Fans of 2D shooting and war games have reason to rejoice. Wii brings you a new power puffed horizontal shooting game, called the Blastworks depot. You will surely have a blast playing this game. But do not put yourself off supposing this to be just another monotonous 2D shooting game; for its USP lies in the fact that there are far more creative visuals and features added to it.
As go on with the game you will find 15 difficulty levels. And do not think that they are too easy to cross. It will surely test your reflex and alertness of your mind. After clearing these 15 levels, you can create much more difficult and creative levels of your own with the editor feature. Believe me, tackling the editor is going to be tough yet fun, as you bring in as many enemies, obstacles etc you like. You also have the option to choose from some user created editor levels from Blastworksdepot.com.
The game can be played in multiplayer format with 4 persons. But it is best played in the single mode. Another good thing about it is that, as you go on shooting and demolishing the enemies and obstacles they start getting added to your own ship, thus acting as your added weapon or defending shield against damages. Is not it unique and fun? However, there are a few setbacks also, for instance the graphics could have been better and the console is not well compatible to multiplayer mode. Even then, at $ 40, it is sure to appeal to a people who like playing 2D games.
It’s always interesting to see that hype and community that springs up whenever a gaming console has been hacked. We’re not talking about modding the Wii to play copied games. We’re talking about putting all the useless junk that deserves to be on an old computer onto your Wii for who knows what.
I finally remembered to pick up my copy of Lost Odyssey today, after driving past the Gamestop I reserved it at for over a week. When I went in to the store, I found out that they didn’t hold pre-orders for more than 48 hours. After that they became regular copies that anyone could buy. Not sure if I agree with that, but I did pre-order it there so there’s not much I could do.
With the release of the most anticipated Wii title of 2008 pushed back yet again, Nintendo clearly had to do something to prevent the few who clearly have no taste in video games from influencing Nintendo fanboys world wide. While not adding anything new directly to the game, it looks like Nintendo has opted to load any empty space that disc might have had with virtual arcade demos of your favorite Super Smash Bros. Brawl characters, and even the ones you didn’t care about.
