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October 19, 2009 by RawmeatCowboy
Filed Under: Wii
A few details of Official Nintendo Magazine's review score for New Super Mario Bros. Wii have leaked out. Check out the tiny blurbs below...
Final score - 96%
- “timeless Mario magic is present”
- “looks and sounds incredible”
- “starts easy, ends hard as nails”
- would have liked more Yoshi
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I still can't believe it'll be that hard.. I just hope so.
96% is pretty impressive, nice.
96% is pretty impressive, nice.
@terryxlr
Well a 96 is pretty darn incredible, Terry! xD
Or maybe "Looks and sounds HOLY COW, THIS IS OH GOSH, WHOA, SRSLY, HOLY JEEZ." would fit better, eh? ;D
Fro~
PS: Sweet new Avatar, although what's up with Sasuke's head on Isa? Sasuke... Isa...? Sa..k.. I... SAKI!? Is that what you were going for? xD
Well a 96 is pretty darn incredible, Terry! xD
Or maybe "Looks and sounds HOLY COW, THIS IS OH GOSH, WHOA, SRSLY, HOLY JEEZ." would fit better, eh? ;D
Fro~
PS: Sweet new Avatar, although what's up with Sasuke's head on Isa? Sasuke... Isa...? Sa..k.. I... SAKI!? Is that what you were going for? xD
96% makes me all the more hyped. Didn't they give Scribblenauts a 100% though? Hopefully they aren't overscoring it.
That's a very good score, isn't it? I'm excited. November 20th cannot come fast enough.
- "would have liked more Yoshi"
You can't take Yoshi in every level like in Super Mario World? Fail.
You can't take Yoshi in every level like in Super Mario World? Fail.
lol j/k
Looks and sounds incredible? lol ONM. The game looks like it could have been on the DS.
But whatever, this score is meaningless because ONM is a joke. They always overrate the hell out of every Nintendo game, and lets not forget this is the same magazine that gave Red Steel 90%.
But whatever, this score is meaningless because ONM is a joke. They always overrate the hell out of every Nintendo game, and lets not forget this is the same magazine that gave Red Steel 90%.
@WiiLikeSportz
I meant regarding game reviews. Lol.
@tendoboy1984
Or maybe they wanted more coloured Yoshi varieties...?
I meant regarding game reviews. Lol.
@tendoboy1984
Or maybe they wanted more coloured Yoshi varieties...?
@Anyone who ends up thinking this is the worst game ever due to personally not thinking it's nearly as good as the reviewers said.
As Reggie once said: "That's [your] problem, not ours".
@terryxlr
Isa-Sasuke confuses me. Maybe it's because Sasuke isn't quite girly enough.
As Reggie once said: "That's [your] problem, not ours".
@terryxlr
Isa-Sasuke confuses me. Maybe it's because Sasuke isn't quite girly enough.
@Chosenoneknuckles
Ha ha I know I just thought I would sound stupid to say that
@Tendonin
That's a great quote!
Ha ha I know I just thought I would sound stupid to say that
@Tendonin
That's a great quote!
"looks...incredible"
Prerendered tiles with darker edges look incredible now? Have they ever seen Wario Land: Shake It or Muramasa or any of the good 16bit platformers?
For gods sake this isn't a troll attempt, but I see another case of a highly anticipated game getting praise it doesn't deserve.
The part about the difficulty level sounds promising (my main beef with NSMB DS,), though I hope "hard as nails" is just a journalist hyperbole. A steadily increasing difficulty levels is sufficient.
Prerendered tiles with darker edges look incredible now? Have they ever seen Wario Land: Shake It or Muramasa or any of the good 16bit platformers?
For gods sake this isn't a troll attempt, but I see another case of a highly anticipated game getting praise it doesn't deserve.
The part about the difficulty level sounds promising (my main beef with NSMB DS,), though I hope "hard as nails" is just a journalist hyperbole. A steadily increasing difficulty levels is sufficient.
@Buntaro
I'm also concerned with the sounds incredible. Waah waaaah, etc. I mean, it can be very good, but most definitely not incredible. But with the looks, I can dig that, since in motion everything seems to work quite well.
I just hope ONM isn't one of those biased outlets that give a high score just for the sake of it.
I'm also concerned with the sounds incredible. Waah waaaah, etc. I mean, it can be very good, but most definitely not incredible. But with the looks, I can dig that, since in motion everything seems to work quite well.
I just hope ONM isn't one of those biased outlets that give a high score just for the sake of it.
I.Cannot.Wait.
- would have liked more Yoshi
I'm sure I'll agree with this.
- would have liked more Yoshi
I'm sure I'll agree with this.
@Konata-chan
Many European outlets gave Red Steel high scores. It was recieved well over there, and poorly in the US.
@Buntaro
It does say it starts out easy and ends hard as nails, so somewhere in the middle it ramps up. Whether it's gradual or not remains to be seen.
Not directed at anyone:
I'm so excited to play this game! I think the visuals are just fine, but I'm easy to please. As long as it looks smooth and the character models and backgrounds look fine, I could care less. I don't play Wii games and expect blow-your-mind visuals. I expect great gameplay with good-enough visuals.
Many European outlets gave Red Steel high scores. It was recieved well over there, and poorly in the US.
@Buntaro
It does say it starts out easy and ends hard as nails, so somewhere in the middle it ramps up. Whether it's gradual or not remains to be seen.
Not directed at anyone:
I'm so excited to play this game! I think the visuals are just fine, but I'm easy to please. As long as it looks smooth and the character models and backgrounds look fine, I could care less. I don't play Wii games and expect blow-your-mind visuals. I expect great gameplay with good-enough visuals.
@Konata-chan
Your name is Konata-chan. Everything you will ever say and do is meaningless and I hope you fall into a pit and die
On a side note I hope this score is accurate. I really want this to be good as I plan on getting it
Your name is Konata-chan. Everything you will ever say and do is meaningless and I hope you fall into a pit and die
On a side note I hope this score is accurate. I really want this to be good as I plan on getting it
I'll believe this difficulty talk when I play the game. As for these tidbits...well, I really can't say that much about it until I read the actual review.
@Shovelware
haha oh wow, nice one
Did you notice they didn't mention the Multiplayer side of the game?... Isn't that one of the GOOD aspects of it?
haha oh wow, nice one
Did you notice they didn't mention the Multiplayer side of the game?... Isn't that one of the GOOD aspects of it?
Lies. The game isn't that good. Well, from what I can tell anyway. But I haven't played it, I guess.
I will buy it anyway though! I'm sure it will be pretty good. Just not that good.
I will buy it anyway though! I'm sure it will be pretty good. Just not that good.
Hi guys, I wrote the review. This is a great example of people leaking the summary without the actual 1600 words of review text that explain what I mean.
When I say the game "looks fantastic" I'm talking about the whole package: not just the graphics (which do actually look really impressive when you play it, much more than a few internet videos can) but all the subtle little nuances that Nintendo have put in there.
Flowers waft as Mario runs past them, if he stands on a moving platform his stance changes and his knees bend differently, you can see proper facial animations... in terms of art style it may look nice and colourful, but in terms of ANIMATION it's incredible.
So it's the whole package guys. And a lot of later levels (which haven't been shown in screens or videos yet) look better than the stuff that's shown, too.
You're perfectly enttiled to your opinions, but all I'm saying is please don't bash mine until you've actually seen everything the game has to offer. The vast majority of stuff that's been shown is pre-release screens and videos of the first three worlds. There's so much more to this game that hasn't been seen (and therefore can't be accurately judged or debated) yet.
And for the guy who said we gave Scribblenauts 100%, no, we gave it 82%.
Thanks guys!
Chris
When I say the game "looks fantastic" I'm talking about the whole package: not just the graphics (which do actually look really impressive when you play it, much more than a few internet videos can) but all the subtle little nuances that Nintendo have put in there.
Flowers waft as Mario runs past them, if he stands on a moving platform his stance changes and his knees bend differently, you can see proper facial animations... in terms of art style it may look nice and colourful, but in terms of ANIMATION it's incredible.
So it's the whole package guys. And a lot of later levels (which haven't been shown in screens or videos yet) look better than the stuff that's shown, too.
You're perfectly enttiled to your opinions, but all I'm saying is please don't bash mine until you've actually seen everything the game has to offer. The vast majority of stuff that's been shown is pre-release screens and videos of the first three worlds. There's so much more to this game that hasn't been seen (and therefore can't be accurately judged or debated) yet.
And for the guy who said we gave Scribblenauts 100%, no, we gave it 82%.
Thanks guys!
Chris
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I don't know about that. Is incredible really the right word? Incredible?
@Freddy Fro
I thought it would be funny, and Isa's clothes reminded me of Sasuke's clothes.