What are your thoughts on GS Wii Reviews?

I have just seen how bad the Lost Winds (especially bad, complete lol worthy nonsense) and Boom Blox reviews are, they read like they were put together in a rush and with a lack of respect for the platform and for the games in question. They lack the acknowledgement of what they both attempt to do, and in FACT do so very well. Both those game are getting 9s on other sites and rightfully so, 1up who are notoriously harsh on Wii games gave Boom Blox a A+, yet here one is considered mediocre and the other just good, when it is clearly excellent game bar it's dodgy art. I am starting to not read many reviews on site, not just Wii ones, I used to read reviews straight away but now I will scroll down to see who it's reviewed by because I am not going to take some interns review as credible, nor should anyone else. Kevin is cool, but these new guys are crap imo, if this is the standard they are capable of showing in their initial reviews it does not bode well.

I have just seen how bad the Lost Winds (especially bad, complete lol worthy nonsense) and Boom Blox reviews are, they read like they were put together in a rush and with a lack of respect for the platform and for the games in question. They lack the acknowledgement of what they both attempt to do, and in FACT do so very well. Both those game are getting 9s on other sites and rightfully so, 1up who are notoriously harsh on Wii games gave Boom Blox a A+, yet here one is considered mediocre and the other just good, when it is clearly excellent game bar it's dodgy art. I am starting to not read many reviews on site, not just Wii ones, I used to read reviews straight away but now I will scroll down to see who it's reviewed by because I am not going to take some interns review as credible, nor should anyone else. Kevin is cool, but these new guys are crap imo, if this is the standard they are capable of showing in their initial reviews it does not bode well.

linkyshinks

I like the term lol-worthy.

yeh I was surprised about the lost winds review. Granted I havent played it so.........

Have to agree - everyone whines about the graphics or my favorite "...the controls are just too hard to understand".

Most of the time the controls complaint is because the reviewer spent the last Bazillion hours playing xbox/PS2/PS3/Gamecube etc etc even fricken SEGA and guess what - they all have the same controller. Along comes a Wii game that takes full advantage to the amazing Wimote and all they do is complain 'cause its "too hard".

Next Graphics - I don't need the coins in the latest mario game to be rendered in 256,000,000,000,000,000 colors @ 1080p to know that they are coins. My experience with Wii games is that most focus on playability, on fun, on playing in groups.

I want a reviewer to be familiar with the Wii and its control system. I want commentary on the game itself - I guess I want a reviewer who is deeper than the average because it not about how many new colors they prgrammed into the game - its about how does it play so I can decide if I want to.

/end rant

Oh Yeah,

Love Boom Blox - excellent game. Different. I can play with the kids. Opposite of Call of Duty 4. Like both - there's a time and place for each. Go figure.

Have to agree - everyone whines about the graphics or my favorite "...the controls are just too hard to understand".

Most of the time the controls complaint is because the reviewer spent the last Bazillion hours playing xbox/PS2/PS3/Gamecube etc etc even fricken SEGA and guess what - they all have the same controller. Along comes a Wii game that takes full advantage to the amazing Wimote and all they do is complain 'cause its "too hard".

Next Graphics - I don't need the coins in the latest mario game to be rendered in 256,000,000,000,000,000 colors @ 1080p to know that they are coins. My experience with Wii games is that most focus on playability, on fun, on playing in groups.

I want a reviewer to be familiar with the Wii and its control system. I want commentary on the game itself - I guess I want a reviewer who is deeper than the average because it not about how many new colors they prgrammed into the game - its about how does it play so I can decide if I want to.

/end rant

Coyote_292