Wii Sports Resort

 

 

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For those of you who don't want to read this lengthy review: the game is terrific, the minigames are outstanding, but if you want to play this with two or more people, you'll need to shell out quite a bit of money for additional MotionPlus addons.

Wii Sports Resort (hereafter WSR) takes the Wii Sports (WS) franchise to the next logical level. Whereas WS has five games, WSR has 12. Moreover, there are different modes in each of these twelve games. For example, the first game on the menu, Sword Play, there are three modes: a one-on-one spar against an opponent; a competition to slice various objects quicker than your opponent; and an all-out rampage against twenty or so opponents across ten different levels. So while Sword Play is ostensibly only one game, in reality there are three different things you can do with this single game.

Now, take that and extend it to the other games in the package. The Frisbee game has both Frisbee catch with a dog and Frisbee Golf. WSR Golf has eighteen holes, as opposed to WS's version with only nine holes. Include with these archery, kayaking, a new version of bowling, and a half-dozen more, and you've got a lot of games for the whole family.

One of the neat additions to the WSR version of Bowling is that it no longer requires holding down the B button in order to throw the ball. My three-year-old daughter struggles a lot with this in the original version, and this tiny little addition has really opened up the entire game for her. She'll be able to handle the coordination of swinging the Wii Remote and releasing the B button at the right time, but for now she's having *fun* -- and isn't that what the Wii is all about?

The game is completely appropriate for all ages. Sword Play, the most "violent" game of the bunch, has absolutely no blood and features players decked out in protective gear. Think competitive kendo instead of Kill Bill. Not only is there no violence, but these games are approachable for players of all ages, from preschool up.

With all of this fun, however, comes a cost -- literally. The Wii system comes with one remote and one nunchuk. Wii Sports Resort comes with one MotionPlus accessory, required for the game. If that's all you have, you'll have a great time by yourself. For each additional player that wants to play the game, you'll need an additional Wii Remote and MotionPlus accessory, plus a Nunchuk for some of the games. The cost per player is fairly high, unless you already have a set of Wii Remotes and Nunchuks.

Is it worth it? For me and my family, it was worth buying an additional MotionPlus addon so that two of us could play at the same time. Honestly, two players at the same time is more than enough; you can share remotes in some games (bowling, golf, archery), and some of the better games only support two simultaneous players (table tennis and sword play come to mind).

In short: Wii Sports Resort is a fun game for the whole family and well worth your time. However, watch out for those extra costs.

They call the resort island "Wuhu." Say it out loud. Woo Hoo!! That's what this game is. Woo Hoo fun! The water sports make you feel like you're actually out in the drink. Water droplets even splash back against the "camera" during the events. The characters feel weighted and true when bobbing over the waves. The flyover makes your stomach drop, as if you're truly performing stunts in a plane. Love the 100 pin bowling. I was not expecting to get into Frisbee Golf, but it's very addictive! Go down the list of games. Everything about it is absolutely enjoyable, and there's something for everyone, every skill level.

Only a couple of gripes. One - some events are not available unless you have two players, and two controllers (each with a Motion Plus dongle), and Two - that Motion Plus dongle is not compatible with wireless nunchuks. There are little plastic foot-nodes on the bottom of the device that will not allow for the clipping on of a wireless nunchuk dongle. I suppose one could file the nodes down flat to make space for it, but then you're damaging the thing. If it stopped working, they'd surely say it was because you filed off the plastic nodes. The only saving grace is that the sports that use the nunchuk do not require such elaborate hand motions as to suffer with the old fashioned wired nunchuk.

I give this one a 9.5. An outstanding entry in the Wii catalogue library.

This is one of those games that the kids (ages 5 and 6) love and can play at a level that is challenging for them without getting too frustrated and that the parents actually want to play with them. My 5 year old was thrilled when he shot all of my balloons in the dog fight game! I've even pulled out Wii Sports Resort after the kids go to bed and played without them a few nights.
My only complaint is that some of the games require you to buy an additional motion plus add on. I do actually notice that the remotes are a lot more accurate with them, but it is an added expense that I wasn't anticipating when I pre-ordered the game. Overall I'd say the whole family is definately getting enough play out of the game to justify the purchase though.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a fun game that puts the focus on building different skills in each game!
This game requires the Motion Plus controller add-on for older Wii's but will be okay in newer Wii's which have the Plus component built in the controller. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Tym

3.0 out of 5 stars Bon produit
Notre famille a aimé le jeu et nous sommes toujours intéressé à la WII malgré que la concurrence des autre consoles (paly station de sony) est... Read more

Published 16 months ago by François Rheault

5.0 out of 5 stars Lot's and Lot's of fun
I didn't think so simple games could be so great. Great playing with other people but stillreally good by yourself because of the scoring system like wii sports you've always got... Read more

Published 21 months ago by Ben Nicholson

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth the Price
Well, it came with the Wii so I didn't have to pay extra but it is boring and silly. I guess for family fun it may be OK as my nieces love it but for me it just is plain boring... Read more

Published 21 months ago by J. Barnes

3.0 out of 5 stars LIMITED FUN
I got this game included in the sale special with the Wii hardware. Although it's fun, it gets pretty boring after a while, specially since the play options are extremely limited... Read more

Published 22 months ago by Ricardo A Hamdan

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Wii Games In My Opinion
Wii Sports as you probably know is the game that comes with the Nintendo Wii console when you buy it, seeing how much people enjoyed playing Wii sports Nintendo wanted to... Read more

Published on May 6 2010 by Tommy Morais

4.0 out of 5 stars fun times
I haven't bought this game,but have rented it twice. The only games my family and I really enjoyed were the sword fights and the table tennis. Read more

Published on Mar 19 2010 by B. Cavener

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware Buying Used...Mine Arrived scratched
I'm new to Wii. It never occurred to me that the discs could get scratched and become non playable. Luckily, I took this disc to my local Nintendo office... Read more

Published on Mar 14 2010 by N. Chan

5.0 out of 5 stars !!!!
Lots of fun.... when you think you've mastered it you get to earn badges for each game.

Published on Feb 22 2010 by Lory Anne Connelly

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad Wii addition
Not a bad little game. Some of the mini-games are lame like the bicycle race or ping pong, but with a friend the rest are actually pretty fun. Read more

Published on Feb 18 2010 by Blazed Linen

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