Guide 2 Games » Wii http://guide2games.org Christian Spotlight's Game Reviews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Punch-Out!! http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4983/punch-out/ http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4983/punch-out/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01:49 +0000 SeriousGamer http://guide2games.org/?p=4983 Step into the ring and into a title that hasn't changed from the old days.

Rating: some-issues

Mild Violence: Bloodless, cartoon violence against human opponents, opponents and player character are seen with minor injuries.

Fantasy Magic: One boxer uses fantasy-style magic to fight.

Crude Humor: One fight requires you to knock opponent’s pants down, one fighter acts slightly disgusting.

Scantily Clad Women: Cutscenes show cleavage-baring and bikini-clad women.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4983/punch-out/feed/ 3 Lego Batman http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/2647/lego-batman/ http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/2647/lego-batman/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:42:07 +0000 SeriousGamer http://guide2games.org/?p=2647 Take on the role of the Caped Crusader and defend LEGO Gotham City

Rating: some-issues

Mild Violence: Mild hand-to-hand combat and some gun and projectile combat against LEGO figures, enemies fall apart and disappear.

Destruction: Explosions, some vehicle-to-vehicle combat, parts of the environment can be destroyed

Mild Suggestive Content: One female character wears a skimpy outfit of leaves, a few kisses are seen

Other Negative Elements: Game offers the chance to play villain characters.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/2647/lego-batman/feed/ 15 Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/5068/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter/ http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/5068/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:20:40 +0000 Eric Taylor http://guide2games.org/?p=5068 Pre-Review

Rating: not-rated

Mild Cartoon Violence This is an adventure game in which players can draw their own characters and watch them come to life as they explore villages and traverse through colorful platform environments. Players can also draw their own in-game items such as power-ups, weapons, and health restorers. A "Shooter" weapon can be used to fire tiny pellets at enemies that bounce backward or fall off the screen when hit.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/5068/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter/feed/ 0 Paper Mario http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4717/paper-mario/ http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4717/paper-mario/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:12:07 +0000 SeriousGamer http://guide2games.org/?p=4717 Mario's first paper adventure begins again

Rating: some-issues

Mild Violence

Mild, cartoon-style violence against non-human enemies, including explosions.

Spiritual Content

Game world is set in fantasy, some enemies use fantasy magic, plot deals with beings referred to as spirits, player can visit fortune tellers for information and visit a spell caster.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2010-reviews/4717/paper-mario/feed/ 9 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4468/marvel-ultimate-alliance-2-2/ http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4468/marvel-ultimate-alliance-2-2/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:29:55 +0000 Eric Taylor http://guide2games.org/?p=4468 Pre-Review

Rating: not-rated

Mild Language, Violence This is an action game in which players control Marvel Comic superheroes in a quest to protect the United States against a terrorist attack from a (fictional) foreign country. Players roam through realistic urban settings with other team members and fight hordes of Soldiers/Mercenaries, Robots/Cyborgs and Super Humans. Players use hand-to-hand combat (e.g., punches and kicks), fantastical superpowers (e.g., lightning bolts, blasts of fire, slicing claws), and sometimes guns to defeat machine gun-wielding enemies. The battle is constant and frenetic and is highlighted by realistic gunfire, explosions, and slashing/punching sound effects. Some profanity (e.g., "bullsh*t") appears in dialogue.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4468/marvel-ultimate-alliance-2-2/feed/ 7 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4491/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games/ http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4491/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:06 +0000 SeriousGamer http://guide2games.org/?p=4491 Video game rivals meet for the 2010 Winter Olympics in a fun but challenging game

Rating: squeaky-clean

Mild Cartoon Violence

Characters can bump each other around and attack with items like flying shells and exploding bombs. Characters are unharmed.

Spiritual Content

One character is a ghost.

Suggestive Content

One rival character wears a tight, low-cut outfit.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4491/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-winter-games/feed/ 1 The Beatles: Rock Band http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4474/the-beatles-rock-band/ http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4474/the-beatles-rock-band/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:12:56 +0000 Eric Taylor http://guide2games.org/?p=4474 Pre-Review

Rating: not-rated

Content descriptors: Mild Lyrics, Tobacco Reference This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players perform Beatles songs along with on-screen avatars. Players simulate playing guitar, bass, or drums and are scored based on the accuracy of notes hit. Players can also sing along with songs that feature three-part harmonies. Some song lyrics contain suggestive references (e.g., "Everybody had a wet dream," and "…pornographic priestess…Boy you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down"). The game includes unlockable photos of band members, some of whom are depicted holding cigarettes or smoking.

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]]> http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4474/the-beatles-rock-band/feed/ 5 Assassin’s Creed II http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4483/assassins-creed-ii/ http://guide2games.org/2009-reviews/4483/assassins-creed-ii/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:28:12 +0000 Eric Taylor http://guide2games.org/?p=4483 Pre-Review

Rating: not-rated

Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language

Players "relive" the life of an assassin during the Italian Renaissance in this open-world action adventure game. The goal is to exact revenge upon conspirators who have framed and executed loved ones; the goal is to be accomplished through assassination. As players roam the crowded streets of Florence, Italy, they can creep through catacombs and corridors, undertake diverse side-missions, and tail-and-assassinate all manner of human targets—politicians, Templar soldiers, conspirators. Players can also brawl with family rivals or engage in sword fights with Templar soldiers, but in most cases, they use stealth techniques to complete the mission; for example, players can sneak up on enemies from behind and kill them with hidden daggers, poisoned daggers, spring-activated blades, and swords. When blades connect, blood shoots out in a fountain-like manner as targets groan or scream. These stealth-kills are sometimes depicted close-up and are somewhat graphic: the camera follows the "herky-jerky" thrusts of the blade; the player hears a distinctly "wet" flesh-impact sound. The most graphic depictions of violence occur during cinematic cutscenes (the following two scenes do not involve players' character): A businessman, crawling away from a Templar leader, gets pinned to the ground by a sword through his neck; a young nobleman is ambushed by rivals, begs for mercy, then gets stabbed multiple times in the chest amid screams of "Muori! Mouri! Mouri!" [Die! Die! Die!]. The spurts and sprays of blood that accompany some of the stabbing attacks can be intense.


The game contains strong sexual overtones. During one "seduction mini-game," players are able to press buttons to kiss a woman and remove her dress; with the woman's back facing the camera, the two characters lower to bed and blow out a candle. Some scenes take place inside brothels, though no nudity or sexual acts are depicted. The dialogue contains the following sexual references: "So the whip or the paddle today?" and "Does your wife know about your page-boy fantasies, Captain?" Character backstories, narrated through still-frame vignettes, explain how villains and historical figures achieved their notoriety; some biographies include references to adultery, sodomy, prostitution, and rape (e.g., "Caterina was captured and sent to Rodrigo Borgia . . . who kept her imprisoned for a year and is rumored to have raped her alongside his son."). One cutscene depicts a man and a woman wearing translucent, flesh-toned bodysuits as they flee from danger. The digitized lighting effects, the glow from their futuristic suits, obscure most of the details, though outlines of breasts and buttocks are partially discernable (i.e., not definitively nudity). Consumers may also wish to know that the game contains strong profanity, both in English and Italian (e.g., "f**k," "sh*t," c*zzo," and "m*rda"); the most explicit instance occurs when a man frantically describes a "vision"—"I'm at the opera . . . the soprano is so beautiful . . . I'm in bed with her, she cries as I f**k her."

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Rating: not-rated

Comic Mischief

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Rating: squeaky-clean

Mild Violence

Mild, bloodless violence against Mii characters; characters either disappear or are shown unharmed afterwards.

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