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I was really surprised to discover mine had arrived this afternoon! Anyway, the Zapper is great! Sure it's just a bit of plastic, but it feels really good and is very well put together. Incredibly simple and quick to set up too, which is nice as I thought moving the controllers to and from this thing might have been a nuisance, but it's actually ok. As for Link's Crossbow Training well, played it for 40 minutes or so and I'm already completely in love with it! This game is a high score junkie's dream come true. It's pure, good old fashioned arcade entertainment, wrapped up in a lovely Zelda package! Getting high scores with loads of combo's is extremely rewarding and loads of fun. There aren't that many levels, (only 9 by the looks of things) but they each consist of 3 stages and there's a lot of variety in how they play. I'm up to level 6 already and got platinum medals on the first 3! :awesome: The early levels are pretty easy though. For those wondering about the game's longevity, I reckon it's safe to say that replay value will vary immensely depending on whether or not you enjoy this kind of game style, personally I'm a huge fan, so I'll certainly be getting my money's worth here. But if you don't like re-playing levels and trying to increase a score, then it probably won't keep you busy for long. Having said that, for the price and the fact you get the Zapper, I'd still definitely recommend picking this up.

Yeah it's a real shame this game got released so close to all the big titles, it's clearly going to suffer as a result. Anyway for the people that didn't pick this up right away, keep it in mind for the future. Especially if you ever need a multi-player game as this is pretty much perfect in that regard. I received my T-shirt from GAME today, team Mario one!

Played a bit this morning, (no true widescreen, again! What is it with loads of games not supporting 16:9!?) anyway, from what I've played so far this seems ok, wasn't a fan of the first few stages mind you, but once I got to the mansion part I started to enjoy it a lot more. One thing this game has been very good at is making me laugh, I especially love how Rebecca and Billy just casually have a conversation during a heated battle with a group of zombies. Sound design in this game is genius! Then again, it wouldn't be true to the series without the dodgy voice acting.

He means this: I'm starting to discover that it's more about rhythm as opposed to speed. Someone that moves the controllers at a steady pace with good rhythm could beat someone that is just freaking out at a really high speed I reckon. Simply because of the shortcoming of the Wii Remote at being able to accurately detect extremely fast movement (the same thing that hampered Wii Sports Boxing) the remote reaches a point were it'll just cut out and not register. I think that's why the long jump, javelin ect... all penalize you for swinging too hard, it's been designed that way to stop people from doing really strong movements, as they wouldn't work. Well, not accurately enough to have balanced gameplay at least. The 400m versions of the track events have a similar approach. You have to keep the speed meter in the blue section (so you don't lose stamina) for the majority of the race and the controller movement required to do so isn't very much at all, (I'd say it's actually more difficult than going fast!) then on the final stretch you shake the controllers quicker and go in to the red section of the meter for the sprint, at which point you use up your remaining stamina. Anyway, hope that helps you out a bit. I’ve probably confused you even more now though!

Err... because there's no need. Everything we've heard / seen of the game so far has revealed that is not the direction Nintendo are taking this in. Nice to see a few people agreeing with me though.

Finally beat Sonic! Was insanely difficult though, and took soooo many attempts. Needed a perfect start by swinging the Wii Remote at precisely the right time (Mario makes a woo-hoo noise and gets a bit of a lead) then some mental remote / nunchuck swinging and finally hitting A+B just before the finish line to jump over the line. Even with all of that I still almost lost. Not looking forward to Shadow then.

Has anyone done Mario's final mission? I attempted it several times yesterday but couldn't get anywhere near Sonic, talk about increasing the difficulty level! The ones before it were so easy. Hope the final missions aren't like that for the rest of the characters as well.

Worryingly, I’m not that hyped for this either, purely because I don’t really like the direction Nintendo are taking it in. My idea of Mario Kart Wii heaven would be… the gameplay fundamentals of the SNES version, (obviously plus certain newer features) extra number of players / online aspect. Perhaps some customization elements too, like the emblem editor from the DS game. Basically I’d want an online, hi-res version of SMK. It’s not that I’m against the idea of bikes / stunts / new characters ect… more that I don’t really want that stuff in MK, if Nintendo were to do all of that in a new game though, well great! But I just wish MK Wii would retain more of a classic feel. Don’t reckon the extras we’ve seen so far will help make the game more accessible for novice gamers either. I mean, controlling bikes with a steering wheel, doesn’t seem very intuitive does it? And stunts will merely be an extra complication for new players too. Makes me think that a more traditional form of the franchise would have been better regarding the whole casual audience thing as well.

I didn't like any of those mini-games really (they reminded me too much of flash games from the net ) but I still went through them all just to unlock the music. Shame they put 2 of the newer tracks on Sonic's selection though, hate that stuff. Especially compared to the quality music from the Mega Drive games. Would have been cool if it was possible to play the extra music outside of the gallery section too. Oh well. No not resolution, it's to do with the speed. Can't remember for sure now, but I think it mentions in the manual about how the game creates different save files depending on the refresh rate you're using.

Played a marathon multi-player session on this last night, my arms are killing me today! Man I'm unfit. This game is dangerously fun when played with others, its right up there with Wii Sports. I really love Table Tennis now too, it's so cool when you get a rally of power shots going. Interesting, didn't play that event in multi-player (after my experience of it in single-player mode), will definitely try it out with just the Wii Remote now though, cheers. : peace: Got that e-mail too! I continue to be surprised by GAME online, very good service.

There's another pimple too I think, in the form of rowing. Should have been so much better, I just don't understand why they put button combinations on it. Surely the motion control would have been enough? You're spot on about archery though, it's completely awesome! Best use of the Wii controls along with Wii Sports and Eledees, it just works so incredibly well. I'm also using my Mii a lot now, it's really quite amusing seeing yourself amongst the Nintendo and Sega crowd and it's also nice as you don't have to listen to the insanely repetitive phrases of the main characters. Unlucky mate. That’s the only reason I get games online too, but yeah it’s irritating when the post lets you down.

Yeah, I've got that as my desktop image! That's weird about the pointer thing. Oh well, at least I know it's not a problem with my system.

Not tried archery yet, but when you use Mii's it does display the name. Luckily it doesn't apply the censorship to those. That would’ve been the last straw otherwise.

No, I think they'll just eventually reduce the amount of traditional games produced for Japan. Shouldn't have any effect on the western market though, as those types of games still have very good sales. But it is rather strange how things are going in Japan at the moment.

Got mine today, no t-shirt either. Did anyone get one? They must have only had like 5 or something. Anyway, first impressions of this were not good. Again another game lacking true widescreen support (completely unacceptable for a game of this magnitude) and then I had a shock when I discovered I couldn't even enter my name! I was like "huh?" then I eventually realized it's because Manolito contains the word ano (anus in Spanish and Italian ), so I thought I'd put RedShell instead. Nope, can't use that either! Why? Because it contains the word hell. Could the censorship on this be any more excessive!? I'd understand if it was a case of disallowing proper swear words, but they really have taken it way too far. I hope Dick Van Dyke doesn't buy this game because he'll have real trouble! In the end I managed to enter my name by replacing the O with a 0, so up yours stupidly OTT name censor! :awesome: Finally I got to the actual game, things got much better from that point on. Did a few 100m races which were good fun, frantically shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuck works really well for that event. Table tennis is pretty good, but it seemed a bit slow. Might just be from going in to it right after a race though. I completely failed at the long and triple jump, couldn’t seem to find the correct strength for the jump meter. I either don't get enough power or way too much. Hopefully just a case of practicing more. But yeah, despite the initial complaints I actually think it's pretty good. Will definitely be great in multi-player, and it’s totally surreal seeing Mario and Sonic together in a game.

It also automatically targets any nearby enemies / crates! Pretty cool, and very handy on some of the trickier stages. :wink: I've got 54 stars now on my second play through...

I didn't get mine either, (but from GAME) hopefully it'll show up tomorrow. Not that I'm overly bothered mind you, as it means more uninterrupted Galaxy playtime! When did you order? Anyway, maybe it is inside the package but just folded up so it's really small. You should have a peek.

Man, you must have a shit load of stars! I’ve got about 10k or so, but I’ve bought quite a few things from the catalogue before, including crappy screensavers and stuff before we knew real life items would go on it. Come to think of it, there must be so many people with an insane amount of stars. I reckon Nintendo will put some goodies up at the same time as the stars to Wii points thing happens to try and reduce the amount of converted points.

Yeah, I usually take my time playing games, but that was just impossible with Galaxy. It was too damn good! After getting a star I'd find myself jumping right back in to a level and getting the next one, then another, and another... Got the 120th star today, and have already started a new game! Addictive doesn’t even begin to describe it.

No contest, Red Steel by a mile, and then some. Was so glad to get rid of it, especially as I traded it for Kororinpa which is awesome. :awesome:

About bloody time they updated the site, here's hoping they don't just copy the US one though. Anyway, makes sense that the Stars to Wii points thing should happen at the same time, but to be honest I'd much prefer a decent club Nintendo like the Japanese one. With cool and unique gifts like custom Mii battery covers, game soundtracks and Wii compatible SNES controllers ect…

Same here, along with Team Mario T-Shirt too (I hope. )

Completed this yesterday and got 120 stars today, absolutely loved it from start to finish. Now I’m playing through it again…

:laughing: I'm actually in tears after watching that, comedy gold!

I’ve got 78 stars now, not gone for the final boss yet but no doubt will by tonight as it’s getting too difficult to postpone it now. Played some co-op on Saturday and found it to be surprisingly awesome. My mate started a new file and I “helped out ” as P2. There’s just the right balance of interaction for the Wii Remote only player to keep it interesting, really cool how you can grab enemies and interact with various other objects (like those weird rubbery tree things) and it’s very satisfying when you both hit the A button at the same time for Mario’s special jump. Definitely makes the game easier, or harder depending on your approach. :wink: I found it incredibly amusing to mess up my friend’s game by holding on to rocks only to release them at just the right time to knock Mario down, and making him jump in to holes ect… Hours of fun right there.