Nintendo freely gives all new Wii system owners a Wii Sports disc. Players can personalize gameplay by digitally pasting their faces onto the characters through the Mii interface. Five casual sports activities show new players the ins and outs of the Wii remote functions. Nintendo seems to intend the Wii Sports suite to whet gamers' appetites for more of the Wii. These basic games get Wii fans started with cartoonish graphics and hokey strategies. However, children and beginning gamers will learn the techniques fast and be quickly enthralled.Getting the Game OnWii Sports Baseball might remind you of the annual summer All-Star Break homer contest. A player swings the Wiimote like a real bat for the hitting. How fast and when you swing are your choice. The strike zone takes care of itself. Pitching involves moving the remote in a forward, overhand motion. Pitch speed is determined by how quickly the Wiimote makes the gesture. You as pitcher also decide whether to throw a fas tball, change up, or screwball by pressing either the A or B button or both. The D pad determines whether you pitch high or low or inside or outside. The three-inning games are more enjoyable with two players matching wits, but the game also makes a worthy opponent for one player.
Novice gamers will especially get into Wii Sports Bowling. Being incredibly realistic, competing bowling simulations really have no room to improve on Wii's rendition. If you know how to play the real game, picking up this virtual version is a snap. Vary the angle you face the console and roll your wrist and arm to manage spin and direction. The crowd gets pumped up and loud when you knock down a strike or spare. Hey, who wants to rent stiff, cramped bowling shoes loaded with foot fungus? You don't need to in Wii Bowling.
Feel the sweat trickling down your brow. Boxing is definitely the most physical experience in the Wii Sports game bundle for players. Your onscreen character is customized with the Mii image you create using the Wii online channel. The nunchuk plugs into the remote for this game, and the controller pair sends your movements to the console. You won't feel the actual impact of your landed jabs, so you will find gameplay more like swinging at an imaginary person. But you get to avoid the blood, fat lips, and bruising.
Compose your tennis match of one, three, or five games to suit your preference. Players have no control over their Mii characters' footwork, which is all automated. You can swing at the right time, but the system might not have you in the right place then. When, where, and how you swing regulates how effective your return is. Wii Sports replays each point in slo-mo...great if it's your point, a bummer if it's your opponent's. The competition is always a doubles match, and if you play with one or two players, your electronic teammate moves as if just coming back from the dead.
Patience and focus are virtues when playing Wii Sports Golf. Seasoned electronic golfers will recognize the power meter climbing for faster swings. Use the power meter and inset map to plan your ball's flight path. A monster stroke that overloads the meter will hook or slice your shot. The imaginary physics behind a Wii Golf swing compared to the real thing is a bit hokey. You can cheat and give a low power hit extra juice after it's in the air just by keeping the controller held out in front of you. Your choice of sticks is limited to a driver, iron, putter, and wedge. Some holes of the course pose genuine challenges, but some are overly simplistic.
Fun Training and Fitness TwistsAlong with the standard gaming mode, the Wii Sports package includes Training and Fitness modules. The training hones skills to use in the regular games version and provides challenges to advanced users. Bowling includes increasing numbers of pins in different formations plus obstacles. Get ready for a home run slugfest in baseball training. You return serves during tennis training, trying keep to keep your streak unbroken. Golf training involves getting the ball onto the green from several tricky starting places. Your boxing goal is to attack punching bags until you knock them off their chains. Wii examines your overall fitness in the Fitness mode with three random events and then calculates your apparent age.
What Gamers Think of It AllWii Sports succeeds at demonstrating the Wii's potential to the masses. Its five entertaining games -- golf, bowling, tennis, baseball, and boxing -- are near the top of the list of most popular Wii games. The training and fitness modes bring a bunch of entertaining twists on classic sports. While the graphics and strategy could be considered cheesy to varying degrees, development of more sophisticated games for the best-selling gaming console is all but certain. Look at it this way...back in the day, Pong was right there on the cutting edge. The gaming universe has evolved by leaps and bounds since. Wii Sports may be just the ticket to spark a new age of interactive gaming.
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