I think the concept is on the right track, but it does fall short in a few parts.

User Rating: 5 | Hajimete no Wii (w/Remote) WII
It seems that Nintendo corporations were trying their best to utilize the Wii remote the best that they can. I think the concept is on the right track, but it does fall short in a few parts. First, there are only around nine mini-games all together. In contrast to other games like Mario Party, Wii Play truly suffers through a lack of mini-games. Also, this game has no online play whatsoever, and you can only go to two players. If you bought this game in an original package, you earn an extra free Wii remote.

Since there aren't that many games to review, I will explain about each mini-game. First, there's a shooting range game. It's definitely a parody of Duck Hunt, if anybody even remembers playing it back in the day. Your objective is to shoot the targets, cola cans, ducks, and flying saucers. Unfortunately, this game doesn't last very long even with playing against a friend. You have to be weary to not accidentally hit your Mii on your target because you will lose points. However, if you hit your friend's Mii on their target, you will gain extra points. Occasionally, ducks will fly around the sky, and shooting them will reward you a lot of points.

Second, there another game called Find Mii. This game is basically a parody of Where's Waldo. Anyways, your objective is to find the Mii or Miis out of a large crowd. I know it sounds boring, but it's actually pretty fun because they swim on water sometimes, fly in outer space, and even moving up and down escalators. It makes it a bit more challenging to play over time, and it makes you think that this game really isn't bad at all. Sometimes you have to find an odd Mii out of a crowd and even find your own Mii.

The rest of the games are table tennis, pose Mii, laser hockey, billiards, fishing, charge, and tanks. Most of these games are obvious to the original game play. In pose Mii, you have to move in a certain position to match the exact same pose as you see on screen. From time to time, the game speeds up, and you need to be able to place you Mii in a bubble with a certain pose. In charge, you need to tilt the Wii remote down to be able to charge up your cow. You basically try to beat your own record time, and knock down scarecrows. In tanks, you have to aim your target at your opponents (other tanks). You can even set up a green bomb, and it will explode in a few seconds.

Overall, the mini-games are fun to play, but this game is way too short, and there aren't enough modes either. Since this was Nintendo's first attempts to develop Wii games, I would give them some credit for it. I still thought that they could put a little bit more effort into making this game stand out. You really should buy this game when the price drops because it's too expensive to buy a game that doesn't have a lot of content in the first place. However, this game is great for casual gamers, young children, or hard core gamers that need a break from playing difficult games.

Presentation - 4 Although the presentation is pretty flat, the idea of playing as your Miis in these games certainly have some charm.

Graphics - 5 The graphics are still cartoonish and plain looking, but the Miis are clean and polished.

Sound - 6 The music in this game is relaxing to listen too, but it won't keep your blood moving.

Game play - 7 Although some games are more fun than others, the controls are at least responsive on each mini-game.

Lasting Approval - 3 With only nine mini-games, no online mode, no extra game modes, and no four player modes (only goes up to two players), this game has a pretty weak offering.

Overall: 5 out of 10.