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Wii Christmas Buyer's Guide: South Africa editionTuesday 04 Dec 2007 So, you’re thinking about getting a Wii, or perhaps you have one already and are wondering what to buy for it now that you’ve worn out your Wii Sports disc. We’ve put together a list of games available locally that we can recommend. Without Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 Corruption and Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition out in South Africa, this list is mainly populated with multiplayer mini-game collections, but that’s just what’s needed for the holiday season - the Wii is the perfect family console. |
Well, this is a no brainer - if you’re thinking about getting a Wii here is the number one reason you should. It comes packed in with the console and offers a huge amount of fun, so much so that no other games are really needed for a while. The only thing is you need extra controllers to extract maximum enjoyment from Wii Sports as while it is fun to hone your skills against a computer opponent it can’t substitute for trading blows with someone in the room with you. Of course, Nintendo thought of this, and decided to a pack a game in with a controller, so your next game should really be…
This is controller+game pack which is only R100 more than a standard Wii remote and offers some great mini-games for the price, so it hardly seems worthwhile buying a controller on its own instead of this pack. The best of the mini games are Shooting Range, where you aim at targets on the screen with the remote and try to out shoot your opponent, Find Mii, where you are tasked with identifying matching characters or odd ones out the fastest, Laser Hockey, an air hockey like game, and Tanks! which involves toy tanks and shooting. The focus is again on multiplayer, so you’re bound to get your money’s worth, although Wii Play only caters for two players and not four like Wii Sports. R499 with a Wii Remote.
This is completely different - an epic 50 hour (perhaps 60 if you’re not familiar with Zelda games) adventure that is absolutely enthralling. Where Wii Play and Wii Sports offer simplicity and short game times of a few minutes each, Zelda offers satisfying complexity and lengthy and engrossing bouts of gaming. If Wii Sports is a summer blockbuster for the whole family, say a Pixar movie like Cars, Zelda is an epic adventure of Oscar material, a Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. It’s still accessible for newcomers, but it will require time and effort. It’s oh so worth that effort though and is among the best games you’ll ever play. R599.
Last year saw the introduction of the deranged Rabbids, strange looking rabbit-like creatures that have an insatiable appetite for destruction and mayhem. Aside from the wacky humour and charm of the Rabbids, the game offers a collection of mini games which see you playing musical instruments and generally waving the Wii Remote around in an inelegant manner. Of course, this is deemed to be large amounts of fun here at El33t. Out in December, R599.
Unless you were lucky enough to own a GameCube or N64, you’ve likely missed out on the first 7 installments of this series, and it’s a great time to join in the fun. For those who have played all the previous ones this is a phoned-in uninspired update to the series, but for the rest of us Mario Party 8 is great relaxing family fun. It’s a roll-and-move board game punctuated by some brilliant mini-games to shake things up. Note, this game is super-luck-heavy, so those who are averse to luck-based games, please stick to one of the others, but this game is one specifically designed with groups of different age groups in mind (up to four players, only Wii Remotes required), and in that it does a superb job of keeping everyone entertained. Out in December, R599.
In the absence of Super Mario Galaxy, Sonic is the one left carrying the platformer crown in South Africa this Christmas, and is being released in December at a very reasonable price. Many hailed this as a return to form for the Sonic series after a poor outing on the Xbox 360 and PS3, but it seems it’s still far from Sonic’s glory days on the Megadrive. Still, this is the best 3-D Sonic game, and is a must for any fan of the hedgehog, or action games. R299.
| Contributor: | Peter |
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Sonic and the secret rings is the worst game i have ever played.
Wow, that's impressive! Come on, there must be loads of games that are worse! The Wii catalogue in South Africa is not that big yet, so we aren't exactly spoilt for choice. In the meantime, Sonic and the Secret Rings is a decent game at half the price of most games.
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