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Agatha Christie And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie And Then There Were None

Prepare yourself for an extraordinary investigative thriller in this superb adaptation of the world’s best-selling mystery novel. Play as the new eleventh character, Patrick Narracott, the boatman who takes the guests to Shipwreck Island. Mysteriously, you also end up trapped with the others. Command an exhilarating adventure as you solve the mystery and find the killer before you become the next victim.

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3 Stars Not great, but I’m enjoying it.
First of all, it’s important to explain what type of game this is. This games is a traditional, 2D, point-and-click adventure game. You walk around and explore, talk to people, collect objects and clues, and solve puzzles. I’m a big fan of these types of games, but if you’re not as a rule, I would skip this.

As a long-time adventure gamer, I was waiting for the Wii release to play this game. If you’ve already played it on PC, don’t bother. It’s exactly the same. The Wii controls are barely used, and when they are it’s kinda annoying.

This game definitely has its flaws. It’s not a great game. The action is pretty slow and sometimes repetitive. It’s not exciting or unpredictable (especially if you’ve read the book, which I have.) The game is actually not very linear, in that you can do a lot of optional actions and you can do things at different times. That gets confusing sometimes because I felt that I had not done things I wanted to do and was afraid I wouldn’t get a chance. But I did.

I have resorted to a walkthrough for a few parts of the game, but I have a low frustration tolerance, so that’s not strange. In all, I’ve been really enjoying my time playing this game. I can’t quite put my finger on what I like, but it’s soothing and relaxing. I have been monopolizing the TV for several days playing it.

So, if you have liked this type of game in the past, I would recommend it. I understand the later PC games in the series are improvements on this game. I hope they do Wii ports of them as well. Otherwise I’m going to have to get them for PC.

4 Stars stuck
everything is fine and dandy and collecting objects is easy as well as moving around the house, but i seem to get stuck when the first night comes around. i’ve done it twice now and can’t seem to find somehting to put the flour in to get the batteries? unless of course there is a lil glitch with mine. anyway, over all great game but i’m just a bit stuck.

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1 Star Like the “Titanic”, a Real Sinker!
What a disappointment! This game is not worth any price you may want to pay. Do Not Buy! It suffers from primitive graphics that are reminiscent of the old PC platform “Titanic” game. Like that game, the player has no instructions, no tutorial, and an unclear objective. Also like that game, interaction with the game environment is minimal, character movement is stilted. Want something that takes advantage of the Wii capabilities? Forget this game!

2 Stars Once stuck, game over
The sound and the cartoon animation during the introduction sets a great tone for the game. It was fun to complete Chapter 1, which I finally did through a stroke of luck. now, I begin Chapter 2 and I’m stuck because I don’t have a light. My point is - once you are stuck, the game is over. You can think & think & think…then, ok, now what. So much for that money. Game over.

Also, if you resume a game that you saved, there is no play back feature, so, you better remember what you were doing.

2 Stars befuddled
I love Agatha Christie’s work, especially when Poirot is the featured sleuth. While I didn’t expect this game to be as rich as Christie’s works, I was expecting a more entertaining experience. In a word, this game is boring. This is true because the game is befuddled with notes and objects and an endless searching of rooms. The Wii aspect of this game could be so much better, as well. You don’t get to do much more than click and twist your wrist to open doors, which you must do so many times you begin to wonder about whether you might aggravate a bad case of carpel tunnel. This could have been great. Someone ran out of money or creativity in its making and needed to cash in early, it would seem.

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Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Medal of Honor: Heroes lets you become each of the main characters from the Medal Of Honor series. Players can unlock over 20 classic MoH characters to use in multiplayergames adding both variety and personality to their online experience. Travel through 12 unique environments, from rocky coasts of Italy, to the rainy streets of Holland and snowy fields in the Ardennes. ESRB Rated T for Teen

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star NOT 4 PLAYER!
I was looking for a 4 player first person shooter for a wii. I found this which was advertised to be 4 played but its not true. There is a 1 player solo mode and then 32 player online mode but you can only have 1 person playing on each wii at a time.

4 Stars 3.5; good game, great controls
To be perfectly honest, I’m not a big fan of military shooters. While on occasion I can stomach a good FPS such as Halo, Metroid Prime series or tactical shooters like Rainbow Six Vegas, all of the Call of Duty’s, Medal of Honors and whatever else is out there did little to interest me but I thought I’d check out this game anyway. And while it’s still not my genre and not a game I’d buy, I did have fun with it and got into it so unlike Corruption which combined a great atmosphere and story with controls, this seems more like it’s fun to play than to experience the whole package.

It’s a WWII shooter so you know what that means: Invasion of Normandy, storming through cities covered in rubble and debris and destroying U-boats. It’s not a particularly engaging story and at times it feels more like you’re going through the Campaign mode to play the next mission rather than get more of the story though some might find it intriguing and fans of war shooters could find it worthwhile though.

Graphically the game isn’t exactly stellar, even in progressive scan widescreen. While it looks fine on its own and I didn’t notice a lot of issue with detail or textures, it doesn’t really have that jaw-dropping feel that other games had, or even stellar art design. But of course no war game shouldn’t do wrong in terms of sound and while I don’t have the benefit of having a surround system, the gunfire, explosions and other elements tended to be accurate and I even had that Private Ryan-esque ringing in your ears where it muffled the sounds. Voice acting is alright, not exceptional but not laughable either so that’s a good plus.

One of the things many gamers anticipated with the introduction of the Wii remote was in regards to first person shooters and this game is certainly no slouch; in fact it’s one of the best control experiences I’ve had in the genre. Being deadly on the battlefield has never been so fun and picking off guys in the distance without that constant adjusting from analog sticks was quite satisfying to say the least. There’s also other elements like peeking around corners by tilting the nunchuk or throwing grenades by obviously doing a throwing motion with the Wii-mote was quite immersive. There’s even some nifty ideas such as putting it on your shoulder to mimic carrying a bazooka or tilting it to turn radio dials to call headquarters was well-handled.

However, I still have many nitpicks. For one, some weapons such as the sniper rifle I found quite sluggish and aiming to hit the next guy felt strangely slow and going for the next guy took a lot more time than I wanted, prompting me to just exit the scope screen and just re-position and go again. And one I would’ve liked was something like Halo or Resistance where just pressing one button could throw your grenades. While it’s neater to press A to pull the pin and doing the throwing motion, I would’ve liked an immediate return to my guns rather than having to press on the D-pad to go back and not just be stuck on grenades.

Is it buy-worthy? Unless this genre is your thing than by all means, give it a play but when you have games like Rainbow Six Vegas, Resistance or Call of Duty 4, the Orange Box and even the Wii’s very own Metroid Prime 3, it wouldn’t matter all too much if you missed this one. But if you decide to give it a try than there is some fun to be had with this one.

4 Stars Fun but lacking in special effects
This is a fun game, can be challenging on the harder levels but is a bit lacking in the graphics department. The AI could use a little improvement as well but overall not bad.

I do like the way you can use the controls in this game. Just recently got my Nyko gun which I think will make it that much better. I really like to see game companies use the controller in innovative ways. If you’re a hard core gamer, this game will probably be disappointing but if you are just casually into games, this one is a lot of fun.

3 Stars Fun when the EA servers are functioning
This is an average WWII shooter with a fun control scheme, nothing more, nothing less. The offline component is ok. I would not recommend the game on the strength of it alone. The online component is a lot of fun, especially with the Zapper Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training, however it brings two frustrating issues with it. The biggest is that I get disconnected from EA’s servers all the time. It usually takes 5-10 minutes of trying and retrying before I can get into and stay in a game for a length of time without getting disconnected. Even when I do get into a pseudo stable connection, though, it may only last for 10 minutes, at which point the disconnect/reconnect fun begins again. If I switch maps/games, the fun also often starts all over again. I googled this problem and found out it is a common one (though not one that everybody has). Just be aware… Second, you often have to shoot someone 10-20 times before they die (unless you are one of the bozos running around with a bazooka). When you add 31 other players into the mix, that makes for a lot of people running around crazy holding their triggers down Rambo style. I prefer something a bit more tactical. I guess my summation is, if you like shooters and only own a Wii, I would recommend this game. If you own other systems in addition to the Wii, I would stick to their shooters. Of course the Zapper control is a tempting and fun one…

5 Stars Fun Stuff
I bought this game to play online and i have to say it was a great buy even at 50 dollars. The online play against others around the world is so fun and cool. Sure I guess voice chat might be cool (haven’t done it myself.) but then again other folks talking to me can be a pain in the butt. This is ww 2 too how many folks were on the battlefields with head sets talking to each other. Turn on some tunes and watch for the blood red screen to tell if you are getting hit. The sound effects are really good and made me think someone else was in my house. Spooky. I love this game. Sorry haven’t play xbox 360 or ps3 but then again if they don’t have wii motion sensor controls i really don’t have much interest in them. Sorry after gaming since the 70s just holding a control doesn’t cut it for me anymore.

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