File:Classic Game Room - BLOCK PARTY for Nintendo Wii review

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http://www.classicgameroom.com/block-party-wii-review.html  Classic Game Room's Derek reviews BLOCK PARTY for Nintendo Wii. Move over, Chicken Shoot, and make way, Ninjabread Man. Theres a new contender for the title of worst Wii game of all time, and as the Highlander once said, there can be only one.

The challenger is known simply as Block Party. Formed deep within the womb of time, the game was spawned by the development and publishing tandem of Ivolgamus and Activision, the same dream team which gave birth to Monkey Mischief: Party Time, a similarly repugnant slab of immutable Wii detritus. For Block Party, however, Ivolgamus and Activision have gone to unprecedented lengths, using the blood of a goblin, seven drops of mucous from the Wind Squid and spoiled milk from the rancid teat of a three-headed demon to create a game so unspeakably unplayable, even the awful Chicken Shoot trembles at its very presence.

Or so Ive read on parchment scrolls dating back millennia. And Internet forums.

In all seriousness, Block Party is bad. Really bad, in fact, and I dont mean that in a Well, I didnt like it, but you might sense. Its inconceivable to me that a person would find anything even remotely worthwhile or entertaining about this game. Block Party is not only offensively substandard; its also technically flawed, a bit frightening and even downright misleading.

If you played Monkey Mischief and maintained enough sanity to tell the tale, you should already know what to expect from Block Party. Not only is it developed by the same studio and released by the same publisher, but its essentially recycled from the same assets and concepts, as well. Like Monkey Mischief, Block Party is a poorly made compilation of poorly made mini-games, and it literally recycles the same content. For example, if you enjoyed rescuing monkeys from the jaws of an alligator in Monkey Mischief, youll love saving your pals from the teeth of the neighborhood dog in Block Party—its the exact same game.

No, I really mean it. Block Party simply replaces monkeys with creepy, poorly designed children while recycling the same assets, and the same applies to its 19 other games.

Being an alternate version of another terrible product would be bad enough, but things somehow get much worse for Block Party, and it starts with the presentation. These could possibly be the ugliest graphics ever to disgrace the Wii, a system which isnt known for visual showpieces to begin with. Its blurry, its blocky and even worse, the design is almost stunningly poor. From the generic, lifeless, LEGO-like children to the bland environments, Block Party looks as though it was designed in two hours by a few art school fail-outs.

At least Monkey Mischiefs monkeys had a little character. Block Partys kids are painfully generic, and even worse, theyre a bit creepy, too. Throughout each mini-game, the children whisper, mumble and murmur in a downright disturbing manner, giggling and groaning in a way that would seem more at home in a Children of the Corn sequel than a Wii game.

And you wont believe this, but it actually gets worse. Perhaps the games biggest offense, Block Party features cover art depicting games like horseshoes, Frisbee and lawn darts, but not a single one is included in the package. Its an obvious ploy to draw clueless Wii owners, and to be blunt, its absolutely shameful. Nintendos console has become a haven for those who the industry has labeled casual gamers, and its a shame to see certain parties take advantage of them, pushing their worst efforts to people who may not know any better.

Dont buy Block Party. Let the game fulfill its fabled destiny of awfulness, instead.