Digital Sextant

So I discovered, on our family trip to the library yesterday, that our library has Wii games.  Woot.  I got “De Blob” for a two week trial.  Oddly enough, when I checked the online catalog, I found that it has 7 holds.  So why was one on the shelf?  Lucky me, I guess. The premise [… Read More]

So I picked up House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return for the Wii, and am enjoying it immensely.  My favorite arcade games have long been light gun games, since the systems are designed to use the hardware and thus work smoothly.  They’re also not thought-provoking or challenging, intellectually, but just fun to play. [… Read More]

My Wii number is 2489 3057 4737 7948 What’s yours?

Jenny and I got this party game for the Wii last week and have been playing it.  It’s a pretty fun goof, with lots of mini games and silly Wii controller stuff.  The animations are silly and the Rock-Band-like game at the end of each level is amusing. The game features a vast amount of [… Read More]

Still enjoying the Wii. A few thoughts, now that I’ve settled into gameplay a bit more: No More Heroes continues to be excellent. I like the mini-games quite a bit, and the mini assassination missions are enjoyable too. I’m now waiting for the third boss battle. I don’t really get the idea of the clothing [… Read More]

So I mentioned, a couple weeks ago, that we had room in our tax return for me to get a Wii. The challenge, at least in the Chicagoland area, is finding them. I’ve been looking for one pretty consistently since April first, calling stores occasionally and checking in at every store that carries them every [… Read More]