Pforzheim: Wiis wore isch

March 15, 2008 | By Doug In Wii |

Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii)
If you don’t recognise the name, this is the sequel to Mario Smash Football on the GameCube (the name will likely change for the UK release). The original was one of the hidden gems on Nintendo’s previous console, but this new game is not planning to be quite so coy. For a start it will be one of, if not the, first Wii games to be fully playable online, as Mario and his usual company of heroes and villains take to the pitch for some truly bizarre 5-a-side action. Although the basic rules of football are observed this is no serious simulation, with special moves galore and lots of Mario Kart style power-ups to pick up along the way.

The game uses the analogue stick on the nunchuck to move, with the Wii remote itself being used to tackle by gesturing in the appropriate direction. There’s no such thing as a foul in this game so not only do you take possession via a range of painful looking barges but you can also try and push an opposing player off the side of the pitch and into an electrified fence. Other elements not usually featured in the beautiful game include the “mega strike”, which is a special move unique to each captain and which creates an automatic shot on goal which the other player has to save with the Wii remote. With football games becoming ever more serious and complicated this should please both sports fans and those simply looking for the next big multiplayer hit.
HARRISON DENT
List Price: ?39.99
Amazon Price: ?27.98
Used Price: ?24.99
Customer Review: Mario Strikers Charge
i thought that it was really easy to control your players but very difficult to score
Customer Review: Amazing fun
At first, I didn’t think much of this game. But now after 3 or so days I LOVE IT! I can’t stop playing it. The reason I didn’t give this game 5 stars was because it can be very frustrating at times. I have already thrown the wii remote to my head and nearly knocked me out due to being so mad. This game is a very fun game. It’s really addictive and is a very well made enjoyable game on most occasions. It also can be very good on wi-fi, but again can be frustrating. Highly reccomended and a must buy to all mario lovers out there + a really funny football game, a great game to play with the family.

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WiFi Max (Wii)
List Price: ?29.99
Amazon Price: ?24.99
Customer Review: BEWARE
I purchased this on the box’s promise that it “works with any internet connection”. Not so! I connect through a USB modem, and the software supplied does not detect it. I am computer literate (I have a degree in computing science for goodness sake), and tried everything I could to get this to work. After some research, I found many many accounts of people with USB modems having the same problem. If you’ve got a normal ethernet connection, this will most likely work fine, but after my experience, I would NOT recommend this product. Do as I intend to do, and buy the official Nintendo USB connector instead.
Customer Review: Garbage
Don’t bother with this product, use any cheap USB WiFi adapter, your wii will pick it up, and after following the instructions for your wireless router you’ll be online in no time!