http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/default.aspxen-gbThu, 16 Jul 2009 06:32:48 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukReview by David Jenkins - Of all the big, or at least middle-sized, Japanese publishers Tecmo has made the least effort on the Wii over the years (the only company to rival them in lassitude is their new merger partner Koei). <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GrpzOYAieG4c734oa85WzB_7KtQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GrpzOYAieG4c734oa85WzB_7KtQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GrpzOYAieG4c734oa85WzB_7KtQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GrpzOYAieG4c734oa85WzB_7KtQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entertainment/Games/Reviews-Features/~4/WX8wmy7t75A" height="1" width="1"/>
Super Swing Golf remains the pinnacle of their exertion so far, which makes the news that they are developing Metroid: Other M all the more curious.

We hope it turns out better than this.

The original Rygar was a coin-op action platformer from the mid '80s, attended by a completely different NES version more akin to Castlevania.

After that nothing more was heard from the series until 2002's Rygar: The Legendary Adventure on the PS2.

Predating God Of War by several years it featured a similar, if less refined, style of third person action. And now, for no obvious reason, it's on the Wii.

Ports of old PS2 games are one thing but there seems to be no good explanation for the six-year gap between the original release and now.

Apart from a few new bad guys (although you're still mostly fighting bugs, despite the Greco-Roman setting) this is essentially exactly the same game.

Not even the controls are very different, with surprisingly little in the way of motion controls.

Rygar's main gimmick in battle is his selection of unique diskarmour weapons.

They work like a giant yo-yo, allowing you to flick them out at enemies while also doubling as a handy shield.

They're undoubtedly fun, but the combat doesn't have the depth of God Of War or Devil May Cry and quickly devolves into a mindless button bashing routine. Boss battles are a highlight though, with some still impressively large enemies.

Your deadliest opponent though is often the camera system and the fact that enemies respawn when you exit a room.

This would have seemed like obvious, and relatively easy, flaws to fix, but in the end the only significant addition is a new survival mode.

This has you facing off against an infinite wave of enemies while using completely different, and not terribly satisfying, motion controls.

Despite the new play mode proving so dispensable, and the general air of shameful laziness, we do admit we still had some fun with the game.

The Metroid style accumulation of new weapons, allowing access to previously inaccessible areas, is still as compelling as ever and there's not actually much else like it on the Wii.

Although that's less a compliment of the game, more a criticism of the Wii.

IN SHORT: Low budget, low effort port of what is otherwise one of the PS2's more unfairly forgotten action games.

PROS: The original is a flawed but fun mix of God Of War and Metroid with some clever level design and great bosses.

CONS: No significant changes to the main game and the new Gladiator mode is weak. Shallow combat and poor camera.

SCORE: 5/10 OUT: Now (UK)

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The only thing we know about this is it's by the same team doing Dead Rising 2. A Wii version is due in August.

Bionic Commando (PC)
A belated PC port of Capcom's disappointing retro reboot.

Line Rider: Freestyle (Wii/DS)
It was fun for five minutes on the Web, but we're sceptical at how well this is going to translate into a retail game.

]]>52a46bf3d6cf5e581b39e308bd56be95http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/52a46bf3d6cf5e581b39e308bd56be95/Games+released+on+Friday.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/52a46bf3d6cf5e581b39e308bd56be95/Games+released+on+Friday.aspxThe Bigs 2: BaseballWii Sports Resort (Wii) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUdS5MTrXhZDsB9_KMBegOLnMSY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUdS5MTrXhZDsB9_KMBegOLnMSY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUdS5MTrXhZDsB9_KMBegOLnMSY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUdS5MTrXhZDsB9_KMBegOLnMSY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entertainment/Games/Reviews-Features/~4/y4YWSLVICoQ" height="1" width="1"/>Tropico: Reloaded (PC)
Major Minor's Majestic March (Wii)
International Cricket Captain 2009: Ashes Edition (PC)

GC: It might be coming out right in the middle of the summer games drought but Wii Sports Resort is still the only game that could rival Modern Warfare 2 as the biggest game of the year. It comes bundled with a "free" Wii MotionPlus add-on.

]]>081fff573e66cb6fb358b80ed2e1102ehttp://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/081fff573e66cb6fb358b80ed2e1102e/Games+released+on+July+24.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/081fff573e66cb6fb358b80ed2e1102e/Games+released+on+July+24.aspxPuzzle Kingdoms (Wii/PC/DS) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ra0Wb1h05K1Vosom7553wey37E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ra0Wb1h05K1Vosom7553wey37E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ra0Wb1h05K1Vosom7553wey37E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5ra0Wb1h05K1Vosom7553wey37E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entertainment/Games/Reviews-Features/~4/KvTAxhFZv3k" height="1" width="1"/>G-Force (PS2/Wii/PS3/360/DS/PSP)
Sam & Max: Season Two - Beyond Time And Space (PC)

GC: It's been pointed out that the CGI animals in G-Force are in fact guinea pigs, not hamsters. Which of course makes much more sense for the name. Although they could've gone for gerbils we guess. Either way they're still superspies working for the government.

]]>0f0d4c07aa6f0feed85f1399b18c6793http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/0f0d4c07aa6f0feed85f1399b18c6793/Games+released+on+July+31.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/0f0d4c07aa6f0feed85f1399b18c6793/Games+released+on+July+31.aspxAshes Cricket 2009 (360/PS3/Wii/PC) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ETePz5CC0okZU_SjqNB_5_cdrHA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ETePz5CC0okZU_SjqNB_5_cdrHA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ETePz5CC0okZU_SjqNB_5_cdrHA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ETePz5CC0okZU_SjqNB_5_cdrHA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entertainment/Games/Reviews-Features/~4/e6kztFzG6sA" height="1" width="1"/>Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (360/PS3)
GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (PS2/Wii/360/PS3/DS/PSP)

GC: Watchmen is just the two downloadable (the second goes online at the end of July) games packaged together. The first one was pretty weak, but if you really must we believe there's also a version that comes with the film itself.

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Ready Steady Cook: The Game (Wii/DS)
Raven Squad (360/PC)
Roogoo (PC)
Roogoo: Twisted Towers (Wii)
Roogoo: Attack! (DS)

GC: You'll have to wait till the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum on August 28 for the semi-official end of the summer games drought.

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