Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball

Also known as:  N/A

Developer: Blazing Lizard

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball answers an age old question that people have pondered for…well, since the time that this game was released. Unfortunately, that question has nothing to do with pirates or ninjas. The question it answers is if a parent makes their child choose between cleaning their room or playing this game, which will they choose? Vegas odds say the smart bet would be that the child would choose to clean their room and the remainder of any other room in the household they live in…followed by all rooms in the neighbors’ houses if the parent threatens to “reward” them by letting them play this turdfest. I picked up this game knowing full well that it would probably be bad, but I was at least hoping for some cheesy, campy novelty from it. All I got was awful gameplay, bland, stereotypical characters to play as, and a story mode that makes “See Spot Run” seem like a literary masterpiece. Even the additions of zombies and monsters (the other teams you can choose players from) doesn’t add a single ounce of reason for anyone to play this. If you like pirates, ninjas, zombies, monsters, or dodgeball…then avoid this game. It’ll make you dislike each and every one of ‘em by the time that you’re done.

Review added: 02/17/2021

Pizza Delivery Boy

Also known as:  N/A

Developer: Attractive Games

I honestly expected Pizza Delivery Boy to be MUCH worse than it actually is. Actually, let me rephrase that – half of the game is just as bad as I thought it would be and the other half has a charming “bad, but still fun” quality to it. Basically, your job in Pizza Delivery Boy is to make pizzas…but in an awful memory-based way. You see a picture of the pizza, then you’re expected to make the pizza, putting specific toppings in the EXACT spots on the pizza that you saw on the screen before you started. I have a bad memory as it is, but having to pour tomato sauce and sprinkle cheese on the pizza before trying to remember where a dang mushroom was supposed to be placed on the pizza was very annoying. I did get better with each pizza, but that still didn’t make it fun. When you finish making the pizzas, that’s where the fun begins – cruising around town and delivering those pizzas that you made. Delivering pizzas is like crazy taxi; bring the pizzas to the green pillars that you see before the timer runs out. On days that you’re not working for the pizza place, you’re able to freely roam around the town, plowing into things and just having fun, before eventually taking on mini-missions for townsfolk, like delivering groceries. Overall, Pizza Delivery Boy was a surprising game that has become a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine for the Wii – it’s not a great game, but it can be fun in small doses.

Review added: 02/28/2021

Pucca's Kisses Game

Also known as:  N/A

Developer: Bigben Interactive

Pucca's Kisses Game is a charming little action game that has you aiding a love-struck young lady, Pucca, who wants nothing more than to lay smooches all over Garu, a ninja who wants absolutely nothing to do with her and will avoid her at all costs. She assumes that he's just playing hard to get and pursues him level after level, planting lip locks on him after successfully completing a level. Your task is to do various things, using the Wii Mote, to help her catch her love. If this would have been a launch title for the Wii, it would have actually been a decent game to show players the basics of what you can do with the Wii's motion controls. Unfortunately, since it came later in the console's life, it came at a time where the novelty of motion controls had pretty much run its course. This is still an entertaining experience, though. The developers described this game as an interactive cartoon…and in a way, it does kind of feel like one. Pucca's unrelenting pursuit of the horrified Garu reminds me of Pepe LePew's stalking of the lady folk that he fancied in his old Looney Tunes - a bunch of zany stuff happens, but ultimately, nothing gets in the way of true love. I recommend checking this game out if it sounds at all interesting to you - it's not the greatest game ever made, but it's entertaining enough to feel like a nice surprise if you've never experienced playing it

Review added: 02/14/2022