Wii Sports (Wii, 2006)

Wii Sports for Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii's Sports was a game that was
bundled with the Nintendo Wii.

The sports game is a combination of one to four
player games. The Wii remote and nunchuk are
used in a number of these games.

The games are:

Golf:

3D golf controlled by the Wii Remote. I find this
the hardest of the games as I am a golfer. As a result
I try to do my normal swing and I'm constantly swinging
to hard and hooking the ball. I also, like all other
gaming golf games, find the putting to be a challenge. :(
The first few holes are 3D renderings of the origional
Nintendo Golf game.

Tennis:

The tennis game is very fun to play. You can play as
a single or double.

Baseball:

I think my actual slow pitch swing has improved due to
playing Wii Baseball. I love the pitching and the hitting
aspect of this game. However, I find it stripped down as
you cannot field. :( In fact, if the AI fielder catches
the ball then you are automatically out. :/ The game is
realistic in the fact that when the computer throws a side arm
pitcher at you it is harder to hit! :) If you use the + symbol
as a pitcher you can aim the ball. I had a blast busting my
brother inside with a fastball into the hands! :)

Bowling:

This is a blast! This game hooked my 60 year old father
on the Wii. He has played 5 pin bowling in Canada and
has never 10 pin bowled before. He stands up, positions the
controller and proceeds to bowl 4 strike outs in a row.
Very realistic game and you can have 4 people playing it at a
time!

Boxing:

Clip in the Wii nunchuk and have fun. I love this game!
You can hit low, medium, or the high hit. Plus you get a work out
as you play! Really Fun!

You also have a training mode in which you can play three
different skill builders per mode.

You also have a Wii Fitness mode. Here you play 3 of the sports
challenges that focus on agility, balance, and speed. As
you play you can get your Wii Fitness age! You need to train
once per day in order to get this to work. My first age was 80!
Now I'm averaging in the mid 20's. ;) Not bad for a 33 year old. :)

Interesting Aspects:

You can play with your Mii that you created. Other Mii's that you
have on your system show up in the game as players or spectators.
As you gain skill level in games like boxing and tennis Mii's start
to show up in the crowd to watch you play!

Overall this is an excellent game to bundle with the Wii.
You are trained in the aspects of the Wii Remote's use. The
only critic I can find is some of the games are stripped down. :(
No fielding in Baseball and such. However, I'm assuming that
the other games that are actually ball games (MLB Baseball?) will
have this aspect.

5/5, an excellent free party game for yourself or friends!

Latsyrhc
Tamarack Collectibles