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20 November 06 - 02:36Wii impresions

After a long day of playing the Wii, here are my first impressions. The system is tiny & quiet, and the controllers are remarkable. The interface/menu is lacking a bit due to lack of channels, but this will change in the near future. Wii Sports is a lot of fun for casual players, especially Tennis/Boxing/Baseball/Bowling. The whole "Mii" creation thing is very cool and the subtleties never end (you can see other Mii's hanging out in the background while your Mii is bowling). As for the games... this is what we've played so far...
ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS - While the graphics are that of a 2-year old Gamecube game (since that's what it is), it still looks impressive and the gameplay is very "Ocarina of Time". I'm not very far yet, but so far I'm hooked and expect this game to suck away all of my free time for the next few months.
SUPER MONKEY BALL - It's just like every other SMB game except the controls are much nicer and it has 50 mini-games. This game really helps you appreciate just how accurate the Wiimote is. The mini-games are hit & miss, some fun, some crap.
RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS - This game surprised me. It's pretty much all mini-games, but they're actually good games and the bunny hunt stuff is awesome. (I'm keeping this game for a while as my wife likes it as well).
TRAUMA CENTER SECOND OPINION - It's pretty much the same as the DS version, with a few added options. A bit harder to control since the Wiimote isn't quite as accurate as the DS stylus, but still a lot of fun and very different from traditional games.
CALL OF DUTY 3 - Straight up WW2 shooter. I'm not a fan of shooters. It looks good and the controls are very intuitive, but I died pretty quickly cause I suck at shooters.
TONY HAWK DOWNHILL JAM - It's more like a snowboarding game (but on a skateboard). I didn't play it for very long, but from what I played the game is ok. The controls are a bit difficult, although it may just take some getting used to (as I didn't give it more than 15 minutes). I'll play more withing the next few days.

Feel free to add your own game reviews in the comments section below, I'm curious to see how the other launch titles are.

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14 November 06 - 02:25Welcome to the Gamedeals Blog

Here it is, our new blog. This is where I will be posting the latest store updates, as well as game reviews and general industry rantings & observations.

If we're having a sale, you'll hear it here first. If a new games comes out that kicks ass, we'll let you know. If we get any cool new products, I'll mention it here.

For the time being, it will just be me posting (Brian - Gamedeals.ca), but in the near future (once all the blog's bugs are worked out) we will be allowing specific friends/customers to add their own thoughts/insight to this blog. I'll try not to turn this into "Acts of Gord", and we'll see how this turns out. In the meantime, enjoy the first few posts.

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