The Bottom Line
It didn't take me very long to play through the single-player aspect of the game, but there were definitely some frustrating moments. All in all, I would like to be able to make more choices (like using a different gun, selecting semi-auto instead of full auto, etc), but it's really fairly good.
Pros
- Lots of chances to shoot.
- Multiplayer modes allow up to 4 players.
- Easy to play.
- Includes a wide variety of shooting scenarios.
- All you shoot are targets (though many of them are shaped like people).
Cons
- Cover image is inaccurate - some are reverse images (visible features should be on the other sides).
- Some of the multi-player scenarios are lame, and the narrator no longer tells you to reload.
- Narrator's comments/encouragements are often inappropriate/inaccurate.
Description
- Shooting game for Nintendo Wii, calls itself "the ultimate weapons and tactics simulator." For 1-4 players.
- For 1-4 players.
- Rated "T for Teen (mild violence)," although you only shoot targets. Some targets look like people.
- Shoot paper targets, plink at cans and bottles, shoot fruit, and go through training houses like the police and military use.
- Single-player and multi-player gameplay supported.
- I recommend using this game with a large television.
Guide Review - Reload Shooting game for Nintendo Wii
Start at the beginning, and follow instructions. You don't get to choose your firearm - it is chosen for you, depending on where you are and what you're doing. Keep hitting the correct targets. Some places have "good guy" and "bad guy" targets, and you can only shoot so many good guys before you get disqualified. Hitting the good-guy targets also subtracts many more points from your score than you earn by hitting the bad guys.
Some levels invite frustration. In Apartment Training and Gas Station, I got stuck because every time I played them, the blasted gun I was using (a full-auto version of an M4 carbine, I think) kept delivering double-taps that would eliminate a bad guy target but also hit a good guy target behind it or nearby. There's no way to select semi-auto instead of full auto, and that is a bummer.
I'd like to see more flexibility in other areas, too. Choosing a better gun for a given task would be a good thing, but we're stuck with the game designers' choices.
Other aspects of the game can also be a pain. Often, the disembodied voice of the narrator will say, "Perfect," when I've clearly screwed up, or "Great aim," when my aim is anything but great. On another occasion, I began a level and was told to "shoot all targets," even though some of the targets were of hostages and should definitely not be shot. These things fall in the "Duh" category, in my opinion, and should have been fixed before release.
Some levels seem to go on longer than necessary and past the point of fun, which can tend to burn me out, and makes it very tough to keep doing them over again if you fail to pass it and want to move on.
You usually have to reload often, which led my wife to observe that this game definitely lives up to its name.
That said, it's a fairly cheap game and it does offer some good entertainment for a shooter. Considering that it can be had for less than twenty bucks, it's definitely a better entertainment value than, say, going to see a movie, although I don't see myself going back to play it over and over, once I've gone through career mode once. I even got my wife, who is usually not a shooter, to play it with me for a good while.
All in all, I want more from it, but I can understand why it doesn't deliver more at this price (I found it selling for less than $20).
- Russ Chastain
