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Hey, remember that casual game for the Wii? The one with all the sports in it that was being published by Hudson Entertainment, of Bomberman Live fame? You know, the one whose name you helped pick? Well, the game was officially announced as Deca Sports at the outset of 2008, but mum’s been the word since then.
Now, we’ve finally got some game footage in the form of a two-minute trailer, which you can view above. Deca Sports will have quite the array of games from around the world: beach volleyball, “snowboard cross”, badminton, basketball, curling, figure skating, archery, “super cross” (motocross), soccer, and kart racing. It will probably also have you wildly flailing your arms like a fool in the comfort of your living room. And while we’re here, I’d like to quote one of our dedicated tipsters, Jonathan Ross: “I want to stab whoever wrote the song.” I agree, buddy...I agree.
While the trailer evokes those happy-go-lucky images of a Wii game being played by kids and grownups alike — images we’re all familiar with from Nintendo’s own ad campaigns — the variety of sports is obviously a trump card for Hudson. However, there’s a considerable danger that the developers will overextend themselves. It’s hard enough to make a game based on one sport; if Hudson can pull off a ten-sport video game, they’ll certainly have my respect — and possibly a good amount of sales as well.
That's pretty amusing that so many people can't stand that song. Cause I was like that too when I first heard it at TGS. And since having heard it a few more times, it's grown on me:) It's sort of like that Friends theme song, or the taste of beer, or feet fetish.
I did NOT downloaded this game, and i have to say it pales in comparison to Wii Sports. The controls flat out suck for most of the games. Archery and Curling are above average but that will only last you 15 minutes. Kart racing and motorcross are plain terrible. And yes, the song is in the video is the theme for the game which you have to listen to over and over. Ug what a mess....
Not thrilled with this title. The racing engine is a direct ripoff of the cart minigames from Mario Party 8, and the rest of the games all feel like MP8 minigame rejects. Ironically, I found curling to be the most fun, as it has the most interaction of all the sports on the disc. A million times more fun with 3 friends than by yourself, not worth retail price either.
Those graphics just plain reek of cheap cash-in. If they couldn't even bother making it look as good as a first generation dreamcast game, I really don't think they'd have bothered too much with the gameplay. If brando's on the money(which he sounds to be), that would seem to be an accurate assessment.
Also, you would think with the terrible graphics that you could use your Mii's or last create unique characters. Not the case. You have to pick from pre-made teams of random people. Hudson used to rule but they even messed up Bomberman on the Wii and now this crap.
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