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Monster 4X4 World Circuit

I recently purchases Monster 4X4 World Circuit for the Nintendo Wii and I have to say that this game was a lot of fun to play. I’m going to give it a go at a real review in a review format.

Playability: 4 out of 5.
This game was very easy to play. I took the Wii remote, held it sideways and used it as the steering wheel. The 1 and 2 buttons were for forward and reverse. I’m not sure what one was the brake because I usually drive full tilt and never use the brakes. That may be why I go careening into the woods often in these games. But once you get the hang of th controls it is a very fun game to play.

Graphics: 3 out of 5
They could have been better, I was blown away by the opening scenes and disappointed slightly by the graphics in real play

Fun: 5 out of 5
It is just lots of fun to chase an over sized soccer ball with a monster truck. It just is. There is something so satisfying about tearing around in that truck.

Re-playability 4 out of 5 – There are multiple tracks with locked cars and races so you’ll be coming back for more play again and again. You can also upgrade your trucks. It is very fun and exciting game. But when things come down to the end it is a racing game and not much changes over time with a racing game.

The game also came with a free steering wheel that snaps together and is used with the Wii Remote so that you can feel like you are steering the trucks.

Roomba and Wiimote together

Here is a guy who has taken his Roomba and his Wii-remote and brought the two together. Geeks are so cool. Basically this guy has made his Roomba controllable with his Wii-remote. The website for the code to do this to your own Roomba and Wii Remote is found at http://spazout.com/roomba/. So if you wanted to you could build your own remote control roomba. Here are the parts you will need.

Enjoy getting your carpets and floors clean by making an automated process something that you can do remotely. I guess the point was to see if it could be done. It can be done.