Many of people knew that Nintendo Wii was one of the best-selling game consoles of Seventh generation era that shares with well known game titles like Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Metroid Prime 3, Punch-Out, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Wii Sports Resorts. There are some great library of games for Wii that didn't actually deserved a much attention to wider public is due to poor sales, mixed reception from fans and critics, and not many people have heard of the game before, but these are the top-notch games that should have been deserve a much credit and to give reason why is it worth to pick up and play for most of the video game collectors.
I'm going to make my top 5 most underrated wii games of all time.
5 - Red Steel 2
The first Red Steel is a FPS game was released in 2006 as a Wii launch titles, but sadly it turns out to be one of the most disappointing launch game for Nintendo Wii which has received mixed response from critics. Ubisoft Paris decided to release a better sequel called Red Steel 2 in 2010. It is a stand-alone sequel to predecessor, but offers a use of Wii Motionplus to enhanced sword gameplay. This game is quite different from the predecessor, so instead of Yakuza style settings from the first original, this game takes place in western style theme where you get to play as unnamed hero, who is the last member of Kasagari Clan, has his mission to take down the members of the Jackals.
What really surprises me about this game is the Wii Motionplus accessory that connected into the bottom of the Wii remote which gives the advantages of motion controls such as reflexes sword gameplay and responsive combat controls that made the game more playable. The game also offers impressive single-player missions and excellent upgrades such as new techniques, armor and weapons. I also loved the detailed art style of graphics with amazing cel-shaded visuals and design which tends to be a lot better than the first game. It's a shame that this game sold poorly in comparsion with the first game because everyone started to lose interest with this sequel after their disappointment with the first game, but still this game is definitely worth playing for Wii collectors.
4 - Wario Land: Shake Dimensions
As many of gamers knew that Wario Land series is one of a Nintendo's handheld classic 2D platformer from the 90's to early 2000's, but until the developers team Good-Feel decided to release the recent Wario Land game for Nintendo's home consoles such as Wii in 2008.
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (A.K.A Wario Land: Shake It in US release) is a 2D platformer game where you get to play as villain like Mario named Wario set his adventure to search for the treasures in Shake Dimension world. It is one of the first 2D platformer game for home console which utilise the use of Wii Remote's motion-controls allowing Wario has ability to shake the objects, throw enemies and tilting Wii remote to aim which is very creative for Wii titles. It features awesome levels with hidden secrets, collecting rare treasures and really cool boss battles. I'm also impressed with the overall graphics that advantages the Wii systems because I really loved the fully animated character's design which makes the game look specular on both opening and closing cutscenes. It's colorful and it's well produced animation designs that shows how amazing the game looks.
It didn't caught any of attention because this game never got released for Nintendo's handheld console such as DS which could have been sounds awesome, but still this game is an fantastic underrated gems for Wii title offers excellent gameplay and stunning graphics.
3 - No More Heroes Series
Suda 51 was known for their titles such as Killer 7, Shadow of the Damned and Lollipop Chainsaw. One of the series that caught my attention is No More Heroes for Nintendo Wii was released in 2008. The game follows big time loser named Travis Touchdown who been living in motel for long time. After meeting with woman named Sylvia Christel, he accepts the job to kill most of the drifter to earn the rank to become number 1 assassins of UAA.
What I really liked about the game is the presentation because it has well written storylines, funny characters with amazing sense of humor and great atmospheres for most of the cutscenes settings. The gameplay is definitely well played with the use of Wii remote and nunchunk controller which is perfect for hack n slash genres. It features great side-quests to earn money which can be spent on weapons, training sessions, clothes and video tapes and ranking fight. It has the best original soundtrack and amazing voice cast for most characters in the game. This game also received a port of the game called No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011.
They later release the sequel called No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle for Wii in 2010. This game take place after the events of the first game. This game does have amazing story, characters and humor, I felt the sequel is lot better because it has two playable characters, four beam katanas, new deathmatch modes and better campaign mission that made the game so entertaining.
The reason why both of these games hasn't sold well because most of the Wii owners has too much relying on casual games titles, but still No More Heroes series are excellent M rated hack n slash game for the Wii system and I hope Suda51 will able to make third installiment for Nintendo Switch in upcoming future.
2 - Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
Treasure is one of the best video game developers are known for classic titles such as Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Slivergun and Ikaruga. The game that really impressed me the most was Sin and Punishment: Star Successor for Wii is a the arcade-style rail-shooter game was released in 2010. It is a sequel to Japanese-exclusive 2000's originals called Sin and Punishment for N64.
You get to play as two of the playable characters such as Isa and Kachi has their mission to defend themselves from the group of Nebulox, which is led by Doko who wanted to kill these two for his betrayal. This game features newer gameplay mechanics, better graphics, online ranking, 2 player co-op, and 8 stages to play. It plays perfect with the Wii remote are easier to aim and shoot at the enemies and it has groundbreaking levels that are worth for playing is due to atmospheric stages, epic boss battles and fast-paced action that ran 60 fps making it the most polished arcade shooter on the Wii. It's a shame that this game has gotten completely ignored in worldwide, but this is definitely one of the best bullet-hell shooter that is worth for pick up and play.
1 - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Before I got interested in Fire Emblem franchises, the series used to be Japanese-exclusive Tactical RPG in 90's until the Fire Emblem for GBA was released worldwide in 2004 which received much praises from critics and fans. The success of the game spawn many sequels for Nintendo consoles, so I decided to pick up Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for Wii from the game store. I've played this game for three weeks to complete and it really amazed me because this is one of my favourite tactical RPG games I ever played.
This game takes place after the event of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, it involves Micaiah and her friends has their goal to battle against the Begnion army in war-torn Daein. It has fantastic story and decent characters with well designed visual novel settings that made the presentation such top-notch and I really enjoyed the turn-based strategy gameplay is where you can take control of your unit to fight against the enemy's unit and capture the enemy's base to complete the goal.
Most of the critics and fan of the series finding the game wasn't good as the Path of Radiance for Gamecube because they criticised the game is too similar with the predecessor, frustrating difficulty and lack of motion-controls. This game are considered to be the hardest game for Wii titles, but it adds the challenge of the gameplay overall that takes sometime to get used too which makes the game worth playing. I think this game should deserve much credit to make the game enjoyable for the fan of the genres, so this game is a totally most underrated Wii games of all time.
Honorable mentions:
Madworld
Conduit series
Metroid Other M
Ghost Squad
Tatsunoko vs Capcom
Gunblade NY/LA Machineguns
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