"Way back last year we broke the news that Back to the Future would not make it to WiiWare, but Telltale has just announced an agreement with Nintendo of America that will see the series reach Wii after all."
"Back to the Future: The Game will contain all the episodes available digitally on other platforms, and will see release on Wii in October for $19.99. It's the first in a series of releases from Telltale that will hopefully see upcoming dino romp Jurassic Park reach the console as well."
I don't really play games on my PC anymore, so this is pretty cool. It basically plays like Monkey Island in Back to the Future universe, even though I only played the first episode back when it came out. Regardless, fans of adventure games and fans of the movie series can rejoice.
Syd Lexia
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Oct 12 2011 10:33 am
That reminds me, I need to pick up their Sam & Max games. And the rest of the Strong Bad game.
I was not a fan of this game, or Sam and Max. I played all five episodes of each, and they are literally the same exact thing over and over again. Listen to characters go to where they tell you do what they tell you. You can't die, except in Sam n Max, and that takes some effort.
The voice acting in Back to the Future is superb though, I almost thought it was Michael J. Fox. If you haven't played these before be wary. Marty runs like molasses, which turns the game from about 30 minutes into 2 hours, and you can't always select what you want unless you are facing at just the right angle. This game could have been so much better.
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Oct 12 2011 12:42 pm
This is good news, even though I guess they won't come to Europe. I always prefer physical releases to digital, and will definitely get this if I get the opportunity. Their Sam & Max-games and Tales of Monkey Island is awesome, so this will be good.
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Oct 12 2011 03:48 pm
i played episode one & thought it was fun. as douche said, the voice acting rocks, but the gameplay is a bit slow.
and for $20, its not a bad deal at all
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Syd Lexia
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Oct 12 2011 05:36 pm
What platform did you guys play these games on? I would surmise they work better on Wii/PC than 360/PS3 since they're point and click.
You actually control the movement of the character in the PS3 versions of both. I'd imagine it would be the same way with the Wii as well seeing how there are things that are not on screen that you have to move into range of to check or use.
