Site of the Week: Vooks

Hi all,

Welcome back to the site, and i'll get straight to it this week!

Site of the Week: Vooks
Site URL: http://www.vooks.net/

Visit this site if...: As of this past Saturday, when I made the trek down to Toys 'R' Us to pre-order for myself a Nintendo Wii (with some games), i'll be the proud owner of a Nintendo Wii in time for Christmas. But me being me, I need to know exactly what the system is capable of; what games are being released; what popular titles will be available; what accessories I need to get with the system; and most importantly, which shops have the best deals and bargains. That being said, the site I review this week contains all of the above, and some.

Synopsis: As usual, this is a site I stumbled upon through the wonder that is Google. As far back as 2 months ago, when the release date for the Nintendo Wii was announced for Australia (December 7th, as opposed to now just about everywhere else in the world), I was keen to brush up on my knowledge of the system, games, etc, without bugging Darren of VGIG too much. Living in Australia, I also wanted information that was relevant to me, and not related to the Japanese/American releases, which would not be as informative for me as Australian material.

So armed with that knowledge, I head to Google, type in a few keywords, click the button to search Australian sites only, and Vooks is one of the first few listed, and because I normally visit the first few results of Google when it comes to search queries (they're usually the most pertinent ones anyway), I click on it straight away.

What I was greeted with on the opening page, in the middle, was a link to the Ultimate Aussie Wii Launch Guide. Suddenly, all of the questions and queries I had about the Nintendo Wii, and its Australian release, were going to be answered by simply clicking there. Under that link, I found links to everything from the Games lineup and Accessories guide, all the way through to the Best Pre-Order deals and other Frequently Asked Questions. Personally, its where I spent the majority of my time.

Don't stop reading yet, because Vooks offer a hell of a lot more to offer than simply a launch guide. They also offer what all other good gaming sites do, by way of game reviews, game previews, release dates, podcasts, galleries and downloads (plus much more, including the ever popular forums feature, where gaming fanatics can congregate and comment on everything from favourite games and systems, to other trivial topics that I won't bore you with), so for all you international guests out there, there are some features that aren't Australian-specific for you too!

As with previous reviews, i'll keep this one short and sweet, so I encourage to have a look when you have some spare time, particular if you're as fascinated as I am with this whole interactive-gaming experience that the Nintendo Wii looks set to offer.

Until next time, adios muchachos!