91
Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke.
70
Wii Music is an odd duck. It is far from a traditional videogame, and more akin to a tech demo or social audio experiment. The fact that it is so very basic means it's completely accessible to anyone, but at the same time there's not much here to interest regular and core gamers.
50
Most adults will quickly recognize that Wii Music is little more than a noise maker tied to a series of gestures and grow bored of the experience in a matter of hours, if not minutes. The controls aren't particularly intuitive , but gimmicky, and the selection of music is fundamentally flawed with both dated public domain songs rendered in equally dated MIDI.
10
I think it’s a good game, and it’s fun to play around with, but it’s annoying how you unlock all the instruments
6
It's fun for a couple of hours or if you have a wii balance board(which i have)
10
I believe this is the single most overhated/underrated game ever made. The issue arises from people expecting a Wii version of Rock Band or Guitar Hero and jumping on the hate bandwagon when that's not what they get. This game is all about discovering how different instruments and rhythms can change the feel of the same song structure. You can take various songs and change their instrumentation to give them a completely different sound, and successful examples of this can be found in the games premade demo tracks. Along with this, the game itsself teaches you how to make these different styles in the lessons mastery page, and each instrument has a surprising amount of flexibility in the sounds they can make if you put the time in to discover them. Even if you want the typical rhythm game Rock Band style thing, you can enjoy the handbell harmony mode which allows you to play a Rock Band style minigame at various difficulties and speeds while actually making the music instead of uselessly strumming to falling notes. There is also the pitch perfect mode which acts as an early introduction to basic music theory and was my personal first experience with really looking into how different pitches interact with each other. Understandably, not everyone wants to take this game seriously or experiment with the limitless possibilities, but this game can still act as a fun party game if you're just joking around. With the funny instruments and songs, I've had a lot of fun with a group of friends just fooling around and butchering songs in Wii Music. Many people will never experience what this game has to offer because they never give it an honest chance. Ignore the reviews, play the game for longer than 10 minutes, try the different modes, and let out a little creativity, and I promise you'll discover why to this day Wii Music continues to have a fairly active community, still making music.
Wii Music
Wii
Released On:
Oct 20, 2008
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Mixed or Average
63
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5.4
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91
Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke.
80
Wii Music is a novel and fun experience that will sweep away the hours while you're jamming with your buddies. Give it a chance and you're in for a good time.
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33 Ratings
Oct 23, 2025
10
I think it’s a good game, and it’s fun to play around with, but it’s annoying how you unlock all the instruments
Mar 28, 2025
10
I believe this is the single most overhated/underrated game ever made. The issue arises from people expecting a Wii version of Rock Band or Guitar Hero and jumping on the hate bandwagon when that's not what they get. This game is all about discovering how different instruments and rhythms can change the feel of the same song structure. You can take various songs and change their instrumentation to give them a completely different sound, and successful examples of this can be found in the games premade demo tracks. Along with this, the game itsself teaches you how to make these different styles in the lessons mastery page, and each instrument has a surprising amount of flexibility in the sounds they can make if you put the time in to discover them. Even if you want the typical rhythm game Rock Band style thing, you can enjoy the handbell harmony mode which allows you to play a Rock Band style minigame at various difficulties and speeds while actually making the music instead of uselessly strumming to falling notes. There is also the pitch perfect mode which acts as an early introduction to basic music theory and was my personal first experience with really looking into how different pitches interact with each other. Understandably, not everyone wants to take this game seriously or experiment with the limitless possibilities, but this game can still act as a fun party game if you're just joking around. With the funny instruments and songs, I've had a lot of fun with a group of friends just fooling around and butchering songs in Wii Music. Many people will never experience what this game has to offer because they never give it an honest chance. Ignore the reviews, play the game for longer than 10 minutes, try the different modes, and let out a little creativity, and I promise you'll discover why to this day Wii Music continues to have a fairly active community, still making music.
70
More than any other ‘Wii’-branded Nintendo offering, Wii Music truly demands an open mind to appreciate. Join the party with too many expectations – in either direction – and you’re likely to walk away either bewildered, disappointed or disgusted.
67
A fantastic game for families and casual players who may be interested in a friendly, gentle ‘my first music lesson”.
58
Using the note charts makes playing Wii Music tolerable, but if you try to free form it be prepared for disaster. It’s more of an educational experience for dedicated participants, but the poor sound samples, ancient song selection, and poor controls will have many players quitting the band before its first real gig.
40
Midi soundtrack and painful playlist make no motivation for players to give this game a chance. Cool controls can’t save it all. [Issue#173]
25
But really, there’s no point to my taking Wii Music seriously as a game since Nintendo obviously doesn’t. If the game sells well, it probably has more to due with Nintendo’s tremendously effective marketing skills rather than anything inherent to Wii Music as a game. Even five-year-olds need some stimulation and sense of achievement. Wii Music provides neither.
Jul 4, 2021
10
Melhor jogo que SMT Nocturne, joguei 2000 e fiz juma trilha sonora melhor que nocturne
Dec 19, 2012
7
This isn't exactly a game that you'll spend all day playing. Since there aren't really any rules when you are creating a jam you can just give it any rating you want. Creating covers is fun with all the options you have. The minigames are fun to play.
Aug 20, 2012
7
I got this game for my birthday and, after seeing the commercials, I was excited. I am a musician and can appreciate the mindless music making found in this game. It requires almost no skill to play a mediocre song, so my family, including my parents, were able to play and enjoy this game. I've gotten a lot of laughs out of this game with friends and family, so I believe that Miyamoto accomplished something there. I believe the point of these Wii (INSERT NAME HERE) titles was for family fun and casual get-to-know-your-system gaming. In no way is this meant to be a Wii version of guitar hero. One regret I have is the song choice. They could have created some more well-known, popular songs, but I understand where the songs' rights could have gotten in the way. There's room for improvement, but it's decent family fun and good for parties.
Mar 2, 2025
4
I appreciate what it was going for. I don't enjoy it though. Not worth the original price, maybe not even worth the 50p I got it for.
Dec 25, 2011
4
This is a fun games, yes, but it's one of the most disappointing games on the Wii. It does show some potential for the series to continue however. The exclusion of scores and goals is what leaves it as nothing more than a shell. The variety of instruments, game modes and the ability to create videos are nice additions.
SummaryWii Music includes many other modes besides the main band jams, including several musical games and an enhanced video playback mode for recorded jams. Play it again: Use the playback mode to see your jam recordings brought to life with dramatic camera angles. Pick up the baton: Command an orchestra in the conducting game where you’ll wav... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
