Home Video Game Systems, Need some reviews Options

[jgreening]

if your family has survived so long without a video game system, and most of them dont even have any interest, then i suggest not buying any. although having most video game systems myself when i was young, i think i can say now that although it was a lot of fun, it hardly was productive. The Wii does have the highest interactivity when it comes to games, but you're stuck with a small amount of them compared to 20x more games on the other platforms, which lends itself to just sitting around, especially if you're too tired to get up and pretend to bowl, tennis, run, row, etc. and then you just play it like any other system and become a zombie staring at the screen while time flies by so fast you forget to do the important stuff in life.

Its funny, thats the way I have always felt. However, we are the type of family that loves to have all the other kids over to our house. While our kids were young, that just happened because we took the initiative. What we are beginning to notice is that sometimes the presence of a video game makes the kids want to go elsewhere. So, I have loosened up about the whole thing in the name of keeping the tribe at our house (we enjoy having everyone over and keeping a closer eye on ours). I am confident that we can have rules with the wii just like we do with the TV and the computer so I am not really worried about my kids becoming vegetables.

Ok. You guys have convinced me to buy the wii. Now, convince me what games I should get. Here are some things to keep in mind:

Girls, 11 and 8
Boy 4
Mom and Dad

Boy is a racing nut so I need a racing game. Which one?
I will be buying wii fit.
I need some type of music type game. Which one?
What other wii games are worth considering and why?

Thanks for the input everyone!

This post has been edited by jgreening: Dec 18, 2008 - 2:19 PM

[Supersprynt]

Mario Kart is a racing game. A lot of people seem to like it. I was playing it at Dave & Busters the other day actually.

Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band - has an entire band that incorporates 3 or 4 people.

Check out: http://reviews.cnet.com/best-wii-games/

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 18, 2008 - 2:24 PM

[dustin15brown]

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html?type=...mp;official=all
is a list of gamespot's top rated wii games.
The ones that have been my favorite are MarioKart, SuperSmash Bros, Mario Galaxy, Zelda, and Guitar Hero/Rock Band
Good luck!
o0o0o0oo0o and something I learned. A lot of games you can use the nintendo gamecube wireless controller if the nunchucks are too hard to use (I use the controller for Super Smash Bros) That way, atleast for me, it help retain some classic fighting action, and because I SUCKED using the wii controllers

[jgreening]

Thanks for those two review sites. They were very helpful.

Here is what I bought:

Wii (includes sports)
Wii Play (includes extra remote)
MarioKart w/ steering wheel
Extra nunchuck

The Wii fit was not available. I would like to get a good shooting game. Any recommendations?

[96bluevert]

For shooting games, and with kids, you can't go wrong with the Metriod Prime 3.

This post has been edited by 96bluevert: Dec 18, 2008 - 11:49 PM

[D-Man]

For shooting games, and with kids, you can't go wrong with the Metriod Prime 3.

THERE IS A PART 3 NOW?

DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!!



now i have to buy a wii. Have any new zelda games came out sense twilit princess?

[D-Man]

you should have concitered THIS first.

[RickJamesBish]

^ That's so nasty.

[D-Man]

Is not. It's like the NES controller from the 4th level (the level of the GIANTS)

[RickJamesBish]

The good kind of nasty, D, the good kind.

This post has been edited by RickJamesBish: Dec 19, 2008 - 3:37 PM

[96bluevert]

Thanks for posting that up D-man, it gave me an idea lol

[D-Man]

you're welcome guys. I wanna build one myself now (or a giant sega controler )