The Wii
Posted: 2006-11-10 09:49am
Alright, so, seeing as someone close to me works for Nintendo, I've gotten a chance to play a Wii on my nice HP HD TV. Thusly, I shall give you my quick review of Wii: Sports.
Baseball: Simplistic. One person pitches, by "throwing" a pitch, namely making a throwing motion with the Wiimote, and the other bats, by actually swinging the Wiimote as a bat. There is no fielding, and your hits are judged by how quickly the computer-controlled fielders can get to the ball. Actually rather fun.
Tennis: Fun. It'll be even better when we have four controllers because all matches are 2-v-2, but even playing both people on your team is fun. Just watch out for the control of how you hit the ball, it's rather easy to knock it out of bounds.
Bowling: Again, fun. Almost like the real thing, except, yaknow, it's on the TV screen and you have the Wiimote instead of a ball. Great for a party game, though, as it's highly intuative and fun to play.
Golf: As of yet, I haven't tried it, but again, it looks like it will be a lot of fun.
Boxing: Kickass. This is by far my favorite game. For this one, you need to attach the Numchuck to the Wiimote, because your Wiimote is your dominant fist, and the numchuck is your other fist. Lots of moving around, but simply an awesome, awesome game to play. I can't say enough about it. I've also been informed that it's fun to watch others play as well.
Other: I really like how the "Mii" you create on your Wii is your character in this game. It gives it an awesome feel and makes it that much more entertaining for non-gamers and gamers alike.
Overall impression: While this is a fairly simplistic game, it's fun and easy to play, and serves its purpose of showing off the Wii's capacity as a system.
The Wii itself: Sleek looking console, and easy to set up. Watch out where you put your sensor bar, though, as it may be too high or low for what you want to do. The Wiimotes can be screwed up by strong sunlight, as I discovered this morning, but that's easily solved by A) Standing up (as you need to do for some games anyway
) or B) Closing a curtain.
I honestly really love this system. I can't say enough about how much fun the Wiimotes make it, and I really think that it's going to do very well on the market. Save up your money, ladies and gents, this thing is worth it.
Coming soon: my ExciteTruck review.
Baseball: Simplistic. One person pitches, by "throwing" a pitch, namely making a throwing motion with the Wiimote, and the other bats, by actually swinging the Wiimote as a bat. There is no fielding, and your hits are judged by how quickly the computer-controlled fielders can get to the ball. Actually rather fun.
Tennis: Fun. It'll be even better when we have four controllers because all matches are 2-v-2, but even playing both people on your team is fun. Just watch out for the control of how you hit the ball, it's rather easy to knock it out of bounds.
Bowling: Again, fun. Almost like the real thing, except, yaknow, it's on the TV screen and you have the Wiimote instead of a ball. Great for a party game, though, as it's highly intuative and fun to play.
Golf: As of yet, I haven't tried it, but again, it looks like it will be a lot of fun.
Boxing: Kickass. This is by far my favorite game. For this one, you need to attach the Numchuck to the Wiimote, because your Wiimote is your dominant fist, and the numchuck is your other fist. Lots of moving around, but simply an awesome, awesome game to play. I can't say enough about it. I've also been informed that it's fun to watch others play as well.
Other: I really like how the "Mii" you create on your Wii is your character in this game. It gives it an awesome feel and makes it that much more entertaining for non-gamers and gamers alike.
Overall impression: While this is a fairly simplistic game, it's fun and easy to play, and serves its purpose of showing off the Wii's capacity as a system.
The Wii itself: Sleek looking console, and easy to set up. Watch out where you put your sensor bar, though, as it may be too high or low for what you want to do. The Wiimotes can be screwed up by strong sunlight, as I discovered this morning, but that's easily solved by A) Standing up (as you need to do for some games anyway
) or B) Closing a curtain.I honestly really love this system. I can't say enough about how much fun the Wiimotes make it, and I really think that it's going to do very well on the market. Save up your money, ladies and gents, this thing is worth it.
Coming soon: my ExciteTruck review.
My last paycheck and my just-received $180 rebate from Apple (buy a new Mac, get a free iPod deal) are going straight to paying off my preorder for a Wii, Zelda, 3 extra remotes and an extra nunchuck.
