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emilydoom's Wii Sports (Wii)
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| [March 6, 2008 12:36:53 PM]
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Gamelog #2
GAMEPLAY
The second game session was a bit exhausting. Instead of playing with my dad, I played with my older brother. This made things a bit more competitive and less goofy and fun. My arm muscles were tired from swinging the Wii remote around and this was a disadvantage while playing against a fresh, new player who happened to enjoy rubbing in my face how much better he was at everything.
After playing the game for half an hour, we got bored. Baseball and bowling were too difficult for us to play, and we had already exhausted tennis, boxing, and golf. So instead, we spent another half an hour creating different fictional Wii characters. We made a couple of famous people too, like Keanu Reeves, Bill Clinton, etc. Since the game had gotten dull, I guess you could say that the Mii Channel feature (the customized character making feature) made the game a little more interesting. I think that games such as Wii Sports can be easily exhausted because the narrative aspect is so lacking in depth.
DESIGN
My favorite design aspects of this game include the distinct features that differentiate the Wii system from any other video game system created. The Wii remote and the simple game subject as well as game mechanic make the game much more accessible to every age group. Each game also features a standard play mode, a training mode, and multiplayer.
The training mode allows the player to practice each sport alone while the multiplayer mode is to display the newly acquired Wii sporting skills, as exemplified in the game session with my dad. Every game has a single player or two-player mode, and some games allow up to four players through various methods. Bowling and golf allow multiple players to take turns with a single Wii Remote, while tennis requires each player to have their own.
Another feature that I stressed in my gameplay is the customized avatar that can be created using Wii's Mii Channel. Wii Sports is the first Wii title to use this feature. Miis saved on the Wii will appear in the crowd during tennis and boxing games, as bowlers during bowling games, and as team members in baseball. As stated in my gameplay, when the player exhausts the narrative of the game, he/she can turn to the Mii Channel for some temporary entertainment.
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| [March 6, 2008 12:03:25 PM]
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Gamelog #1
SUMMARY
Wii Sports consists of bowling, baseball, tennis, boxing, and golf. Players must use the Wii remote and follow the specified directions for each game. In tennis, for instance, the players must swing at the screen, using the Wii remote. Players compete in each sport and, just like playing sports in reality, the goal is to win or get the highest score.
GAMEPLAY
I found Wii Sports to be incredibly enjoyable. I had played it before, but this time was with my dad, at home. Someone that has never touched a video game, my dad plays Wii Sports everyday and has mastered every game. I became very excited and got "into the game" as I swung at baseballs, bowled side balls, and threw punches at my dad. However, it was frustrating to find that he was much better at every sport than I was because of his thorough daily training. It was almost like playing a real sports game with my dad. I think it is the player-player interaction that makes this game so exciting and fun.The competition it creates between you and a fellow player is not to the point of exhaustion, but exists just for fun. It is a game that can be played by practically all ages-your mom, your dad, your grandmother.
The character feature of the game was extraordinarily unique. Wii Sports allows you to create your own character. From the color of my hair to the shape of my face--I was nearly identical to my avatar. This feature not only makes each player's avatar unique, it's fun to create your own characters together!
The narrative progression of the game is lacking, however, it allows the player to gain more points as he/she practices in training mode. The "story" of the game is basically mimicking a sports game in real life. The crowds cheer after someone scores, and there is always a winner that gets cheered for.
This entry has been edited 1 time. It was last edited on Mar 6th, 2008 at 12:31:08.
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emilydoom's Wii Sports (Wii)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Wednesday 5 March, 2008
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