PDC World Championship Darts 2008 (Wii)

This game was nothing like i expected it to be and as i had just got my Wii was looking for some games that you could play as a multiplayer and this seemed like one of the ideal games, as we all love Wii Sports. The controls are a nightmare to use, once you get used to them they are not as bad especially if you use the nun chuck, but compared to other Wii games it takes a long time to master and the graphic are not that wonderful either. There are three difficulty levels for extended play Amateur, Professional and Master you join the original stars of Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld and Peter Manley in the enhanced audio of calling, commentary and dynamic crowd ...  Read the complete review

The PDC World Championship Darts 2008 is, to my knowledge, the only game that tries to recreate the game of darts on a games console (although I do not know why when all you got to do is buy a dart board and darts). The game itself depicts real sports men from the PDC championship (Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barnaveld, et al); in an almost realistic recreation but some do not have any basis in reality to their real life counterparts. The game modes can be divided into a single player championship mode, a multiplayer mode and a training mode which can be played by either single or multiplayer. There are also pub games that can be played, such around the clock, ...  Read the complete review

As a big darts fan this seemed like the perfect game for me. I had seen Phil Taylor advertising it on Sky Sports and her had said how realistic it was and so I took his advice and bought the game. Within a couple of minutes of playing the game I realised how disappointing it was. The Wii controller was just way too sensitive for the game and the slightest hand movement meant your shot went way off target. Even moving around the sensor didn't work and it meant that a 3 leg game took forever to complete! There are 3 levels of difficulty but I didn't get beyond amateur! The game has the following features: - Engine for enhanced throwing ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big fan of the PDC and regularly watch the likes of Phil 'The Power' Taylor and Ramon Van Barneveld throwing the arrows on Sky Sports. I don't have room for a dart board in my house, but I was very excited to see that this game was in development. And so with some great expectations I made the trip to Asda to buy PDC Darts 2008 on the Wii on it's release date last year. Getting home we fired up the Wii and inserted the game only to be totally and utterly disappointed. The graphics (for the Wii) and variety of games on offer are relatively impressive, as is the number of professional darts players on offer. The controls are a massive let-down ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of the darts and recently enjoyed the a trip to the Alexandra Place. I was therefore keen to get my hand on this and recreate some of the action. My first dissapointment was that my favourite darts player Yelle Klassen was not featured in the game. I therefore had to settle to play as Phil Taylor. You can creat your own player i.e to look like you or another erson however this features is limited and try as I may I could not recreate Yelle. The second dissapointment was trying to throw a dart with the Wii controller. It was almost impossible and was basically hit or miss. Even when a dart was managed to be thrown there was no guarantee it would land where ...  Read the complete review