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Saturday 26 January, 2008
Summary:
Wii sports is a multiplayer sports based game that utilizes special controllers to simulate sports-like motions. Included in the game are a variety of sports games ranging from bowling to tennis.
Gameplay:
Well, my younger brother scored a Wii for his birthday today, so I decided to choose the Wii sports game as my classic choice. Naturally, I was stoked that my brother was getting a Wii because I have been pretty interested in how the controllers work. I have had some experience with the Wii, but it was only momentarily at the Wii kiosks at the Valley Fair mall in Steven’s Creek. Nothing feels better than taking a new system out of the box, but it seemed like forever until we set it up on the tv, which for reference is a 42’’ LCD television.
The cool thing about the Wii system is that you can create some pretty accurate cartoony-looking replications of oneself. After my brother and I took some time making our Mii’s, we embarked on playing the only game we had available at the moment, Wii sports.
As far as story and game progression, there is not much to be had here. The games are pretty straightforward and are taken at face value. The games have no underlying consistency, beside the fact that you choose your Mii character in whatever sport you choose. The more games you play, the more points you accumulate for your character, but so far I cant figure out what this does.
The games themselves are pretty fun at first, but I could see them becoming quite boring afer a while. Although we played every game, my favorites were bowling and tennis. The bowling game plays as if you are physically bowling in real life, although in a lot more confined and relax manner. You can move your bowling position, angle your shots and even apply spin to the ball, much in the same ways you would in real life. And even though you throw from the same position with the same speed and style, the outcomes vary, but it is not too difficult to receive strikes. This allows virtually anybody to bowl a strike, which means that people of all gaming intellect can compete in this game.
The Wii Sports game is not a game one can really enjoy by themselves, but instead should be played with a group of friends to fully capture the games spirit. Soon after opening the console, we had some friends come over with their two Wii controllers and thus commenced in 4-way tennis matches. Lets just say that was a pretty interesting thing to watch. What makes this game so fun is the camaraderie of being in a spot together playing a game in which no one person has a real advantage. It was interesting to see our girlfriends battle each other in the baseball game.
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