#WII RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY REVIEW TV#
If you have a Wii and you're not yet completely convinced that it sucks, I strongly, strongly advise you to give Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party a try, despite the stupid name and the fact that it's "just" a minigame collection.
I add this to the great list of 08/09 games for Wii owners who are actually trying to broaden their gaming horizon, and this is one of the few rare gems on the console that aren't good despite the motion controls, but because of them, and use them in fantastic ways.
Which is a totally different thing, of course, but in terms of sheer delight and entertainment, the Rabbid's motion controlled deconstruction of TV shows is easily on par, if not above that, with Alpha Team cutting itself through the innards of Riftworms, and Shepard scoring him- or herself some blue alien love. There are many forms of awesome.The other games I spend time with these days are Gears of War 2 and Mass Effect (again). The game is brilliant enough without it - But some games I imagine even more delightful with that horrible and expensive piece of plastic attachment. Many of the games have balance board support, and this is the first time I wish I had one. Combine that with tons of always awesome pop culture references - which is a given with the "TV"-theme - and the little details such as the Rabbids "breaking the fourth wall" of your TV (think of Eternal Darkness), makes this very much enjoyable no matter how many people play. Somehow, the timeslot-mechanics of Rayman, with the Animations, the division into days (each new day being introduced by a short and amusing FMV about Raymans trials with his TV) and the overall presentation makes a quick round of RRR alone very attractive. This is the one thing that is missing from all the other Minigamegames: They shine in Multiplayer, but fail if you're alone. The most astonishing feat that they pulled off is that the Single Player experience rocks just as much.
C) They actually have some nice licenced songs which you can dance to, sing or play instruments, all done brilliantly. Oh yes, you and your potential multiplayers will look ridiculous. You do things and the game recognizes them correctly. A) They really tried to find great and fun and innovative ways of using the Wiimote and Nunchuck to make you do the most hilarious things B) These controls actually work. "Swing your arms, from side to side."There are so many things that surprised me. All of which, of course, are presented in brilliant little hand-drawn animations and themes, feature the typical anarchistic rabbid-humor and show a suprising diversity and originality. For example, you will find health and kids related spoofs in the early timeslots, might choose to play a bit of music mayhem during the day, and end it with sports or Zombie flicks. There is no subgame before you enter the minigames - Every day has different timeslots with different programmes available for you to chose.
#WII RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY REVIEW MOVIE#
Every movie and TV show is invaded by those little critters, and this is where you're given control, placing the shows you want to watch (play) on the available timeslots for each day, trying to give your best performances throughout the week. There's not that much time wasted introducing you to the general narrative, or theme: By circumstances that I will not explain, the Rabbids are getting trapped in Raymans TV, and wreak havoc. So I decided to give RRR TV Party a go, not having read much about it beforehand. I put the genre to rest, and this was when I entered my personal Wii-is-disappointing-phase, which has just recently ended when I started randomly testing titles I would normally never have touched (like de Blob, Wii Music, or Umbrella Chronicles). Just like the other games, it was okay/good in multiplayer, but forgettable if you played alone. I tried the first Raving Rabbids, enjoyed the humor and some of the games, but ultimatly ended up selling it. I played my share of Mario Party, and it was fun if you played with 2+ people, but never really wanted to return to it. Mario Party is rather meh.I, just as the next gamer, am not necessary a fan of minigame collections. Let me tell you, this is a damn sweet title, and one of the few that satisfy what my imagination had come up with when the Wii was announced and the Motion Control Hype was still going. How? Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party is a brilliant piece of interactive entertainment, and will now become my prime argument against Wii haters who refuse to even try games like these by default. How the hell could this get a 72% average score on gamerankings? Seriously.
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