Marines Modern Urban Combat

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Product Features

• Wii-exclusive gameplay controls have been built from the ground up to take advantage of the Wii?s unique motion-based control scheme, including Wii Zapper compatibility.
• Authentic marine tactics allow you to move aggressively, knowing your team executes the same tactics Marines use right now in the most dangerous places in the world.
• Devastate your enemies with precise attacks from mortar, snipers, and Cobra gunships.
• Play co-op with a friend with the easy of grabbing a second Wii Remote.
• Both your squad and your enemies feature deadly AI unlike anything you?ve ever seen before. Step up and command your squad in the only FPS for Wii that lets you issue orders to your fellow Marines.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002PK7IB2
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 26, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,863 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #29 in Video Games > Wii > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Marines: Modern Urban Combat is a full-fledged, high energy military first-person shooter for Wii. Designed with direct input from the US Marine Corps, it features authentic Marines tactics and strategies, as well as realistic gameplay environments modeled after current international conflicts. Additional features include, the ability to command and call in armored ground units and gunships, local multiplayer options that include co-op play and Wii centric controller options, including Wii Zapper support. Real Marine combat tactics come to Wii gameplay. View larger. Become the Tip of the Spear In Marines: Modern Urban Combat, Wii players are finally on Point. Take command of a 4-man Marine fire team through intense urban combat in this first-person shooter created with the help of more than 40 US Marines, but be ready for the most intense, realistic military shooter to ever hit the Wii platform. Grab the Wii remote and lead your squad into battle with tactics and strategies used by the real US Marine Corps. Marines: Modern Urban Combat brings the thrills of first-person shooters to the Wii with intuitive Wii controls, deadly AI, amazing squad dynamics, and more. Key Game Features Authentic Marine Tactics - Move aggressively, knowing your team executes the same tactics Marines use right now in the most dangerous places in the world. And, you can order suppressive fire, takedowns, and more. Tanks and Gunships at Your Call - Devastate your enemies with precise attacks from mortar, snipers, and Cobra gunships. Play Co-op with a Friend - Friends can join your fire team any time by grabbing a second Wii Remote. A Compelling Real-World Campaign - This is no arcade shooter! Lead your four-man squad through the deadly streets of Beirut, using the tactics and tools of the US Marine Corps. Killer AI - Both your squad and your enemies feature deadly AI unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Step up and command your squad in the only FPS for Wii that lets you issue orders to your fellow Marines. Wii-Exclusive Features - Gameplay controls have been built from the ground up to take advantage of the Wii’s unique motion-based control scheme. Wii Zapper Compatible - Put your favorite gun peripheral to work in conjunction with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controllers. Additional Screenshots: Real world environments. View larger. Co-op gameplay options. View larger. Deadly friendly and enemy AI. View larger. Control tanks and gunships. View larger.

Product Description

Get ready for the most intense, realistic military shooter to ever hit the Wii platform. Grab the Wii remote and lead your squad into battle with tactics and strategies used by the real U.S. Marine Corps. Marines: Modern Urban Combat brings the thrills of first person shooters to the Wii with intuitive Wii controls, deadly AI, amazing squad dynamics, and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It is no Call of Duty... Two major flaws., March 29, 2010

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Z. Reviewer (Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marines Modern Urban Combat (Video Game)

The game is entertaining, but if you are expecting Call of Duty - Modern Warfare type quality you will be disappointed. The enemy is not nearly as realistic and they have old west shoot out type of movements. They kind of just slide into view instead of actual body mechanics. The game has had some challenging parts and it is interesting that you are in command of a team and sometimes need to tell the team to hold position while you clean up the mess rambo style or else they get themselves killed and your mission is ended. Other times your team can really save your rear, so it is definitely not likely you could complete a mission without them.

I rated the game as a 4 for "fun", but overall a 2 due to two major flaws.

1) The setup options do not allow you to change the button assignments if you are using the wii remote and chuck in a rifle type setup. I tried using the perfect shot pistol arrangement, but not nearly as usable as the rifle setup (I have a cabellas orange rifle). The trigger is not intuitive, but you get use to it. It really should have the ability to change the button assignments.

2) There is a major problem with the activation of reloads due to even the slightest movement of the wii remote during conflicts. The dumb thing will start a magazine reload just because I swing the rifle over to pick off the next enemy. I have tried both extremes of the "wii remote sensitivity" setting with no luck in fixing this bug. It is even worse if using the perfect shot pistol, because you go to press a button on top of the wii remote and it detects that the chuck has been moved and triggers a reload. Very annoying and almost enough to tell people to skip the game all together... I hope they can create some kind of software patch for this problem, but not too confident they will.

Overall I do not think this game was ready for release to the market... who in the world tested this and did not find these obvious flaws.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing..., May 10, 2010

By 

Scott - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Marines Modern Urban Combat (Video Game)

This game is a weak rehash of First To Fight, poorly adapted to the Wii. The controls are not good, the gameplay is unexciting, and overall not a fun game. With how long it took to come out, I definately expected a lot more.

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it., July 1, 2011

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Judah R. (Georgia) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marines Modern Urban Combat (Video Game)

I've never been a huge fan of CoD and I loved this game. All those people who gave this game horrible reviews was just expecting another CoD game. Great game, loved it.