Nintendo Wii - Wii Sports Review

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StarSoldier1
Lake In The Hills, IL

Don't worry, Wii Sports has nothing to do with peeing.

an Xbox 360 supporter

Pros

very interactive games, bowling rocks

Cons

games lack depth

NOV

2007

Nintendo Wii - Wii Sports —

If somehow you got your Nintendo Wii without the original pack in game: Wii Sports here is a review just to see if it even worth your time. If you don't know the deal Wii Sports is a collection of Baseball, Bowling, Boxing, Golf, and Tennis all in one grand disc here. What makes the games so different from anything you ever played before in older consoles is that you would hold the Wii-mote like the in real life sport to help you understand what this system can do. Sure, the games are not as complex as some EA sports games out there but they do get ya off your butt.

In the Baseball game for example you actually have to swing the Wii-mote like a real bat to hit the ball believe it or not and the another player can throw the ball anyway they want and that includes moving the Wii-mote just right to make a curve ball. It takes some getting use to but it feels awesome. Another thing worth mentioning here is this game really got me sweating here and you may just burn some calories just from playing especially with that boxing one. Just be sure you have enough room to move around so you don't hit anybody, you don't want to damage the Wii-mote, eh?

You can even create your own character on the console (called a Mii) and move that figure right on the game here if you don't want a generic character. Wii Sports is a lot of fun but extended plays here do get very repetitive. In Tennis you actually have no control of the players on the court and in Bowling you only have 2 tries per turn instead of the usual three.

Another problem with the game is that the graphics are not that great especially with those ugly fisher price-like character models here. This is no Gears of War. The games definitely lacks the depth you would expect from most of the sport games of today but I guess that's what Nintendo wanted so most players can just jump right into the games. In the end though Wii Sports is a great pack in game because it introduces the player to the advantages of the Wii-mote but you'll still glad you're getting this collection free because chances are you wouldn't want to buy any of these limited titles separately.

*Nun Chuck controller required for Boxing

Wii Sports overall rating: 82/100

For 1 to 4 players
Rated (E) for Everyone
graphics: 6/10
sound: 6/10
gameplay: 9/10
replay: 9/10

-StarSoldier1 2007
(Ryan Genno)