Nintendo Wii Reviews

Crash Mind Over Mutant

Crash is back! In Crash’s latest adventure, the villainous Cortex has teamed up with N. Brio and created a monstrous mind-controlling device that has taken over all the bandicoots and mutants on Wumpa Island. Crash sets out to stop the madness by destroying Cortex’s evil device using his quick wits, lightning-quick agility, and the hijacked mutant in his pocket.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars I really liked it
I am in my late 50’s and new to Wii, actually video games in general.

I found that Mind over Mutant is just about right for me. It is neither too easy nor too hard, and I cannot wait to get to each level to see what is going on next. So while this game may not be for everyone, it is a good match for me.

5 Stars Crash
I have purchased the Crash Bandicoots for my Gamecube, and now have the Crash for my Wii. I really like this game, and find myself entertained for hours. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to have fun !!

5 Stars Perfect for some fun
My roommate and I picked this game up as a rental remembering how much fun the original was. I was thrilled to see that this version is just as much fun!

Yes, some of the cartoons are a little cheesy, but after you get past the first bit, they don’t show up so frequently. I was a little dismayed that they “force” you to watch through the animated bits – until I figured out that it’s a two button combination to skip. (Plus sign, then A).

No, it’s not a game set up for the serious, hardcore gamer – but if you’re like us and are just looking for something you can play for fun for a few hours, then it works great. You don’t lose your place, and it’s easy to pick up again later.

5 Stars A great one!
Excellent for 9 to 11 year old boys. My kids and their friends love it.

3 Stars A good game, but very short
I got Crash; Mind over Mutants for Christmas and found it to be a very fun game. The controls are easy, with decent graphics and a good storyline. There were a variety of lands, although for the most part your kept on a path that takes to to and from places allowing little exploration.

Crash was also dissapointingly easy and short. I beat the game after only five hours of gameplay, during which I don’t think that my character died in combat once (save for the times I accidently fell off the side). On a simliar note to its difficulty, there are no ‘lives’ in this game. If you die, you appear where you died again. No getting sent back to start, not penalities, nothing. To some this may be a good thing, but it was a dissapointment to me.

I would recommend renting this game. Younger children will enjoy it, but teens and adults will probably grow bored with its easy gameplay.

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Popularity: 16% [?]

Avatar The Burning Earth

Avatar: The Burning Earth continues the epic adventure of Aang and his courageous fight against the evil Fire Nation in order to restore balance in his war-torn world. Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series, players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Poor knockoff
My son loves the cartoon so I tried to get him this as a gift for his birthday. It was tried once and sat on the shelf. Note to self avoid cartoon tie in games!

5 Stars Fun but hard
This game is a lot harder to play that we expected. The coordination of using both remotes and remembering hand strokes for different spells/actions takes some getting used too. Still though, we have fun playing it!

3 Stars Pretty fun, but probably not for serious gamers…
My roommate and I ended up playing and beating this game over the course of 7 hours, and it probably would have been quicker if it had been easier to bend. For some reason, it was very difficult for our wiimotes to understand that we wanted to bend. Most of the game was pretty fun, except for a few levels – like the timed one with the giant owl spirit that we played about fifty times because of said bending issue, and I am definitely buying Into the Inferno. Also, the two-player aspect really makes the game. There are times when it’s better to play with one person, like when you’re sneaking past the guards into the Bei Fong estate, but it’s really much better with another.

The other annoyance is the angle at which the game is played is sometimes difficult – sometimes you can’t see what is in front of you, which is annoying. But I would definitely buy this game.

4 Stars Good– Follows the story line
Just got this– it’s pretty good. It is completely different than the first one. It basically follows the story line for the Earth book. Only two characters at a time play in the game– you even get to be Zuko and Iroh for one of the episodes.

Note– this does make the game more difficult…

For Pham– I tried the crossing the falling sand for awhile and couldn’t do it, then realized you need to wait between consecutive jumps (so instead of pressing jump, jump — press jump, then wait ’til near the end of the first jump then press jump again right before he/she starts to fall– this gets you further to the next stone). Also– on hard parts of the game– it’s easier if only one person is playing…

4 Stars not a bad game
the game is fun i had fun with the 2 player mode and its alot better then the first one but at times it gets boring but they may be because ive seen the series and knew what was going to happen but its a fun game to beat atleast once

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Popularity: 4% [?]

It’s happened to every college guy. You’re out drinking, you meet a nice girl, things are going great, and you decide to head back to her place because she “has Nintendo Wii and wants to beat you in bowling.”

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