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Shikigami
 Ultimate Shooting Collection $29.99 I've had my Wii for a few weeks now, and have worked up a good collection of games. Honestly, this is one of my most played games. It's so easy to just jump into for a few minutes, and doesnt require so much of a time commitment as other games do. The graphics are fantastic, using the same style as "Paper Mario" (cell-shaded I think its called?) Not only that, but you get three great games! Great news for a person like me who loves games like Gigawing, Radiant Silvergun, and the Raiden series. One thing I want to touch upon that I havent seen other reviewers mention is the awesome soundtrack. First of all, I love Drum and bass music, and thats what all three games are laced with. This is truly one of the few video games that has an awesome sountrack without using licensed songs. The sound quality for these tracks are great as well. I think they are using DVD format music on this disc, as the low bass and the highs sound better on my sound system than a lot of CDs that I own. One point that some people seem to not like is the fact that much of this game isnt translated from Japanese.. There is a LOT of Japanese text in this game, but I like it as it gives the game a hard-core otaku feeling. These are the types of games I often see displayed in shop windows when walking through Akihabara in Tokyo. However I don't feel that this is a problem, as all of the games only use 3 buttons (long range attack, short range, and some sort of bomb) and ITS A SHOOTER PEOPLE! What more do you need to understand? Dodge bullets, shoot the enemy ships, and make it as far as you can. Anyhow, point being I give this game (games!) very high marks for the graphics, sound, and replay value. Sure they're not as deep as the latest Zelda adventure, but drink a few Red Bulls and they're great for 20-30 minutes of mania inducing bullet-hell. I hope to see more games like this released on the Wii in the future.  Castle Shikigami 2 $49.99 This is a very hard game and is obviously a shoot em up. I bought this game because it was cheap. Im an RPG gamer so this game may be a bit easier to those veterans of shoot em ups. The thing thats interesting about the game is theres 8 different characters to choose from all with unique strengths and weaknesses. Buy this game if you appreciate a challenge AND can take some time to appreciate the different characters. If you dont take at least 30-60 minutes to learn the differences between each of the characters, dont even bother. Also dont bother if you want an easy game. |
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