How do FPSs hold up on the Wii compared to other consoles?

I'll be buying my parents a Wii for their anniversary pretty soon, but I thought that it would be a good opportunity to score some games of my own, as well. I was just wondering how the Wii holds up as far as FPS are concerned?

Now OBVIOUSLY, it seems that the graphical comparison would certainly fall short to that of a 360 or PS3...but in terms of gameplay, are they any better or worse? It seems like a lot could be done with the innovative controls.. especially the zapper. (Can you use that for any FPS?) In actuality I'm surprised more companies haven't jumped on that bandwagon (assuming they haven't already....)

I'll be buying my parents a Wii for their anniversary pretty soon, but I thought that it would be a good opportunity to score some games of my own, as well. I was just wondering how the Wii holds up as far as FPS are concerned?

Now OBVIOUSLY, it seems that the graphical comparison would certainly fall short to that of a 360 or PS3...but in terms of gameplay, are they any better or worse? It seems like a lot could be done with the innovative controls.. especially the zapper. (Can you use that for any FPS?) In actuality I'm surprised more companies haven't jumped on that bandwagon (assuming they haven't already....)

I really Like wii fps games, If they're put together well and don't use THE ZAPPER |:

The only game that I would consider a good FPS on Wii is the Metroid Prime series (or first person adventure if you want to be picky). You should definitely pick up Metroid Prime Trilogy when it comes out on August 24th (if you live in USA), it contains all three games in the series with some minor improvements over the original games.

I really Like wii fps games, If they're put together well and don't use THE ZAPPER |:

scdorrell0422

..call it what you want. but you and i BOTH know EXACTLY what I'm referring to. :lol:

Now THAT's marketing.

..and I saw the sign for Metroid presales at a store today. Looks pretty good.......

..and I saw the sign for Metroid presales at a store today. Looks pretty good.......

wagepeace

Definitely pick this one up if you're looking for a FPS. This game probably has the best FPS controls on all of the home consoles. That's also really nice of you to buy a Wii for your parent's anniversary. Mad props. :D

They better start making FPS games that look better than online flash games.

Well if you're getting a Wii and just so happen to not have any of the Metroid Prime games, then go for the Metroid Prime Trilogy, that alone should keep you quite occupied.

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..and I saw the sign for Metroid presales at a store today. Looks pretty good.......

shoryuken_

Definitely pick this one up if you're looking for a FPS. This game probably has the best FPS controls on all of the home consoles. That's also really nice of you to buy a Wii for your parent's anniversary. Mad props. :D

Can't wait to get it. :D Anyway, I really like the controls on the wii for FPS games.

They dont hold up at all, exception being Metroid. Stronger than last gen hardware (if only by a bit:P) and yet they still arent able to make FPS's that compare to last gen titles.. I mean common, The Conduit makes Halo: CE feel like Killzone 2.

There haven't really been any good FPS for the system.

harder to aim and snpie but it can be realy fun me and my friend had a lot of fun with WaW before we got 360s

There aren't many to choose from to be honest. And only a couple are worth playing. Metroid is good, I liked the conduit, but some people disagree so you might want to rent. I also liked CoD W@W...even more than the 360 version.

Gameplay wise, you won't see anything new or amazing. Wii has few shooters and they play just like any other. The graphics, physics, and AI are of course worse compared to the other consoles, but wii shooters do control much much better...so it's a bit of a double edged sword.

As always, rent first and read reviews.

Not very well I'm affraid. Which is a shame because the controls could really be magic. Take The Conduit just asan example. Graphically the best on the system not made by Nintendo. When it doesn't slow way down! But the control is terrible. I played thru it in about 7 hours with only 1 continue. And I'm not ashamed to admit I generally despise FPS games. Stick to Metroid. Those are classics & worth the money.

They don't get very good reviews from gamers or reviewers,but I think they are good.