No, you won't learn who the
stars of karate are by playing
THQ's
All-Star Karate. Rather than a licensed game featuring the biggest names in martial arts,
All-Star Karate is a fighting game in the same casual Wii series as
All-Star Cheer Squad. And though the final product may not turn out to be to everyone's tastes, there's something about a casual-oriented fighting game that sounds
fascinating. Or, it would sound fascinating if not for all the minigames.
All-Star Karate uses the Wiimote and optional MotionPlus for motion-based karate moves in training. That training can
then be put to the test in the Challenge Mode. Also neat (and likely to be overshadowed by the minigame-ness of the whole thing): a
kata editor that lets you put together your own choreographed demonstration.
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No, you won't learn who the stars of karate are by playing THQ's All-Star Karate. Rather than a licensed game featuring the biggest names in martial arts, All-Star Karate is a fighting game in the same casual Wii series as All-Star Cheer Squad. And though the final product may not turn out to be to everyone's tastes, there's something about a casual-oriented fighting game that sounds fascinating. Or, it would sound fascinating if not for all the minigames.
All-Star Karate uses the Wiimote and optional MotionPlus for motion-based karate moves in training. That training can then be put to the test in the Challenge Mode. Also neat (and likely to be overshadowed by the minigame-ness of the whole thing): a kata editor that lets you put together your own choreographed demonstration.
All-Star...[via Joystiq]
