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Wii Play™ for Nintendo Wii Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By Hoyboy(Intermediate) Review Date 12/29/2007 Overall Rating  2 of 5 Value Rating 2 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Like Wii Sports, Wii Play offers a collection of quick, easy-to-play mini-games best enjoyed head-to-head. The first game, Shooting Range (C), is a dead ringer for Duck Hunt, but instead of ducks, you're blasting targets, UFOs, and tin cans. It's not great, but if nothing else it demonstrates how well the Wii could handle a light gun title. In the next game, Find Mii (D), you locate faces in a crowd, but I didn't find its "find Waldo" style of play the least bit appealing. Table Tennis (C-) seems to have potential, but the limited, side-to-side movement of your paddle makes it feel like Pong with fancy graphics. In Pose Mii (D), you twist and contort your Mii into various positions to fit into floating shapes. It's shallow fun, but gets old in a hurry. Laser Hockey (C+) plays like air hockey, but its graphics are rendered in a neon light motif that makes it look a lot more compelling than it really is. Billiards (A-) is my personal favorite, offering a modified version of 9-ball where you score based on the number on the balls that you sink. Whether playing solo or against a friend, the pinpoint controls and close-up "windows" make it a pleasure to run the table. You'd think Fishing (F) would be a real treat, but its execution is extremely poor. Not only does the game insist you sit very close to the TV (or else a message blocks your view), but the rod control doesn't feel natural at all. "Charge" (C+) is hands-down the best cow racing game I've ever played. By tilting your controller you ram your charging bovine into scarecrows and leap over barriers. At first glance, Tanks (B-) resembles the classic "Tank Pong" variations of Combat (Atari 2600, 1977), but instead of shooting each other, the goal is to shoot more enemy tanks that your opponent. I was pretty psyched up about Tanks at first, but I think this game missed the mark. There is some enjoyment to be had with Wii Play, but the fun is fleeting. The most compelling aspect of this package is the free controller included with it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By runvs2 (Expert) Review Date 06/02/2007 Overall Rating 2 of 5 Value Rating 2 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Wii Play is basically a Wii Sports only you don't play sports. You play with your Miis again but in dull really boring mini games. There are nine of them and only three are good ones. Overall all the games are over in a matter of seconds and you won't have an urge to play them again. This is not a good game to buy and I would only recommend it ONLY if you do not have four wiimotes with you right now.Strength You get to play with your Miis again and the Wiimote comes with the game.Weakness Big lack of structure, some games are over in a matter of seconds and are very boring, the mini games could be better if they had more gameplay options and things you could do.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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