Pads & Panels

Title: Disney Guilty Party

Platform: Wii

ESRB: E

Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios

Developer: Wideload Games

Rating: Rating:

Review By: Archie Easter

Quality titles on the Wii that aren’t made by Nintendo can be few and far between. So it’s refreshing to see that the Wideload Games developed Disney Guilty Party stands out as a generally well-designed and family-oriented party game that is both entertaining and filled with humor that will appeal to both children and adults. Unfortunately, there are a few minor missteps preventing it from reaching super-sleuth status. (more…)

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Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up

Platform: Wii (PS2)

ESRB Rating: E

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Game Arts

Rating:

Review by: Dan Braun

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up is a perfect example of cashing in on a popular franchise without having to do anything creative or fun. The game unabashedly flaunts itself as a game in the same fighting vein as the Smash Bros. series, but it is clearly an inferior title, due to lame voice acting, muddled animation and just a poorly-executed fighting system.

The game offers an array of modes, ranging from arcade beat-em-up to a convoluted story. Unfortunately, it all plays relatively the same, save for the addition of some terrible cutscenes that provide an abhorrent plot and an earful of some of the crappiest dialogue performances one would ever want to sit through. (more…)

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BattleBlock Theater Hands-On Preview

By Kevin Haverty

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The Behemoth is very lucky for a small development team. The developer can release next to no details about a new project and still get gamers salivating for their next title, BattleBlock Theater. They’ve released several top-notch titles across various genres to gather this rabid fan base, and after some hands on with BattleBlock Theater it looks like the trend of excellence will continue. (more…)

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Title: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

Platform: Wii (Also on DS)

ESRB Rating: E10+

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft Paris

Rating:

Review by: Bill Jones

It is hard, nearly impossible, to flat-out hate a Rayman Raving Rabbids game. The brainchild of French developer Michael Ancel, the inane humor really takes over in the Raving Rabbids series, combining brilliant sight gags with great slapstick humor, all while playing to the Wii’s multiplayer party game strengths. Unfortunately, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party proves it is possible to be a bit disappointed in a Rayman game.

The format is mixed up drastically in the third installment of the series. The premise is great. The Rabbids have taken control of a television network and create programming day in and day out through the mini-games players control. The style is even enhanced with advertising mini-mini-games that play into their longer counterparts. (more…)

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