Review: Wario Ware

We had our first Wii party tonight.

About 6 of us got together around the HDTV and the non-HDTV Wii (which still looks just fine).

To get ready, I went and renewed my account at Blockbuster. I only have WiiSports and WiiPlay, games that while are fun, I wasn't sure would be enough to satisfy our friends. So I picked up Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. It's still game of mini-games, but they are so much more fast paced and hectic. Chaotic even.

When I brought the game up to the counter, I had a fiver and two singles. Surely rentals havne't gone up that much in two years. I almost fell on the floor when he said the total was $8.40. For a week rental. Apparently Blockbuster is charging more for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 games. I don't know if it's a supply/demand thing or what.

I thought it would be a good way to check out new and unknown Wii games, considering how not many games utilize the Wii controller very much. But after finding out about the prices, I'm never going back.

Wario Ware, though, was quite a hilarious group game. You only play one person at a time, but the games, the animations, and the strange sense of humor the game definetly leave their mark. We laughed the whole time we played. But that's probably the games major downside. Along with the fact that the mini-games don't always quite control like you expect or want them to (or should), after playing through the games levels (70 or so minigames), I can't imagine wanting to play them much on a regular basis. The game does track high scores for each set of mini-games, but there really isn't much of a reward for it.

So maybe the $8.40 was worth the rental. I was never planning on buying the game, but at least I got a real good taste of it. I liked what I had. But I'll be moving on. If you or anyone you know has ADHD, you might consider it a solid purchase.