Which Wii Game?

Guffrey

Ok, a little backstory. I got my wii December 26, 2006. Within a few months I had purchased Elebits, Red Steel, and Trauma Center. I either beat or just grew tired of these games, and before too long, all I was playing was Wii Sports. Fast forward a few more months, and for whatever reason, my Wii doesn't show picture or sound. I call tech support, he says the video card probably fried, I send it in for repair.

Fast forward to now. On Monday, my wii should be back to me. To celebrate this great time, I want to buy a game. The catch is, I want to buy a game that would be fun for my fiancee and I both. If I wanted to buy one for me, it would be Zelda or Battalion Wars. For her, Cooking Mama. However, in my quest for mutual fun, I have narrowed it down to two choices: Super Mario Galaxy, or Mario and Sonic. She played Galaxy with me at Gamestop, and thought it was fun. However, Im afraid that we might end up getting tired of it, or even get bored waiting for our "turn" to play. I've heard that Olympics is like Wii Sports on crack, which would be awesome. Also, I like how Olympics really takes advantage of the motion control aspect of the wii, which is one of my favorite things. This one would allow us to play together at the same time, or take turns with different events during single player. But Im not sure if it would be fun to keep playing, since it seems to be just minigames.

So, I come to you, all knowing and mighty H/A. While I plan to eventually own both games, which should be my first purchase?

delphinus

use the gametrailers.com s reviews. they help me out a lot. theres a guy with a monotonous voice i feel gives alright reviews. plenty of video to see if you like the game and long examples of various gameplay of each game. alien syndrome is a game that has 4 player co op. graphics are ugly as fugly, but people (including me) swear by the fun factor. gameplay is like diablo but co-op. lots of upgrades and big baddies. and LONG game too.

ultimate alliance maybe as well? that has co-op. if shes into that. these games should be like 10-20 bucks used tops. i heard mario and sonic was alright at best. give em a rental

urahonky

I don't think it's even possible to grow bored of Super Mario Galaxy, especially with another person playing. I would definitely start with that.

Guffrey

Yeah, after looking at some gametrailers stuff, it seems Galaxy would be a better choice, with Olympics as a possible rental. Of course I searched for Mario on gametrailers, and it brought up Super Paper Mario. I know she was always interested in it for the N64, but never got into it. However, I understand this one is more platformer and less rpg. Im going to look at the gametrailer for it, but anyone have any input?

tribenet

IMO the better choice is Galaxy. And come to think of it, waiting for each other's turns won't be so bad, you can always grab the 2nd wiimote and grab stars

Squashua

A great website to look at is MetaCritic: http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/scores/

Also, we have the Ultimate GameCube Game Thread, as your Wii does play GameCube games (though you'll need a controller - WaveBird recommended).

FunkyWaltDogg

My wife doesn't really play too many games, but she likes Super Mario Galaxy a lot. Moreover, even when she doesn't really feel like playing herself, she's always eager to take the second remote and collect star bits. I strongly recommend SMG.

Nakatomi2010

Super Mario Galaxy

TM2 Rampage

Have you ever played Wario Ware: Smooth Moves?

Squashua

Don't do it. It's a multi-player game, but it's stupidly implemented in that you only use one controller for up to 16 players.