Although Heatseeker is a good concept for a Wii game, this problematic game is better off shot down.

User Rating: 4.1 | Heatseeker WII
By expert-yeti | Review Date:
Flying games seem like they would perform wonderfully on the Wii, but in the case of Heatseeker, this idea is forced to eject. Heatseeker’s controls, which respond relatively well, are probably the best part of the game; unfortunately, as with a lot of Wii games, if you accidentally move your Wii-remote too quickly or zoom pass the sensor bar, your plane will violently spin out of control into the ground. But after an hour of game-play, the controls seem virtually flawless, if you keep your hand movements slow and steady. Frankly, the graphics on Heatseeker are horrendous. This game’s graphics definitely (and hopefully) do not push the Wii’s graphical abilities. The landscapes are scarce, the water is flat, the vehicles are boxes, and you could kill somebody with the points on the tops of the trees. Then you have the cut-scenes; not only are they painful to sit through due to the lack of story and excitement the game exhibits, but the game is only worth renting IF you skip these cut-scenes. Fortunately, the “Impact Cam” which follows your missiles as they bombard enemies, is actually really cool as it blows apart planes in many different ways, all the while still demonstrating the best graphics in the game.

Throughout the game, I found that as my co-pilots yelled their continuous pleas for help, that I would pause the game and turn down the volume; they would yell commands at me that I had already accomplished- seeing as its not too difficult to figure out that you’re supposed to shoot down the bad guys. The sounds were ugly and raucous; definitely not attractive at all.

Heatseeker’s story is a lackluster story that doesn’t even fight for your attention: bunches of dudes, which apparently hate you and want to blow you up, are flying their planes and sailing their ships around you, your base, and your fleet. Basically, the game’s story is very weak, which I find as a disappointment, seeing as a game’s story can make or break a game; in this case, the story ultimately helps break the game even further.

Finally, the biggest blow to Heatseeker is the lack of any multiplayer. Not only can you bore yourself with the single-player campaign, you can also NOT play with friends; what options! Seriously, the Wii is in need of some good multiplayer games, and this game probably would have been cool if multiplayer was one of its components. Honestly, I had high hopes for Heatseeker, but unfortunately, it crashes and burns.

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