Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 08, 2007, 08:29:47 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14549
DONKEY KONG: BARREL BLAST LETS PLAYERS GO BANANAS ON WII!
Oct. 8, 2007
Nintendo has given some rocket-powered barrels to a bunch of apes, and the rest of you had better get out of the way. The high-octane Donkey Kong®: Barrel Blast launches today exclusively for Nintendo's Wii™ system. It's a game that anyone can pick up and play, but racing fans will have - dare we say it? - a blast perfecting their moves.
Up to four players choose a racer from a variety of characters, including multiple members of the Kong family, as well as their friends and enemies. Racing is a snap. Players shake the motion-sensitive Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ to accelerate and turn, or press a button to jump, attack or use a variety of items to thwart their competitors.
Each of the 16 racecourses is littered with bananas. Gather 50, perform a Wild Move and watch your Barrel Rocket hit hyperspeed. The game even includes a variety of fun challenges for players to complete to receive special rewards.
Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast is rated E for Everyone and is poised to rocket into the library of every Wii fan. For more information about Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast, please visit www.Nintendo.com.
Post by: UncleBob on October 08, 2007, 08:51:37 AM
Post by: Crimm on October 08, 2007, 08:56:08 AM
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Originally posted by: NewsBot
DONKEY KONG: BARREL BLAST LETS PLAYERS GO BANANAS ON WII!
Dear Nintendo,
No more puns.
kthxbye
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 08, 2007, 08:59:49 AM
Post by: LuigiHann on October 08, 2007, 09:01:20 AM
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Originally posted by: UncleBob
If this had still used the Bongos, it would have been a day one purchase for me... Now it's going to have to wait...
Yeah, seriously. What's the point of the game now? Controlling a racing game with the bongos would have been clever and interesting, and having the Wii remote simulate bongos for a music game could be fun, but having the Wii remote simulate bongos for a racing game... does not compute.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 08, 2007, 09:42:27 AM
Post by: Mashiro on October 08, 2007, 09:55:59 AM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Wow, this game snuck up on me, too bad I don't know much about it and don't really care to know much about it.
What she said.
Post by: king of snake on October 08, 2007, 10:03:56 AM
This would have been a day one purchase for me too, but now I'll wait for NWR's review before even considering it.
Post by: Caliban on October 08, 2007, 10:22:33 AM
Post by: king of snake on October 08, 2007, 11:20:43 AM
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on October 08, 2007, 11:41:43 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 08, 2007, 12:02:10 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on October 08, 2007, 12:12:59 PM
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Originally posted by: PartyBear
Early reviews are not promising according to Game Rankings, including a 6.5 from Nintendo Power. That's the highest one so far, too.
Kairon should be an on call reviewer for Nintendo Power.
"Somebody call Kairon, we got another pile o' crap commin' in!"
