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Official Nintendo Magazine - review scores
Sonic Unleashed (Wii):
+ Best 3D Sonic gameplay yet
+ Graphics are fantastic
+ Classic Controller compatible
- Voice acting is terrible
- Werehog stages are boring
Verdict: 79%
Skate It (Wii):
+ Plenty of tricks and settings
+ Best skating game on the Wii
+ Real longevity for completists
- Some dodgy controls
- No head-to-head multiplayer
Verdict: 78%
Tomb Raider Underworld (Wii):
+ Lara is beautifully animated
+ New freedom of movement
+ Attractive, sprawling tombs
- Terrible camera
- Glitchy and unfinished
Verdict: 70%
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (DS):
+ Refines the formula nicely
+ Capturing is more strategic
+ A very defined puzzle element
+ Loads to do, see and capture
- Takes ages to get going
Verdict: 84%
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels (Wii):
+ Fantastic graphical style
+ Great music and dialogue
+ Fun multiplayer action
- Single-player is limited
- Moveset is pretty basic
Verdict: 71%
Facebreaker: KO Party (Wii):
+ Impressive characters
+ Great licensed soundtrack
- Mindlessly simple controls
- Dull multiplayer mode
- Tries too hard to be funny
Verdict: 42%
Guitar Rock Tour (DS):
+ Effective control method
+ Drumming is great fun
+ Sound quality is superb
+ Cheaper than Guitar Hero
- Very limited setlist
Verdict: 80%
Call of Duty: World At War (Wii):
+ Outstanding single-player
+ Looks and sounds fantastic
+ Online multiplayer works well
+ Wii Zapper controls are great
- The occasional online lag
Verdict: 92% (Gold Award)
Need For Speed: Undercover (Wii):
+ Interesting characters
- Multiplayer is a mess
- Lack of online options
- Diabolical car pop-up
- Multiplayer is a mess
Verdict: 39%
Forgotten Worlds (Wii Virtual Console):
+ Old-school shooting action
+ It’s as tough as nails
+ Two players is quite a laugh
- Not actually that much fun
- Better shooters out there
Verdict: 61%
The Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (DS):
+ Nice new art style
+ Classic acrobatics
+ Magus is a nice addition
+ Good use of the stylus
- Can be very annoying
Verdict: 80%
Strong Bad: Dangeresque (WiiWare):
+ Solid point-and-click action
+ Great humour as ever
+ Challenging puzzles
+ A nice twist in the series
- An in-joke too far?
Verdict: 88%
World of Goo (WiiWare):
+ Massively addictive gameplay
+ Perfect physics engine
+ Brilliantly dry humour
+ Almost infinite replay value
- It probably won’t sell
Verdict: 95% (Gold Award)
Exit DS (DS):
+ A substantial challenge
+ Lovely cel-shaded animation
+ Plenty of content
- Frustrating controls
- Seen-it-all-before gameplay
Verdict: 77%
Round Up Reviews
Tomb Raider Underworld (DS): 77%
Mega Man 3 (Wii Virtual Console): 64%
Guiness World Records (wii): 72%
SNK Arcade Classics: Vol. One (Wii): 81%
Tom Clancy’s EndWar (DS): 61%
Dragon Ball Origins (DS): 70%
Monster Lab (Wii): 79%
Art Style: ORBIENT (WiiWare): 81%
Art Style: CUBELLO (WiiWare): 86%
Art Style: ROTOHEX (WiiWare): 72%
Thanks to Ximikal for the heads up!