Big Boy/Girl games on the Wii

AllYourBass · 02-03-2010, 21:19

Just after picking up Silent Hill: Shattered Memories on the Wii, and it gots me to thinking, it's a stellar game that seems to be aimed at the more mature end of the market. However, as it hadn't even been stocked in a large games retailer on release day, is it to be viewed as a blip on the radar as opposed to a sign of more of these types of games being released on the Wii? Or is my Wii desined to return to it's status of delicious door stop after finishing it (and NMH2)?

**Retr0gamer** · 02-03-2010, 22:06

If you ignore games just because they don't have mature content then it's your own fault that you miss out. Some kids games like Super Mario Galaxy are some of the best games ever made.

AllYourBass · 02-03-2010, 22:22

Maybe I've incorrectly phrased what I'm trying to say.

I've had savage craic with Zack and Wiki, Mario Galaxy and the likes, I was just hoping that the oft bemaoned dearth of games that are a bit more, maybe cerebral is a better adjective than mature, (there's not a lick of blood in SH for example),or dark, is being rectified by the eventual release of the Silent Hill reboot? Think Heavy Rain styles of games as opposed to Soldier of Fortune.

Woow_Aqualung · 02-03-2010, 22:22

I found it annoying that when the Wii was released it had some promising titles like Zelda: Twilight Princess and Red Steel which lead me to believethe Wii would have similar titles. Zelda, admittedly, was a good game. Red Steel just ended up being a gimmicky FPS. However the titles devolved into a monotony of party games, fitness programs and children's games. Eventually I ended up buying an Xbox and my Wii now gathers dust.

I will check out Silent Hill: Shattered Memories but I hope that Microsoft's project Natal doesn't go the way the Wii went.

They made a version of The Grudge (the Japenese horror film) for the Wii.
http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventur...on/review.html

glasso · 03-03-2010, 14:39

Not sure about future games but the following are proper adult games available on the wii...

No more heroes - 1 and 2
Resident evil 4
Madworld

Irish Halo · 03-03-2010, 15:26

I enjoy Madworld but it is more "adult" than adult.

"Adult" = generally has an 18s cert but could considered to actually be antithesis to the term adult

Adult (which is what the OP is looking for) is a game with a darker theme, a little more aimed at/appreciated by older audiences with little to no gratuitous* gore/sexual images.

* The important part of the description. Including gore and/or sex does not invalidate a game's adultness but use of these for mere shock value would.

glasso · 03-03-2010, 16:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish Halo

I enjoy Madworld but it is more "adult" than adult.

"Adult" = generally has an 18s cert but could considered to actually be antithesis to the term adult

Adult (which is what the OP is looking for) is a game with a darker theme, a little more aimed at/appreciated by older audiences with little to no gratuitous* gore/sexual images.

* The important part of the description. Including gore and/or sex does not invalidate a game's adultness but use of these for mere shock value would.

tbh I wasn't reading that much into it!

AllYourBass · 03-03-2010, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish Halo

I enjoy Madworld but it is more "adult" than adult.

"Adult" = generally has an 18s cert but could considered to actually be antithesis to the term adult

Adult (which is what the OP is looking for) is a game with a darker theme, a little more aimed at/appreciated by older audiences with little to no gratuitous* gore/sexual images.

* The important part of the description. Including gore and/or sex does not invalidate a game's adultness but use of these for mere shock value would.

Exacto.

Xluna · 03-03-2010, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostInDaHack

Not sure about future games but the following are proper adult games available on the wii...

No more heroes - 1 and 2
Resident evil 4
Madworld

And the fantastic House of the Dead:Overkill.

/\/ollog · 03-03-2010, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by AllYourBass

maybe cerebral is a better adjective than mature

Big brain academy?

I liked the conduit.
Maybe you should try "Cursed Mountain". Horror games are looking to become the next big thing for Wii.

NunianVonFuch · 15-03-2010, 15:25

Red Steel 2 using the Wiimote+ is out in the next week or two. Don't know how good it is mind, but it's worth a look. Mario Galaxy 2 is out in June too apparently http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/102...2/Product.html

02-03-2010, 21:19	#1
AllYourBass Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 15 Adverts \| Friends	Big Boy/Girl games on the Wii Just after picking up Silent Hill: Shattered Memories on the Wii, and it gots me to thinking, it's a stellar game that seems to be aimed at the more mature end of the market. However, as it hadn't even been stocked in a large games retailer on release day, is it to be viewed as a blip on the radar as opposed to a sign of more of these types of games being released on the Wii? Or is my Wii desined to return to it's status of delicious door stop after finishing it (and NMH2)?

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02-03-2010, 22:06	#2
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 16,128 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	If you ignore games just because they don't have mature content then it's your own fault that you miss out. Some kids games like Super Mario Galaxy are some of the best games ever made.

02-03-2010, 22:22	#3
AllYourBass Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 15 Adverts \| Friends	Maybe I've incorrectly phrased what I'm trying to say. I've had savage craic with Zack and Wiki, Mario Galaxy and the likes, I was just hoping that the oft bemaoned dearth of games that are a bit more, maybe cerebral is a better adjective than mature, (there's not a lick of blood in SH for example),or dark, is being rectified by the eventual release of the Silent Hill reboot? Think Heavy Rain styles of games as opposed to Soldier of Fortune.

02-03-2010, 22:22	#4
Woow_Aqualung Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The West of the West. Posts: 192 Adverts \| Friends	I found it annoying that when the Wii was released it had some promising titles like Zelda: Twilight Princess and Red Steel which lead me to believethe Wii would have similar titles. Zelda, admittedly, was a good game. Red Steel just ended up being a gimmicky FPS. However the titles devolved into a monotony of party games, fitness programs and children's games. Eventually I ended up buying an Xbox and my Wii now gathers dust. I will check out Silent Hill: Shattered Memories but I hope that Microsoft's project Natal doesn't go the way the Wii went. They made a version of The Grudge (the Japenese horror film) for the Wii. http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventur...on/review.html

03-03-2010, 14:39	#5
glasso Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 637 Adverts \| Friends	Not sure about future games but the following are proper adult games available on the wii... No more heroes - 1 and 2 Resident evil 4 Madworld

03-03-2010, 15:26	#6
Irish Halo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London Posts: 566 Adverts \| Friends	I enjoy Madworld but it is more "adult" than adult. "Adult" = generally has an 18s cert but could considered to actually be antithesis to the term adult Adult (which is what the OP is looking for) is a game with a darker theme, a little more aimed at/appreciated by older audiences with little to no gratuitous* gore/sexual images. * The important part of the description. Including gore and/or sex does not invalidate a game's adultness but use of these for mere shock value would.

15-03-2010, 15:25	#11
NunianVonFuch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 452 Adverts \| Friends	Red Steel 2 using the Wiimote+ is out in the next week or two. Don't know how good it is mind, but it's worth a look. Mario Galaxy 2 is out in June too apparently http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/102...2/Product.html