Zack and Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure / The Globe And Mail
“It’s difficult for current releases to stand out in the face of overwhelming juggernaut that is the upcoming launch of Super Mario Galaxy, and one title likely to be forgotten is Capcom’s new original adventure title Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros ‘ Treasure. Despite Capcom’s pedigree for quickly grasping new systems strengths and developing games that fit them (Resident Evil 4 on Wii is just one example) the lack of brand recognition could lead to many consumers missing out on an engaging, if occasionally frustrating, point-and-click adventure game that features a rewarding mix of puzzle and problem solving.”Poor Zack and Wiki. It’s probably one of the most entertaining games I’ve played on the Wii so far, and absolutely everyone has already forgotten all about it. Almost certainly Zack and the (stupidly adorable) Wiki are going to be relegated to Capcom’s long cast of supporting characters that only ever appear in the background of more successful games, but it shouldn’t be that way, damn it!
It’d be real nice to see a sequel that fixes the flaws and maybe has a bit more of a plot to it – but then again, I’d also love to see some more Mega Man Legends games, and that ain’t going to happen either.
November 8th, 2007 : Reviews, The Globe and Mail