GameVortex writes: "Help Wanted should have stayed in the cooker for a while until the control issues were worked out, especially since the underlying concept is sound. The multiplayer would have rocked with online gameplay, even if it were just based on scores and leaderboards, but local against a friend is decent fun. The slow pace hurts what otherwise is a well thought-out sequence of action/upgrade gameplay, and the controls are just completely frustrating in many places. We'd love to see a collection this large (50 games) where the fun is maxed and the multiplayer balanced enough to make for fun party action. The mood in Help Wanted is festive, considering all the hard work, but once you've played through a few weekly cycles, the blush falls from the rose. If I wanted to do real work, I'd just hang out at my 9-to-5".
"Classic Game Room HD reviews HELP WANTED: 50 WACKY JOBS! for Nintendo Wii, published by Hudson. The Earth is about to be destroyed by a meteor and it's up to you to save the planet by working! That's right, you can deflect and/or destroy the monster asteroid heading our way by purchasing items from a cable TV shopping channel."-Classic Game Room
Gaming Nexus writes, "There's not much fun to be had here. The games are too short and the cut scenes are too long. Very young children might see things differently, so you might consider it for the little ones."
Gamertell has posted a positive review of Hudson Soft's Help Wanted for Wii.
From the review:
"The Wii's known as a haven for mini-game collections. The sort of games which take advantage of the motion control abilities, are appealing to a wide audience, accessible to players of all ages and happen to be affordably priced.
Hudson's Help Wanted is one of these collections. It's pretty versatile too, with a Job Battle multiplayer mode that offers four ways to win and a Career Fair mode which lets you practice playing the 50 mini-games. The most interesting part is the Employment Office story mode, where all of the games are unlocked and players strive to save the world by taking part-time jobs. It may not be the perfect Wii mini-game collection, but it's definite one of the more interesting ones."
