Chicago – The Nintendo Wii has never really been a system designed for atmosphere. It’s a party console, a machine built around social experiences that usually involve making fun of how silly your relative looks waving a controller around the room like he’s actually holding a tennis racket. “Cursed Mountain” attempts to work within those constraints to make something fresh and new, which is admirable, but it only half-succeeds.
Of course, there have been a few adult, horror, shooter games for the Wii, most notably a brilliant port of “Resident Evil 4” that’s basically a must-own for anyone with the system. But the reason that game worked so wonderfully was not due to the chills created by its atmosphere. That game thrived thanks to its action component and that’s where “Cursed Mountain” goes a bit wrong. Despite some effective elements that show promise for the survival horror genre on the system,...
Of course, there have been a few adult, horror, shooter games for the Wii, most notably a brilliant port of “Resident Evil 4” that’s basically a must-own for anyone with the system. But the reason that game worked so wonderfully was not due to the chills created by its atmosphere. That game thrived thanks to its action component and that’s where “Cursed Mountain” goes a bit wrong. Despite some effective elements that show promise for the survival horror genre on the system,...
- 9/15/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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