Open world car games • Gaming • Wii • Eurogamer.net

Fubdub 22 Jan 2011 11:18:03 270 posts
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I'm thinking about getting a Wii for my 5 year old son, at the moment we're playing on a PS2 where some of his favourite games are Katamari and Midnight Club 2. He doesn't seem that interested in typical kids games (I picked up a few, like Madagascar and Tom and Jerry, which he quickly lost interest in.)

I'm wondering if there are any equivalent games to the ones I mentioned on Wii?

DFawkes 22 Jan 2011 12:51:02 32,791 posts
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There's fairly slim pickings for that kind of thing on Wii, especially for a younger gamer as that discounts Scarface and The Godfather.

The only one I can think of is Need for Speed Carbon. I think there are more in the series that are also open world too. It's a bit old now and not great, by it's alright and cheap.

Fubdub 22 Jan 2011 22:54:44 270 posts
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I'll have a look. It doesn't have to be great, as long as there is a choice of a few cars, and a fairly interesting city.

Deleted user 22 January 2011 23:17:49

The munchables is similar to Katamari. But instead of rolling things, you eat things.

mrharvest 23 Jan 2011 08:46:25 5,718 posts
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I think you should get an Xbox360 and then just select the games he gets carefully.

Emmit_Assassin 23 Jan 2011 11:09:24 752 posts
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My 5 year old is a 'gamer', but doesn't like kiddie games. He plays Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on my Xbox 360. And he likes it when I have driving games, too.
He was a Wii, but the only games he likes on that are Just Dance 1 and 2 and Mario Kart.

I'd say an Xbox 360 would be a better bet. More choice of games that he likes as there's plenty of Need For Speed games, plus Midnight Club and there are a lot of very decent XBL Arcade games for download.
The new 4gb slim Xbox 360 is a decent priced alternative to a Wii. Although if you're going to download a lot of games, I'd suggest splashing out on a bigger 250gb one. (Plus you can install all your games on a 250gn Slim to make the 360 silent) Or even go for the 4gb Kinect version, its a step up from the Wii and great active fun for kids.
You'll just have to research what games are suitable, or ask the guys here.

Fubdub 23 Jan 2011 19:06:50 270 posts
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the Xbox with Kinect is still around Ł80 more. It's his mum who wants to get him a Wii, I would just have continued with the PS2

mrharvest 23 Jan 2011 19:45:58 5,718 posts
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It's not like you need the Kinect.* I'm sure he can use the Xbox360 pad just as well as a PS2 pad.

*I don't think anyone needs it, really.

Emmit_Assassin 23 Jan 2011 20:14:08 752 posts
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Maybe not Kinect then. But the 4GB Xbox is just as cheap as a Wii now. It depends on what's available for the Wii, and what's available for the 360. Its the games you should go for, not just the system.

hitaritrade 24 Jan 2011 22:47:07 4 posts
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racing games on the wii include:

Ferrari the Race Experience
Mario Kart Wii - Includes Wii Wheel
Hot Wheels: Track Attack
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing (with Wheel)
GP Classic Racing (Racing Wheel Bundle)
Wii Chrysler Classic Racing
Trackmania

Fighting games on the wii:

Avatar: The Burning Earth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bleach: Shattered Blade
Castlevania Judgment
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
Don King Boxing
Don King Presents: Prizefighter
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
FaceBreaker
Godzilla: Unleashed
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core
King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors
Legend of the Dragon
Lost in Shadow
MadWorld
Manhunt 2
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise Episode 1
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise Episode 2
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Punch-Out!!
Ready 2 Rumble Revolution
Samurai Shodown Anthology
Samurai Warriors 3
Sengoku Action
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Heroes
Showtime Boxing
SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT: Smash Up
Tournament of Legends
Victorious Boxers Revolution
Worms: A Space Oddity
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

And they are usually cheaper than the xbox 360 and ps3 you just have to pick the right game for his age!

good luck...

OnlyMe 24 Jan 2011 23:08:02 3,135 posts
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Fubdub wrote:
I'm thinking about getting a Wii for my 5 year old son, at the moment we're playing on a PS2 where some of his favourite games are Katamari and Midnight Club 2. He doesn't seem that interested in typical kids games (I picked up a few, like Madagascar and Tom and Jerry, which he quickly lost interest in.)

I'm wondering if there are any equivalent games to the ones I mentioned on Wii?

My kid turns 5 this february, and he absolutely loves Super Mario Galaxy. I'm thinking of getting Galaxy 2 just for him. He also liked Outrun 2 (from the Playstation Store), Wall-E on the PS2, Burnout Paradise (PS3), Crash Bandicoot series, New Super Mario Bros. and Spider-Man 2 (PS2). He also loves Toy Story (PSP).

I think your kid could enjoy typical kids games if you choose the right ones. It also helps if he's a big fan of a franchise - my kid just loves Cars, Shrek, Wall-E and Toy Story, so he also loves the games, apart from Shrek which quite frankly isn't very good. It also helps if the games are reasonably open-world, maybe pure platforming/racing.

Oh, and he loves the old Sonic and Mario games as well, from the Wii VC.

Fubdub 25 Jan 2011 21:08:03 270 posts
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So I went ahead and got him the Wii with Sonic Colors (no bundles with Galaxy) I think I'll pick up some games from VC and then take it from there. If everything else fails we'll still have the PS2

Deleted user 26 January 2011 21:28:40

I recommend de Blob if you can find it. It's a semi-open world platformer.

spamdangled 26 Jan 2011 21:50:53 31,803 posts
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Don't forget New Super Mario Bros Wii and DKC: Returns.

Possibly not Madworld or No More Heroes, unless you want to corrupt him.

Fubdub 29 Jan 2011 09:20:09 270 posts
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Will Epic Mickey scar him for the rest of his life? Probably

pinebear 29 Jan 2011 09:28:05 8,571 posts
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TrackMania has a level editor if that'd be of interest.