Up and Coming Early March 2008

A quick peek into the upcoming Wii games for March.

Ninja Reflex (March 4th):

On the surface, this sounds like a simple reflex game, like that old Nintendo gun slinger game, or the Kirby knockoff. Fun games, simple, quick no story or learning curve, which makes it great for parties. What I’m looking forward to seeing, is what they do to take advantage of the Wiimote. This isn’t going to be a blockbuster or earth moving, but I feel like there is a lot of potential here, I guess we’ll see.

Major League Baseball 2K8 (March 4th):

This one is coming out on multiple platforms, and there isn’t any real news about what they’re doing with the Wii Remote. Reportedly, they’ve had “very little time” on this game. I suspect this will be uninteresting. Doesn’t sound like they can compete with the titles designed for the Wii.

Bully: Scholarship Edition (March 4th):

This is a port of the game Bully for PS2. I haven’t played the PS2 version, but it got high reviews. It takes place in a boarding school, with you as the new kid. Looks like the game has gotten some flak for ’sexual themes’, seems like mild stuff — kissing and flirting, but you might want to keep this to teens.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (March 9th):

Here is this month’s biggy. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is big, and has amazingly good reviews.We have a whole article dedicated to this one right here.

Target: Terror (March 11th):

This one is one of those shooter arcade games. It originally hit arcades in 2004. It’ll be using the Wiimote as a gun, or it has full support for the Wii Zapper. Don’t know what to say, you’ve played the like in arcades, now you can take it home. Target: Terror is themed around terrorist attacks around the country. If you don’t want you kid to be exposed to themes of terrorism, I wouldn’t get them this one. If you want to shoot some terrorists in the kneecaps, go for it.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (March 11th):

This one looks promising. They’ve specially design the control system for the Wii, and it look like it’ll be both exciting and fun. Fairly good reviews make this look like it might be the Wii soccer game. We’ll find out on the 11th.

George of the Jungle (March 11th):

I’ve never understood how the seemingly unpopular George of the Jungle motif keeps coming back, but there you have it. Looks like a typical platform game. This is multi-console, and I haven’t seen any news about what they are doing with Wii input. Looks like it could have some potential but the controls and feel will really be the test. Personally, I don’t have high hopes for this one. These knockoffs usually don’t take the time to make for smooth gameplay.

Octomania (March 11th):

This one looks like a reflex oriented puzzle-like octopus filled game. Apparently, it was in arcades 2006, so maybe it is good. There might be good game play, but there really isn’t enough information to judge its potential.