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Top Wii Titles for new buyer. 'best of the best'
Lacroix
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Don't know if this should be in H/A or not, but as it relates to games i'll place it here.
As it has been out for a while now, what are the 'best of the best' that should be bought on purchase?
Ideally fun 2 player games as it is a joint purchase, but also for my sanity (my partner is already looking at games like 'cats' - which, whilst i'm glad to get her gaming, is not quite my forte) is there anything with decent characters and a bit of complexity/ good story as well as a good game?
As it has been out for a while now, what are the 'best of the best' that should be bought on purchase?
Ideally fun 2 player games as it is a joint purchase, but also for my sanity (my partner is already looking at games like 'cats' - which, whilst i'm glad to get her gaming, is not quite my forte) is there anything with decent characters and a bit of complexity/ good story as well as a good game?
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It's also available on the cheap.
It is not two player, but it is fantastic. Also girls will love it.
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As for singleplayer, Metroid Prime Trilogy is a must. Madworld can be found cheap and is a lot of fun although some didn't like it. Mario Galaxy is also a very good game that has something for a second player to do. Zack and Wiki is a very good point and click type adventure game. The Silent Hill remake coming out sometime this holiday season looks solid, but it keeps playing musical chairs with its release date.
Mario Kart
Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Zelda Twilight Princess is also quite good but often debated as to how good. I recommend it.
As for personal choices, I love Metal Slug Anthology as a two player game. Lots of content, very fun especially with infinite lives.
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I like the Nyko Wii Charger. Also another nunchuck just to be sure.
I recommend Tetris Party.
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Boom Blox, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Resort and the pack-in Sports are also easy-to-get into games.
None of those have story modes, however.
Mario Galaxy has basically a my first co-op mode which can be pretty fun.
But if you want story driven two player you really can't beat Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.
Since you're brand new to the library, if you're in the U.S. you should definitely hit up Toys R Us's sale this week: Buy two games, get any third game free.
Index of Wii games by aggregate score [Metacritic]
also, since it's backwards compatible with the Gamecube
Gamecube - /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki
Index of Gamecube games by aggregate score [Metacritic]
Personally, here's my list of recommendations
Dokapon Kingdom
Excitebots (haven't played that much, reminds me of Snowboard Kids (N64) for some reason)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (eh, a fighting game a la Street Fighter)
House of the Dead: Overkill (Are you ready for a short game with a lot of m*****f****** cursing?)
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [1P]
Mario Kart Wii (or Double Dash)
Muramasa [1P]
Resident Evil 4 (I enjoyed the GC version) [1P]
Resident Evil: [blank] Chronicles (rail shooters)
Skies of Arcadia (I enjoyed the DC version) [1P]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wild West Guns [WiiWare]
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [1P]
Star Wars: Rogue Leader (Rogue Squadron II) [1P]
Super Monkey Ball 2 (only one I played, it's fun)
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tales of Symphonia [1P]
Anticipating :
Sin and Punishment 2 [Q1 2010]
Anyway more on topic, i would definitely recommend either Super Smash Brothers or Wario Ware if you're looking for looking for good multi player games.
...Ok, I'll admit. That and the WiiPlay/WiiSports games are the only Wii games I've played. Oh! And Galaxy. Super Mario Galaxy is fun.
RE4 is also a great choice. The Wii version was the first time I'd played the game, and I walked away from it very satisfied. The controls are spot on. It's another cheap one (I think it retails for $20 now). No More Heroes was also fun (never got around to finishing it though), and it sells in a bundle with Red Steel now for $30.
I'm going to be the obligatory killjoy here and recommend against getting MadWorld. The controls are sloppy, the scoring system is terrible and worst of all is the fact there is grinding in it. Now admittedly grinding isn't a deal breaker on its own, but when you factor in a length of three and a half hours from start to finish it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth. I agree with your other recommendations though.
If you're not already a fan of the series, this will do nothing to change your mind, and if you are a fan of the series it's going to feel like a step backwards from the superb Double Dash on the cube.
This is opinions and all, but i've played the hell out of practically every Mario Kart game and this was the first one that left a sour taste in my mouth.
No More Heroes is a must buy. Arguably the greatest under-the-radar hit the system will probably ever have.
Ghost Squad is the shortest by far, but probably the most replayable due to you being able to unlock up to 16 different variations (with different paths) of each level. It's also the easiest out of the bunch. You can probably find it cheaper than the other two.
House of the Dead 2+3 is the hardest. Though it's technically shorter than Overkill, it'll probably take longer to finish both games, as it actually forces arcade-style credits on you, thus meaning you have to start all over when you lose. HotD2 in particular has a nice amount of replayability through the Original mode.
House of the Dead: Overkill is the best of the bunch in terms of quality. A single playthrough in the story mode is easily longer than anything else in the other two games. I also think that a single level in Directors Cut is probably almost as long as a single playthrough of Ghost Squad. Out of the bunch, it's the only one that was made originally as a console game, and thus it doesn't have the arcade difficulty that the others have.
Yeah, someone else here said it's essentially the most you can do with the rail shooter medium, and I'm inclined to agree.
MadWorld is one of those "your mileage may vary" titles - the style is cool and the offbeat sense of humor is great (if you can appreciate it), but after a while the gameplay gets a little stale. House of the Dead: Overkill is awesome; so is Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (and Darkside Chronicles by the looks of it). No More Heroes needs to be played in order to be fully appreciated - just trying to talk about it doesn't do it justice.