Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

 Wii
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2007
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
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  1. netjak
    73
    At times, the play control can be a bit wonky, but overall Zack & Wiki is a solid addition to the point and click adventure genre.
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  2. Adventure Gamers
    60
    While not spectacular as a game in and of itself, the gameplay innovations it presents to the adventure genre might make it worth a try.

Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best Wii Game of 2007
16
#16 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2007
17
#17 Most Shared Wii Game of 2007

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 141 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 141
  3. Negative: 6 out of 141
  1. BaronMonaco
    Jul 19, 2016
    9
    Zack & Wiki didn't sell very well and it's fairly unlikely that there'll ever be a sequel and that's a shame because it's a great game.Zack & Wiki didn't sell very well and it's fairly unlikely that there'll ever be a sequel and that's a shame because it's a great game.

    First the game looks great for a 2007 Wii game with a very nice cartoon art style and animations, sure it's helped by the genre with small levels but it still took some nice developing skills at the time, specially given the fact that the game runs smoothly.

    But the most important thing is the gameplay and here it's really sweet with well thought puzzles, but always logical (you don't need to click on everything to find out the solution by luck), there's also a very good, natural and varied use of the motion controls. Point and click never seemed so active.

    Finally the story is very predictable, with very few dialogs and it's probably the worst part of the game, it will take something around 15 hours to finish game, far from the lying cover that guarantees 40 hours (a shame, specially that 15 hours is very honest for the genre).

    So in conclusion Zack and Wiki is a very good game if you want to put your brain to the test, the only better option I see is the Portal games (for the incredibly funny dialogs) and they're not available on Wii, so if you want a puzzle game and own this console go for it, just don't believe the cover, it's a big lie.    … Full Review »
  2. mickjoe
    Aug 19, 2010
    6
    The puzzles are truly fun and make the game worthy of much of its praise but I think most reviewers are ignoring all the incredibly annoyingThe puzzles are truly fun and make the game worthy of much of its praise but I think most reviewers are ignoring all the incredibly annoying garbage between puzzles. This game also has the longest and most useless intro to any game I've played on the Wii. I also think the puzzles go from too easy to too hard a little too quickly.… Full Review »
  3. RobG.
    Mar 14, 2008
    10
    Innovative, brilliant, addictive. There is nothing else out there like this.
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