Will this satisfy Wii shooting fans until Metroid Prime 3 comes out?

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#1 SyluxElite
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Medal of Honor: Vangaurd

http://wii.ign.com/articles/766/766566p1.html  Sorry for all the qutoes from the preveiw.  If you have any complaints I'll take them out. :)   But back on task I think this looks like a fun title.......... even though its a PS2 port. :( But hey if its fun thats all that matters. :P

Graphics:

-This becomes evident from the very first drop into Holland, where players can see groups of other paratroopers floating downward as planes dogfight nearby. It looks very good -- a cut above most GameCube titles, which shouldn't be surprising since Wii is roughly twice as powerful. The game also runs in 480p and 16:9 on Nintendo's console and, according to EA, the Wii build sports improved graphics over its PlayStation 2 counterpart on top of enhanced controls.-

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-Despite being slightly slower than Call of Duty 3 on overall responsiveness, Medal of Honor bests Activision's shooter in a number of related areas. For example, it's much more intuitive and enjoyable to throw a grenade at enemies in Vanguard. After pressing left or right on the D-Pad, gamers simply aim the Wii remote at their required target and then hold down the B-trigger, which locks the screen; an overhead toss gesture with the pointer then chucks the grenade. Gamers can also flick the nunchuk to the left to execute an instant 180 turn, which is a valuable inclusion. And, best of all, is the true analog lean functionality. After the iron sights (basically, a gun's scope or zoom) are engaged by holding the A button, players can hide behind walls and peek around corners with analog precision -- and it feels absolutely fabulous. Other notable control additions include the option to spring by pressing D-pad up or, when enemies are nearby, to perform a melee move by motioning forward with the Wii remote and nunchuk.-

-The Wii-based parachute controls are intriguing. Gamers hold both the Wii remote and nunchuk facing upward as though they were the straps of the chute. The chute gains speed and effectively falls closer to the ground when gamers push forward on both remotes. If they pull backward, it slows. Meanwhile, it's also possible to operate each strap independently, pulling back on the nunchuk, for instance, and pushing forward on the Wii remote in order to trigger a right angle descent. In our experience it feels spot on-

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#2 CJL13
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Nah, already too many MOH games.
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#3 farnham
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yuck... id rather play redsteel
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#4 SyluxElite
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Nah, already too many MOH games. CJL13
I've never played one. :P
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#5 NECR0CHILD313
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Maybe, it's graphics will likely be ugly even for the Wii because it's a PS2 port, we'll have to see how it plays.
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#6 deadmeat59
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looks good
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#7 xXHackettXx
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Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.
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#8 Nintendo_Ownes7
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Maybe I don't know just yet but I will rent it because it might be good, [off-topic]also I heard Metroid Prime 3 Corruption is suppose to have full voice acting but we still don't know if Samus is going to be talking or not but the NPCs are going to have full voice acting.[/off-topic]
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#9 SyluxElite
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yuck... id rather play redsteelfarnham
You've GOT to be kidding........ :shock: . ........... Though Red Steel was fun. :P Very underated. 7.3 in my book. :)
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#10 SyluxElite
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Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.xXHackettXx
So Wii fans can't enjoy shooters......... >.> Okay. :?
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The Metroid Prime series is really quite poor in the shooting department... It doesn't just autoaim, it locks on to targets. Enemy AI has always been weak. No cover system (not necessary, but does add some spice to shooters lacking in other areas, which MP does). If MP is what Wii shooter fans are waiting for, boy, are they waiting for it based on its weakest merits.
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#12 NECR0CHILD313
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Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.xXHackettXx

It's early yet...

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#13 voxware00
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yuck... id rather play redsteelfarnham


i dislike war fps games, but just for multiplayer modes alone this game is better than red steel
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[QUOTE="CJL13"]Nah, already too many MOH games. SyluxElite
I've never played one. :P

You're not really missing out on much to be honest.
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#15 jdknight21
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Unfortunately no Wii shooters will satisfy me until they go on-line.
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The Metroid Prime series is really quite poor in the shooting department... It doesn't just autoaim, it locks on to targets. Enemy AI has always been weak. No cover system (not necessary, but does add some spice to shooters lacking in other areas, which MP does). If MP is what Wii shooter fans are waiting for, boy, are they waiting for it based on its weakest merits.AfterShafter
Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)
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Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.xXHackettXx
It was one of the reasons I bought Wii. The controls make dual analog seem archaic.
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#18 AfterShafter
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Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)SyluxElite
We'll see. Its predecessors were incredible games, but very, very poor shooters. I'll believe otherwise when I see it.
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#19 xXHackettXx
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[QUOTE="xXHackettXx"]Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.SyluxElite
So Wii fans can't enjoy shooters......... >.> Okay. :?

Didnt meen it like that, just if you liked shooters you would have probably got a 360. Which is mostly FPS's.
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#20 Nex_Ownage
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A WWIi game ain't worth it...My X360 will satisfy all of my blowing **** up needs.
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[QUOTE="xXHackettXx"]Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.Nintendo-Wii
It was one of the reasons I bought Wii. The controls make dual analog seem archaic.

Yeah I havnt got to try a Wii yet. Just saying the big shooter names wont be going to the Wii.
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[QUOTE="SyluxElite"]Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)AfterShafter
We'll see. Its predecessors were incredible games, but very, very poor shooters. I'll believe otherwise when I see it.

Of course the past ones were poor. Barely shooters. But the Wii controls for this make this more of a FPS then past installments.
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#23 AfterShafter
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[QUOTE="AfterShafter"][QUOTE="SyluxElite"]Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)SyluxElite
We'll see. Its predecessors were incredible games, but very, very poor shooters. I'll believe otherwise when I see it.

Of course the past ones were poor. Barely shooters. But the Wii controls for this make this more of a FPS then past installments.

Again, we'll see. Despite high promises, we've been nothing but let down with Wii shooters so far.
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[QUOTE="SyluxElite"][QUOTE="xXHackettXx"]Never heard of anyone buying the Wii for shooters.xXHackettXx
So Wii fans can't enjoy shooters......... >.> Okay. :?

Didnt meen it like that, just if you liked shooters you would have probably got a 360. Which is mostly FPS's.

Well in that case. :P But still a good FPS on the Wii is always welcome. :P
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[QUOTE="SyluxElite"][QUOTE="AfterShafter"][QUOTE="SyluxElite"]Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)AfterShafter
We'll see. Its predecessors were incredible games, but very, very poor shooters. I'll believe otherwise when I see it.

Of course the past ones were poor. Barely shooters. But the Wii controls for this make this more of a FPS then past installments.

Again, we'll see. Despite high promises, we've been nothing but let down with Wii shooters so far.

But I enjoyed Red Steel........... :(
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Unfortunately no Wii shooters will satisfy me until they go on-line.jdknight21
when of the things i dont look about shooters these days is that the story modes are being just filler or a way to teach the gamer to play its like 80% m player 20% single player
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[QUOTE="AfterShafter"][QUOTE="SyluxElite"][QUOTE="AfterShafter"][QUOTE="SyluxElite"]Have you even read the preveiws for it? :? The shooting elements are spectacular. :)SyluxElite
We'll see. Its predecessors were incredible games, but very, very poor shooters. I'll believe otherwise when I see it.

Of course the past ones were poor. Barely shooters. But the Wii controls for this make this more of a FPS then past installments.

Again, we'll see. Despite high promises, we've been nothing but let down with Wii shooters so far.

But I enjoyed Red Steel........... :(

Suppose I'm glad to hear someone did... I thought it was pretty freaking weak.
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#28 Arsuz
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I was actually pretty impressed by the graphics in the IGN trailer. It's no COD3 for the 360 but it's a big step in that direction if you compare it to COD wii
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#29 jdknight21
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After reading I'll either wait and take the 360 version of Airborne for achievements and on-line MP, or I may rent the 360 version to play through the SP, and buy the PC version just so the online MP community won't be dead in 2 months or less like F.E.A.R. on 360.
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#30 deactivated-5967f36c08c33
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No,it won't.Nothing can take the place for Metroid Prime 3.:(
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#31 Riviera_Phantom
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I hope They concentrate more on the single player for Prime. Hunters one was utterly garbage. I will buy a wii when one of the three big games come out so it better be worth it.
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#32 KungfuKitten
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When it comes to shooters i think Wii only owners will have to wait at least till MP3. The things we see now don't surpass kb/m setups at all because of turning issues, aren't developed for the Wii ground up and are clear experiments with what the wiimote could do for them.

Actually i think almost all the great stuff aside from Nintendo games will take at least till the end of this year to arrive. And Nintendo isn't that keen on shooters i think. Maybe Day of Crisis will feature some shooter-ish elements..

I'm pretty sure shooters will become reasonably popular on the Wii. It's a genre that is more reliant on visuals/resolution/physics than other genres (it is the main thing that changes, should be the main reason for people buying them by now) but an fps should be a perfect playground for the wiimote to shine.