This one player Zelda game turns your Wii into a flying, sword-fighting puzzle solving adventure, complete with problem solving opportunities and reading. Note the E10+ rating, for plenty of fantasy violence mostly due to the realistic fighting. Also note the gender bias, with a story line full girls who tend to giggle and boys who are warriors who must prove themselves for the girl’s approval. You must play the male role. This title requires a Wii MotionPlus controller. Zelda, like Mario, is one of the hallmark Nintendo characters. As a result, the limited-edition version of the game ($70) includes a gold Wii RemotePlus controller and a music CD featuring the Zelda Symphony. Subscribers, please log into our database using your password to read the full review along with our rating, and see why this received our Editor’s Choice Award.
This mini-golf simulation can be played alone, or with up to four players on the Wii or two players on the Nintendo DS. As you play, you collect achievements, purchase Gummy Bear merchandise, and customize nine holes using the Gummy Bear course customizer. Subscribers, please log into our database using your password to read the full review along with our rating.
Designed for one or two players, FlingSmash is a combination of tennis and pinball, with perhaps a bit of Boom Blox (EA) mixed in. By “flinging” a round ball-like character with a Wii Motion Plus enabled Wii Remote (required), you clear a path through a sidescrolling tropical island called Suthon in order to save the island from the evil Omminus. The ball, a yellow round critter named Zip, will bounce around like a pinball to smash through barriers and enemies. A second player can join in using an additional Wii Remote Plus or Wii Remote/Wii MotionPlus combo (sold separately) to control Zip’s friend Pip. There are three game save slots. Designed by Artoon for Nintendo. Subscribers, please log into our database using your password to read the full review along with our rating, and see why this received our Editor’s Choice Award.