Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

[footbull3196]

Yes, Wii Music, even worse than Rock Revolution, has arrived for the Wii. Actually, it did a while ago, but now that I got the monthly issue of Game Informer, I realize how bad it is. Here's what Game Informer had to say about it:

"Finally, Nintendo has seen fit to deliver us from the horrors of Guitar Hero and Rock Band’s intuitive gameplay, accurate mechanics, and great song selections. Thank God. Now I can stop pretending that I was having fun rocking out to Metallica and live my dream of playing backup cowbell in a cruise ship band version of “Yankee Doodle.”

Yes, what an accurate statement by Game Informer Magazines!!!

First of all, the song list sucks.

1. “American Patrol” the march by F.W. Meacham
2. “Animal Crossing’s K.K. Blues” by K.K. Slider
3. “Animal Crossing: Wild World” Theme
4. “Bridal Chorus” by Richard Wagner
5. “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis (from Chariots of Fire)
6. “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees
7. “Do-Re-Mi” by Rodgers and Hammerstein (from The Sound of Music)
8. “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police
10. “F-Zero Mute City” Theme
11. “Happy Birthday To You” the birthday celebration song
12. “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5
13. “I’ve Never Been to Me” by Charlene
14. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms
15. “La Bamba” the Mexican folk song
16. “La Cucaracha” the Spanish folk song
17. “Legend of Zelda Overworld” Theme
18. “Material Girl” by Madonna
19. “Minuet in G major” by Johann Sebastian Bach
20. “My Grandfather’s Clock” the bluegrass song by Henry Clay Work
21. “O Christmas Tree” the Christmas carol
22. “Oh My Darling, Clementine” the American folk ballad
23. “On the bridge of Avignon” the French song about the Pont d’Avignon
24. “Over the Waves” by Juventino Rosas
25. “Overture” from the opera Carmen
26. “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes
27. “Sakura Sakura” the Japanese cherry blossom folk song
28. “Scarborough Fair” the traditional English ballad
29. “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
30. “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto
31. “Super Mario Bros.” Theme
32. “Swan Lake” the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
33. “Symphony No. 1’s Titan” by Gustav Mahler
34. “Symphony No. 9’s From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak
35. “Symphony No. 9’s Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven
36. “The Blue Danube” the waltz by Johann Strauss II
37. “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel
38. “The Flea Waltz” is usually the first piano piece learned
39. “The Four Seasons’ Spring (La Primavera)” by Antonio Vivaldi
40. “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva
41. “Troika” the Russian folk song
42. “Turkey in the Straw” the American folk song
43. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” the English nursery rhyme
44. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!
45. “Wii Music” Theme
46. “Wii Sports” Theme
47. “Woman” by John Lennon
48. “Yankee Doodle” the U.S. patriotical song

Second of all, the gameplay sucks. All you do is press the 1 and 2 buttons for a wind instrument in any order at all, or if you're playing a string or vocal instrument, swing the remote back and forth, which usually is unresponsive.

For a first-party game, Nintendo sure made this worthy of the trash can. I didn't expect this at all from a consistent software developer like Nintendo.

Game Informer rated this as a 3 out of 10, which is pretty bad considering most of the games they review get at least a 6 or more. Just goes to show you that not every Nintendo-developed game is worth playing.

[NFD]

Ok, most of those songs are trash. But you said ALL the songs are trash. John Lennon was on that list of people. You may leave the forum now.

[footbull3196]

Originally Posted by NFD

Ok, most of those songs are trash. But you said ALL the songs are trash. John Lennon was on that list of people. You may leave the forum now.

Oh come on. It was an exaggeration. And I'm only saying that because the song lists for Guitar Hero and Rock Band and even Rock Revolution are much better than this.

I mean, come on. Who the hell wants to play "La Cucaracha" or "Happy Birthday to You" in a video game, especially a music game? You're supposed to escape stuff like that in a video game. Like the introduction of the Game Informer review, why play Yankee Doodle when you can play Metallica, one of the best bands ever created, if not THE best?

So I'm sorry if I offended you by saying that EVERY song is trash. There are a few decent songs, but other than that, they do suck.

[Tokzic]

Originally Posted by NFD

Ok, most of those songs are trash. But you said ALL the songs are trash. John Lennon was on that list of people. You may leave the forum now.

both john lennon and his sham of a band are 90% garbage and 10% mediocre

oops i went there

[NFD]

Originally Posted by Tokzic

both john lennon and his sham of a band are 90% garbage and 10% mediocre

oops i went there

Secretly you fap to Paul McCartney.

[trumaestro]

damn i was actually looking forward to this game owell.

[NFD]

Metallica is ****. Also, there's Wham!, and The Police, what about them? Also, it's not to be a major music game, the Wii is mostly for younger kids, who would find these songs fun to play.

[footbull3196]

Originally Posted by NFD

Metallica is ****. Also, there's Wham!, and The Police, what about them? Also, it's not to be a major music game, the Wii is mostly for younger kids, who would find these songs fun to play.

Ok, well, if you had read my post all the way through, you would have seen that I said there were a FEW decent songs, not just the one you mentioned. Also, even if it isn't meant to be a major music game, it's just not a good idea to begin with.

Game Informer Magazine says the following:

"Wii Music is a poor solution to an imaginary problem. Rock Band and Guitar Hero have gotten more non-gamers and casual gamers into the hobby than any titles I can think of in the last 20 years. And guess what? They like actual gameplay, just like us."

So even if it is meant to be a game for younger kids, there's no point in just swinging your remote. It's like buying a toy drum set for a little kid to freak out on, and almost as annoying.

[Flandre Scarlet]

My thoughts about this game:

This game is targeted at the child population, hence the giant list of kid friendly songs. As these children grow older, they will pick up and fall into the rock/metal music genres and head for GH/RB, since as you said, who in the teenage group want to listen to those songs? Some are not terrible, but it's Nintendo, you should know their games and marketing strategies already from their long history.

And it's a damn game, if you don't like the gameplay or the song list before hand, don't buy it.

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

It sounds fine to me. Your whole review is so incredibly lame it makes me hurt inside. I understand Game Informer thinks it's a bad game, but it seems like YOU are simply following the opinions of Game Informer. Let me ask you this, have you ever even played Wii Music? Doubt it.

P.S. WHY ARE YOU BACK FOOTBULLLLLLLLL AHHHHHH

[footbull3196]

Originally Posted by MooMoo_Cowfreak

Let me ask you this, have you ever even played Wii Music? Doubt it.

Actually, yes I have. I played it at a friend's house, who was super excited about it, and it sucked. He returned it back to Gamestop the next day.

And get rid of that part at the end. I am by far the SEXIEST GUY ON THIS SITE!!!!!

Ok, not really, but still, leave me alone.

[virus003]

Sounds a lot like Wii play, it sucks balls.
Probably can only get a good 20 minutes outta this game. =\

[Flaming_Dingleberry]

I'm still buying it, because it's a rhythm game of course, and what's Rock Revolution, I plan on buying that too ;D

Originally Posted by NFD

Metallica is ****. Also, there's Wham!, and The Police, what about them? Also, it's not to be a major music game, the Wii is mostly for younger kids, who would find these songs fun to play.

Leave the smart furry opinions to Hammy, and though the songs would be good for children, even kid-targeted games deserve good control and handling, if not more-so.

[NFD]

Oh, that's cool.

But uh, I was playing like, World Tour earlier, and the drum set was horrible. The stand was really, really flimsy, and a lot of the beats didn't even register, and that's the one for our age group, so of course Wii Music won't be good.

[robertsona]

It's not supposed to be as awful as you guys are making it out to be, but most reviews say it's mediocre.

[welsh_girl]

I still want this game, might actually find it fun unlike GH.


Also you say the music list is ****, I highly doubt you've even heard of most of them.

[Xiaounlimited]

Originally Posted by welsh_girl

I still want this game, might actually find it fun unlike GH.

Also you say the music list is ****, I highly doubt you've even heard of most of them.

32. “Swan Lake” the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
33. “Symphony No. 1’s Titan” by Gustav Mahler
34. “Symphony No. 9’s From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak
35. “Symphony No. 9’s Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven
36. “The Blue Danube” the waltz by Johann Strauss II
37. “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel
38. “The Flea Waltz” is usually the first piano piece learned
39. “The Four Seasons’ Spring (La Primavera)” by Antonio Vivaldi

Because obviously we're so dense we don't know the names of famous classical composers; and here the hipster kid with red hair and lip piercings does.

Bravo.

p.s. game sux etc. don't need to repeat what has been said

[welsh_girl]

Originally Posted by Xiaounlimited

32. “Swan Lake” the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
33. “Symphony No. 1’s Titan” by Gustav Mahler
34. “Symphony No. 9’s From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak
35. “Symphony No. 9’s Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven
36. “The Blue Danube” the waltz by Johann Strauss II
37. “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel
38. “The Flea Waltz” is usually the first piano piece learned
39. “The Four Seasons’ Spring (La Primavera)” by Antonio Vivaldi

Because obviously we're so dense we don't know the names of famous classical composers; and here the hipster kid with red hair and lip piercings does.

Bravo.

p.s. game sux etc. don't need to repeat what has been said

Did I even mention in my previous post it was anything to do with the composers ?, way to jump to conclusions, dumb ass. Of course at least, say, 90% of people know who Beethoven etc. are.

[footbull3196]

Besides, I know there are people who think this thread sucks, but it's threadworthy.

Let me explain:

This forum is for Music Games.

I'm reporting on a music game.

I'm telling people with good reasoning and textual evidence why they should not buy this game.

I have experienced the game firsthand to know about it.

And besides, somebody did a thread on how bad Rock Revolution is. Everyone was ok with that. Why would this thread be any different?

[hi19hi19]

Originally Posted by footbull3196

And besides, somebody did a thread on how bad Rock Revolution is. Everyone was ok with that. Why would this thread be any different?

because