How To Train Your Dragon :: Online Wii Review   by Jack Jonsmith

Have you ever wanted to adopt your very own virtual dragon pet? Now you can with the Nintendo Wii game based on the hit movie.

The game starts Hiccup, a young viking who never seems to fit in with his tribe. In an attempt to prove himself worthy of belonging he manages to capture a dragon and making it his fearsome battle mount. Hiccup’s tribe is not quick to trust a fearsome new dragon addition to their tribe but they are eventually won over.

In the game version of the movie you can play as either Hiccup or his friend Astrid. The game has a plotline that follows the events that happened in the movie. You can first create your own virtual pet dragon in the customization screen of the game. You can change the appearance of your virtual dragon pet’s horns, wings, tail, size and shape. Additional colors and markings help you make this virtual dragon your very own.

Mini Games:

There are various mini-games that you can complete in order to upgrade your dragon’s abilitys such as memory games, ice sculptures, and of course dragon racing. As you play the game you will unlock more challenges that allow you to increase your level and special abilities that improve your virtual dragon pet’s powers.

Once you feel you are up to the challenge you can now brave dragon vs dragon combat. The part I appreciated about this game’s controls is that they are very simple and allow you to enjoy the game immediately. You can control light, heavy or special breath attacks. There are buttons to let you block and jump to avoid damage while fighting. Combos exist to inflict substantially more damage as you get used to the control layout of the game.

Online Play:

Once you are an accomplished at battling other dragons on the Wii, you can connect to play a network game against your friends. This is a great gameplay mode that really increases the overall enjoyment factor of the game. You will keep playing this game mode for hours as you battle each others virtual dragons.

Summary:

In closing, the Wii version of How To Train Your Dragon is favourable as far as movie video games goes. The game is basically a fighting game that allows you extensive customization of your virtual dragon pet while you play along to a story that follows the events of the movies. The visuals are of excellent quality and the sound design is acceptable. The fighting mode is not too difficult to learn and the combos keep the interest level up once you learn the basics of fighting other virtual dragons.

If you loved the movie and you have a Nintendo Wii, How To Train Your Dragon is a great pickup to play with your very own special virtual dragon pet.

About the Author

Jack loves any sort of virtual dragon pet and a big fan virtual dragon games
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