1up Wii Music Review -- A- -- Wait, what?

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Yep. Wii Music got an A- on 1up.com.

"Displaying surprising depth and flexibility, the game's biggest downfall oddly, is the music itself."

"Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke."

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Yep. Wii Music got an A- on 1up.com.

"Displaying surprising depth and flexibility, the game's biggest downfall oddly, is the music itself."

"Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke."

Haziqonfire

what?!?!?!? Wierd, but still A- isnt that bad.

Great score, great game.

Can't wait to try it out next week.

WHAT!!! I thought this game was going to be shovelware!!! What's going on?! (starts hypervenelating)alphamale1989

nintendo doesnt make shovelware the fact nintendo was making this game should have let everyone none it has a strong chance to be good just because it was a disapointing E3 announcement doesnt mean its going to be a bad game. People were pretty excited about it after E3 07.

It's no surprise that 1UP would come out with a favourable review based on their positive previews (which they seem to be rather alone on.)

But keep in mind that this is the site that Worms: A Space Oddity an 85%, We Ski a 95% (same as Galaxy), Trauma Center: New Blood a 50%, Scarface a 40%, Madden NFL 08 a 45%. :P

Here is a list of 1ups top rated games:

http://www.1up.com/do/reviews?ct=REVIEW&p=Wii&sortOn=2&sortOrder=desc

They have a tendancy to be very generous. I't will take more reviews before a verdict can be reached.

i don't trust any reviewers from big time web sites or other big company's they seem to be very off most of the time, i am sure this game isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be and if i liked music games i'ld get it elbert_b_23

The thing is, if I wanted to play music and improvise, I'd go to my piano. :P

Ever since I tried Wii Music at PAX, I was pretty much convinced from that point on that there was more to it than its critics give it credit for.

Ever since I tried Wii Music at PAX, I was pretty much convinced from that point on that there was more to it than its critics give it credit for.

GabuEx

I'm in shock, i always thought that the game was shovelware

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

wiifan001

....and?

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

wiifan001

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

Sword-Demon

....and?

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

bob_newman

just saying...that's unusual. When I think of game reviewers I always think of some dude. A woman reviewer kinda took me by surprise I guess :P

I really don't trust 1up reviews. I might rent it.PhazonBlazer

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"][QUOTE="wiifan001"]

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

wiifan001

....and?

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

bob_newman

just saying...that's unusual. When I think of game reviewers I always think of some dude. A woman reviewer kinda took me by surprise I guess :P

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]

asnyone else notice that a woman reviewed it for 1-up?

bob_newman

On a serious note, Shes a good reviewer, I've read some of her other reviews from EGM.

"Displaying surprising depth and flexibility, the game's biggest downfall oddly, is the music itself."

Haziqonfire

Lol, epic. That's surprising to see that score.

Huh. After all these previews, I've been rather negative with Wii Music, but 1up doesn't give A-s lightly. Maybe its more interesting then I gave it credit for.

wow. isnt 1up known for giving really low scores?

It's no surprise that 1UP would come out with a favourable review based on their positive previews.clicketyclick

Very true. Can't wait to see how everyone reacts to IGN's inevitable bad review. ;)

As for Gamespot's review, I'm not sure what to expect. Their latest preview was fairly positive, citing the game's "surprising depth" as a reason for their change of heart since the E3 demo. But Gamespot's previews are mostly objective, so it's not always easy to tell if they actually liked it.

1up doesn't give A-s lightly.
TAKE_IT_BACK

wow. isnt 1up known for giving really low scores?

funsohng

We Ski has an average critic rating of 69%. 1UP gave it an A (95%) - the same score they gave to Super Mario Galaxy.

But their extreme overratings are "balanced out" on average by their extreme underratings. But it's fairly safe to say that Wii Music isn't among their underratings... 1UP will probably be among the game's few highest raters. I think the scores will be pretty much downhill from here, except for a few foreign and official magazines, perhaps.

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]It's no surprise that 1UP would come out with a favourable review based on their positive previews.JordanElek

Very true. Can't wait to see how everyone reacts to IGN's inevitable bad review. ;)

As for Gamespot's review, I'm not sure what to expect. Their latest preview was fairly positive, citing the game's "surprising depth" as a reason for their change of heart since the E3 demo. But Gamespot's previews are mostly objective, so it's not always easy to tell if they actually liked it.

GameSpot is definitely the most interesting reviewer. You just never know what they're going to do next... Do you know who's assigned to review it? I'm thinking of going back through the podcasts to see if they mentioned that.

GameSpot is definitely the most interesting reviewer. You just never know what they're going to do next... Do you know who's assigned to review it? I'm thinking of going back through the podcasts to see if they mentioned that.clicketyclick

No idea. The previews have all been covered by different people, and I haven't been able to watch On the Spot for a few months to see who's given any demos (if they even have).

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]GameSpot is definitely the most interesting reviewer. You just never know what they're going to do next... Do you know who's assigned to review it? I'm thinking of going back through the podcasts to see if they mentioned that.JordanElek

No idea. The previews have all been covered by different people, and I haven't been able to watch On the Spot for a few months to see who's given any demos (if they even have).

On the Spot has mostly been LittleBigPlanet, Halo Wars, and C&C exclusively. :P

I'm going to listen to the recent HotSpot podcasts again and see who's talking about it. I know I've heard someone talking about it. I think.

I am still waiting for IGN's review because they have been very harsh on this game. I want to kn ow if their opinions changed after playing it for hours.Pierst179

I'm gonna get this... i think. I dunno!

The woman who reviewed it is also a classically trained pianist.

So she knows what she's talking about.

I am still waiting for IGN's review because they have been very harsh on this game. I want to kn ow if their opinions changed after playing it for hours.Pierst179

did you see the preview? Matt couldn't play La Bamba...he says the game is for 8 year old and below, but he couldn't perfect La Bamba (much less do it decently). i'm not surprised he called the game borderline shovelware, his rhythm/timing is just way off (as such, he couldn't enjoy the game)

I really don't trust 1up reviews. I might rent it.PhazonBlazer

To anyone who says that 1up's reviews can't be trusted, please realize that 1up reviews games differently that most sites. The most noticable difference is that the overall amount of fun had is what is most important, not technical aspects. If they truely enjoyed their experience, it will show in their review.bob_newman

Actually sounds better than the crap system we have here.