SA Footy

Anyone got it? Out today, hopefully I'll get my hands on a copy on the way home. Can't wait!

Kids love it, but I haven't had a play yet.

Yes, got mine this morning after 'ordering it online'. Pretty true to the old ones, with lots of new tricks to jazz it up.

You can't beat a 2D platform game for a family game!

I wish I could understand the popularity of anything Mario related. It's not as if I haven't tried - I even grabbed Super Mario 3 (supposedly the best game nintendo has ever produced) from the wii shop recently in an attempt to be won over by the little plumber. It's horrible. For a side scrolling platformer any of the Wonder Boy games are a lot more fun to play IMO.

So I'm genuinely curious, please tell me what's so good about Mario?

I suppose different gameplays suit different people but I've always loved Mario games with the exception of the n64 version. Great gameplays and humerous story that don't take themselves seriously. Always great to see the slightly different variants they come up with too. My son absolutely adores Mario games and still treasures the "shy guy" I bought for him in hong kong.

smac wrote:Yes, got mine this morning after 'ordering it online'. Pretty true to the old ones, with lots of new tricks to jazz it up.

You can't beat a 2D platform game for a family game!

Agreed. 2D games are just as awesome as some of their more modern counterparts.

I had to give myself a sleep in this morning, played it until about 2am. Great game.

Also have the new cricket game, that's pretty good as well, test match tournament this weekend!

Wedgie wrote:I suppose different gameplays suit different people but I've always loved Mario games with the exception of the n64 version. Great gameplays and humerous story that don't take themselves seriously. Always great to see the slightly different variants they come up with too. My son absolutely adores Mario games and still treasures the "shy guy" I bought for him in hong kong.

Cheers Wedgie, will have to give it another go

smac wrote:I had to give myself a sleep in this morning, played it until about 2am. Great game.

Also have the new cricket game, that's pretty good as well, test match tournament this weekend!

How do you find the WII cricket?

Outstanding! Gameplay was a lot of fun, smac jr gave it two thumbs up. I gave it one, but that's because he beat me!

Brad wrote:

smac wrote:I had to give myself a sleep in this morning, played it until about 2am. Great game.

Also have the new cricket game, that's pretty good as well, test match tournament this weekend!

How do you find the WII cricket?

Pretty good IMO - only possible downer is if you just want to blob on the couch and play joystick style... well, you can't really, you have to get up and swing your arms around like a mad thing. Which is the point of the wii I guess. But I'd like to have both options

Not a Mario Bros fan...

Never have been, never will be,

Sorry guys...

been waiting for the cricket to come out

havent got it yet but will in the near future

smac wrote:Outstanding! Gameplay was a lot of fun, smac jr gave it two thumbs up. I gave it one, but that's because he beat me!

LMAO. Not looking forward to my kids beating me at games and sports.