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BaD # 10- Wii Bargain Bin Buys


On 02/14/2018 at 06:04 PM by NintendoFanJon

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As you all know I'm a Wii game collector of sorts. One need only see last years BaD series to know that I'm a bit of nutjob. As such my Wii game collection has in fact grown since then. How much so you may ask? Well I bought a lot of shovelware that's how! What are the categories Johnny!?

Category # 1- Bad Licensed Movie Tie Ins: That's right. I've got some wonderful titles here. I've got The Adventures of TinTin, Disney's Bolt: The Video Game, Igor: The Video Game, Legends of Guardians: Owls of the Ga'hoole, Tron: Evoltion Battle Grids- Championship Edition, and Speed Racer: The Video Game! Why that's quite a lot of movie based games are any of them any good? Why actually...yes. Speed Racer is surprisingly decent. It ain't the cat's pajamas by any means, but it's decent fun. The tracks are varied, Most of the movie cast reprises their roles in the game (with the exception of John Goodman and Susan Sarandon as speed's parents), the controls respond well enough, and I enjoyed it. A solid 7-7.5/10 game. The rest however...hot garbage...I would have loved to have left well enough alone.

Category # 2- Licensed Schlock: This is quite the variety category. I got Bakugan Battle Brawlers based on an anime I've never watched. I got Nicktoons Attack of the Toybots and Spongebob: Truth or Square, 3 different Ben 10 games that range from boring to unplayable, a Cabela's hunting game in Shadows of Katmai, Generator Rex (I think its a kids TV show based game), and Hollywood Squares! Featuring the voice talents of Martin Mull, Kathy Griffin, and Brad Garrett insulting me through my TV. Well Screw you Tom Bergeron! I'm trying to play a game of tic-tac-toe here...I don't need your repeated lines of dialogue and humor thank you very much!

Category # 3- The Worst of the Rest: This is where the bottom of the barrel comes in. These are the worst of all. Games like Ultimate I Spy, Kidz Sports Soccer and Ice Hockey, a bunch of lousy fitness games, Carnival Games Mini Golf, and a Guiness World Records mini game compilation that just makes me want to figure out if I could get a Guiness World Record playing Guiness World Records: The Video Game for 24 hours straight.

All in all the bargain bin produced yet another pile of crap, with at least one decent game which is about the average I come to expect in my findings. A word of advice for you collectors out there. When it comes to Wii games get games like Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros' Treasure instead...you'll thank me later.

Anyways, join me tomorrow where I'll discuss my Switch games and Switch games I'm most looking forward to playing and buying!


 

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Super Step Contributing Writer

02/14/2018 at 06:11 PM

I still want to see that Speed Racer  movie. 

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/15/2018 at 10:04 PM

I loved it but a lot of people didnt. 

NintendoFanJon

02/19/2018 at 07:22 PM

I actually never saw the speed racer movie lol

KnightDriver

02/14/2018 at 10:28 PM

I have Zak and Wiki and really, really want to go play it. 

Cary Woodham

02/15/2018 at 12:39 AM

It's one of the best Wii games out there and one of the last Capcom games that had that classic Capcom "feel" in my opinion.

NintendoFanJon

02/19/2018 at 07:23 PM

Definitely! I highly recommend it as well

Cary Woodham

02/15/2018 at 12:40 AM

I had to review a lot of those games.

I actually kind of liked the live action Speed Racer movie.  Must be something wrong with me.

Have you played Zack & Wiki?  It's awesome.

NintendoFanJon

02/19/2018 at 07:24 PM

I not only played it, I still own it! A terrific title. Very underrated and underappreciated.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/15/2018 at 10:04 PM

Phew!  Those look bad!

NintendoFanJon

02/19/2018 at 07:25 PM

Well if you ever want some bad Wii games I'm happy to share...in fact I'll give em to you! It'll be the worst gift you ever got I swear!

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