DJP writes: "Bringing darts to the world of video games has always been a challenge. Getting the controls right and making it feel like a true darts experience are just a couple of the problems that have faced developers over the years. Then there is the fact that the many fans would rather just buy a dartboard and play on that. When Nintendo released the Wii it was the obvious platform of choice for bringing darts back to the virtual world of gaming. This is the third PDC World Champ Darts game to hit the Wii from Oxygen Interactive, with previous games being particularly average. Stepping up to the oche for development duties this time is Rebellion Studios, the question is have they managed to pull off a top darts experience? To find out… LETS…PLAY…DARTS!"
The fifth day of Christmas has arrived and, as those that have been following Electronic Theatre's The Twelve Games of Christmas feature will know, today is the turn of May 2009. Incidentally, the month in which Electronic Theatre's brand spanking new site went live! For those not in the know, everyday for the twelve days of Christmas we have been taking a look the very best that 2009 had to offer, one month at a time and suggesting what you should be looking out for in those January bargain bins.
N-Philes writes: "Who doesn't enjoy a good game of darts? I'm not an expert on the sport, but the concept of aiming a small, sharp object at a tiny point seems simple and fun for many people. The developers of PDC World Championship Darts attempt to make an accurate version of this biggest PDC tournament. So can a platform like the Nintendo DS successfully recreate such an experience?"
PlayDevil has published a review of the new "PDC World Championship Darts 2009" for the Nintendo Wii.
Here's a snip:
"Lets start the review by looking at what is the most important thing about the game…the controls. Undoubtedly where the 2008 version of the game failed was due to the very inconsistent controls which if I'm honest never gave the impression that the player was in total control of the action and more often than not the dart never achieved it's intended target. The developers must have realised this and in the 2009 version have worked hard to implement desired changes."
