Medieval Games is a Wii exclusive, which means that only the Wii Remote players can swing in Ye Olde fun
join Engage in 30 unique mini-games including medieval. Sword fighting, fencing, archery and catapulted. three
Challenge your opponent in fun competition modes like Free Play and Tournament.
Compete on various 3-D game boards that call the action to life.
download up to three friends to join in the fun with 4-person multiplayer action.
Dive into the world of magical Medieval Games! Battle dragon, storm the castle or tournament with up to three friends in a quest for the tournament champion. Choose from eight iconic characters such as the knight, princess or magician as you Freeplay, Tournament, and board games modes of experience. Olde good-hearted humor, learn and play action and addictive game play, Medieval Games is a favorite for all families! Medieval games for Wii is a collection
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(from 13 reviews)
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: 7,79 $
Posted by santa on October 10th, 2010 at 6:59 am
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Review by A. G. Meisner for Medieval Games
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Overall we found this to be a very fun party game. And very different than some of the other party games out there. We even had some of the neighbors over to play and everyone seemed to have a great time. Some of the younger children took longer to get the hang of it, but the older ones picked it up more quickly.
Pros
* Very good graphics. We play on a 52 inch Samsung LCD, very colorful and cartoony
* Great variety of games, swordfight was a lot of fun, everyone kept going back to that. jousting pay off ending was good. they kept trying to see how many different ways you could make your opponent fall down. for some reason, horse racing was one of my favorites.
* Great sense of humor. we spent several minutes just clicking the characters to see what they said. There are a lot of comic references for adults too. the character voices are really well done.
* Everyone liked the storybook board game except for certain things (see below)
Cons
* Can’t skip the computer’s turn, this would really make the game go faster so there isn’t so much waiting.
* Computer characters seem to be really really good at some games and not as good at others, most of the time we had 4 people to play, and it was definitely more fun to play against other people
* It took a little bit of time to get used to how the game played. A game like this should be a little easier to get into, but overall we found it to be great fun.
Review by T. J. Stewart for Medieval Games
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I bought this game the day it came out. My son is 11 years old and is interested in battle/dueling games for the WII. I thought he might enjoy the game. The game, however, has some problems that prevent it from being a big success with the younger or older crowd.
On the positive side, there are MANY mini-games to be played, and the game takes advantage of the WII motion controllers. The jousting is especially good, as is the dueling. The board game had potential as an enjoyable past time. I think, however, for the game to work, you need 4 human players, and this goes to the heart of the problem.
The CG characters compete against the human players, and compete on an expert level. In the archery mini-game for example, my son and I score about 500 points apiece, while the fun-loving CG characters scored over 1500 points. In the axe throw, only the CG characters mastered the art of hitting the moving targets, the target for the human players jumped erratically. In fact, in most of the mini-games, we scored 3rd and 4th place, while the CG characters were always 1 and 2.
My son complained that the game was unfair, and I have to agree. I’m glad that the Computer Players had a good time, but of course they didn’t pay for the game.
I cannot find a way to reduce the number of players to eliminate the computer players. The game calls for 4 players, and if there is only one human, that means playing against 3 very good computer players who are really having a good time together.
Perhaps there is a way to eliminate the computer players in the board game. If someone discovers it, please post and let me know.
Review by Claire for Medieval Games
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This game is best if always played with a group of people. It is not a good game for anyone who might want to play it by themselves. There will always be four players even if the computer has to play three of them. You can’t skip the computer’s turn(s) so this makes the game play time slow and boring. I also haven’t found a way to skip the instructions for an individual game, and they are shown at the beginning of *every* turn. I agree with another reviewer that the controls are sloppy and awkward to use. The characters are charming the first time you hear their canned comments, but after a complete game they become annoying. The computer supplies comments made by the characters regardless of whether a person is playing them or the computer. The jester, for example, is a whiner the entire time. If I’m playing with a group we can supply our own comments and I’d rather not hear from the computer. Overall, I found the animation was awkward at times, the characters were irritating, the controls were sloppy, and the use of the game was limited. If you are very patient, have a lot of time, and always play with others this would probably be fine for you. Be sure to have at least three human players to the computer is only one character, and get ready to lose a lot until you learn the controls.
Review by C. Fraley for Medieval Games
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I played this game at a relative’s house for part of an afternoon. I will not be buying this one myself.
The GOOD:
(A) The graphics and theme are well handled;
(B) Many of the games are fun.
The BAD:
(A) Getting to the part where you actually play a game is frustrating. Too much stuff to get through before you can actually have fun. Especially the built-in board game. You spend 75% of your time getting to the 25% which is the fun actually game-playing stuff.
(B) Most of the games are inherently 4 player, so the computer fills out the ranks. Unfortunately, the computer players trounced us everytime we played. There was no obvious way to choose skill levels or handicaps for the computer players.
(C) Some of the games require pair of players–this didn’t work well for 3 players, as whoever got paired with the computer had a huge advantage. Other games were played tournament-style (single elimination), so whoever played the computer first always lost.
I really wish Medieval Games was more like Lumberjacks–then it might have been a 4-star game. Most importantly, I would actually know how fun the games were (or weren’t) because I would have spent my time playing the games instead of wading through filler.
Review by S. Sylvia for Medieval Games
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I could not wait for a review for this game & paid the price. Do yourself a favor & rent this one first!
Most of the mini games are funny & entertaining to watch, but the play control on most of them is lacking. When you try to move your jousting lance, there is severe delay between moving the Wiimote & what happens on screen. When you battle another character, you swing your sword 3 or 4 times, but the on screen character only swings once. Very fustrating.
Also waiting for the computer controlled characters to take their turns on the game board is not fun. No matter what you play, there are always 2-4 characters involved & this can be a pain, especially in the target games were you have 4 cursors flying aroung the screen trying to hit the same targets.
There is some great humor to be had here while trying to catch pigs or being attacked by a killer squirrel (with a huge nod to the killer rabbit from Monty Python fame), but overall these moments just are not enough to save the game from the poor control issues.