Carnival Games (Wii, 2007)

We in our family are suckers for the Wii "party games". We can never have enough fun multiplayer games to keep the gang interested. This is why Carnival Games for the Wii caught my interest right away.

No ifs, ands, or buts, this is a fun game. Relive those hazy summer weekends walking up and down the county fair boardwalk. Throw some darts, knock over some fuzzy guys, shoot some ducks and stars.

This is a perfect game for the Wii, where the multitude of games require a simple point-and-shoot or a quick aim and toss. There are only a few necessary skills required, and the games are nicely sectioned so the repetitive motions don't get TOO repetitive. Skeeball, knock-over-the-bottles, pop-the-balloons, all fit into the "aim and toss" category, while shoot-the-ducks, throw-the-football, and others fall into the "aim and shoot" category. Filling out the games selection is a number or more unique games, such as ring-the-bell (strength test) or roll-the-bowling ball-over-the-hump. Fun!

There are several extras to unlock, and PLENTY of prizes and tickets to win. We've only played the game for one evening, but I'm already looking forward to many more hours of entertainment.

Not everything is perfect, however. Most notably is the lack of Mii support. You must create a Mii-type character to participate. The Carnival Games character generator pales in comparison to the myriad variety supplied in the actual Mii generator. It seems silly to me that they couldn't, or wouldn't, support the native Mii characters. Also, the multiplayer mode should have been implemented much more smoothly. For many games, such as ring toss and ball throw, it seems obvious that several players could play concurrently, just like the actual carnival game. However, this is not the case. Players must take turns, throwing one ball, dart, or ring and wait a seemingly interminable amount of time while the carnie gives his advice (or admonishment) before the next player can go. However, some games DO allow multiple players to compete at the same time.

All in all, this is a surprisingly fun game for so simple a concept. All the classics are represented, and are done exceptionally well. Some games are simple but addictive, while others are quite challenging and can be frustrating. Add to this the relatively inexpensive price tag ($40 as opposed to $50 for most new releases) and you have an all-around winner.

Everyone would love it. But you might get tired of it in less than a week. So it's only good when you have a group of people.

if you own a wii, this should be one of the games you own. i have a 4 yr old daughter that loves it as much as the adults. it is has some challenging games just like the local carnivals. it is worth the money.

If you like A game with A wide varity of challanges you will love this one.This game has A little something for every one in the house. Some of the games are A bit difficult but all in all A great family game with something for all of the gammers in your house, From young children to The adult gammer. "A LOT OF FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY".....

Carnival games does what it says... let's you play the games we all played at local Carnivals. It's not as exciting as some of the other games (Mario & Sonic at the Olympics...) but it's a fun family game.

Me and my friends and partner, we all love the Nintendo Wii. We love games we can just sit down and play, the "casual" games. I myself am a "Hardcore Gamer" but I love Casual Games myself and my other people that play my wii, are casual gamers.

This game when I first saw screens and info on EB Games's website I was like WOW fun. Well the game is fun, but only for a few. Now I know what you may think, "You don't appreciate casual games." Well I LOVE those types, but this game is a watered down game, YET i still bought it. Its a great priced game, cheap and fun. But don't play it by yourself, it gets old quick. Even the multi-player aspect gets old after a few trys and when you unlock everything that it boring.

The visuals of the game are cute, and does the job well, and there actually pretty good, but the game does suffer a frame drop hit, which i don't know why when the visuals aren't "high" in quality. Another thing is the game doesn't implement the "Miis", it uses its own characters, which is good in a way, but their all the same, stereotypical people. Example is my one group of friends that lives next to me is African American, and this game doesn't have the option to change the color of the skin, which is fine in a way but lacking creativity. Also the characters are all generic, like blue eyed blond hair girls or "normal" men. This game unlocks more clothing and accesories to put on them, but no other creativity like you can do in: "The Sims" or "Mysims" and even the "Miis" in the wii are better to customize than these characters.

Aside from that, the games are quite fun, but there are some bugs or problems with the controls. Example is in the game that you drag a loop around a electric wire, its fun but the darn thing is hard to pick up and stay held, and the wire shocks you when your not near it!! Poor programming if you ask me. The game is over way to quick, and WAY too easy to unlock everything. My partner unlocked EVERYTHING in the game in one night with only playing it a total of 5 hours if that. Too short if you say so. I DO LOVE the skee-ball game its my favorite, but the tickets you earn and prizes are just a gimmick in the game. No really need them, and the games are sometimes just boring, like Throw a coin on a plate, you can never do it, and throw a ring around a bottle, same concept as the plate and still hard. Another problem is the clown smash game, you hit the faces but it says you were not close enough, OR where you shoot water inside the clowns mouth to pop a balloon, but if your not DEAD center to a T you aint doing it. POOR
PROGRAMMING again! The game i did buy, i don't regret it, but the game could be done ALOT better, visuals down better, MORE variety in the games, MORE games, and more customization, and better controls.

THIS GAME IS LIKE ACUALLY GOING TO THE CARNIVAL AND PLAYING GAMES THERE. IT IS FUN AND EXCITING TO PLAY! NEED TO HAVE GAME...

The really cool thing about this game is that it reminds you of those carnival games that you used to play and love. Not one of my favorite games, but definalty fun to play!

This games is great for kids and adults of all ages. We are having a blast with it. My 4 year old loves playing skee ball!

My kids love the game and like to challenge each other on how is better at the games.The game has same games as they would at the fair or carnival. My husband said we could play the game at home and not at the fair as it would save us money. He is so true..

This was fun to play with my preschooler, but the carnival games were so short. You play for 1 min.. then have to sit through 1 min of prizes ect. Got boring fast.

We really enjoy this game. We like the variety of game choices. The only downfall is that we bought this game for our children and majority of the games are a little to difficult for them to play. Needs a lot of hand eye coordination. I would recommend this game to anyone over 13.

Has many of the old carnival games like skeeball, ring toss, hoops, etc. Many of the games are very challenging especially if there is a child playing them. My 5 year old daughter has difficulties with many of the games and is sometimes frustrated, so the game may be better for older kids.

Many, fun, realistic carnival games within this disc. I have found a few favorites that are just fun to play. There are a few I don't like because I just have so much trouble adjusting my timing and speed on, that I just can't win at them.... very much like my abilities with actual carnival games! The snide comments and actions that the game vendors throw out while you're playing are funny! The various prizes and unlocks are pretty fun too! The whole family can enjoy this game with the several shooting games for dad, the skeeball and day at the races for mom and the leap frogs, the claw and hoops for the kids. Lots more other games to play too. My fav is the squirting the water in the clown's mouth to pop the balloon. (Unlike at the live carnival, I actually win at this one on the virtual Wii!) If you like carnival games, you'll like the Wii Carnival Games.

Best for younger ages. Nice family fun. Some of the games take a little practice, getting used to the Wii remote as your throwing object, which in turn means your child needs to wear their wrist strap. We've already logged in many hours of fun.

I like casual games and like that more are coming to Wii, PS2 and the XBox but when you pay so much and get so little like in Carnival Games it really makes me mad! It looks great, graphics and nice but thats where the quality ends! The controls are so so bad its not even funny. My 10 years old son walked away from this game in less that 15 min of play and has never wanted to play it again! Go Game Party if you want a Wii game you're family can play and enjoy. My son an me get a kick out of playing shuffleboard on that one together!

In Carnival Games, you are in a carnival with as a character you can customize. I found many of the games to be very responsive to the motion sensing controls. One very good thing about Carnival games is that you earn tickets based on your performance in the games you play. You can then spend the tickets on upgrades for your player. I would definitely recommend this game if you enjoy pick up and play games for the Wii. A must for a Wii owner!!!!!!

The game is lots of fun. Some of the scenes are just like a real carnival game. The main weakness is the tossing games- the 'frisbee' motion doesn't always seem to work.

We bought this game for my 4 year old. He is able to play a few of the games. Skee ball is easy enough for him. However, many of the games are simply too difficult. The game does not group the easier games together, so we had to spend a lot of time using trial and error to figure out which games were age appropriate.

One pleasant surprise is how much I have enjoyed this game. I have spent many hours playing Carnival Games when I've needed to just zone out after a rough day. Definitely worth the money!

Kids love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Item included container and diections, very similar to new. Bought used on Ebay rather than new and saved more than 30%.

love this game. I bought it thinking it would be good family fun for my younger kids. Some of the games are a little hard for them, but they are learning.

After playing this at a friends house, I just had to have it. I looked everywhere for it and decided to try ebay. And not only did I find it, it was cheaper. Interactive game that is fun for the whole family!