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MPlutte's Wii Sports (Wii)
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| [February 15, 2008 12:51:48 AM]
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GAMEPLAY
In bowling, any number of players play 10 frames of a bowling game. Players can adjust where they are aiming the bowling ball, and they swing the Wiimote underhand as if they were actually throwing a bowling ball. You can also twist the Wiimote as you swing it to put spin on the bowling ball. At the end of ten frames, whoever has the most points wins the game.
In baseball, players take turns playing as the pitcher or the batter. The pitcher holds down a button and swings the Wiimote overhand to pitch the ball. The batter has to swing the Wiimote at the right time to make the Mii swing the bat. How many bases are ran depends on how far the ball goes, not whether or not the ball gets to a base. Aside from that and the fact that there are only 3 innings, the rules are the same as baseball.
In golf, players take turns trying to hit a golf ball into a hole. Players have control over the direction and which type of club to use. Players swing the Wiimote like a golf club in order to actually hit the ball. How hard the player swings determines how far the ball goes.
DESIGN
Wii sports is interesting in that is one of the few games that takes full advantage of the Wii's unique capabilities. Each game has the player using the Wiimote's motion sensing capabilities to its full effect. The games themselves are fairly simple and easy, but they are a lot of fun when playing with friends. The game is fairly lighthearted, with the avatars being bobble headed and cartoony. This fits well with the feel of the mechanic, in that it feels childish in a good way. It lets people get in touch with their inner child, something that many people need.
Wii sports does a very good job of creating social interactions. All of the games are at their most fun when there is a group of people playing. Even when not playing, it is fun to watch others wave their arms around while having comical avatars run around on screen. Overall, Wii sports is a fun, if rather minimal game that sets landmarks for what can be done with the Wii's motion sensing abilities.
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| [February 14, 2008 10:51:58 PM]
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SUMMARY
Wii sports is a collection of five small games, each game is based on a real world sport, and each utilizes the Wii remote in a unique way. There are five sports: tennis, baseball, golf, bowling, and boxing. The avatars on the screen for each game are Miis created by each player before hand. Although you can play against computers, Wii sports is meant to be played against other people.
GAMEPLAY
Each game is based on a different sport, and so each game has its own style of play. Tennis is one of the easiest of the games to pick up, and it is also my favorite game. You play a doubles game of tennis, with each player swinging the Wii remote to swing the tennis racket. If there are four players, each controls one player, while if there are two players, swinging the remote makes both players on a team swing. The Miis move around the field on their own to get to a position from which they can hit the ball. Every time a player misses a ball, the other team gets 10 points, up to 40 points. Players can play one game, or best out of three or best out of five.
Boxing is one of the more complicated games to get good at. players use both the Wiimote and the nunchuck attachment. Punching with the Wiimote makes the Mii punch with his right hand, while punching with the nunchuck makes the Mii punch with his left hand. You can also block by holding up the Wiimote and nunchuck, as well as dodge by moving the Wiimote and nunchuck from side to side. The point is to knock out the other Mii, but sometimes your punches don't seem to correspond to the actions on screen. Nevertheless, it is still fun beating up on the other mii, and boxing is also the best exhausting of the games.
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MPlutte's Wii Sports (Wii)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Thursday 14 February, 2008
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