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ketritt's Wii Sports (Wii)
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| [January 25, 2008 07:31:16 PM]
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Gameplay
During our second round of bowling (which occured late yesterday night), I had significantly more fun than I did on the first round. This is probably for two reasons - first, because I was already familiar with how to manipulate the wii remote and strategies that had worked well for me in the past, and secondly because there was wine involved. This made us all more likely just to mess with the game - throwing the balls backwards, spinning them, etc. I really, really like this game for its sociability and easy-to-use nature.
Design
I love the design of this game. The gameplayer is able to design a videogame version of herself that then steps up and plays when she does. It's pretty realistic in its depiction of the bowling alley and you are able to interact with the prop-characters that are bowling around you. For example, if you toss your ball backwards, all the other characters in the game jump up and spin around. It's cool that the player has a sense that the game is interacting with them and what they do, not just presenting a virtual world that is unaffected by her actions.
The only potential downside of this game that I can see is that it probably wouldn't be much fun to play individually. The nature of the wii, though, fosters social gameplaying so for the most part I don't really think this is an issue because most people who buy/play wii are probably doing so with the intention of playing it socially. It was nice to have the competition between friends, especially with the presentation of strikes in the bowling game. If a player gets three strikes in a row, they get "Turkey," which is cool because there was a continual sense of anticipation whenever each one of us got two strikes in a row. Overall, this game is easy to play, tons of fun with friends and wine, and cute and funny. I love the wii-me option and the ways that the game allows you to screw with it (tossing the ball backwards, etc.). I love wii bowling!!!
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| [January 25, 2008 07:22:55 PM]
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Summary
In Wii Sports, bowling, the gameplayer plays in an interactive bowling game. He or she stands up in front of the television, positions the player in whichever position they think is best suited to bowling a srike using the A button and the directional buttions (t-shaped), then they assume the bowling stance that is natural to them. Next, they press down on the trigger and actually bowl, releasing the trigger when their arm is back in the starting position. The objective of this game is to win as many points as possible by knocking over as many pins as possible.
Gameplay
Initially, I was pretty wary of this game because I'm bad at videogames in general and sports in specific. However, I played it with my neighbor and two close friends and they assured me that even a novice could easily pick up on how to play the game pretty quickly. Once I got a good understanding of how to focus, change my player position and swing my arm without feeling like an idiot in front of all of them I actually found myself having a really good time. This game is super easy to pick up, and really fun to play in a social setting.
The flow of the game was really good, because we were all hanging out as friends while also completing my homework assignment. Also, we were listening to Stereolab, which provided nice background to the interactions of our onscreen selves. What I especially liked was just how individual-oriented the wii is, it was great to see a cartoon version of myself and my friends bowling together. All in all, I had a lot of fun and will definitely be playing this even when I'm not having to blog about it.
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ketritt's Wii Sports (Wii)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Friday 25 January, 2008
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