Medieval Games (Wii)
common sense media says
Mini-games with a control scheme only an ogre could love.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that while the design, setting, and accoutrements of Medieval Games are farcically fun, like the Shrek movies, the gameplay itself leaves much to be desired. Kids could easily get discouraged and quit the game. For children who can get past that, though, Medieval Games does tap into a lot of elements that fantasy-loving children enjoy. The fighting in the game is cartoonish as worst. There's also much ado about beauty as the prince seeks a bride and the
king holds a pageant from which a new wife will be chosen.
Positive role models:
The characters are all over-the-top caricatures of fairy tale archetypes, and as such they don't display the most positive of personal attributes. There's a whole lot of boasting and vanity from these folks, all meant to be humorous.
Ease of play:
This game is unnecessarily hard to play. The difficulty of the controls varies between minigames, but some of it is outrageously difficult. Medieval Games also features some of the most counter-intuitive movement controls (in any of the minigames that actually require your character to run around) on the Wii.
Violence:
Swords, maces, and lances are used against either other players or fantasy monsters, like ogres and dragons. Characters hit by such weapons yell things like, "Ouch!" and "That hurt!" but no one is killed. The most damage done to anyone is being knocked down. Players can also slap other players across the face to initiate a duel. Players are sometimes comically launched from a catapult to move to another place in the game world. Cows are also used as weapons, launched from catapults at opponents. One of the characters is an executioner. His profession is never mentioned, and he carries no axe (though he makes reference to it), but his job is obvious from his outfit.
Sex:
There is some off-color humor, mostly coming from animals -- such as a pig waving its bottom at the camera.
Language:
Medieval-themed smack talk, but nothing profane.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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Yoshi Lover
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Not good for everyone.
First of all, LOVE IT!!! It's a little hard to play but after a while it's good. My sister (who is 6) likes to watch me do it. There are minner insalts such as: "You need me more than I need you!" From a player when you pick them but whatever. It's fun to play once your use to it.
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