First ExciteBOTs review: Nintendo Power

Nintendo Power gave the game an 8.0

They gave the first game an 8.5 and said "Although Excitebots is better in every way, it scores a tad lower due to today's stiffer competition (Namely Mario Kart Wii)". To me, that seems a bit ridiculous. They also marked it down a tad because "the points needed to unlock new bots and other items are earned at an annoyingly slow pace".

However, they had nothing but praise for it's extremely high speed, off-the-wall-crazy gameplay. They also said the controls are much more workable than Excite Truck's somewhat unforgiving control scheme.

Notably missing from the review was how well the online multiplayer works. They said they weren't able to givethe onlinea go in time for the review. That means that, if it's really good, they probably would've marked it up a couple points.

I was expecting a tad higher, but I still can't wait for this game. I can't get over the sheer craziness of it!

For the definition of arcade racing I would never want to see a review without the online play included.

Either way the score sounds right. I never expected this game to be in the 9s.

Anything from 8 and above shows this game lived up to its expectations.

My only problem with the game is that the visuals are not much improved and even use some of the same track from the first one.

It is a little weird and the game kinda of needed a facelift in terms of visuals.

Nintendo power is normally biased in some of their reviews. I will wait and see what other scores the game recieves

My first review I wait for for Wii games is IGN. They explain all the features in the game and they make sure the game is examined in every aspect.

That is a good score. I am still not sure if I will get it though.

So instead of waiting to review the full game, they reviewed part of the game? Awesome.AlexSays

i dont really car what ayone rates it this game looks awful and hard to control and excite turck is better and i can get it for 20 bucks instaed of the dumb excite bots for 50

My first review I wait for for Wii games is IGN. They explain all the features in the game and they make sure the game is examined in every aspect.

kardine

Yeah, in terms of thoroughness, they are by far the best. Probably my favorite site for reviews. Gamespot is just always so behind.

Nintendo power is normally biased in some of their reviews. I will wait and see what other scores the game recieves

alexh_99

I concur. Seeing as how the first one got about the same score, and how they can tend to overrate things (any Sega game for example) I'll wait for another source.

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]So instead of waiting to review the full game, they reviewed part of the game? Awesome.kardine

The game is on the right track so far I hope it will be alot better in the future.

^^^^^

that makes no sense

i dont really car what ayone rates it this game looks awful and hard to control and excite turck is better and i can get it for 20 bucks instaed of the dumb excite bots for 50

superapo

How can you tell if the controls are hard to use or not? The review specifically said they were better then the game you praised, I truly doubt videos will be able to show off how hard the game is to use(and I assume that's the only way you've seen the game, through videos)...it really sounds like you want to hate the game just to hate the game.

[QUOTE="kardine"][QUOTE="AlexSays"]So instead of waiting to review the full game, they reviewed part of the game? Awesome.Grim_Heaper94

IGN? No they did not. Thats why they gave MKW an 8.5. They said it was great and here is proof:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/868/868012p1.html

"And then there's online. If your Wii is connected to the Net, Mario Kart is a must-have addition to your library, plain and simple. While split-screen three/four player multiplayer suffers from a drop in fluidity from 60 to 30 frames per second, online blows it out of the water. Connecting is easy and pretty fast overall, and connecting to rooms is seldom an issue even through our annoying firewall here at IGN. Once in games, the framerate never drops below 60 for us, and the mix of ease, speed, and options online makes it hands-down the best Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection game out there. Where Smash Bros. was a huge letdown for many online players, but a must-play locally, Mario Kart Wii's online far surpasses the offline experience, and there's more reasons why then we'd care to list. "

Or are you talking about Nintendo Power? EIther way its not god to ignore one of the biggest feature of teither game.

i dont really car what ayone rates it this game looks awful and hard to control and excite turck is better and i can get it for 20 bucks instaed of the dumb excite bots for 50

superapo

Nintendo Power gave the game an 8.0

They gave the first game an 8.5 and said "Although Excitebots is better in every way, it scores a tad lower due to today's stiffer competition (Namely Mario Kart Wii)". To me, that seems a bit ridiculous.blankshore

can anyone tell me if it has gamecube controller support like mario kart

I'm not really much a fan of this bot business. I was hoping for another Excite Truck with some actual lifespan and online play, which this appears to do, but then I get some odd gimmick thrown in that wasn't really asked for in the first place. Oh well, i'll read a few reviews and watch a few videos before deciding on what to do...Raiko101

Yeah, the game sounds better in pretty much every way to the first one. I'm pretty intrigued. It is weird about their scoring system though. I thought games were judged based on their merits, not on previous games and current ones....

Good score, cannot wait for this game.

That's a decent enough score, I may pick it up.

Yeah, the game sounds better in pretty much every way to the first one. I'm pretty intrigued. It is weird about their scoring system though. I thought games were judged based on their merits, not on previous games and current ones....

firefox59

Nintendo Power is a bit silly sometimes. I like the magazine, but their scores don't always reflect what the actual review says. I think all they were saying with this one is: it's good, and it's better than the first, but we didn't like it as much as Mario Kart Wii. That's all they're saying.

It's definitely still on my list.

However, if that score was from a Gamespot reviewer I'd be excited about it, but Nintendo Power gives plently of games an 8 or higher.

I bet the GS and IGN scores will be more in the 6.5 - 8.0 range.

I'll still get it, though.

It's definitely still on my list.

However, if that score was from a Gamespot reviewer I'd be excited about it, but Nintendo Power gives plently of games an 8 or higher.

I bet the GS and IGN scores will be more in the 6.5 - 8.0 range.

I'll still get it, though.

-starman-

GS absolutely bombed the first one. I think they gave it like a 5.5 or something. If Bots even get's a 7 I'll be surprised. To be honest, I gave up on GS's reviews a long time ago. You know, when they stopped reviewing games.

[QUOTE="-starman-"]

It's definitely still on my list.

However, if that score was from a Gamespot reviewer I'd be excited about it, but Nintendo Power gives plently of games an 8 or higher.

I bet the GS and IGN scores will be more in the 6.5 - 8.0 range.

I'll still get it, though.

GS absolutely bombed the first one. I think they gave it like a 5.5 or something. If Bots even get's a 7 I'll be surprised. To be honest, I gave up on GS's reviews a long time ago. You know, when they stopped reviewing games.

[QUOTE="-starman-"]

It's definitely still on my list.

However, if that score was from a Gamespot reviewer I'd be excited about it, but Nintendo Power gives plently of games an 8 or higher.

I bet the GS and IGN scores will be more in the 6.5 - 8.0 range.

I'll still get it, though.

GS absolutely bombed the first one. I think they gave it like a 5.5 or something. If Bots even get's a 7 I'll be surprised. To be honest, I gave up on GS's reviews a long time ago. You know, when they stopped reviewing games.