Cubed recently got some hands on time with WiiSports, the pack-in game with the Wii, and I think the article goes a long way to dispel the concerns some might have about this title. What struck me most about the hands on review was the amount of flexibility the player has — with the tennis game especially (figuratively and literally). It sounds simple to do the moves, but at the same time there are plenty of options available for the player to execute.
“In Wii Tennis for example, all you have to do to hit the ball is physically swing your arm (holding the main Wii controller like a tennis racket) and off flies the ball. You can add top spin by hitting over the ball, backspin by hitting under the ball and slice and sidespin by hitting the ball at different angles. You can hit lob shots, drop shots, passing shots, power shots, smash shots, volleys…whatever you like. And nothing feels awkward or difficult to do. If you want to hit a power shot you simply swing your arm faster, if you want to hit a lob you simply swing your arm up a bit.”
Some have attacked this game as a rehashed tech demo, but I imagine those folks haven’t actually played it, and this review goes a long way towards debunking an ill-informed description. Like Blake with CoD3, I’m getting exited too (excited 😉 ).
I miss some of the more simple sports titles of years past. I have fond memories of playing Tecmo Bowl against my friends, and it is a simple game by today's standards, not to mention games like Baseball Simulator 1.000 and RBI Baseball. Wii Sports should have all the fun of a good sports game while keeping everything "simply fun."
I'd agree with that. I love the "lo-fi" graphics of Wii sports – they have that retro chic appeal to them. It doesn't try to dazzle you with flash graphics and tons of inaccesible/unfathomable options.
Even if it were a glorified tech demo – it comes with the thing, so its not like we're paying through the nose for it
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