• 25Jul 09

  Wii Sports Resort Review

  

  
  Firstly the Wii motion plus unit, it adds a fair weight to the Wii remote, although you get used to it in no time really, does add a lot of accuracy to the Wii remote that the sensor bar alone simply isn't able to handle, so although Nintendo really should of put this in when the Wii came out, fair play, the unit works and does its job to a high degree. Praise for Nintendo.

  Now for the bad part of the package, this game although offers fantastic value for money, offers you, the individual very little reason to purchase it, me having a girlfriend makes this great value for us and we thoroughly enjoyed playing this so far and will continue to do so.

  The graphics and general presentation of the game overall is pretty much similar as Wii Sports from when it first came out. Its nicely polished, has easy to use menus and very user friendly. The package itself comes with 12 games in total, but there are only 10 brand new ones, and bowling and golf make a return in similar fashion as well.

  The game greets you by taking you though a very easy to follow video presentation in order to assist you connecting the Wii motion plus unit, which is very nicely done and very easy to follow (my girlfriend got it on in seconds), it then takes you through the initial process of actually getting on to the Wii Sports Resort island, which is fairly fun, you basically jump out of a plane and move the Wii remote in various angles to adjoin yourself with other Mii's to create formations in the air, until eventually your parachute opens and you land on island, very clever idea.

  Once you get playing the game itself you soon get your favorites' (ours being archery), firstly the AI is similar to Wii Sports where you gain ratings as you improve in each particular event or game, till you eventually reach pro level, as per Wii Sports. But I soon came to realize that unfortunately with this game, that the AI isn't balanced in each game, for instance the Table Tennis AI has a steep rating curve as oppose to the Swordplay AI for which I continued to beat the computer over and over again without ever actually trying.

  All the events use the Wii Motion Plus in different manners, the Frisbee actually feels like you can curve it round, and the events are nicely done even if it is very hard to learn how to throw it the way you want it (I still haven't mastered it), the table tennis is excellent, spinning the ball is easy, whip the remote up for top spin, down for back spin, it's basically Wii Sports Tennis mark 2 but feels very nice and it's really quite enjoyable. The bowling and golf are almost identical to the previous renditions except for the new 18 hole golf course.

  The way the 2 returning sports utilize the Motion Plus is where you will notice it the most, the spin and swing in golf is much more refined, and the bowling is a lot slicker, applying spin to the ball is simple and effective. The archery (our favorite) I personally believe is the best done sport in the whole package, simple controls and 4 player with 1 Wii Remote make this the ideal event for a party if you don't want to play bowling or golf from the originals, its challenging and the various environments and difficulty levels for which you can go through means this has ample replay ability.

  The one event I really didn't see working, and it doesn't was cycling, having watched my girlfriend take part in this event, it made me wonder if I ever actually wanted to play it myself, for which I haven't, for the simple reason that I brought a simple sports game, not Mario and Sonic Olympics. The controls require you to shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk up and down in a running ****fashion but pace yourself so you don't run out of breath on the game, who ever came up with this idea must not get paid very much, because it's pointless.

  Overall the whole package is very well presented and well worth you're £40 as a whole if you're like me, and have someone to play it with. But the lack of a second Wii Motion Add-on means that we will still have to purchase and addition unit at £20 in order to utilize the whole package to its full potential. Very disappointing, for this reason I cannot grant Wii Sports resort the high mark it deserves because that's what Wii Sports was all about, having fun with your friends and family, you simply can't get everything out of this without spending additional money. Maybe Nintendo should consider releasing a 2 Motion plus bundle.

  • Posted Jul 25, 2009 2:49 pm PT
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• 20Jul 09

  is sad

  Because i just decimated my staple puller! Had that since i started this job, now the week i leave it breaks! i been going to the gym alot, maybe its paying off.

  

  • Posted Jul 20, 2009 8:29 am PT
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• 13Jun 09

  Addition to earlier blog post

  I GOT A NEW JOB TODAY! WOOP WOOP! Mo money fo ME! lol!

  • Posted Jun 13, 2009 2:06 pm PT
  • Category: Business
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