Fans of Nintendo Wii would have a field day if they don’t see their favorite plumber in a new Wii platform game. Nintendo complies with their requests and gave them Super Mario Galaxy, a Wii-exclusive title that features the Italian brothers in a 3D environment. This time, instead of jumping into secret underground pipes and galloping high up in the blue skies, Mario finds himself in space to save none other than the delectable Princess Peach from his long time arch rival, Bowser. Fans like me will definitely love the new power-ups and thrilling gravity effects.

Control-wise, the Wiimote and Nunchuk can be utilized to perform a variety of wall jumps, long jumps and gravity defying somersaults. The Star Pointer is your on-screen guide that lets you pick up Star Bits which can be forcefully projected to stun enemies and manipulate items. Tired of playing alone? You can pit yourself against your friends and family in the Co-Star Mode where both you and the secondary player control your respective Star Pointers to see who can take down the most enemies.

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Alone With Your Nunchuk

When one lists down the greatest horror games of all time, chances are the list will include the very cheesy but replayable House of the Dead as well as other gems like Silent Hill, Siren (a Japanese survival horror game) and perhaps the zombie-fest that is Resident Evil. But mention Alone in the Dark and you might get blank stares for most did not know if Alone in the Dark should be solely classified under the Horror game category. Alone in the Dark is all that and more, and is most renowned for its innovative game play although it did not enjoy a loyal following like Silent Hill’s.

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Same New, Same New Brawl

If you think that improved games brought forward from previous-gen consoles will be nothing but rehashed, lame efforts, think again. You need to run out immediately and get your own copy of the Nintendo Wii’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the best cross over video fighting games of all time. Released in January 2008, this game is special because it ring outs take precedence over knockouts. And Super Smash Bros Brawl is not just a punch and kick sort of game. Far from it, this game boasts of a nice single player mode called The Subspace Emissary, where players will enjoy an engrossing plot while immersed in a side scrolling beat ‘em up mission.

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By now, half of the world’s population, if not more, is immersed in the revolutionary game play of Nintendo Wii. Made available to the public in November 2006, the Nintendo Wii Console was created to succeed the Nintendo Gamecube. New that it is deemed backward compatible is music to the ears of both type of Nintendo fans: the first who have already owned a Gamecube and the second group of fans who can now enjoy old-but-gold Nintendo Gamecube games.

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