Wii Mans Reviews: FarCry: Vengence - WiiTalk

wii_man76 · 14-03-2007, 02:03 PM

When I got this game I didn't know quite what to expect. I certainly wasn't expecting the way that the controls work!

The nunchuk is required for this game and is used (along with the controller) in an ingenious way.

You have to point the controller at the screen and as you move the cross-hair around you move in that direction in conjunction with the nunchuk analogue stick which moves you forwards and backwards and sideways left and right. :p

Grenades and the like! To throw a stone, grenade or petrol bomb you hold down a button on the nunchuk, aim with the controller and then pretend the nunchuk is a grenade etc. and perform a throwing motion!

If you imagine the controller as being a knife all you have to do is perform a cutting/slicing/chopping motion and it will automatically change to the knife and start cutting things before changing back to your chosen weapon.

To jump you move the nunchuk quickly in an upward direction and to kick things you wiggle the controller in a kicking fashion.

The graphics are reasonable but can be a bit dodgy at times with some textures of the foliage being quite pixel Ted. On a few occasions I have noticed that the draw distance can be a bit poor sometimes too as on turning around it quickly tries to draw buildings that you are quite near to.

To start with I thought the sound/music was quite good as when you get to a tense part of the game some tense sounding music begins to play... it is when it gets to the end of the track and then starts again with no fade in or out that you realise it is badly joined together, which spoils it a little bit for me.

Overall this is quite a reasonable game, but the only thing that makes it stand a little bit out from the crowd is the way you use the controllers. :|

I think if you wanted to get this game then I would wait until it is re-released as a 'budget' title as I am sure it will be in the future...

Wii Mans Game Rating
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Fun Factor: 6/10 - Can Be Quite Repetitive & You May Get Bored Easily
Playability: 10/10 - The Controls Are Amazing, Unlike Anything Before!
Gameplay: 6/10 - The Game Is Playable, But Nothing Too Outstanding
Graphics: 7/10 - Some Poor Textures & Draw Distance Flaws
Sound/Music: 5/10 - Badly Joined Music When It Is Repeated

Overall: 34/50

PokeyStix · 16-03-2007, 05:34 PM

Mmm... to be fair it's what I was expecting. Far Cry on the PC wasn't too amazing either.

wii_man76 · 18-03-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PokeyStix

Mmm... to be fair it's what I was expecting. Far Cry on the PC wasn't too amazing either.

I've never played any of them before so didn't know what to expect and to be honest was a bit dissapointed in it - I had expected it to be a lot better than it is...

millski · 19-03-2007, 08:34 AM

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Playability: 10/10 - The Controls Are Amazing, Unlike Anything Before!

You are insane. There's just too much to remember for my liking and I found myself having to play the game in huge chunks in case I forgot (after playing something else) how to look left and right. Shame though, because they are unlike anything else I've played and they could have been great...

wii_man76 · 19-03-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by millski

You are insane.

Yep that's me!!

I've got Red Steel as well (which also uses both the controller and nunchuck) and going from one to the other can be a bit confusing as the controls are not used in the same way so I keep dropping grenades by mistake when I am trying to do something else! lol

John Mc · 03-07-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wii_man76

Yep that's me!!

I've got Red Steel as well (which also uses both the controller and nunchuck) and going from one to the other can be a bit confusing as the controls are not used in the same way so I keep dropping grenades by mistake when I am trying to do something else! lol

lol I do the exact same thing all the time!

Thank God for that! I thought I was the only one

Mr. Nasty · 04-07-2007, 08:39 PM

£15 on play.com

Might be worth considering if you're after an FPS on the Wii. CoD3 is rubbish and MoH is way too short.

wii_man76 · 04-07-2007, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Nasty

£15 on play.com

Might be worth considering if you're after an FPS on the Wii. CoD3 is rubbish and MoH is way too short.

Definately worth £15! Just don't expect too much from this game, it was good a few months ago when there weren't many games to compare it too, but things have progressed a bit since then!