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Monster 4X4 World Circuit
Labeled With monster 4X4 world circuit wii ubisoft
Written by DM on Tuesday, January 02 2007
Labeled With monster 4X4 world circuit wii ubisoft
Written by DM on Tuesday, January 02 2007
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Ubisoft released Monster 4X4 World Circuit earlier in 2006, well before the launch of the Nintendo Wii. Many of you may have overlooked this game because, frankly, it was utterly horrible. The game offered a one-dimensional racing game with sub-par graphics. Well, it seems that Ubisoft wanted to beef up its Wii catalog for launch, and decided to take one more swing at the game. This resulted in Monster 4X4 World Circuit for the Nintendo Wii, but as I am sorry to report, the game still comes up shorter than Tattoo on Fantasy Island. The improvement made to the game comes in the form of the Wii’s inherent motion control system. The only problem is, they had to seriously drop the graphical quality of the game in order to get the title out of launch. Now, the game already had sub-standard graphics. On the Wii, the title looks about as good as a Nintendo 64 downloaded title. I am not exaggerating either. Why Ubisoft though this game was worth putting out I am not sure, but I expect they did make a few quick bucks from it. The game’s presentation has also been downgraded from the original Xbox game, and even though it is the same tracks and areas, things like neon lights tunnels and billboard-driven straightaways have been replaced by much more bland kid-friendly designs. The game has a blocky and simplistic look to it, and it really does not even approach the quality of the best racing title for the Wii, Excite Truck. The game play of the title, as I said, is about the only area where the game has actually been improved. Before you go and congratulate Ubisoft though, keep in mind that this improvement is due in full to the Wiimote’s capabilities, and the fact that the game had to work using Nintendo’s new control scheme. It was more of a necessity than a choice. The driving is done using the same control scheme as Excite Truck, which brings us to the best part of this game – it comes with a plastic steering wheel peripheral. Here is a tip too folks, if you sell this game back to the local game store, hang on to the plastic steering wheel item. In addition to the steering mechanics, the game also has a system in place for twisting and looping the Wiimote. Players can perform flips and barrel rolls with their monster truck after launching off ramps that are spaced throughout the track by using these motions. All credit this time does go to Ubisoft for making these trick motions easy to learn and responsive enough to make performing the tricks something that even a child could do. While the steering is a bit slippery and unresponsive, the trick motions will make you forget about all that. |
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