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Feature: The 28 Best Wii Games!

By GamePro Staff
September 09, 2008 12:39 PM PST
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Nintendo's most popular home console since the 16-bit era is providing some amazing new gameplay experiences. Here's 28 games no Wii fan should miss.

Nintendo's fifth video game console, the Wii, has only been on store shelves for less than two years (and that's not counting the months after its release where it was impossible to find in stores), but the its already building an extensive library of excellent games. Read on as GamePro names the 28 games every Wii owner should play!

#28: Order Up!

Cooking games go with Nintendo like love and marriage, horse and carriage -- Order Up! is no exception. The Wii's unique controls are utilized extremely well when you're in kitchen, and the rapid pace will have you feeling like a master chef. Even when you're not chopping vegetables and mixing spices, Order Up! adds another layer of depth by letting you shop for recipes, hire extra kitchen help, and spruce up your restaurant with extra tip money.

#27: Mercury Meltdown Revolution

A sleeper hit, Mercury Meltdown Revolution took the winning formula from its PSP predecessor-featuring a glob of Mercury trying to get from point A to point B-and implemented the Wii's unique motion controls into the mix, creating an incredibly original and insanely addictive experience! Levels were colorful and challenging while still remaining fun enough to hook even the most casual of players.

#26: Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy

In the gaming equivalent to strapping a stick of dynamite to a castle in LegoLand, Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy was an innovative strategy title, allowing you to create ships and weapons from the ground up from your own designs, and then blow the living hell out of your friends with your custom warships! "Creative" is an understatement.

#25: Geometry Wars: Galaxies

With the Wii version of Geometry Wars: Galaxies, being able to wirelessly connect to your DS copy of the game was a huge benefit for this enjoyable port. All the gameplay that graced the first Geometry Wars was made even more addictive by traveling through a multicolored galaxy, unlocking various planets and systems to access more levels. Add in the inclusion of the pristine original game, and you've got yet another Wii port that can last you for a long time.

#24: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

Will shooting zombies ever get old? Not if companies keep making games like Umbrella Chronicles. A spinoff of the classic survival horror franchise, Resident Evil, Umbrella Chronicles is an on-rails light-gun shooter oozing with atmospheric tension and dread; the gory zombie busting action will keep you entertained long into the night and there are plenty of secrets to uncover. Best of all, it makes perfect use of the Wii Remote's point-and-shoot capabilities. Our suggestion to you: turn down the lights, turn up the sound and play through the game with a friend. Killing zombies is much more fun and survivable if you have someone watching your back.

#23: Trauma Center Second Opinion

The cold hard fact is that 90% of you will never be doctors and for good reason: a) it's freaking hard work and b) you're not qualified to save people's lives (seriously, we wouldn't trust you to put a band-aid on our finger much less root around in our guts). So it's a good thing that the Trauma Center series exists because you can try your hand at the whole life-saving thing from the safety of your living room without fears of malpractice lawsuits. Second Opinion is basically a remake of the DS title, Under the Knife, but it adds slick Wii Remote functionality into the mix. It's completely over the top but it's ridiculous amounts of fun; you can't call yourself a gamer until you've carefully removed shards of glass from some poor schmuck's spleen with a pair of forceps. It's just too bad you can't also bill the guy for your services and buy a virtual Lamborgini so you can cruise around town with your hot trophy wife.

#22: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Even though the Wii version of Guitar Hero III featured a more complicated controller set-up than its next-generation brothers, the results were well worth it. Not only did Wii rockers have access to exclusive characters, but attaching the Wii Remote to your guitar turned it into a portable speaker. The best part of this hook-up was feeling the Star Power rumble in your hands, which none of those other guitars could do.

#21: Rock Band

Like we really need a description for this one. With Rock Band Wii, Harmonix proved that even with customization limitations and downloadable content cut, the music simulation could still make you feel like trashing a green room after only a couple of sold out performances. With a wide range of tracks and all of the fun of the other versions, Rock Band Wii wasn't just another port: it was an experience.

#20: Bully: Scholarship Edition

In Bully's Scholarship Edition, Bullworth Academy had more classes, more missions, and more craziness for Jimmy Hopkins to deal with -- and it was every bit as sweet as before. With new mini-games clearly based on already-existing Nintendo games, you could actually learn something by going to class! Living out the whimsical life of these boarding school brats was a blast, and we're hope for a college-edition sequel to come out soon.

#19: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Radiant Dawn, the fine wine for strategy fanatics, played and looked excellent on the Nintendo Wii, providing one thing the console lacked since its launch: a solid tactical RPG. In a series famous for its unflinching difficulty (if your characters die, they STAY dead), developer Intelligent Systems made a gutsy call by allowing players to save in mid-campaign. But for RPG tactians who wanted a challenge, Radiant Dawn was the first light on a barren horizon.