach to the genre. Players will have to control a character inside the town and make the characters interact with each other. May it be talking, joking, angry, mad, love, eat and everything that a Sim can do, you can ask your character to do so. My Sims is a great past-time game by EA. Beware, as this game might have some addiction level to it. 

Verdict: 7/10

DJ Hero

DJ Hero is another rhythm & music game by Activision. This game came out following the success of Guitar Hero and Band Hero. Like guitar hero and band hero, this game is available together with the disc jockey controller so that players will get the feeling of being a real DJ. There are a lot of songs that is able to be mixed. The levels are greatly designed and might be quite difficult sometimes. However, once the players had the hang of the controller, they might not be able to let it go. All and all, DJ Hero is another good music & rhythm game by Activision. 

Cooking Mama: Cook Off

Cooking Mama: Cook Off is a simulation game with a difference. Rather than usual simulation games that usually has social and war theme, Cooking Mama only has the cooking theme. Players will have to create their own character (however without much variety) and play besides cooking mama, who will show players how to do several cooking skills. Players will be chopping, slicing, cutting, stirring, decorating and more all the way until the game finishes. There are a lot of dishes that are able to be made in Cooking Mama kitchen, and players will sure to love it.

Verdict: 5/10

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the first installment of Mortal Kombat franchise ever to be brought to Wii. Like any other Mortal Kombat games, the game has a gore fighting environment and the famous Fatality. The only difference is that the game is now in 3D, has a Mortal Kart (Go-Kart game) and a new control style. All of the differences in this game is very welcome, because they're very entertaining and fun to play. The graphics is good, and you don't have to buy a Wii Classic Controller to play, as Midway has thought about utilising a new control scheme that detect movements of the Wii Remoteand Nunchuk. It's quite hard to explain the control scheme by writing, that's why I embedded the youtube link below. Don't get me wrong, but this control scheme need a lot of practice.

Verdict: 6.5/10

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is the long awaited game for Nintendo Wii. The genre is shooter, which means that what you need to do is shoot and dodge and do it over and over again. However, don't get me wrong, this game is amazing and interesting to play. Players will play the character of a boy or a girl that has the ability to fly and shoot laser onto enemies. You can play it with your friends in a coop offline mode, however there is only one character to be seen on the screen, the second player would only has the ability to shoot. Fight all the way in awesome graphics and interesting storyline. It can be considered as a light shooter, and players will have much fun pyu-pyu-pyu along the game. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is a must have. Simply brilliant.

Verdict: 8.5/10

Wii Play

Wii Play is one of the best selling game of all time. Thanks to its bundle package with a second Wii Remote controller. There are several mini games inside Wii Play, and each of it shows the ability that the Wii Remote can do. Point and shoot and find and move with only your Wii Remote. This game is suitable for those who are very new to the Nintendo Wii console control style, however players will lose interest once they finished all the mini games for several rounds. 

Verdict: 3/10

Super Paper Mario

When looking at the box cover and genre of this game, people might say that Super Paper Mario might not fit the genre at all. However, when you have a play with it for a while, the game perfectly fits in the genre. This games moves the paradigm of platformer, action and RPG games and telling that action RPG doesn't always have to be so dark, historical and mysterious. They can be fun too. Super Paper Mario is on of the earliest game that uses a 2D cum 3D game, where you can change the view of Mario from front and from the side. It might be mind boggling at first, but when players get a hang of it, the game is definitely great. 

Verdict: 7.5/10

Need For Speed: Carbon

Need for Speed franchise has been in the gaming world for quite some time. Need For Speed: Carbon is the first one in the franchise to be ever ported to Nintendo Wii. The games focuses on upgrading their cars in order to win races. There are time when the gamers are needed to evade their way away from the law enforcers. This game has a good graphics however it is quite difficult to control the car with all the buttons and direction is cramped into the Wii Remote. There are a lot of customisation to choose from, however some might think that the boss battles is quite disappointing.

Verdict: 7/10

Metroid Prime Trilogy

Metroid Prime Trilogy is the compilation of all three Metroid Primes from Wii and Gamecube. At the start of the game, players will have to choose which of the Metroid Prime games to play. All the games can be played independently and be saved separately. Players can jump right to the third instalment without even playing the first and second game. All the games has a long and challenging adventure storyline. The graphics and sound is great. With all the three games packed in one disc, Metroid Prime Trilogy is a must have game. 

Verdict: 9.5/10

Big Brain Academy for Wii

For those who have played Big Brain Academy on DS will surely like Big Brain Academy for Wii. This game will challenge five ability of your brain such as Identify, Memorize, Analyze, Compute and Visualize. The game is a compilation of mini games where on each you will be tested on the five abilities of the brain. Players can use their own Mii on the game, and the game can keep track on all the records of achievements in the game. The game can also identify the age of the players' brain, the sharper the players are, the younger the brain will be. Come and take the Big Brain Academy for Wii challenge!

Verdict: 8.5/10