# Wii Suck @ Video Games - Episode 14 - Wii SPRAY

**Source:** Poor Man's Pinball Podcast  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2023-12-28  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://poormanspinballpodcast.libsyn.com/wii-suck-video-games-episode-14-wii-spray

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## Analysis

This episode of Poor Man's Pinball Podcast reviews 'Spray,' a 2008 Nintendo Wii game by EcoSystem/Tecmo. The hosts found it disappointing—ugly, empty, glitchy, with poor pacing and confusing tutorials. Metacritic rated it 4.2/10; the hosts gave it 3-4/10. They do not recommend it except for completists.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Spray was released on December 2nd, 2008 — _Host states this as factual information about the game's release date_
- [HIGH] Spray was developed by EcoSystem and published by Tecmo — _Host reads this from game packaging/official source_
- [HIGH] Metacritic gave Spray a 4.2 out of 10 — _Host cites Metacritic score directly_
- [HIGH] GameSpot and GameInformer.com gave positive reviews of Spray — _Host reads quotes from back of game box attributing positive reviews to these outlets_
- [HIGH] The game has a fast-paced tutorial that is difficult to read and follow — _Host describes frustration with tutorial text moving too quickly without pause options_
- [MEDIUM] Spray has numerous bugs — _Host mentions 'a ton of bugs' and references reading about bugs in reviews_
- [HIGH] The game's visuals are empty and ugly with little background activity — _Host describes the village as 'empty' and 'ugly' with no NPCs or background activity to make the world feel alive_

### Notable Quotes

> "I'm starting to think that I'm the only person on the earth that doesn't care what Nattali Grace is or says."
> — **Host**, Opening
> _Off-topic opening comment showing casual podcast banter_

> "Just throw it in the garbage."
> — **Host**, Early show
> _Emphatic dismissal of Spray, setting negative tone for review_

> "If you'd like to join our class action suit against GameSpot and GameInformer.com, well, let us know. We're going to be suing them for false advertising."
> — **Host**, Mid-review
> _Humorous criticism of positive reviews that contradict the hosts' negative experience_

> "Metacritic gave it a four point two out of ten which I'm about a three to four in that range."
> — **Host**, Score discussion
> _Shows hosts' rating aligns with professional critics but even lower_

> "I don't think that person knows how to rate games. They don't know how numbers work."
> — **Host**, GameInformer criticism
> _Skepticism toward GameInformer's 7/10 rating given the game's poor quality_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Poor Man's Pinball Podcast | organization | Podcast series reviewing Nintendo Wii games, hosted by two hosts |
| Spray | game | Nintendo Wii game released December 2, 2008 by EcoSystem/Tecmo; subject of this episode's review |
| EcoSystem | company | Developer of Spray for Nintendo Wii |
| Tecmo | company | Publisher of Spray; also known for Tecmo Bowl |
| Nintendo Wii | product | Gaming console platform on which Spray was released |
| Metacritic | organization | Review aggregation site that rated Spray 4.2/10 |
| GameSpot | organization | Gaming review outlet that gave Spray positive review (quoted on box) |
| GameInformer | organization | Gaming review outlet that gave Spray 7/10 (hosts dispute this rating) |
| Celebrity Sports Showdown | game | Nintendo Wii game selected for next week's episode review |
| Mario Wonder | game | Game mentioned as recently acquired by hosts |
| Disney Dreamlight Valley | game | Game for which hosts purchased expansion pack |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land | game | Wii game recently acquired by hosts |
| Cooking Mama World Kitchen | game | Wii cooking game recently acquired by hosts; hosts familiar with DS version |
| Billy the Wizard | game | Game recently acquired by hosts |
| Tecmo Bowl | game | Classic game by Tecmo mentioned in comparison; hosts discuss handheld version |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Game Review, Nintendo Wii Games, Game Quality Assessment
- **Secondary:** Video Game Criticism, Review Aggregation, Game Acquisition
- **Mentioned:** Podcast Format

### Sentiment

**Negative** (-0.85) — Hosts are highly critical of Spray, rating it 3-4/10. They describe it as ugly, empty, glitchy, and not fun. Only positive sentiment appears in quoted professional reviews that hosts dismiss as inaccurate. The tone is dismissive and humorous in its criticism.

### Signals

- **[product_concern]** Hosts report Spray contains numerous bugs and glitches affecting gameplay experience (confidence: high) — Host states 'there was a ton of bugs' and references reading about bugs in reviews
- **[product_concern]** Game tutorial is poorly paced—text moves too quickly for players to read without pause functionality (confidence: high) — Host describes frantically trying to read tutorial text: 'it's literally just like going next and I'm like hey can you stop cuz I'm not getting this backstory'
- **[product_concern]** Game environment is visually empty and unappealing with minimal background activity or NPC interaction (confidence: high) — Host states game is 'ugly and like empty too' and describes villages with 'nothing' happening in the background
- **[community_signal]** Spray is largely unknown in gaming community; no one contacted podcast about it and zero user reviews on Metacritic (confidence: high) — Host states 'no one out there has ever heard of Spray before' and 'there are zero user reviews' on Metacritic
- **[sentiment_shift]** Hosts express skepticism toward professional reviews (GameSpot, GameInformer) that gave Spray positive ratings, treating them as inaccurate (confidence: high) — Hosts joke about suing GameSpot and GameInformer for 'false advertising' and criticize GameInformer's 7/10 rating as nonsensical

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## Transcript

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Wipe out evil, save the village, and be the hero. Fun for kids while challenging enough for adults. That's what GameSpot says. Woof. Undeniably fun to play. GameInformer.com. If you'd like to join our class action suit against GameSpot and GameInformer.com, well, let us know. We're going to be suing them for false advertising at the end of this show. Sueing them for our 20 minutes back. Yes, whatever that might be worth. Well, okay. So our history with the game is nothing. Correct. You know, and as I got this just Visit www.aceltool滑кивadoes.com youthcoachk honestly about doesn't turn a headcupjangles왔 nitratex commodityteach, nimbleinniskuyadiose Napoleonanosrt def 부드�ieron species ID falou ID hafd unless Alright, now back to this, enough of this nonsense. Now, you know, we fired this game up and right off the bat, I'll tell you what, you better be able to read fast. Oh yeah. 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So we will get back to writing to the dorks writing and writing to Salami cereal Glenn The Whoop, Well folks, the magic, uh, the chopsticks have spoken and they've picked out Celebrity SportsShowdown! Huh. Have you ever heard of CelebritySportsShowdown? No, I have not. Well you're going to for next week. Alright folks, uh, how can people reach us if they want to, Crafter Sally? They can email us at wesuck, the at symbol, video games at gmail.com. Tilt SRdr positions in backbox, That's it, man. Game over, man! Game over!

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