Fuggetaboutit!We're sure that the decision to bring The Godfather: Blackhand Edition over to the Wii was just a quick and easy way for EA to try and make some more money on their Godfather game, which took a pounding before the release of the new-gen systems. Still though, with some gesture-based controls, many were looking to this game for some good olde thyme crime. Has the game delivered or is it merely a quick and shoddy port to the Wii?
Let's see what the critics think:
- IGN (80/100) says the game is plain fun: "A great first step on Wii, as it uses more than 25 gestures, IR aiming, and has a ton of features above the original game in the form of new items, missions, gameplay modes (favors and blackmailing specifically), and RPG elements. More important than any list of numbers and features though, is the fact that The Godfather is just fun to play."
- GameDaily (80/100) agrees that the game is just plain fun and very much improved over its other versions: "Even without the flashy visuals, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition represents the best Godfather game yet, thanks to the wealth of new content and improved controls. W'd recommended the game to newcomers as well as Godfather veterans."
- GameSpot (76/100) thinks things are fine: "The Godfather: Blackhand Edition works in a smattering of new content and a brand-new control scheme with good results."
- GameSpy (70/100) says the controls make the game: "The controls are an interesting hook. Actually slugging it out with your targets by swinging the Wii Remote and nunchuk is fun, and the shooting elements are handled well by making the pointer aspect of the Remote a "precision targeter," rather than your sole firearms control."
- 1UP (70/100) likes the new controls: "The control scheme is definitely the selling point here (tossing people around never felt more fun). However, for those who already own some incarnation of this series this comes as guarded approval. Ask yourself: How many times do you need to escort the Don to the hospital or take out the Barzini family before it feels too old?"
- Game Informer (65/100) thinks the improvements don't add much value: "The new weapon wheel makes firefights less stressful, and adding more missions is never a bad thing, but the basic design of the game remains painfully dull. The uneventful stretches of driving, repetition in interrogations, and simplicity of missions has not improved."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-21-2007 @ 11:34AM
Geo said...
I love how the game informer review states that this game suffers where the other ones suffer, is improved by the controls slightly, and scored a whole point lower than the PS2 version.
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3-21-2007 @ 11:43AM
Bad Mojo said...
I love how the Gamespy review uses the word "nasty" to refer to the graphics. I think another review uses "ugly".... No game on this system will ever look like a PS3 or 360 game, so I hope they judge graphics objectively and not relatively.
I still think the controls will make up for the graphics, I plan on picking it up (never played the first one) after I read a couple of user reviews :)
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3-21-2007 @ 12:23PM
Chris said...
I was really hoping this game would get decent reviews. I finished Zelda, and Trauma Center isn't adventure enough for me, though it's an amazing game. And Raving Rabids has lost a lot of its sheen. Like everyone else, I'm getting tired of the mini-games. I'm going out to get this game!
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3-21-2007 @ 1:47PM
dukemeiser said...
Seems like a lot of the reviews are noting that this is the same as the previous games as if that is a bad thing, but I really see it as more of a port with new controls. I might pick this up.
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3-21-2007 @ 2:06PM
hydralisk456 said...
I might get it, already have it for the 360 but I'd love to have a reason to get WarioWare out of my Wii (my brother keeps beating all my high scores).
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3-21-2007 @ 3:29PM
Billy_McBong said...
i havent owned another godfather game so i will probably get this
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3-21-2007 @ 7:57PM
Nick said...
Picked it up this afternoon. Haven't gotten much time in yet, but so far the game is a BLAST! The controls really make the game a ton more fun than other GTA knock-offs. The graphics aren't stellar, but they are still good for the Wii. In some areas the graphics shine (explosions are very well handled), but in others they are original XBOX quality...which is to say that they are far better than the PS2. If you don't have this game already for a different platform, I'd recommend that you pick it up.
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3-21-2007 @ 7:57PM
Rubang B said...
I might rent this after I return Tiger Woods (it doesn't click for me like Pangya does).
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