Wii review scores? Zelda, Red Steel, Excite Truck

The fun and games just keep coming in, don’t they. There’s a rumor about the same Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) issue with the cover that dares to ask “Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?” (a proposition that has PlayStation owners and soon-to-be PS3 owners doing the Exorcist-head-spinning thing): Wii games have been reviewed.

• Twilight Princess (Wii version)
  9.5/9.5/10
• Red Steel
  8/8/5
• ExciteTruck
  7/7/7.5

Notice that Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess got a 9.5, a 9.5, and a 10. That makes us want to believe this rumor (as our resident Wii fanboy says: “because it’s impossible for that game to have scores that are any lower”). Just look at that image above. That’s a gameplay shot and not a cinematic, if I’m not mistaken.

The other scores also have us thinking, and we want to bring you into the debate.

Who would give Red Steel such a low score? Well, obviously somebody who wasn’t impressed with it – some games aren’t for everybody. My personal suspicion: it’s somebody who wanted more swordplay and less gunplay (or vice versa).

Excite Truck has us excited. For many of us, we’re getting this because we want to try using the Wii remote as a steering wheel. And the game’s stunts (as you can see from the video) are huge, and the game is amazingly fast-paced. It’s a long way from Excite Bike and Mario Kart!

Do you believe these scores? Agree? Disagree? Comment!

The fun and games just keep coming in, don’t they. There’s a rumor about the same Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) issue with the cover that dares to ask “Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?” (a proposition that has PlayStation owners and soon-to-be PS3 owners doing the Exorcist-head-spinning thing): Wii games have been reviewed.

• Twilight Princess (Wii version)
  9.5/9.5/10
• Red Steel
  8/8/5
• ExciteTruck
  7/7/7.5

Notice that Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess got a 9.5, a 9.5, and a 10. That makes us want to believe this rumor (as our resident Wii fanboy says: “because it’s impossible for that game to have scores that are any lower”). Just look at that image above. That’s a gameplay shot and not a cinematic, if I’m not mistaken.

The other scores also have us thinking, and we want to bring you into the debate.

Who would give Red Steel such a low score? Well, obviously somebody who wasn’t impressed with it – some games aren’t for everybody. My personal suspicion: it’s somebody who wanted more swordplay and less gunplay (or vice versa).

Excite Truck has us excited. For many of us, we’re getting this because we want to try using the Wii remote as a steering wheel. And the game’s stunts (as you can see from the video) are huge, and the game is amazingly fast-paced. It’s a long way from Excite Bike and Mario Kart!

Do you believe these scores? Agree? Disagree? Comment!