Recommend us some Wii games.

Scotley · Feb 28, 2009

We'll have to check out resident evil. Family game night could be a winner too. I remember many games of sorry when my older kids were younger, so that might be one we could all enjoy. Battleship was a favorite game for my brother and I 30 someodd years ago.

Woas · Mar 1, 2009

Hey I'm telling ya, Boom Blox doesn't look like much from the cover but it's a really fun game for all ages! Give it a second look.

Graybeard · Mar 5, 2009

I'll second the recommendation for Boom Blox. Just played it this weekend at a friends house. It was lots of fun.

KB9JMQ · Mar 14, 2009

I will third Boom Blox. It is the top game in our family. We play 2 and 3 player all the time.

Scotley · Mar 14, 2009

Still can't find BoomBlox in which I suppose is another way to see that it is good. My 4 year old has really enjoyed watching us play 'Order Up' but he can't really do it himself and I find it a bit tedious.

Pbartender · Mar 14, 2009

Scotley said:
Family game night could be a winner too. I remember many games of sorry when my older kids were younger, so that might be one we could all enjoy. Battleship was a favorite game for my brother and I 30 someodd years ago.

Okay, I've got to ask...

Why not just buy the boardgames, and play with the family at the table? I understand the financially, a video game bundle of board games might be a better buy, but still...

Rl'Halsinor · Mar 14, 2009

Super Smash Brothers Brawl FTW!

And pbartender, what you say about boardgames is true. The old tried and true are still a lot of fun.

Mercutio01 · Mar 14, 2009

Pbartender said:
Okay, I've got to ask...

Why not just buy the boardgames, and play with the family at the table? I understand the financially, a video game bundle of board games might be a better buy, but still...

It's a) cheaper than each game separately, b) there's no setup, c) there's no cleanup, d) my kitchen table is simply not big enough (small apt), and e) manages to bring technology into the equation--all of which were reasons I recommended it.

YMMV of course.

Graybeard · Mar 15, 2009

I saw Boom Blox at my local Toys R Us. They had several copies in stock. I just picked up Carnival Games. I read some good reviews of it and it sounded like fun.

Protagonist · Mar 17, 2009

Multiplayer games I can recommend:
Mario Kart Wii (fun for up to 4 players if your TV is big enough), Boom Blox (especially the jenga and shuffleball variants), Mario Power Tennis (it's a GC remake, but it's cheap and the new controls rock)

Games that I recommend, if you don't mind some minor flaws

Guitar Hero World Tour (lyrics are a bit hard to read, if a single player screws up the song ends for the whole band), Worms: A Space Oddity (the number of weapons has decreased quite a bit since the PC versions), Mortal Kombat Armageddon (good game, but some of the movements for the specials moves are a little too similiar and take some practice to pull off)

Games I can not recommend at all:
Deca Sports (boring as abyss)