Gamer 2.0 reports:
''There haven't been a lot of casual sports games that have been able to really compete with Nintendo's Wii Sports, that wasn't from Nintendo. That may change once Electronic Arts' Celebrity Sports Showdown hits stores this winter, just in time for the holiday season. It's simple, offers a fair assortment of games to play, and from what we played is pretty fun. We're excited to see that another developer that may be able to offer the same amount of pick-up-and-play enjoyment that we found in Wii Sports.
It's aptly called Celebrity Sports Showdown because the game allows you to select from a host of different music celebrities and professional athletes, including Keith Urban, Avril Lavigne, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, LeAnn Rimes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kristi Yamaguchi, Paul Pierce, Reggie Bush, and Mia Hamm. We wanted Reggie Bush, but ended up with Fergie despite our protests. We found ourselves going up against an EA representative, who selected Paul Pierce, and two CPUs.''
Console Obsession:
"Awful concept aside, Celebrity Sports Showdown isn't a bad game to spend a few hours with from time to time. The growing casual market could find that there's plenty to enjoy here, but it's hardly going to appease core gamers who have a diet of more substantial offerings. So as a part of the latter group it's a six, but if you're one of the former, perhaps add two points to the overall score. So a solid six it is from me then."
Pick up and play party games, seem to dominate the Wii. So with such a wide selection available you would think games companies would put extra effort into theirs to make it stand out.
This 'game' might have some value to those who enjoy seeing a Mii-Fergie playing watersports, masochists or the aforementioned menu fans. If you enjoy life, avoid it like the plague.
