Wii Warm Up: 'You missed me, pig!'
by Eric Caoili 
{ Mar 12th 2008 at 9:00AM }
With Target: Terror announced for the Wii, we realize now there's really no limit to what terrible shooting games publishers are willing to port, no matter how dated its visuals. As much as we miss the Friday nights from our high school years spent hanging out at bowling alleys and movie theaters ogling girls who had no interest in us whatsoever, we don't miss the crappy games that usually populated those nostalgic spots.
Still, we suspect that we'll see a lot more of these late 90s light gun games on our fair console. What shooter are you
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
raptorspike @ Mar 12th 2008 9:18AM
While some may call me crazy, i'd like to see Lethal Enforcers (a favorite of me and my dad) and Area 51. But only if the devs take some time to clean up the visuals. If we get a direct port of sprite-based action, not interested!
davedrastic @ Mar 12th 2008 9:19AM
Operation Wolf, yay
deleted @ Mar 12th 2008 9:36AM
Since I'm a huge retro game fan, I'd like to see Crossbow. Although I'm probably the only one.
Maybe someday after Nintendo has sufficiently shaken us all down on VC points they will offer some kind of Arcade package for download.
Hame @ Mar 12th 2008 9:36AM
As much as I love the Wii Zapper (and Ghost Squad), I dreaded this would happen. I predicted that light-gun games would become the new mini-game compilations.
Don't get me wrong I like light-gun games, but as fun as they are, these games are very shallow and very easy to make. Light-gun games appeal to the same laziness in developers that have brought us so many mini-games.
Max Headroom @ Mar 12th 2008 5:30PM
They might be easy, but when the price reflects that, I'm cool with it. $30 is a pretty good price point for these types of games. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles might have cost more, but it was a lot deeper as well.
Tyler @ Mar 12th 2008 10:13AM
Lethal Enforcers and Target:Terror were great, great games.
Nigeria @ Mar 12th 2008 9:45AM
This game looks awesome - and no I'm not being sarcastic - I'm really looking forward to this. It reminds me of Terminator 2: Arcade on the Mega Drive. That was a great game when played with other people.
The Wii needs more Light Gun games. If the library of Wii games was mostly made of these types of games, I'd probably be satisfied. Maybe.
Ports of Virtua Cop 1-2-3 are needed. As well as Confidential Mission.
SoshiKitai @ Mar 12th 2008 11:19AM
Heck yes Virtua Cop!
Reaver @ Mar 12th 2008 9:52AM
BOND
pman1225 @ Mar 13th 2008 8:06AM
Though this will probably never happen considering Sony has exclusively the fourth entry in the series, I'd like to see a Time Crisis collection.
yooper1019 @ Mar 12th 2008 9:55AM
I loved Police Trainer, the arcade game!!! Spent endless hours on that game
Mike @ Mar 12th 2008 10:02AM
Take a crack at this bottle...
Nice shootn' try another one.
saylorsgang @ Mar 12th 2008 10:01AM
I'd like to see that deer hunting game thats at all the walmart, a new Silent Scope would be cool.
snkngshps @ Mar 12th 2008 10:17AM
Time Crisis!
genocidalrobot @ Mar 12th 2008 9:49PM
Yes, Time Crisis! A compilation of the game sounds like a good idea. On that note, Point Blank would be great!
benmully @ Mar 12th 2008 10:21AM
I'd love to see Virtua Cop compilation. Time Crisis would also be cool, but I doubt Namco will leave Sony.
mccloudm @ Mar 12th 2008 10:59AM
Revolution X, Where the music is your weapon!!!
-Seriously, that was a terrible game. I mean, your shooting CD’s at people in gas masks. It doesn’t even say why they are attacking in the first place. Your airlifted in and Steven Tyler is like, “Take my car and kill people!!” wtf!?!?!
tifosiotaku @ Mar 12th 2008 11:46AM
Hey, Eric, quit hating on Target: Terror. It's a guilty pleasure of mine.
As for my answer... Virtua Cop, Confidential Mission, Time Crisis, Point Blank... give 'em all to the Wii. ^_^
terronthesnake @ Mar 12th 2008 11:57AM
Time Crisis, Lethal enforcers, and 007. These would definately be my favorite games!!
Chad Martin @ Mar 12th 2008 1:17PM
Terminator 2 was my favorite. I'd like to play Hogan's Alley again for old time's sake. I saw a firefighting game at an arcade but never played it. Port that one to the Wii and then maybe Nerf can build a gigantic hose accessory.
dave @ Mar 12th 2008 1:27PM
How about a compilation of Sega CD FMV games - things like Sewer Shark, Corpse Killer, Ground Zero Texas, Surgical Strike, Star Wars Rebel Assault, Microcosm & Tomcat Alley. Perhaps not zapper friendly, but great for the Wiimote.
Joe Cart @ Mar 12th 2008 4:36PM
damnit! give me the Jurassic park arcade shooters!!!! PLEASE NINTNEDO!!! PALEEEEEEZEE!!!
Michael @ Mar 12th 2008 4:50PM
Lethal Enforcers FTW! I remember, at one point, I memorized the location of every enemy in the first two stages.
A port of Terminator 2 would be pretty awesome. Wishful thinking would point me toward Time Crisis (series) and Silent Scope (series).
Max Headroom @ Mar 12th 2008 5:49PM
I'm not the only one wanting CarnEvil am I? That and Area 51 are on the top of my list.
Joe Cart @ Mar 13th 2008 12:48AM
Woaah good one... i forgot all about CarnEvil. Great game i'd love to see that on wii
Agent321 @ Mar 13th 2008 1:26AM
It be nice to some some compilations. I mean Konami, Namco, and especially SEGA all have great shooters that cant stand on their own...but you toss 3 or 4 of those games into the mix am Im sold!
BRING ON THE SHOOTER PACKS!
SpinachConvention @ Mar 12th 2008 11:45PM
I'm going to repeat my comment from last year... I want 'Lucky and Wild'... that way you get a shooting game and a driving game. What more could you want?
Well Time Crisis obviously and Point Blank too!
mechevar21 @ Mar 13th 2008 9:47AM
Konami's Silent Scope series! Though it might be weird using the Wii Mote as a sniper rifle....
milan @ May 28th 2008 10:57PM
I'd like House of the Dead 4 please.