mcj metroid Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 This game looks awful, truly, truly awful! Why oh why it aint a bongo game I dont know, but even that wouldnt save this I dont think! This is pissing me off. It's not a bongo game because NOBODY HAS THE BONGOS! The game would bomb and the bongos are a gamecube pheripheral anyway it would seem like a step backwards when you can just use motion sensing. I think this game looks fun from the video Not sure if it has been posted but here is the japanese trailer(2 vids) http://wii.com/jp/movies/dktj-01-jp-b/ http://wii.com/jp/movies/dktj-01-jp-a/ Looks fun and fast paced. If this game isn't 4 player I'm going to freak out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Its 4 player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Well good... Then i'll consider the game depending on reviews it was clearly created with the bongos originally in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 This is pissing me off. It's not a bongo game because NOBODY HAS THE BONGOS! The game would bomb and the bongos are a gamecube pheripheral anyway it would seem like a step backwards when you can just use motion sensing. I think this game looks fun from the video Looks fun and fast paced. I agree, Bongo's just wouldn't have been a smart move. I also agree that this game looks like fun, much more so than when we first saw it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nintendo_guy Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Looks great. Although I'm not so excited as to jump and yell "Import!", I still think it's well worth a good play when it comes to our shores. However, WTF is up with the woman in the trailer? She's grinning like she's in a porn film or something. And about the bongos, I'm glad they decided to ditch that. It's kind of degrading to the Wii-mote, especially since the Wii hasn't been out for that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 the bongo ditch is not confirmed... only the wii waggling has been confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 cool my bro just ordered the Japanese version so hopefully will be back with some views on the game next week sometime. here a longer vid http://www.jeux-france.com/news20684_dk-bongo-blast-en-video.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Game is awesome! sometimes the wiimote picks up wrong movements but it is a great game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 E3 '07 Trailer (no sound) http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21593.html Hmm, now called Donkey Kong Barrel Blast! Sort it out Nintendo! Bongo Blast, Jet, Barrel Blast! http://www.nintendoworldreport.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Piranah Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I'm not getting this game, will save my funds for the must buys. I'll probably just rent it off a friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 This is pissing me off. It's not a bongo game because NOBODY HAS THE BONGOS! The game would bomb and the bongos are a gamecube pheripheral anyway it would seem like a step backwards when you can just use motion sensing. What are the controls for Barrel Blast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 What are the controls for Barrel Blast? I think you shake the wii-mote and nunchuck to steer left (nunchuck) right (wii-mote)...maybe wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 What are the controls for Barrel Blast? basically you shake the Wii-mote and nunchuk till you get full speed. you can then stop shaking and just shake Wii-mote to go right and nunchuk to go left. when you feel speed is decreasing you shake both to get full speed again. when collecting bananas you fill up the turbo meter. too activate it you pull the analogue stick back and then let go. It is a cool game and at the moment it stops the Wii in my house collecting dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 New DK: Barrel Blast videos, http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26420.html http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26419.html How is this not out yet?!! Does it only have a Japan release so far? and wasn't that absolutely months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 How is this not out yet?!!Does it only have a Japan release so far? and wasn't that absolutely months ago? It was out in the US around a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I've commented on the bongos before...I mean would it really have hurt to include compatibilty for those of us who own them? I have two sets and would love something else to use them for.... Fair enough I'm in the minority but it would still have been cool...no different in some ways to allowing brawl players to use cube controllers (although admittedly they are far more wide spread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiky-NiSuTe Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 im i the only one here that is not really impressed by this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 im i the only one here that is not really impressed by this game? I don't think there's anyone here that IS impressed by the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I want to be impressed with it because its a Donkey Kong game, but tis difficult to get excited about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyman Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Oh dear not the greatest of reviews - think I'll give this a miss 1up review 4.0 Reviews: DK Barrel Blast We review a super-sloppy GameCube leftover. Originally planned as a GameCube game so as to take advantage of the system's bongo controllers, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast was an attempt by Nintendo at repurposing the successful Mario Kart formula and giving it a bit of a Donkey Konga twist. This explains why the game looks as it does (standard-fare GameCube visuals) and why it controls as such -- you shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk up and down to move, just as you'd bang on bongos. Whether or not this would have made a better bongo drum-controlled GameCube game, we'll never know. But as it's a Wii game, it's a completely frustrating affair. Barrel Blast's main problems are a result of the game's control scheme (surprise!), particularly how the throttle, steering, and jumping are all controlled in the same manner (shaking the controllers up and down). Not only does this court confusion, but with the oft imprecision of the Wii controllers, it also invites anger. You're never quite in full control in Barrel Blast, and given the amount of effort it takes to shake your way to victory, this becomes increasingly bothersome as you play. It's especially annoying when you can't even see what's ahead of you, which is often the case as you're goofily pounding your way through the game's many courses. Because of the amount of clutter onscreen -- from menus to other racers to simple elements of the environment -- it's often impossible to make out what's what, leading to plenty of unintentional crashes and other blunders. And with the typical rubber-banding that comes in a Nintendo racer like this, one simple mistake can be extremely costly. So what you end up with is a Mario Kart clone where you can't always see what's going on, and even if you could, you can't necessarily control exactly where you want to go. Sure, all the other Mario Kart elements are there -- including power-ups, ranging from extra bananas to fuel your speed-burst meter to bees that attack your enemies -- and the levels are diverse and imaginative. But the real strategy found in that mainstay series is nowhere to be found here. About the only strategic element to the gameplay comes in extending your speed bursts by (counterintuitively) crashing into barrels, and even that's limited. Barrel Bash does offer some extras to play around with, including a time-trial mode and a challenge mode with specific goals to accomplish. It also allows for up to three other friends join in on the action. But none of that is enough to really redeem the game's core flaws. And when you consider that Mario Kart 64 is available on Virtual Console, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is fully playable on the system, and Mario Kart Wii is coming soon enough, there's really no reason to recommend it. A lot has been said about how the Wii has attracted new people to videogames, and this is certainly true. In plenty of cases, the system has done a great job at reducing the barrier of the controller, making it easier to interact with games thanks to simple motion controls. In a game like Barrel Blast, however, it's added a whole lot of complexity -- not to mention physical exhaustion -- to what would otherwise be simple steering controls. Sure, the gameplay is different, but is it necessarily better? In Barrel Blast's case, certainly not. Would the game have been more fun with the precision offered by a standard controller? Absolutely. If this is the future of videogaming, Nintendo, please count me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 basically you shake the Wii-mote and nunchuk till you get full speed. you can then stop shaking and just shake Wii-mote to go right and nunchuk to go left. when you feel speed is decreasing you shake both to get full speed again. when collecting bananas you fill up the turbo meter. too activate it you pull the analogue stick back and then let go. It is a cool game and at the moment it stops the Wii in my house collecting dust. Couldn't agree more. It's not the best game in the world, but it certainly doesn't deserve the scores it's getting! I'm having fun with it. I don't think there's anyone here that IS impressed by the game... Me! It's pretty fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zechs Merquise Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 im i the only one here that is not really impressed by this game? I doubt it, by all accounts this game is a piss-poor half developed left over from the GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Apart from the reviews I read some hands on impressions from actual people not robots from crappy sites and they said, that while the game isnt fantastic it's fun. Wel'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maase Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bah, looks like another Stupid Racing Game to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Gametrailers Review - 5.2 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27817.html?type=flv haha, always was a bit of a joke and that review just confirms it! This really should have been out around launch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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