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Friday 25 January, 2008
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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