RPGs, puzzlers, shooters, racers -- most games fall pretty completely into one category, easily defined and catalogued. One of gaming's most prolific genres, though, is a bit more of a catch-all -- action games. "Action" can be used to describe pretty much any game, or any game that doesn't fit anywhere else. It's a genre of diversity, depth and lots and lots of different kinds of designs.
So you're in for a variety show in this week's Cheers & Tears, as we're picking five of the best and worst games on Wii to live underneath the Action umbrella. From gory, M-rated action to virtual pinball tables, old-school revivals to sentient gingerbread, we're casting as wide a net as possible to give you a sense of the vast array of options available...
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