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Title: Suggest some good puzzle games for the GC/Wii
Post by: Izekeal on November 22, 2007, 12:28:10 am

Christmas is fast approaching and I'm thinking of getting a game or two for my older brother.  He's got a Wii, and plays mostly puzzle games, but has also played other styles of games, Twilight Princess, Paper Mario, etc.  Anyways, I'm looking for suggestions of puzzle style games for the Gamecube or Wii, or other good games to check out for either system.  Preferably games that aren't brand new so I can buy him a game or two and some other stuff and not end up spending too much.

Title: Suggest some good puzzle games for the GC/Wii
Post by: General Robert E. Lee on November 22, 2007, 03:41:43 am

I've heard some good things about Puzzle Quest, and the Wii version is being released next week.  It's only $30, to boot.

Title: Suggest some good puzzle games for the GC/Wii
Post by: Kezay on November 22, 2007, 04:15:26 am

Not sure about any puzzle games on the GCN.  I really don't recall anything that stands out.  For Wii however, you do have Mercury Meltdown Revolution, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (if he has yet to play it, tis an awesome puzzle/RPG hybrid), Kororinpa: Marble Mania and Geometry Wars: Galaxies which is a sequel to the original game born on XBLA.

All of these games are budget priced, the most expensive being Puzzle Quest (which comes out towards the end of November) at around $30.  Of them all, I would strongly suggest Puzzle Quest (I plan on getting it as I can't find the DS one anywhere) followed by Mercury Meltdown Revolution.  Geometry Wars: Galaxies should be decent as well though I'm not sure if I'd totally classify it as a puzzler as it's a lot closer to being a progressively advanced Asteroids and even that description isn't enough to really say all there is to say about it.

Kororinpa is decent, but fairly short and not very challenging until towards the very end of the game.  For a puzzler involving marbles and rotating landscapes as you navigate courses and mazes, it's pretty decent but shallow compared to MMR and Puzzle Quest where modes, features and general content is concerned.

Title: Suggest some good puzzle games for the GC/Wii
Post by: Izekeal on November 22, 2007, 07:22:48 pm

Alright, I'll look into those games, thanks for the suggestions; I'm pretty lost when it comes to puzzle games.