Zero Punctuation force chokes The Force Unleashed
It's been a while since master of misanthropy Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw was featured on these pages, but now he's back, in full sneering mode, with a scathing review of the colossally popular Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Like many of us, Yahtzee hoped the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities would open the door to a whole new galaxy of light saber swish-a-thons that worked, only to be disappointed.
His ire is eventually directed towards the "temperamental" Wii Remote, which he describes as "like playing any other console but with all the buttons randomly reassigned every couple of seconds." Ouch. Bound past the jump for the full, NSFW review.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dmobxxx @ Oct 8th 2008 8:53PM
INCREDIBLE.
lorddshadow @ Oct 8th 2008 9:19PM
i love the ending! darth vader should so do that!
Mr Khan @ Oct 8th 2008 9:33PM
I would imagine Yahtzee being one of the more vehement Wii haters, considering he is the jaded prick incarnate
That and the fact that he's the kinda person who knocks on Nintendo franchises for being franchises, so he'd be ill disposed to them either way. His Brawl review was uncalled for (the idea that you can't do a review wrong was shattered in that instance, as he just made stuff up)
This was just more of a wii hater circle jerk than a review of the game, and i would expect no less.
Neil @ Oct 8th 2008 9:43PM
What the hell are you talking about dude, he hates on everything....get over yourself.
Mr Khan @ Oct 8th 2008 10:19PM
Well yes, but he should at least have some sort of standards. i.e., he should bash the game in question for flaws it actually has, not make shit up (Brawl) or just use it as a springboard to bash the console (here)
adramelech @ Oct 8th 2008 10:34PM
he actually did a video for the people who didn't like his review of brawl quote
"This week Yahtzee turns the angry, yellow eye on you, the viewer. Particularly those of you who have sent him email crying about the Super Smash Bros. Brawl review."
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/37-Mailbag-Showdown
The Doctor @ Oct 11th 2008 8:06PM
He said in one of his earlier videos something along the lines of "apparently people don't like it when I talk about all the good stuff in a game so even if do like it overall my reviews are going to tear apart each and every one of the games flaws."
leonus11 @ Oct 8th 2008 10:47PM
god!! will SOMEBODY tell Yahtzee to shut his pie hole!! god this guy bitches just for the sake of bitching! and i had NO TROUBLE with SW:TFU controls! hey Yahtzee? if your having trouble using Wii controls then i have some advice for you. its called PRACTICE!! lazy prick...
Don @ Oct 9th 2008 1:01AM
Unfortunately Wiifanboy isn't the place to say anything positive about SW:TFU. They're proudly dismissive of the game. They LOVE to post anything bad about it. We're wasting our time here.
As for the "practice" you mention about the Wii controls: I'd add it only takes maybe 20-30 minutes of "practice" to really get into them & they work surprisingly well. The camera is about the biggest fault with the game.
leonus11 @ Oct 9th 2008 11:45AM
@ Don
i totally agree with you my friend. it takes only about 10mins t get used to the controls and after that they work VERY well.
CJLopez @ Oct 9th 2008 1:49AM
Well, what he says is funny, but come on guys, we are better than this, who cares what this pricks thinks of the game
You like it, i like it, we like, he doesn't, let him be. Each snake with its own poison
TJF588 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:44AM
Yeesh, there's a tad of butthurt goin' on here. It's his job to bash things (save for Portal), and he's entertaining in doing so. I do like his call-out to the MotionPlus; y'think LucasArts will re-release it once the perip. is... unleashed?
Garst @ Oct 10th 2008 2:36AM
I was not entertained by that at all. Bashing on a "Gauntlet" style game is as easy as beating "Gauntlet." I don't think I'll ever watch another Zero Punctuation video, just because of how bored I got watching this one.
Raven @ Oct 12th 2008 11:14AM
i can disagree with the video's opinions and still think its hilarious at the same time :)
Raven @ Oct 12th 2008 11:16AM
i can disagree with the video's opinions and still think its hilarious at the same time :)
logain Kaine @ Oct 25th 2008 7:39AM
hello people. I think most of you are missing the point of Yahtzee. He's
funny he rips games because its funny. So harden up nobody watches
his stuff because they care what the bloke thinks its because he's
funny. So stop bleeding out your ass about it and get over your it.
Yahtzee should keep doin what he's doin
P.s brawl sux poo
Max @ Dec 24th 2008 10:25AM
Garst, I am almost positive nobody cares that you'll never watch again. It's not like you're the new Jesus or somesuch, so you really don't matter that much. No offense, but you're just like those people who go to review shows (like X-play) and say, "Oh well I give this game a 3/5 it sux ballz lol." Nobody gives a fuck.