12DOVE Verdict
Pros
- +
Certainly "different"
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May be funny to some
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One fun minigame
Cons
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Pointless premise
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Almost entirely worthless games
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About as low-brow as it gets
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Things to see before you die: the crumbling sphinxes of Egypt, the ever-dwindling Barrier Reef, Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas trying her hand at the medieval Scottish sport of curling. Okay, not the last one. Only a brain infected with stupid syndrome would consider pairing such a perverse combination. It’s like looking out of your window and seeing bitchy pop-mogul Simon Cowell collecting rubbish. And yet EA have decided that a mismatch of obscure sports and minor American celebs is just what the public needs.
Unless you absolutely have to see Sugar Ray Leonard battering Avril Lavigne’s face with a pugil stick we’d suggest leaving this game off your Xmas list. Having said that, there was one minigame that proved a guilty pleasure. Air Racers had us whizzing through floating rings in a zippy little jet. It reminded us of that last race against Wizpig in Diddy Kong Racing, only this time with motion control.
Dec 8, 2008
More info
| Genre | Sports |
| Description | Even more odious than the cover image alone can prepare you for, this incredibly disposable experience is worth no one's time or money. |
| Platform | Wii |
| US censor rating | Everyone |
| UK censor rating | 3+ |
| Release date | 23 October 2008 (US), (UK) |
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