Its official: Yahtzee definitely goes after games that have been hyped up like crazy and praised like it was the second coming of Christ in game form.
Just look at his recent reviews: Guitar Hero 3, Mass effect, Assassin's creed, Phantom Hourglass, Halo 3 and now Galaxy. All of these games have been, at one point, hyped to no end or has received numerous awards and glowing reviews.
I think he was a little off on his Galaxy review, though, and I'm not saying that simply because I loved the game. Its true that the controls feel gimmicky at times (especially on the extra planets with the rolling ball and the surfing manta ray) but he was exaggerating. If he thought the waggle in Galaxy was bad he should avoid Rayman and Mario & Sonic like they were the plague.
The game could've been done on the GC and with a GC controller, yes, but the game makes use of the Wii's pointing abilities (mainly the blue stars). Those levels would've been a pain to play through with just the joystick since they require precise pointing and quick maneuvering. So while Galaxy is not the definitive Wii game it can't be easily recreated on another system.
As for the gravity and camera, again, he was blowing it out of proportion. Its true that the camera does make it hard to see sometimes but there have been worse. The camera in Galaxy is actually one of the better ones. Again, if he thought Galaxy was bad he should get a load of games like Kingdom Hearts.
And really, he's the ONLY person to complain about the gravity effects being gimmicky. I thought that added a lot to the gameplay and made for some creative levels (especially on the final level). Plus, gravity has been tackled in other games before so I don't understand why he would consider it a gimmick and just makes him look like he's complaining for the sake of complaining.
I'm surprised that with all the bitching he did he didn't touch on the one issue every gamer has agreed on: how lineal the game is. Even I was caught by surprised at how the game grabs you by the hand and doesn't let go till the end. I personally didn't mind it but its an issue everyone has discussed and debated like crazy. So again, why didn't Yahtzee complain about that?
Finally, he ranted so much about Nintendo its like he has a personal vendetta against them. Yes, I am well aware that he doesn't exactly treat everyone kindly but at times it felt more like a rant against Nintendo than an actual review. Yes, Nintendo needs to create more new IPs. Yes, Nintendo needs to create more new ideas and yes the Mario spin offs can be overwhelming but it is worth being angry about it?
That said, I do agree with him that some of the bosses feel uninspired (mainly the Bowser ones) and moving around the queen bee did feel weird but overall he was grasping for straws in places.
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