Posts Tagged ‘wii’

#707 Ōkami

Posted: 23rd September 2013 by Jeroen in Games
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272nd played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PlayStation 2/Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Clover Studio Publisher: Capcom Part of the reason this set of fifty games is restricted to games new to me, is to put some focus on me playing games that Peter already knows. Ōkami, then, is a perfect game to play […]

#890 Bonsai Barber

Posted: 6th August 2013 by Jeroen in Games
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260th played so far Genre: Role-Playing Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Zoonami Publisher: Nintendo This is a game where you play a barber, giving haircuts to vegetables and fruit. While I’d like to give a longer introduction, there is just no way I can top the above. When we first got this book […]

#739 Rayman Raving Rabbids

Posted: 3rd February 2013 by Jeroen in Games
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214th played so far Genre: Party Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft When we started, we figured we’d play the three party games as they’re supposed to be played – several people gathered around the TV, playing together, going against each other and having fun that way. That is, after all, […]

#696 Elebits (or Eledees)

Posted: 11th November 2012 by Mulholland in Games
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193rd played so far Genre: Action/Shoot ’em Up Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami For those of you keepin track, it’s been a while since we did a Wii game. Technically World of Goo was one, but it wasn’t a proper one… We didn’t even touch our Wii to play it. […]

#859 World of Goo

Posted: 7th November 2012 by Mulholland in Games
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192nd played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC/Wii Year of Release: 2008 Developer: 2D Boy Publisher: 2D Boy Okay, this is a game listed in the book for both the PC and the Wii but in reality we played it on an iPad. There is no real reason for this other than price and the […]

#805 Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure

Posted: 15th July 2011 by Mulholland in Games
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69th game played so far Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Another day, another Capcom game. Yet… we’re not bored yet. Gimme a high-five Capcom…*crickets*Fine, we’re never going to be invited to a game unveiling where we can rub shoulders with Capcom execs whilst we pocket the Hors d’oeurves […]

#772 No More Heroes

Posted: 3rd July 2011 by Mulholland in Games
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66th game played so far Genre: Action/Fighting Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment (JP), Rising Star Games (EU), Ubisoft (NA) When it comes to RPGs there is defining difference between those produced in the East and those from the West (as can be seen in our posts about Final […]

#968 The Beatles: Rock Band

Posted: 25th June 2011 by Mulholland in Games
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64th game played so far (will someone PLEASE think of the children!) Genre: Music Platform: Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer:  Harmonix, Pi Studios (Wii Only) Publisher: MTV Games So, we spent some simoleons investing in a complete instrument set for the Xbox 360 and it is time to take them […]

#702 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis

Posted: 1st June 2011 by Mulholland in Games
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58th game played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Xbox 360, Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Rockstar San Diego Publisher: Rockstar Games If ever there was a game that could be inspired by an AIR song it would be this one. Yes ‘Kelly Watch The Stars‘ is not exactly the sort of song you would […]

#908 DJ Hero

Posted: 13th March 2011 by Mulholland in Games
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38th game played so far Genre: Music Platform: Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: FreeStyleGames Publisher: Activision We may be jumping a little late into the music game franchises by taking on DJ Hero, a spin-off title from the bestselling Guitar Hero series, but when both the game and […]