IGN wrote a review of the upcoming Nintendo Wii game Tony Hawks: Downhill Jam , this is an excerpt from an IGN article:

It may be a bit flawed, but Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam still shaped up to be a pretty entertaining racer on Wii. In no way does the spin-off game stand up to Project 8 on the other next generation consoles, but as a “popcorn flick” equivalent to Hawk games, Downhill Jam is a decently entertaining and innovative game nonetheless. A somewhat dated graphical look hurts, though the game runs in 480p and 16:9 to counteract it. And while in-game music is a hassle to work with, there are some killer songs in the 40 track list. The stylistic look of the game is going to be hit or miss for gamers, and whether you love it or hate it, your opinion is justified. Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam is an odd game, but it still can be a blast to play, and the replay value goes up a ton when you throw a few more Wii-motes into the mix. A redesign for a franchise is always risky business, and while there are definitely things to change in a potential sequel, Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam is a solid first step in a new direction for Wii players. More control customization and higher production value is definitely needed, though the game is conceptually sound and still pretty fun in short bursts.

Full IGN article

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Tony Hawks: Downhill Jam

    

I’m really not liking IGN’s reviews. I think they’re being too critical over graphics and comparing first gen Wii with Xbox360 now. That’s not a really fair comparison. No it’s not project 8, and was never meant to be. Wii graphics aren’t next gen and shouldn’t be compared, they should be compared only to other Wii and maybe the original Xbox’s games. Otherwise Wii games are doomed to cap off graphics at 7.0 as long as they make games for it. Sorry IGN this is crap, I’ve seen better reviews from PS3 fanboy sites.

i’m in a love/hate situation with this game. I wasn’t a fan of the other tony hawk games but its sounds like wii will change my mind
“I’ve seen better reviews from PS3 fanboy sites”
hell, i’ve seen better reviews on gameboy pocket fanboy sites!

Fun how he says a redesign is risky but it wasn’t risky because of game play it was risky because of the graphic style. Really this is coming from people that loved the Ps2. Plus too one of their editors is trying to make a game on the Wii. I think they are being alittle too critical cuz if it looks good then it looks good. I mean dang do they miss HD graphics that much that they really feel like it ruined the game for them?

Oh well too bad for them, they will change their minds as soon as the games start coming in and when the masses go and get their Wii. These games have never been super duper nice graphicly.