david.dakota Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 OK, waking up this morning and it seems i've woken in a stgrange new world. Why? After competent SSX Blur (and reasonable reviews of Tiger Woods), EA have done it again. IGN have awarded The Godfather: Blackhand Edition a strong 8. Its not a great increase from the original release, but the Wii's added features seem to have pushed the game into that magic "8" boundary. Click here for review Surprisingly, the PS3 version is blasted for its visuals (which seem comparable to Playstaion 2) and walks away with a 7.5. Click here for the PS3 review
Zechs Merquise Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 OK, waking up this morning and it seems i've woken in a stgrange new world. Why? After competent SSX Blur (and reasonable reviews of Tiger Woods), EA have done it again. IGN have awarded The Godfather: Blackhand Edition a strong 8. Its not a great increase from the original release, but the Wii's added features seem to have pushed the game into that magic "8" boundary. Click here for review Surprisingly, the PS3 version is blasted for its visuals (which seem comparable to Playstaion 2) and walks away with a 7.5. Click here for the PS3 review That's rather pleasant considering how I thought it was gonna turn out, remember those truly appalling screens that turned up here a few weeks back?
flameboy Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Hmmm well this is a surprise I was expecting it to be praised on its controls but lose so many points just for the shocking graphics! I have faith in EA to be much better than they were the cube, I can see us getting a lot more support and not just quick rehashes! and the fact that they have set up a Wii specific studio shows their dedication to the format.
Bluejay Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Thought it looked pretty fun if bland. Maybe a purchase for me. Got a release date yet?
flameboy Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Thought it looked pretty fun if bland. Maybe a purchase for me. Got a release date yet? 23rd or 30th March are dates I have seen but don't think either has been confirmed yet. EDIT: Just been reading through the review again and there is a key quote in there that surely points to the success of the Wii in changing peoples attitude towards game control; It doesn't change the game by leaps and bounds, but after playing it on Wii I really can't see people wanting to go back to the traditional controls
antster1983 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 ONM gave it 80%, waxing colonic-irrigationally about the use of the Wiimote while saying the graphics look a little sloppy, being as it is a direct port from the PS2.
mcj metroid Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 yet again with the wii. EA kick the shit out of ubisoft.
flameboy Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 it is looking good for this game to sell well, it will likely be the first sandbox game on the wii and it seems to have good controls, I mean I can put up with poor graphics I guess for now, as it is a first gen Wii title (in over words port) and its great to see a game that apparently has 25 gestures and seems to have nailed it pretty good, especially when you consider another game that was heavily gesture based Marvel Ulimate Alliance didn't get great review scores. and finally it's great to see it get higher than the PS3 version.
darksnowman Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 yet again with the wii. EA kick the crap out of ubisoft. What sort of reviews did Ubisofts Godfather game get? Anyway, I came in this thread purely out of curiosity and expecting this to have got 5.0 at the most. But 8.0!? Fantastic, not that I'll be buying it like but you know what I mean... (Wii needs this support, these types of games and developers to get the best use possible from the Wiimote if the Wii is to survive etc etc etc etc). Seeing as the game seems to be pretty darned decent, I hope it gets the sales it deserves... so go buy it you GTA lovers!
Owen Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I was going to buy the PS3 version...BUT the more i read about the controls...the more i'm swaying for the Wii version! Actually....i've decided that i will most probably buy the Wii version.
Hellfire Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Remembers people moaning about it. Laughs wildly.
flameboy Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Remembers people moaning about it.Laughs wildly. yeah it is true, there was that thread asking if they were joking after they released newest screenshots. It is interesting actually shows the power of reviews, people obviously think not getting that after seeing those screenshots, then read this review and go hmmm might get it...
welsh_gamer Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 The controls do sound intresting. Would love to see how they work in practice. I will be tempted to pick this up one day if I see it for £20 or less I suppose.
mcj metroid Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 What sort of reviews did Ubisofts Godfather game get? : My point was that people doubted this(included myself) because of the graphics but we must remeember this is EA not ubisoft. There is no excuse for gt pro and far cry
Mercyful Fate Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Since I havent played the PS2 version, I really hoped the Wii version to be good. And it sounds great. Will get, just lets hope that Scarface will be as good!
thomaschung Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 the game looks fun. i'm interested in it, and wii don't have anything like that yet. good stuff EA.
Owen Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Remembers people moaning about it.Laughs wildly. Thankfully, i didn't. I've always liked the look of it...i just was going to buy the PS3 version instead of the Wii one... Now i've read about the controls, it sounds like the Wii version is the best one to go for!
Cube Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Remembers people moaning about it.Laughs wildly. To be fair, EA couldn't of made any worse promotional shots than that batch they gave to the madia.
blender Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 watch the vids on IGN. It looks crap. Shooting people about 5 times before they die. Floaty graphics especially in punch ups. Maybe these things dont matter on the whole... but I think it superficially doesnt look marvellous. Though reviews say different
The-chosen-one Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Some videos from the godfather wii game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StMePqiSh60&NR
That Guy Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 I'm not getting it, I don't care if it did get a good review. SSX is good and they do seem to be putting effort in at last, so good for you EA, My Sims looks great as well.
flameboy Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 theres some good movies over on gametrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=3022 one with one of the staff playing, showing how good the gesture based stuff works. according to gamestation this is out next week, I'll likely pick it up after dissertation is done!
Kurtle Squad Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 It won't sell because of the PS2 & 360 versions etc etc.
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