The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii)

Posted By: J Geoff

The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/04/08 12:39 AM

Entertainment Weekly slammed it in the latest issue! (10/10/08, pg 78)

Originally Posted By: Jeff Jensen, EW

Where do I draw the line? Here: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition. It's a Wii game that turns Francis Ford Coppola's classic saga about moral corruption into an exploitative interactive fetish. In Blackhand, you are a barely sketched wannabe Mafioso, motivated by childhood injustice (because deep-seated vendettas justify anything), who must muscle his way up the Corleone crime family masthead by punching, choking, and breaking the necks of turf-stealing rivals and protection-paying shopkeepers. Fun? Not when you're vigorously simulating this violence by shaking the Wii's wireless wand. Working up a sweat trying to crush a windpipe, I found myself having a Michael Corleone-esque What have a become? moment. If that's the point, then it's redundant. I saw the movie, kids. Sooooo much better. F

Uhh... I haven't played it, but the non-Wii version was great. WTF? lol

Posted By: Mignon

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/04/08 01:28 AM

Originally Posted By: J Geoff

Uhh... I haven't played it, but the non-Wii version was great. WTF? lol

What is the non-Wii version? Oh do you mean ps2/3?

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/04/08 04:28 AM

I tested it on the PS2, and played/finished it on the PC... so yeah... the original non-"Blackhand" version that's apparently now out for Wii... How much difference can there be? Or is the author just a stick in the mud?

Posted By: Double-J

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/04/08 04:15 PM

The Blackhand version is fantastic. It's easily far and away the best 3rd party Wii game to date, which is shocking, considering a.) it's developed by EA and b.) the original game on the other consoles wasn't overly remarkable.

I'd give it an A-, if that means anything. I've played it an really enjoyed it. The author of that review wears a helmet and has an extra pair of chromosomes.

What's more hilarious to me is that Entertainment Weekly is reviewing a game that is nearly two years old...what the hell?

Posted By: Mozzer

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/06/08 09:01 PM

Originally Posted By: Double-J

The Blackhand version is fantastic. It's easily far and away the best 3rd party Wii game to date, which is shocking, considering a.) it's developed by EA and b.) the original game on the other consoles wasn't overly remarkable.
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What's more hilarious to me is that Entertainment Weekly is reviewing a game that is nearly two years old...what the hell?

I agree. I played it, and I LOVED it, and 3rd party games on the Wii are, lots of times, pretty dismal... The "interactive capabilities" are what sends this game over the top!

Also, I think they're probably reviewing it now because of the DVD reissue.

Posted By: Blake

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/08/08 06:19 PM

I thought it was fun as hell on the 360, but an F on the Wii? I'll just guess that the EW guy doesn't play too many games.

Posted By: Double-J

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/09/08 01:38 PM

Incidentally, the new GF game will not be coming for the Wii. Which is disappointing, because I thought the motion controls really lended themselves well to the game. Glad I have a PS3 though.

Posted By: Mozzer

Re: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii) - 10/09/08 05:18 PM

Yeah, it's too bad. The Wii is all we have. But, apparently, the computing power is just not there... it's just like a PS2 in so many ways. Eh.