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Expanding on the original’s brilliance, this ingenious platformer only gets better by embracing the Wii’s limited capabilities and adds so many ideas, big and small, that we can’t help but love it. Even if you (mistakenly) believe it’s too similar to the first game, what’s wrong with more of an incredibly great thing?

A port of sorts of last year’s inventive skater SKATE, this spin-off for the Wii has interesting ideas and is a smooth downscaling, but it lacks some of the features of its next-gen brethren.

This is another one for younger players. They’ll enjoy it far more than the original, but we were hoping for more depth out of Africa.

An original fantasy RPG for the Wii, this was well received in Japan, though we’ll wait and see what it means to the US.

A bullet hell shooter that’s just sane enough for anyone to enjoy. The action is nonstop but manageable, and the bosses are freakish and challenging enough to warrant a few repeat plays just to figure out how to totally destroy them the next time around.

Taking the insanely popular LEGO franchise and combining it with the insanely popular Harry Potter franchise, we are left with LEGO Harry Potter and a game that covers the first four books/films.

Expanding on the original’s brilliance, this ingenious platformer only gets better by embracing the Wii’s limited capabilities and adds so many ideas, big and small, that we can’t help but love it. Even if you (mistakenly) believe it’s too similar to the first game, what’s wrong with more of an incredibly great thing?

The first let so many down, while part two succeeds in just about everything it set out to do. Maybe it’s the bundled MotionPlus, maybe it’s just better programming, but we left Red Steel 2 thinking it could be the most improved sequel of all time. If you’ve given up in Wii shooters, here’s a reason to rethink your stance.

Continuing the retro revival that started with Mega Man 9, Mega Man 10 on WiiWare keeps the old-school fun alive, while easing up the insane difficulty that was in 9.

Serious series fans will find lots of familiar fun here, and newcomers - if they can handle the learning curve - will discover a satisfying strategy title that will certainly flex their gray matter.