Wii Play Review

Wii Play

Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Platform: Wii Players: 1-2 Release: 2007 Genre: Action / Party Rating: 8.1 \ 10.0: Great

Above is a scene from Shooting Range
 

Wii Play was 1 of the earliest Wii titles, and of all the games in the systems launch window, this was, in my opinion, the best. It offers 9 activities to engage in, and although this game had a mediocre critical reception, I think the activities offer plenty of fun. first, there's Shooting Range. In this shooter reminiscent of the Nintendo Entertainment System classic Duck Hunt, you move the Wii Remote to aim a reticle and shoot your way through various shooting galleries. You'll blast balloons, targets, throwing discs, cans, and ducks UFOs trying to abduct innocent Miis identical to the Mii you're playing with. Next, there's Find Mii, a game in which you must find a pair of identical Miis among a large crowd. Then, there's Table Tennis, which is, well table tennis. it's 1 of the more boring of the activities, but if you like motion-controlled table tennis, well, I guess it's worth a try. There's Pose Mii, in which you must drag your Mii and tilt it into proportion with outlines in floating bubbles. There's Laser Hockey, an air-hockey style game set in an rink of neon lights. There's Fishing, a relaxing game of fishing set in a visually charming hand-drawn pond in which you must reel in various fish to rack up as many points as you can. There's Billiards, a motion-controlled game of virtual pool. There's Charge! a game in which you must ride a cow through a meadow, crashing through scarecrows to score points. And finally, there's Tank, arguably the most fun game of all. This is a top-down multi-stage game in which you navigate a tank through a maze, defeating enemy tanks as you go. All this fun can be enjoyers with a second player. However, some of the games can wear thin over time, and not all of them are very fun. Even so, Wii Play is a fun party game, and although there are those who don't agree, I think it's very entertaining.

Ups
Entertaining games
Fun multiplayer
Amusing elements

Downs
Some frustrating games

ESRB: E Content: Mild Cartoon Violence Price: $19.99 (Retail)