A brand new version of Wii Sports that offers gamers a day at the beach. This sequel to the popular Wii Sports makes use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which gives players the most responsive and realistic experience possible. The Wii MotionPlus accessory, which is included with Wii Sports Resort, plugs into the base of the Wii Remote controller and, combined with the accelerometer and sensor bar, provides an experience that gives players an even greater sense of immersion. Just as with Wii Sports, people will love competing against friends and family. As the competition heats up, Wii Sports Resort is as much fun to watch as it is to play. First-time players will find it easy to pick up a Wii Remote and jump into the action. Wii Sports Resort takes place on a tropical island. A wide range of activities will keep players coming back for one more round. Some sample activities include Sword Play, Power Cruising (racing a water scooter) and Disc Dog, which involves accurately tossing a disc to a cute, Mii-like dog
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- Includes one Wii MotionPlus accessory (one required for each controller to play)
- Compete against friends and family
- Play with 1 to 4 players
- New games include: Sword Play, Power Cruising, and Disc Dog
- Easy pick-up-and-play controls
This is a great sequel to Wii Sports, but it isn't perfect. Some of the games are really excellent, the MotionPlus is good technology, but some of the games suffer from lack of Wii Balance Board compatibility, and so much of the game is aimed at multiplayer that you'll need to buy a second MotionPlus addon to really get the full game experience. Finally, while many of these games are lots of fun, as exercise they're not quite to the same level that Wii Sports was, a little less physically demanding, and if you're seeking a workout you'll have to work harder to get one here than you did in the original. Swordplay: This is the best showcase of the Wii Motion Plus, and is probably the best mix of exercise and gameplay out of all the minigames. At the higher levels, there's a real sense of blocking and striking, you need to look for your opponent's openings and keep yourself guarded, and it achieves a real, "natural" sense of engaging in sport kendo swordplay. It's fun and engaging and you can play it for hours if you're so inclined. The Mystery Swing problem so present in Wii Boxing -- the sense that what you were doing with the controller bore only a vague relationship to what was happening in the game -- is completely gone; with the Wii Motion Plus, the "sword" follows your movements exactly and naturally, and you can execute precise swings at specific targets and from specific angles (in fact, you have to, at the higher competitive levels). The problem is that it just isn't as challenging a workout as Wii Boxing was. A half hour of wii boxing at "Pro" level would leave me in a sweat. A half hour of Wii Swordplay at the same level leaves me, well, maybe with stretched wrists. I had to get up into the 1500 skill range for the game to be challenging enough to count as excercise. All in all, great, exciting game, probably the star of the collection, but not as good a workout as Wii Boxing was in the original Wii Sports. There are two additional swordplay games besides the primary dueling mode, Speed Slice and Showdown. Speed Slice is a fun reaction time test but not much more than that. Showdown is the closest thing in here to a standard video game -- swarms of Mii Ninjas come at you and you have to cut them up while taking no more than three hits yourself. Wakeboarding: In this one, you swoop back and forth across the wake of a speedboat, riding a tethered board, and gain points for jumps and airtime. This game might be fun if you can master the controls, but holding the wii remote perfectly level enough so that I could "land flat" every time is a trick I have yet to master, probably because I spent the whole time I was playing this aggravated that I couldn't use the Wii Balance Board with it. I suppose they wanted to showcase Wii Motion Plus in every way possible, but this game would be a natural for the Wii Balance Board and the failure to include compatibility for it is a major, major flaw. Frisbee: The frisbee games are entertaining and take good advantage of Wii Motion Plus technology. The first is throwing a frisbee along a beach to a dog; the second is Frisbee Golf. In both, the game pays pretty close attention to your wrist angle, and pretty naturally simulates throwing a frisbee -- I'm bad at throwing a frisbee and I'm bad at this game too, for the same reasons! Archery: This may be the best game of skill on here. I was tempted to tape my wii controller and nunchuk to an old bow I have lying around, though, just to add a little physical exercise to the gameplay. Basketball:This is amusing, and gives a decent jumping workout. Like a lot of the other games on here, this is probably better as a multiplayer game than played by just one person. There's a timed free-throw game and a three-on-three (the three on three game allows only two players). Table Tennis: Ping-Pong on the beach. OK, this one is fun. The addition of WiiMotionPlus technology takes out almost all of the frustration of Wii Sports Tennis -- this is one of the real improvements of this version, and playing it quickly becomes very, very natural. I somewhat wish they'd had a "tennis" game instead of this, because I found myself leaping around the room less as I played this -- it feels so natural that you feel like you're playing on a small table, so there's a little less cardio work involved. But, still, lots of fun, and a very 'natural" effect -- great use of the MotionPlus technology. Golf: I've always hated Golf games, including the original Wii Sports golf, because they felt unnatural and weird and I could never get the controls to work right. All of those problems are gone in this version -- it actually feels like you're playing golf in your living room. I still don't like golf that much, but now I have to blame my own lack of skill, not the controller. Bowling: This is pretty much exactly like Wii Sports Bowling, with more precise ball control. At first I wasn't sure if there was any difference at all, but there is once you learn or remember what you're doing. There's also a 100-pin version, which in practice is just normal bowling with more pin-falling-over animations, and an "obstacle bowling' where little barriers slide across the lane and you have to curve the ball around them (basically Mini Golf Bowling). Power Cruising: Wii Jetski, essentially. This one, like Wakeboarding, had poor implementation of the controller. You have to hold the MotionPlus controller in an unnatural, awkward way. The gameplay itself is fun, but I again feel that the failure to include Wii Balance Board compatibility for this game was a major, major flaw -- the gameplay on this one is fun if you can get past the controller, and balance board functionality would've removed that problem. Canoeing: Paddling a canoe as fast as you can. Surprisingly to me at least, this one may be the best cardio workout of all the Sports Resort games. It's fun, but challenging enough physically that you get a fair bit of excercise playing it. Up to four players here, and you can race against each other. Cycling: I was expecting this one to be worthlessly silly but it was fairly entertaining. You wag your hands up and down to "pedal." Again, not really much of a workout, and silly, but fun enough. Air Sports: There's a free-fall game where you pose for pictures after jumping out of a plane, and a little waggle-the-controller-to-fly-a-plane thing that isn't a fitness game at all, but just flying around exploring. There is apparently a dogfight game, but it's two player ONLY, with no single player option at all. With only one MotionPlus addon, this felt like a category for minigames, not real games.......
The original Wii Sports is the best-selling game of all time. I don't think it should count, since it is a pack-in with the Wii, but whatever. Nintendo hopes to advance it's popularity with a sequel, titled Wii Sports Resort. Wii Sports Resort takes place on Wuhu Island, and to get there you must skydive. I can't mention the games without mentioning the Wii Motion Plus. This adds extra sensors to the remote and makes it very responsive. You must calibrate it each time you put on Wii Sports Resort, but it didn't detract from anything. Let me tell you, this is motion control. It's like you are reaching out and touching the screen. It is terrific. Wii Sports Resort consists of 12 sport mini games, 2 of which return from the original Wii Sports (Bowling and Golf). These sports range from Archery to Basketball to Dueling. They are very fun and require a lot of skill and practice. Here are a few of the sports: 1. Frisbee - In Frisbee, you can throw a frisbee to a cute dog, which is very relaxing, or you can hit the golf courses and play some Frolf. 2. Canoeing - This is one of the water-based games in Wii Sports Resort. You must move the Wiimote just like an oar, and reach the goal. It is very fun in 2 player. 3. Table Tennis - Essentially an update of the original tennis, Table Tennis has you rallying a ball back and forth across a table. This is one of my favorites. 4. Archery - Archery is a blast, and just like golf, you have to take into consideration the wind speed, and the distance you are from the target. Very fun. These are just a few of the many sports in Wii Sports Resort. Another fun feature is the Stamp System, where you complete 5 fun challenges for each sport. These range from getting a 300 in Bowling, or sinking every shot in Basketball. This added a lot of replay value. My only complaint is that if you want to play with friends, then you must buy extra Wii Motion Pluses. This was kind of annoying, but they are cheap, and easy to find. Overall, you'll be playing Wii Sports Resort for years to come. It is truly a great Wii gem. Total Score - 10/10......
This is a great family game! The first night we bought it we ended up playing it for 4 hours straight. A big plus to this game is that there is something for everyone. My favorite was the archery-it felt realistic! My husband loved the cycling. With so many choices of games you can play for hours without getting bored!......
Love this. A definite improvement over wii Sports. It's challenging, different, fun, and with just the right amount of learning curve. I will admit I don't understand the need for calibration. I can't seem to notice the remote not doing what it's supposed to. But it only takes a second. Maximum enjoyment requires additional remotes with the Motion Plus. ......
Had been a Wii Sports player for some time now & really liked the depth that Wii Sports Resort has come up with. Especially loved the Sword Play & Archery... you can really feel the true power of motion plus accesory. One big draw back is that I have to callibrate the motion plus accesory atleast 5 times in an hour long play. I have a feeling that they rushed it to the market prior to optimizing it.......
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