Customer Reviews

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk

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I was anxious to try an aviation game with Wii and selected Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk. The controls are fairly simple and easy to get used to, although I had to get used to holding the nunchuck in my dominant right hand (I usually hold it in my left). The game is challenging and fun and probably good for young and newcomers to this genera of games. I also liked the affordable price and the E for Everyone rating.

So why the low rating? My progress in the game came to a screeching halt when I finished level 10. To progress in the game and unlock additional levels, you must beat several challenges. These are basically completing previous missions with time limits and/or with limited weapons. The time limits are very short and can be very short. They can also be frustrating while you watch the time run down while your wait for targets to become available. Also, there are no difficulty levels. This would allow you to develop game skills more fully.

Not being able to get past the challenge to unlock level 11 I was ready to abandon this game all together. I decided to check online to see if there was any help in how to get past this challenge and found that there was a cheat available for this game. If you create a profile name of TUNGHA you will have a save file called cheat. This will unlock all missions, challenges and aircraft. Now you can really have some fun and attempt the levels with various aircraft/weapons. The game may become redundant and may get boring to advanced gamers.

The action and feel of the controls of this flying simulation are not realistic. Other games are much better. I put the game up and let it gather dust until recently when a friend's 10 year old was over and wanted to play on the Wii. He liked it.