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  • footbull3196
    Banned
    • Oct 2007
    • 514

    #1

    Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

    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
    FFR Player
    • Nov 2007
    • 4715

    #2
    Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

    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.

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    • trumaestro
      I don't get no respect
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Jun 2006
      • 1332

      #3
      Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

      damn i was actually looking forward to this game owell.

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      • footbull3196
        Banned
        • Oct 2007
        • 514

        #4
        Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

        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.

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        • NFD
          FFR Player
          • Nov 2007
          • 4715

          #5
          Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

          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.

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          • footbull3196
            Banned
            • Oct 2007
            • 514

            #6
            Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

            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.

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            • Flandre Scarlet
              Death
              • Feb 2008
              • 903

              #7
              Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

              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.
              Playing FFR/Lurking around the forums since Dec. 2004

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              • MooMoo_Cowfreak
                Abraxas Hydroplane
                • May 2006
                • 1746

                #8
                Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                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
                Originally posted by hi19hi19
                dumps abstractly represent the song with arrows

                post-dumps abstractly represent the existential nihilism that the song invokes in the listener with negative space, evoking the ephemeral nature of the mind - the journey of stepmania begins in hope yet soon becomes corroded into a dialectic of futility, leaving only a sense of dread and the unlikelihood of a new synthesis

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                • footbull3196
                  Banned
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 514

                  #9
                  Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                  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.

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                  • virus003
                    FFR Veteran
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 1822

                    #10
                    Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

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

                    Originally posted by XUioX
                    too hard and too long.. the rest of it was easy though.
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                    i still have photos of my dad dickfeeding me when i was like 5
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                    stop back seat modding its annoying

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                    • Flaming_Dingleberry
                      Everybody gets one.
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 1008

                      #11
                      Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                      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.
                      Last edited by Flaming_Dingleberry; 11-24-2008, 07:28 PM.
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                      • NFD
                        FFR Player
                        • Nov 2007
                        • 4715

                        #12
                        Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                        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.

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                        • robertsona
                          missa in h-moll
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 3997

                          #13
                          Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

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

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                          • welsh_girl
                            FFR Player
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 1365

                            #14
                            Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                            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.

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                            • robertsona
                              missa in h-moll
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 3997

                              #15
                              Re: Wii Music - Here to Ruin the Music Experience for Everyone

                              Originally posted by footbull3196
                              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:
                              Also this right here convinces me that you didn't play it and the cliche "friend's house" story is bull****. It also convinces me you just parrot what you hear from Game Informer.

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