Excitebike: World Rally
Sorti le 9 novembre 2009 sur le service WiiWare de la console Wii, Excitebike: World Rally marque le retour de la franchise historique de Nintendo, développée et éditée par la firme de Kyoto elle-même. Ce titre de course et de sport propose une réinterprétation du gameplay classique en y intégrant des commandes par détection de mouvements, permettant d'incliner la manette pour assurer des réceptions stables, ainsi que plusieurs angles de caméra. L'expérience solo s'articule autour de quatre championnats mondiaux, tandis que l'éditeur de circuits intuitif offre la possibilité de concevoir ses propres tracés pour les partager via la connexion Nintendo Wi-Fi, qui prend également en charge les courses multijoueurs entre amis ou contre des adversaires aléatoires.
Côté accueil, le jeu obtient une note agrégée de 78,33. La presse spécialisée a globalement salué l'apport de contenu et de profondeur par rapport à l'origine : Nintendo Life souligne ainsi l'ajout de pistes, de fonctionnalités bonus et de défis stratégiques, tandis que Hardcore Gamer met en avant la fusion réussie entre simplicité et plaisir de jeu. Du côté des joueurs, les avis divergent sur la longévité ; si certains estiment qu'il surpasse largement l'original, d'autres regrettent un nombre limité de circuits génériques qui rendraient l'expérience un peu ennuyeuse de nos jours.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« With more tracks, more bonus features and more strategic racing challenges, Excitebike: World Rally is a racing game that will keep you challenged with its ever-increasing difficulty and entertained with its track editor and online play. »
« Excitebike: World Rally, like its predecessor, seamlessly merges simplicity with fun. »
« Excitebike: World Rally is a genuine ode to the classic of the 1980s. The game mantains the gameplay that captivated fans of the original Excitebike and adds a better tracks editor, online multiplayer and beautiful graphics to the formula. »
« Mildly modernized Excitebike. That can be both a good and a bad thing, depending on your point of view. [Apr 2010] »
« A pleasant update to an NES classic, and one that's well worth a download. »
« One of the most compelling features of Excitebike: World Rally is the ability to head online and engage in multiplayer races with both friends and random players. »
« If you're a fan of the original Excitebike then chances are you'll certainly enjoy World Rally on the Wii. Its new look and refined gameplay offer a fresh take on a timeless classic, but be prepared to share a controller. »
« "Excite Bike: World Rally" has great controls and is a successful upgrade to the original version. The graphics are crisp, the new controls option is easy to pick up, and it offers unlockable content and the track editor to keep players coming back. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« "Anyone who thinks this game isn't an improvement over the original needs to go back and play it after playing this game to see just how much better this is." Had to quote this previous reviewer because this is right on - I went back and played the original after playing Excitebike: World Rally for several hours straight, and WOW: this one ruined the original for me, which I never thought would happen. That's how much better this version is, and how much I love it. My *only* complaint is that they removed the ability to deliberately wreck yourself by leaning too far backwards. Yep, that's all I've got. Buy this game, it's uber retro goodness whether you played the original Excitebike or not »
« Excitebike: World Rally is better than the original, but it is a little boring nowadays. The game only gives a few generic courses to play and they are way too easy. The Wii Remote held on its side works the best to play this game. There is a really cool track created though that is simple and easy to use. One complaint is that for some reason, there is an online mode but no local multiplayer. By the way, the graphics are terrible and unacceptable but the music is okay, if a little repetitive. Excitebike: World Rally is a decent game and should be played by anyone who enjoyed the original. »
