A comprehensive guide to the Wii launch titles

by Steven Williamson on 8 December 2006, 08:47

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo (TYO:7974), Wii

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Gt Pro Series, Madden NFL 07, Monster 4x4



GT Pro Series
Publisher: Ubisoft

With more than 80 licensed cars, tons of tuning options and its fluid drift-style controls and physics, GT Pro Series perfectly fits the Wii’s unique gameplay approach. It’s a fast-paced racing game that takes full advantage of the Wii Remote.

That’s what Ubisoft say, but we’re yet to be convinced. The poor screenshots must be the worst we’ve seen on Wii, but it’s all about the gameplay, right? We won’t judge it until we played it, but initial reports are suggesting that this is a game to avoid.

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Madden NFL 07
Publisher: EA

Coming into its 17th year and with more than 51 million copies sold, Madden NFL Football continues to stand out as the most popular football videogame franchise of all time with a combination of innovative new features and the most authentic football gameplay.

Our initial impressions of Madden 07 were positive. There are tons of game modes, the controls are intuitive and we found Madden 07 a more compelling and easier game to get into than the Xbox 360 version. We’ll have more soon in a full review!

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Monster 4×4 World Circuit
Publisher: Ubisoft

Monster 4x4 World Circuit lets players control the world's most powerful trucks and go head-to-head in pulse-pounding off-road competitions all over the world. Whether you're grinding through the desert of Egypt, crunching up snowy mountains in Russia, or smashing up trees in California to make the ride a little bumpier for the guy behind you, keep your eyes on the prize: The cash you earn on the circuit goes to customize your trucks and build up your ultimate Monster machine.

Monster 4X4 World Circuit is just one of 5 of the vehicle based games that are available on the launch of Wii, but by all accounts US gamers are totally underwhelmed by the lack of content and poor presentation.

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