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Zack & Wiki rule!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All the positive reviews are true! This game is easy to pick up and just about anyone can play it! I got it as a gift for my brother and he loves it! What's surprising is my girlfriend loves it even more! It's an awesome game for the Wii! Good job Capcom! Sadly, like all the other reviewers are saying, this well-made game will probably go unnoticed. Support innovative games like Zack & Wiki and buy this game!

One game that should be in every Wii library

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After reading the rave reviews online about this game I decided to take the plunge and get it. I only wish I had gotten it sooner. The game is amazingly fun and the use of the Wii Remote adds a level of gameplay you can only find in the Wii. I highly recommend this this to anyone over 13 (only because some of the puzzles are quite challenging).

Fresh experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Zack and Wiki is game with great value, it offers you new ways to play with the wii remote in unique ways. The game offers a lot of cell shaded levels with unique puzzles that will make you use the remote in a variety of positions that are well performed. The level of difficulty is challenging you could be in a puzzle a lot of time until you figure out what exactly to do, the game is awesome, has good graphics great sound, it feels fresh and challenging a game for the casual and hardcore crowd. I give it 5 stars.

Fun Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Zack & Wiki is a fun, refreshing game. It is a massive puzzle game, with lots of different places to explore and lots of different items to collect. A very different game than most, but it is really fun. Get it today!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Best game ever! If you like puzzles, and being mentally challenged you will love this game.

No Skill Involved, Really Wacky, Really Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a good, wacky game with interesting graphics. Don't worry, you can't do anything wrong in it.

Fun Game For Puzzle/Adventure Types

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like puzzle adventure games, this is a no brainer. It's less adventure than straight puzzles. And by that I mean stuff you really have to think hard about how to solve a puzzle. I've spent literally 9 hours playing this and I'm only halfway done. The very first few puzzles are easy, but once you finish a few puzzles it starts to get quite challenging. There are a few issues with the use of the wiimote here and there - nothing terrible and it has yet to hinder my gameplay. If you've played any intense wiimote games like Rayman then it's not even an issue because of the practice you get with those types of games using the wiimote. The game itself allows you to buy cheats if you get stuck ( or you can check a walkthrough online if you like ).
There are some secrets to be found and a weird skeleton character that makes you move the controls to the time of his music - I've given up getting all the secrets and I've only been able to get the skeleton to work twice after what seemed like 50 or attempts. I tend to just solve the puzzles and get coins - good enough for me.
For those of you who prefer Tetris or shooters, it probably won't interest you. If you like the challenge of figuring out situation puzzles - and there are some tough ones in here - then this is a great game to buy or rent.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

One of the best I've played on the wii. Puzzles are challening, theme is fun!

A workout for the brain! Great for kids and parents!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What a GREAT game this is! We have many different Wii games, but this one tops them all. My 5-year-old son loved the story--having to hunt for treasure to collect all the bones to make the pirate Barbaros. In order to uncover each treasure, however, one has to solve a puzzle. Each puzzle requires a different way to use the Wii remote (from flute to fishing pole and everything in between). The game progresses evenly in terms of difficulty and every single stage is unique in terms of how to solve the puzzle.

The game has so much to offer and is not one that can be finished easily or in a short amount of time like so many others out there. Zack & Wiki is an exercise of the brain. It requires keen observation, critical thinking skills, patience, and lots of trial & error. For the younger player, parental help is a must. However, don't assume this is an easy game for adults--it's not! We had lots of fun "arguing" about how to solve many of the puzzles. Quite honestly, I was probably right only 25% of the time! And at that, a few times I actually had to cheat by looking up a walkthrough on the Internet.

Overall, this is a fantastic and smart game for anyone looking for a challenging game that is fun for both kids and their parents.

Puzzler That Racks People's Brains

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"Zack & Wiki" is a fun puzzler that require players to think very hard, almost too hard.

The plot is simple. Zack and Wiki are two new members of the Sea Rabbit pirates, out to seek treasure to pay off the group's debt. One day, after a run-in with their rivals, the Rose Pirates, they discovered the talking skull of Barbaros. Wiki says that this guy is a legendary pirate, with a treasure ship hiding in Treasure Island. Barbaros promises to show them the treasure if Zack and Wiki put his body together again and break the curse on him.

The game is a masterpiece. Although this is a point-and-click game where players explore an area with the remote, this also involves a lot of movement. In order to move all the items and switches, players need to perform the actual motion with their remote. So if the person wants to pull down a switch, he/she has to hold the remote sideways and pull it down.

And there's so many items with different hand motions. The mole drill works like a crank. The saw operates in a back-and-forth movement of the remote with two hands. And Wiki operates as a bell which transforms animals into these items. Simply shake the remote, and they turn into items.

There's plenty of secret items to find as well. I found everything from playable music to the Megaman sprite to movies from "Zak and Wiki." Although they're hidden in the level, I sent out my rabbit minion, Madfrey, to find all the goodies for me.

But the game is very challenging. In fact, it almost gets frustrating in the second-to-last level trying to swing that sword against mummies because the controls were frustrating. And I had to restrain myself from throwing a fit during the really long levels. The game needs checkpoints, because I really hated playing each level over and over again, just because I forgot to tighten the rope or I shot the harpoon at the wrong time.

Thankfully, there are few complaints. The controls are extremely innovative for a game. I really hope Capcom continues this excellent puzzle series, because it is pretty groundbreaking. I never thought sawing trees or pouring liquids with my remote would be so much fun. Let's just hope that Capcom can fix those sword controls before the next installment in the series (in case there is one).

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