Touched! and Twisted! Most creative games EVER! (DS/GBA)

[mr.Curmudgeon]

I just picked up Wario Twisted! for GBA (Although I'm using it on my DS)...and I have to say, this game, combined with Wario Touched! are two of the most creative games I've ever played. Thus, making them the two most favorite games I own.

The cartridge for Twisted! is bigger than normal -- since it has the gyroscope in it -- but it doesn't get in the way (other than having to put my closed DS on the table cover-side down.) The reply value is of course the same as any Wario game, meaning, you'll play it for short periods then put it down. Perfect "on-the-go" gaming for a portable system. Much like Touched!, it's an absolute riot watching someone fail about while playing it.

The twisting motion is super sensitive, so much so that I once had to ask my girlfriend to pull the car over so it could calibrate at start-up. (It sensed the car motion, no matter how hard I tried to keep it still, so it stayed stuck on the calibration screen until we stopped!)

Nintendo has completely created a new genre of gaming with this franchise and I hope they keep churning out these mini-games. They truly are the most creative games on the market. You can tell the developers had a blast coming up with crazy situations to put the player in...and it pays off. I can't get enough of this game.

I can't understand why they don't just put out a whole line of games with gyroscopes in them. It's a whole new way to play games on a handheld system. For example, one of the mini-games is a rotating version of one of the first Super Mario Bros. levels, and it's actually REALLY FUN to play using the motion-sensing control. It's like a totally new game. I want the how game ported for this type of gameplay. There's also a couple of driving games that show off the possibility of having the entire unit act as a big steering wheel. It totally feels right!

I really hope Nintendo continues to explore the Wario War series and I hope they continue to push the envelope. I would absolutely KILL for a wifi multiplayer version of Wario for the DS, where the games are combination of versus and/or co-op minigames. Nintendo really is one of the most risk-prone companies out of the big three (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo), but unfortunately one of the least prolific, game-wise, so I'm not sure I'm willing to hold my breath.



mrC

[blackzc]

Yeah touched is the best games so far for DS IMO.
Ive played SM64DS,and touch and go, but i keep going back to touched, it never gets old,

[ChadTower]

He's been playing with Michael Jackson again.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

He's been playing with Michael Jackson again.

Sittin' back, sippin' on my Jesus Juice....yo.