Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii, 2007)

The WarioWare franchise isn't that old but it's already one of Nintendo's "go to" franchises in a way. Best of all, the game keeps its humor and pace from each game to the next. Smooth Moves is a fantastic demonstration of what the Wii does and how non-gamers will love to play. It has personality and a "life" that not a lot of games can pull off in this category (I'm looking at you Fuzion Frenzy). There are around 200 minigames and will be a guaranteed smash hit at any party that involves drinking. Unfortunately, like those parties, when it's over, you aren't really left with anything other than the initial thrill.

Highs: Funny, Great at parties, easy to pick up and play, lots of minigames presented in the usual ADD fashion, flat out hysterical instructional voice.

Lows: Beating the initial game takes about 45 minutes to an hour, Poor integration of multiplayer, It seems like 50% of the games can be accomplished by just flicking the Wiimote across the screen real fast which really drains the satisfaction of the game when you realize that.

And Finally: WarioWare is perfect to play with your girlfriend. It's also great with a room of people. But if you don't have either of those, I can't see you playing this game for more than a couple of hours.