I thought this was a pile of crap when I reviewed it for PixlBit.

It's probably the worst shooting game I've played on Wii, but it is the best Wii game based on a Disney ride. That competition isn't hard to win, though, and the ride is actually fun.

Personally, I hate the ride.  Comparing it to Universal's Men in Black: Alien Attack, or even the Magic Kingdom's Buzz Lightyear ride really creates a high standard to live up to, and some simple "midway" style games where you shoot a few targets just doesn't cut it for me.  Which is sad, because my family loves it, and my dad is convinced that virtually every vacation has to be to a theme park.

I'm not buying this title, because it's clear that the game is more of the same of what's on the ride, and I really could care less about the ride in every aspect except that I've been forced to ride it several times.

And yes, this is solely my opinion.  Virtually everyone else seems to adore said ride, and I really can't understand why!

The original ride is enjoyable purely through the atmosphere and the competition between you and your fellow rider.  The ride also has a nice flow, where just as you're getting tired of one game, the game ends and the car rolls you around to the next screen.  It's good, simple fun that works in the theme park environment, especially since it's a nice break from Disney's usual epic over-indulgence.

Thing is, you bring that to Wii and it's just another underwhelming mini-game collection.  Thanks, but I think I'll stick to the ride.

Well, it's just when you've got the Buzz Lightyear ride, or the Men in Black one, as direct competitors in the interactive ride/shooting gallery type of game, this ride offers a lot less.

For one, there's no storyline presented to you.  There's nothing to watch or learn, or really engaging the audience member as to "why" he or she is participating, aside from scoring points.  There's a huge discrepancy between possible scores depending on where you sit, compared to most other games.  There's no real "gimmick" to the ride beyond 3D.  Buzz Lightyear had 360 degree turning abilities, and Men In Black pits you head-to-head against the opposing car, as a part of the storyline.  The cars are lame.  Literally, take a look at them.  They've got a video screen, and that's about it for special things there.

Essentially, if you've played Point Blank, or one of it's many sequels, there's nothing new for you on this ride.  And I mean that.  You can get literally the same experience by playing a Playstation-era arcade game.  Granted, there's no Toy Story theme, but really, aside from the oversized board games and Mr. Potato Head in the lobby, the theme poorly executed, too.  In fact, aside from the games not actually involving characters beyond a short introduction, even at the end, when you're awarded a "prize" based on your score, it isn't even Toy Story related.  Granted, Buzz Lightyear ranked you in a similar manner, but the ride was really based on one character, and not the entire group.  Couldn't you be rewarded a "Slinky Dog" or "Hamm" for a poor performance, and a "Woody" or "Buzz" for a higher one, rather than cats, rabbits, and other random animals?

There was just so much missed opportunity that's hard to look past, especially when you compare it to the other two.  Not to mention, it truthfully doesn't match the theme of the park, which is meant to put you into the movies and entertainment, in a sense.

So, yeah, I'd rather have Point Blank than an game based on this ride, personally.  I suppose if I wanted a light-gun based mini game collection again, at this point, I'd consider this, though.  I'd imagine it's biggest competition is something like Carnival Games.  Can anyone say how it compares to that?

There's no denying that the theme park ride has obvious, glaring problems.  I've only been on it once, but despite its problems I found it simple, dumb fun.  My mom and I had a fun time competing against each other (which I won by a fairly large margin, some small comfort since my folks usually kick my ass at Buzz Lightyear and Men in Black), and for a theme park ride that's just there as something fun to do while you're already in the park it does its job.  Could it be much more elaborate?  Yes, but would it have mattered in the context of the ride?  Probably not.

But this becomes a major problem when you have a home console version of the experience like this one.  At MGM (I refuse to call it the Hollywood Studios), it's one thing among a wide variety of other things you can do.  At home, the experience has to show why it's worth the price tag and from the looks of it Disney hasn't justified that cost with a more involving experience.

My friend owns this game, I did not like it, to put it nicely. It's difficult to see the cursor with all of the shots flying around, the aiming felt sluggish and off, there's little variety, and the sound department is annoying.