My Nintendo Wii Games

I dunno why it took this long for me to make a list of my Wii and DS games but here is the Wii ones. At the moment I'm reading the live-blog of Nintendo's E3 Press Conference and its kinda.... slow so I'll do this at the same time

1. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
2. Battalion Wars 2 (Kuju Entertainment/Nintendo)
3. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
4. Bully: Scholarship Edition (Rockstar/Take-Two)
5. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
6. Ghost Squad (SEGA-AM2/SEGA)
7. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Vicarious Visions/Acitivision)
8. The House of the Dead 2 & 4 Return (SEGA)
9. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (SEGA)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
11. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
12. Medal of Honor: Vanguard (EA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts)
13. No More Heroes (Grasshopper Manufacture/Rising Star Games)
14. Red Steel (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft)
15. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sonic Team/SEGA)
    
16. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
17. Super Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
18. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Sora/Nintendo)
19. Wii Fit (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
    
20. Wii Play (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
21. Wii Sports (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
22. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom/THQ)

Also theres the Virtual Console games:

1. Harvest Moon (Natsume)
2. Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
3. Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
4. Sin & Punishment ～地球の継承者～ (Treasure/Nintendo)
5. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Squaresoft/Nintendo)
6. Super Metroid (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

I don't have any WiiWare games but I should be getting Bomberman (WiiWare) first thing its released :)
Well i have had way more Wii games than this but I've traded them in including SSX Blur, Kororinpa, Wing Island, No More Heroes etc. But No More Heroes I will get again later, I just needed it gone for a bit :D

Last Updated: 19th of December 2008

Best Games of the First-Half of 2008 (Spoilers)

Well guys, it is now July of the year 2008 and many epic games have been released in the first half of the year so here I go with what I have played of games released in that period. I currently only have a Wii so I am missing a lot of "high-end-tech" games but that would be nullified when I get my paws on Ren's Xbox 360 throughout the remainder of the year. Plus I'll add some games that I assume is kickass anyway :p

5. The World Ends With You
Released: 17th of April 2008
This is an odd but original title from Square-Enix and its freakin' nice to see them releasing an original game instead of whoring out Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest titles cosntantly. I have yet to finish it but the game is very very unique and the battle system is confusing at first as you have to control two screens to battle at once but you will get used to it. I like the music in it as its like J-Pop, the way I like it! Hope Square-Enix still make games like this and I will finish this game real soon. The story is very captivating but I was taken away by other games I have obtained sadly but I don't regret it :)


4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Released: 26th of June 2008
Why is this fourth on the list? Because I have dropped it down to here because Nintendo Australia pisses me off way too often. Now there isn't anything too wrong with the offline portion of the game, its just that Nintendo are way too conversative when it comes to online and also haven't fixed the lag-issues that plagued the earlier releases in other countries. It took over three months for a release here but nothing of the technical issues has been changed for the better. Disgusting effort. There are no online ranking, chatrooms, voice-chat, DLC or anything! Its appalling for a highly competitive game that all Nintendo fans have been craving for. Anywho...

Despite the horrible load times, the game is a fantastic masterpiece that includes everything in the previous Super Smash Bros. Melee and adds some more. What you get is every Nintendo Fanboys' wetdream and includes Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog! While more third-party characters would've been more kickass, I am more than happy to have the selections we got. While some new characters are underwhelming (Metaknight and Sonic), some characters are surprisingly a delight to play (ROB, Wolf and Solid Snake) and are just immersely fun to just muck around (King Dedede and Capt. Olimer). The adventure mode, The Subspace Emissary is a well thought out mode that includes an RPG story with the gameplay of Brawl but minus the voice-acting... so its kinda weird and can get confusing trying to understand the damn story! However its a good piece of gameplay that adds to the already awesome game.

I know I will continue playing this throughout the year and may even jump up the ranks or go down when new releases hit. But for now, it stays here while I continue playing it with my mates xD


3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Released: 12th of June 2008
Solid Snake's swansong and sadly I have not played it nor I know what its about other than Solid has become Old Snake. The pics and videos I have seen of it looks fantastic and is currently the best looking game so far of any game. Hopefully I can get a PlayStation 3 one day so I can just play this game as its the only one game I want to play sooooooooooo damn badly. Luckily theres a nice gentleman that is willing to give me a go when he himself gets a PS3! You are one awesome lad Cryptix!


2. Mario Kart Wii
Released: 24th of April 2008
Who can resist Mario Kart Wii? Among family and friends that come to my place, this game just dominates even over Super Smash Bros. Brawl. While it is easy to pick up and play via the Wii Steering Wheel attachment to the hardcore and best suited Wiimote and Nunchaku configuration, it is the most perfect game to play with anyone and at anytime. The online components are nice and fleshed out compared to previous Nintendo entries but it could've been so much better but I'm not too emo about it anymore after getting my rank way up! The AI in the game are way too unforgiving and just rubber-bands everywhere if you are not too careful. Thankfully I am a pro and was able to outsmart them and unlock everything within five days if I am correct.

This takes Runner Up for the immense fun I had with this game that kept me going on and on and also making me forget all about Brawl. Also it didn't lag online unlike Brawl so it was easily the best online console game I have played so far. Really hope some of my mates will get awesome at it so I can have some competition, not fun just playing losers all the time and getting thrashed by Eric constantly :p


1. Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII-
Released: 19th of June 2008
I just finished this game today and man... this is the most emotional game I have ever played! Even the original Final Fantasy VII or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater didn't bring a tear to my eyes but this one did! Even though I knew how the game was gonna end, since its a prequel to the original, the story telling was fair flawless and really filled a lot of holes in the original's story. Unlike the unnecessary sequels Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children, this one is a legitimate entry into the world of Gaia. As most people already know that our protagonist Zack Fair dies, its great to see his humble beginners as a SOLDIER to how he became an inspiration to Cloud Strife, how he met Aeris, where the Buster Sword was originally from and the the deep insight to why Sephiroth became a crazed lunatic. It was also great and interesting to see Sephiroth as a good guy with friends (two of them!) and a sense of humor before he turned crazy. There are also some hilarious caemos from the original cast from Yuffie to Reno to Cait Sith.
With all that, the game doesn't even need awesome graphics to be the best Final Fantasy ever but it does and it excels at it by including the best voice acting (sorry MGS: Portable Ops) and the best soundtrack (sorry Zelda: Phantom Hourglass) for a portable game. While it is an Action-RPG, its not like Kingdom Hearts as its more Turn-Based on how you control Zack in a battle so it allows you a bit of time to organise your defences and tactics unlike Kingdom Hearts. However the battle system is not without its flaws. The limit breaks in this game are way too frequent however helpful and beautifully rendered they were, the cutscenes that come with it cannot be skipped and really distract from the heat of battle and really lengthens the battle time. This goes for all cutscenes as you cannot skip them within the game. Its great to watch them but it is annoying when you perish and have to watch all the cutscenes again to get back into a battle. The cutscenes are done very well and really deserves its own gallery however there is none so you have to resort to downloading them.

I currently give this Game of the Year because I can and its a very good game from every way I look at it. Its not perfect but it well get your emotions running a bit especially if you are attached to Final Fantasy VII. Even if you know how the ending will play out, its an awesome experience to be Zack on his adventures to being the Hero he really deserves to be.


Other games that are note-worthy but I don't have the time to write about them or I haven't played yet includes:
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - beautiful game but also very sad and dark. Nice to see Nintendo lean towards that way for once
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - played it, loved it but its way too similar to the previous trilogy.
Dancing Stage: Hottest Party - everyone knows I love DDR and I want this game so bad but no money!
Devil May Cry 4 - is Nero better than Dante? I doubt it but still wanna play it.
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit - just like the original Budokai games but looks much more sharper.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates - beautiful DS game but with crap AI
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift - its Tactics and its back without lag!
God of War: Chains of Olympus - it was in my hands for a split second!
Grand Theft Auto IV - played a bit and its very different from the previous entries, need to spend more time on it.
Ikaruga - way hard game but its HD!
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 - would've added it but EA Australia fucked up the online components BIG TIME!
Ōkami - soon when I get it on Wii!
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - apparently best soccer game ever made... I will get it soonish!
Soulcalibur - port of the Dreamcast classic which I have never played.
Time Crisis 4 - its like the arcades but more expensive and with a baby orange G-Con gun.
Wii Fit - is this even a game?
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - much too difficult for me, u pretty much need a MENSA brain to finish this game without any online help.

Well I'm looking forward for the remainder of the year. Got some awesome games coming soon but sadly, they're not on Wii. Hopefully Nintendo announces something nice soon (Animal Crossing doesn't count Nintendo!) and surprise us all on the Wii and DS front or there will be a drought of exclusive first-party games =.=

Lets finish it off with my main pink kawan!

Movies I have seen in the cinema

I remember one day at school, I tried to write down every single movie I have watched in the cinema... and I don't think I succeeded because my memory has been fading recently of my younger years. Which kinda sucks so I want to make lists and plenty more lists online for myself to keep track of and hopefully for others to view and peek into my awesome life :D
So I'll try to make it as accurate as possible to what I can remember.

1. Aladdin (1992)
2. The Lion King (1994)
3. GoldenEye (1995)
4. The Phantom (June 1996)
5. Hercules (1997)
6. George of the Jungle (1997) - first movie with Eric
7. Flubber (1997)
8. Small Soldiers (1998)
9. Antz (1998)
10. The Rugrats Movie (1998)
11. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (May, 1999) - last movie with my father
12. Pokémon: The First Movie (November, 1999) - saw twice
13. The Perfect Storm (2000) - first movie with Apollo mates I believe
14. Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000)
15. Pokémon 3: The Movie (April 2001)
16. The Mummy Returns (May, 2001)
17. Shrek (May, 2001)
18. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (June 2001)
19. The One (November 2001) - last movie with my mother
20. Ocean's Eleven (December 2001)
21. Van Wilder: Party Liaison (April 2002)
22. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
23. Minority Report (June 2002)
24. Die Another Day (2002)
25. The Tuxedo (January, 2003) - first Jackie Chan movie
26. The Matrix Reloaded (May, 2003) - for Milamber's birthday
27. X-Men 2 (May, 2003)
28. Bruce Almighty (June, 2003)
29. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (July, 2003)
30. The School of Rock (November, 2003)
31. The Matrix Revolutions (November, 2003)
32. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (December 2003) - first and only time at Forest Hill
33. Steamboy (March, 2004) - first and only time with Cao
34. Shrek 2 (2004)
35. Spider-Man 2 (July, 2004)
36. Unleashed (August, 2004)
37. Around the World in 80 Days (August, 2004) - first movie at Knox V-MAX cinema
38. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (September 2004) - watched in Japan
39. Breaking News (2005) - first foreign live-action flick
40. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (May, 2005)
41. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (May, 2005)
42. Batman Begins (2005)
43. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (26/6/2005)
44. Initial D (July, 2005) - first movie at Chinatown Cinema
45. Red Eye (August, 2005)
46. Doom (October, 2005) - last movie with Pottsy
47. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (24/11/2005) - first movie at Crown Village cinemas
48. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (6/12/2005)
49. King Kong (12/12/2005)
50. The Legend of Zorro (26/12/2005)
51. Memoirs of a Geisha (January, 2006)
52. Underworld: Evolution (21/1/2006)
53. Big Momma's House 2 (7/2/2006)
54. Date Movie (10/3/2006) - first movie at Glen Waverly Village cinemas
55. V for Vendetta (5/4/2006)
56. Scary Movie 4 (18/4/2006)
57. Goal! (2006) - first movie at Southland Village cinemas
58. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (20/4/2006) - first movie with Satsuki
59. The Da Vinci Code (19/5/2006)
60. Mission: Impossible III (May, 2006) - first movie at Melbourne Central Hoyts cinemas
61. X-Men: The Last Stand (May, 2006)
62. Superman Returns (6/7/2006)
63. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (11/07/2006)
64. Hard Candy (18/7/2006) - first movie with Deakin Uni buds
65. DOA: Dead or Alive (September, 2006)
66. Silent Hill (13/09/2006)
67. The Departed (October, 2006)
68. Children of Men (October, 2006) - movie for my 19th Birthday
69. Casino Royale (November, 2006) - first movie watched in Malaysia
70. Death Note - the last name (2007) - second movie watched in Malaysia
71. Smokin' Aces (15/2/2007)
72. Transformers (07/03/2007)
73. Hot Fuzz (15/03/2007)
74. TMNT (23/3/2007)
75. Mr. Bean's Holiday (10/4/2007)
76. 300 (13/4/2007)
77. Curse of the Golden Flower (30/04/2007) - first movie with Ren
    
78. Spider-Man 3 (04/05/2007)
    
79. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (25/05/2007)
80. Shrek the Third (15/06/2007) - first movie with Meiling
81. Tales From Earthsea (08/07/2007)
82. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July, 2007) - first movie with Tsukasa
83. The Simpsons Movie (20/07/2007)
84. Flash Point (August, 2007) - first HK movie I watched with non-Asians
85. The Bourne Ultimatum (August 2007) - free exclusive advance screening at Crown Village
86. Stardust (25/09/2007)
87. Rush Hour 3 (27/09/2007) - same day as I got my Ps
88. Resident Evil: Extinction (24/10/2007) - movie for my 20th Birthday
89. Rogue Assassin (1/11/2007)
90. Hitman (November, 2007) - first movie with Monash Uni buds
91. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (December, 2007)
92. I Am Legend (15/01/2008)
93. Dan in Real Life (February, 2008) - won tickets to see advanced screening
94. Iron Man (May 2008)
95. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls (22/05/2008)
96. Get Smart (01/07/2008)
97. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2/7/2008)
98. The Dark Knight (17/7/2008)
99. Tropic Thunder (25/8/08)
100. Pineapple Express (29/8/08)