America is obsessed with celebrities. They need to see pictures of celebrity babies, read about their relationship troubles, and pit them against each other in inner-tube death matches. Serving the latter category, Celebrity Sports Showdown is here. The game includes 10 rich and famous people duking it out in 12 events. Part of Electronic Arts' casual lineup (from the makers of EA Playground), the controls are motion-based and everything has a cartoonish presentation.
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.
