![]() The Nerf universe is colorful, kinetic, and fast paced. In my admittedly brief time with the game, I am convinced it is the best Wiimote shooter available, and indeed one of the best casual games you'll ever play. I believe I have found that game: Nerf N-Strike. No, there has to be something more fulfilling, a well designed, fun, easily accessible game where the Wiimote's capabilities as a lightgun are used effectively. However, this odd scoring goes against your natural inclination to draw and shoot as fast as possible. Once you figure out the key to the scoring (misses are unacceptable, it's better to shoot less and not hit everything on the screen), the game is trivial. Two player co-op makes the game truly stand out, but the repetitive levels really drag it into the depths of "meh". The game, available on WiiWare, is easily better than the games we've mentioned so far. When Wild West Guns was released, I thought it was the experience I was looking for. There's a great concept here, but it is so short, and just repeats itself, that you'll want to look elsewhere for a full fledged shooter experience. At the end of the level, a big boss bully comes out, and shortly thereafter, he looks like a rainbow colored porcupine. Scoring is kept individually for each player, but you'll likely end up cooperating. Your targets? Other children on the playground! As a teacher, I found this game to be quite cathartic. Dart Shootout is an on the rails shooter where you use a gun which launches strangely familiar foam darts. Most of the minigames are either extremely easy or an exercise in how not to use motion controls, but there is one game mode that stands out. I thought I had found a good one when I played EA's Playground. Thus, we have to look elsewhere for our co-op Wiimote shooter fix. However, it isn't co-op! There's only so many times you can obliterate your father-in-law's score before he'll want to move on to another minigame. Easy as pie to learn, and a ton of fun to play even for the more accomplished gamer. The first game in Wii Play is a modernized version of Duck Hunt called Shooting Range. Everyone has it, of course, since it costs only $10 more than a Wiimote alone. Wii Sports may be the first game everyone shows to their non-gamer friends and relatives, but Wii Play is likely going to be the second. The device is a perfect fit for the simple point and shoot philosophy of lightgun games, and Nintendo obviously knows this. There are lots of buttons, yes, but A and B are much larger and more prominent in a tactile way. The pointer motion is quite natural, and easy to understand. ![]() One of the first things a non-gamer will say when you hand them an Xbox 360 or PS3 controller is "what do all these buttons do?" It can be overwhelming to say the least. We'll look at several examples of Wiimote shooters today in our quest for the best co-op title in the lot. The unique capabilities of the Wii remote have led to something of a renaissance in an old, but dearly beloved game type: the lightgun shooter. Each of these games are for the Wii Nintendo's console is a fine choice for casual gaming, though certainly not the only option. This week on Casual Friday, we'll take a look at several games, all in the same genre.
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