Vooks writes: "Spectrobes: Origins is a well-made action role-playing game for the Nintendo Wii that combines the best parts of monster collection games like Pokémon with the spirit of adventure found in games like The Legend of Zelda. Developed by Japanese developer Genki, who are better known for their racing games, and published by Disney's growing video game publishing arm, Disney Interactive Studios, Spectrobes: Origins brings a level of attention-to-detail and polish to the Wii rarely seen in third-party efforts. Unfortunately, the shallow storyline and lack of character development hamper the overall quality of the adventure, but the level of depth in the gameplay goes a long way to making up for this inadequacy."
As we prepare to say goodbye to the Wii, we’ve decided to take a moment and share some of our favorite games for the little console with the video below.
Please enjoy a short list of games we liked for the Wii that simply didn’t get much main stream attention. What other games do you feel fit this category? We’d love to hear about your favorite Wii experiences!Please, share!
my gems list (which werent in video):
DIsaster: day of crisis
Madworld
Monster Lab
Excitebots
Red steel 2
Deadly creatures
Kororinpa
Marble saga: kororinpa
Rhythm heaven: fever (beat to the beat rhythm paradice)
Boom blox 2
Fragile dreams
Elebits (eledees)
Mercury meltdown revolution
De blob 2
There's tons of games for the Wii. Some thought themselves too much of a gamer to appreciate them though.
I know its only an opinion piece but... No Sin and Punishment, no Dead Space, no Zack and Wiki? There's numerous other gems out there but those three seem like no-brainers.
"June will unleash some big RPGs upon Japanese gamers." -RPG Land
Street dates on the biggest RPGs to hit Japan in My and June within.
GP:
"Spectrobes: Origins is a colourful action-RPG geared towards a preteen audience, and everything from the visuals to the characters to the dialogue are geared to that end. It's not a title that will likely appeal to a typical gaming audience, though the general shortage of quality RPGs on the Wii could make it something to check out when you feel the urge. It doesn't do enough to make it a must-play experience, but if you give it a chance, you'll be pleasantly surprised."