Nintendo Power Review Scores: 11/08, Volume 234

[ZeroEXE93]

This issue seems to have more reviews than normal, but here are the scores!

Wario Land Shake It: 8.0
Spore Creatures: 8.0
Samba De Amigo: 9.0
Sonic Chronicles: 8.0
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise: 7.0
Line Rider 2 (Wii): 5.0
De Blob: 8.0
Kirby Super Star Ultra: 9.0
Bleach Dark Souls: 8.5
NHL 2K9: 7.0
Simcity Creator (Wii): 6.0
Mystery Case Files: 6.5
Time Hollow: 7.0
Lock’s Quest: 7.0
Line Rider 2 (DS): 6.0
NBA Live 09: 4.0
Tornado: 6.0
Legend of Kage 2: 8.0
Drawn to Life Spongebob: 7.0
Naruto Path of Ninja 2: 6.5
Populus: 7.0
Unsolved Crimes: 6.5
Prety the Stars: 5.5
DDR Hottest Dance Part 2: 8.0
Exit DS: 7.5

Also included in the issue: New GTA:CW screenshots! (Hint: They're GBA style graphics)

Sadly, I can't scan any reviews because my scanner is broken at the moment.

 

[RupeeClock]

Kirby Super Star Ultra gets a 9, awesome.

Wario Land Shake it only an 8? What brought it down?

 

[Trolly]

Wario Land Shake It's been getting some pretty average reviews which is a shame, 8's high it seems.
And Lock's Quest only got 7!? I'm gonna shoot the person who reviewed that, it deserves an 8 at least.

Looking forward to Sonic Chronicles and Kirby Super Star Ultra!

 

[suppachipmunk]

Wonder why Lock's Quest only got a 7....

From what I heard, it was supposed to be pretty good. That is actually the next game on my "to play" list.

 

[Gore]

Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise: 7.0
Line Rider 2 (Wii): 5.0
Line Rider 2 (DS): 6.0
Drawn to Life Spongebob: 7.0
Naruto Path of Ninja 2: 6.5

lol.
Line Rider blows on DS, and is even worse on Wii? Can't wait.

 

[Ferrariman]

Cant wait to hear all the people whining for line rider too stop!!!

 

[Zanonymous]

Finally the Wii has the type of month it should have every month. Well except for really good stuff months.

 

[ZeroEXE93]

They said Wario Land is not as "ambitious" as popular Wii platformers such as Super Mario Galaxy and that the music was bad. It also seems a bit short in length.

Line Rider isn't bad, it just doesn't have enough content, according to them.

 

[Pizzaroo]

I probably wont get line rider DS, seeing is that I already bought it on my iPhone .

 

[Praetor192]

I'm more interested in that GTA thing stuck in there... blows that it will be GBA style graphics. I really had high hopes for that one.

 

[Gore]

I'm more interested in that GTA thing stuck in there... blows that it will be GBA style graphics. I really had high hopes for that one.

I skipped over the the first time I read it.
Someone post scas of those.
I'm off to look for them now.

 

[CockroachMan]

Samba the Amigo received some kinda good reviews, but everyone is complaining about the controls.. 9 seems a little too high..

Well, I ignore Nintendo Power scores since they gave a 6 to Soul Bubbles..
They've been giving a lot of scores based on the name of the game lately, so I wouldn't take Line Rider score too seriously..

Now, I'm curious to see the GTA scans!

 

[Awdofgum]

I never really liked Nintendo Power Review scores, they have always confused me.

So when is someone going to scan the GTA screens, I'm very curious.

 

[Gore]

I can't find the scans on any GTA fansites!

 

[omatic]

I thought Sonic Chronicles would get a higher score, but 8.0 is still great.

 

[webyugioh]

Sadly, I can't scan any reviews because my scanner is broken at the moment.

I would be more than happy to, as soon as I receive my issue.

 

[CockroachMan]

Don't worry.. this is the Internet! If some people already have the issue, we should be seeing the scans in a few hours

 

[ZeroEXE93]

Sadly, I can't scan any reviews because my scanner is broken at the moment.

I would be more than happy to, as soon as I receive my issue.

Thanks, I'll appreciate it. (Don't forget about the GTA scans!

)

 

[CockroachMan]

Found some new details of Sonic and GTA in the issue..

Sonic Unleashed Wii
SONIC:
-Move with control stick (natch), jump with A.
-Quick step (dodge left or right by holding B and tapping the control stick left or right).
-Drift by holding B or Z.
-Homing attack by shaking the Wiimote.
-Shake remote while on ground for speed boost.

WEREHOG
-Swing remote and nunchuck to attack with Sonic's right and left hands, respectively.
-Z blocks.
-Combos by swinging remote/nunchuck up, down, or towards each other.
-B grabs and tosses enemies.
-C brings out "Unleashed mode" where you gain new attacks and take less damage.
-Grab enemies in midair and swing from them by swinging the remote like a pendulum.
-Climb poles by lifting the remote/nunchuck alternately.
-Raise gates by pulling up the remote/nunchuck together.

LEVEL INFO
European city of Spogonia.
The desert is Shamar.



GTA Chinatown Wars
- True GTA game - sandbox gameplay, open-world environment, gritty crime narrative.
- M-rating
- Isometric camera angle
- Cel-shaded polygons w/ black borders
- good touch-screen implementation - "tasteful" minigames, streamlining interface
- UI based on a PDA - hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking
- stats uploaded to Rockstar Social Club website via Wi-Fi
- finger-sized icons
- missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality
- aiming with control pad, auto targeting with R button
- subtle autosteer
- if you fail a mission, you can jump back to the action sequence
- chain gun, flamethrower
- good portion of Liberty City is modeled in the game (different routes than console games)
- no probems with load times, draw-in or frame rate
- lots of pedestrians, cars, etc on screen
- Wanted system - objective is to disable police cars any way possible
- real-time weather effects, 24-hour day/night cycle
- lots of radio stations to listen to (more instrumentals than vocals)
- 800,000 lines of hand-optimized source code (hey, the people like the info, right?)
- no details yet on multiplayer/Wi-Fi features

edit: source: neoGAF and no scans yet :/

 

[hova1]

man, isn't even the cover of the mag out?