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keep24's Wii Sports (Wii)
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| [January 25, 2008 07:40:17 PM]
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GAMEPLAY:
After playing a little longer on the Wii with my friends it was apparent to me that some of the sports are a lot easier/fun to play than others. Tennis was particularly fun for me and my friends as we were all standing up in our room feverishly swinging our arms with a little twist to hit the ball. I liked the serving as well, it was just like I was serving a real tennis ball! These positives also come with some drawbacks because I felt limited to the amount of control I had over my player and the tennis game. Yes, I was able to control how hard I swung and the timing over when to swing but other than that, I had no control on moving my player at all. I felt disabled when I would swing just at the right time but my player would be clammoring across the court just to hit the ball out of bounds. This small detail frustrated me but I still had an amazing time playing tennis.
Boxing however was a joke. I was so excited to get into the Wii-Boxing ring with my roommate and have a duel that would prove who was the boxing Champion of the room. But when we started playing we found that the Wiimote (and nunchuck attatchment) weren't nearly sensitive enough to our actions to display the punches and uppercuts that my roommate and I were hoping to put against the other. I again found myself limited and barely able to knock out my opponent because my arms were obviously doing a punching motion however my Mii character onscreen didn't move. It was frustrating. But the other games were extremely enjoyable to play. I particularly liked golf and bowling. Although golf had a little bit steeper of a learning curve, It was enjoyable to go through 18 holes with my roommate.
I had a pleasant time with the Wii and Wii sports. Ultimately the game was very fun to play and provided hours worth of fun multiplayer sport games. I was dissappointed with the graphics of the game but I think Nintendo wanted to purposefully use this game as a showcase for the Wiimote and its motion sensitive controls rather than focus on graphics.
DESIGN:
Wii sports has one of the most innovative gameplay features of any game Ive played. This game truly is interactive with the gamer and thats what made up for its subpar graphics and depth. This game's design appeals to a broad array of people who are gamers and non gamers alike. It brings a sense of social interaction to the game as well. Something I haven't seen since maybe Mario Party or Super Smash Bros. on the N64. The reward structure was at the same level with any other sports game. YOU WIN. Nothing special there.
I would definitely change the user control over their players in Tennis especially. If there was someway to control your player with the D-pad as well as timing the perfect hit, there would be an entire new element to gameplay for gamers who maybe want a little bit more of a challenge. However, the game's tone is quite happy for the most part with cheerful music in playing quietly in the background and the the character animation isn't threating at all. However it makes the game more cartoon-ish which, although isn't PS3 graphics, still is pleasing to the eye for the users.
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| [January 25, 2008 07:17:47 PM]
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Summary:
Wii Sports is a fun filled family game that uses the motion sensitive wii-motes to interact with the Wii in order to play 5 sport games: Tennis, bowling, boxing, baseball and golf.
Gameplay:
The pick-up-and-play dynamic of Wii sports appeals to kids and grandparents alike.I found i was able to pick up the Wiimote and was easily able to control the menu options just by pointing at the TV. I liked the sensitivity of the wiimote and is much better than comparable motion sensitive controls like the Sony Sixaxis. Although I was disappointed with the overall graphics of Wii sports, I was generally impressed with the create-your-own character ability. All of my friends including myself were able to make new characters with pretty much any physical feature we wanted.
I liked this option as it gave me a little bit of personal feeling to the game. I was able to play with MY character that I designed and was hoping he would become the next tiger woods, barry bonds Andy Roddick all-in-one. After trying out all 5 of the sport games I came to the conclusion that I liked Tennis, bowling, golf, baseball and tennis (Ranging from best to worst). Another aspect of the Wii Sports games is that the game is very active and forces the participants to move and stand up for the entire game. Along with that is the fact that this game is a SOCIAL game. I played by myself and got bored within half an hour. However, with my friends the game, and the sports, became much more competitive and fun to me as I played tennis and bowled with them.
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keep24's Wii Sports (Wii)
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Current Status: Finished playing
GameLog started on: Friday 25 January, 2008
GameLog closed on: Friday 8 February, 2008 |
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