Wii Sports Resort

The original Wii Sports was a fantastic introduction to the concept of motion controls. Think about it: the Wii Remote was a radical departure from established video game controllers and without the butter smooth motion control experience of Wii Sports to light the way, the whole experiment could have easily back-fired. Of course, the game is also ridiculously fun and still stands as the quintessential Wii experience.

THE VERDICT by Dave Rudden Dave Rudden's Avatar Though time will tell whether it achieves the same phenomenal success of the original, Wii Sports Resort has the great same mix of innovation and accessibility. Much like how you marveled at the first swing of the bat in Wii Sports, tossing your first frisbee or shooting your first arrow will be just as fun as it is memorable. Andrew's right--it's not perfect, but it is an awesome tech showcase and a damned fun game.

Which is why a retail sequel makes so much sense. But rather than being just a simple follow up, Wii Sports Resort faces its own monumental task: familiarize Wii owners with the new MotionPlus accessory and convince them to buy yet another Wii Remote attachment. Easy enough, right?

Like the real thing

Actually, it is because much like its predecessor, Wii Sports Resort makes it largely effortless for anyone to jump into one of the 12 included mini-games, and although every single game doesn't justify the use (or requirement) of the included MotionPlus adapter, the ones that do offer a very positive advertisement for not only the accessory but the potential future of gaming on the Wii.

What makes MotionPlus so compelling is the way it enhances each mini-game; at its best, it allows you to forget that you're simply holding a piece of plastic. Each slight movement of the Wii Remote is replicated on screen, whether it's a table tennis paddle or sword in your hand. The added accuracy lets you focus on the actual motions and it adds a nice touch of realism to the experience.

WYSIWYG

Of course, you'll still have to overcome the urge to focus on the visual representation of your actions and instead simply play like you would in real life. Resort's visual style may be eye pleasing, but following the on-screen images isn't always the best way to play. For instance, while playing Frisbee Dog, I found myself putting up much better scores when I stopped focusing on the angle at which my Mii was holding the disc and simply motioned like I was tossing the real thing.

Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort

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DoubleUp

I can't tell if this is really worth it or not.

I don't know, I probably won't get it, especially with my tight budget.

Fat_bot

I'll get it, but there are some other releases coming out soon that I'd like, not to mention I still haven't bought Punch-Out!!! MotionPlus looks pretty awesome though.

TKK

The MotionPlus is legit. Seriously looking forward to seeing what other developers do with it.

DoubleUp

TKK wrote:

The MotionPlus is legit. Seriously looking forward to seeing what other developers do with it.

I'm hoping it's put to good use for Red Steel 2..... how the motion plus works for it will probably decide whether I but the game or not.

Toneman

I have Tiger Woods 10 and I see a BIG difference with Wii Motion Plus. The game is more realistic, but it actually makes it harder. On Tiger 07, a lot of times I would have a bad hole just because of unresponsive controls... now if I have a bad hole, I've got no one to blame but myslef. I actually prefer disc golf... apparently the Wii Sports Resort frisbee throwing is even better.

RealGamersUnited

TripleO wrote:

WSR is gonna take over tEh world!

Are you going to play this with your mommy?

patsfan365

RealGamersUnited wrote:

TripleO wrote:

WSR is gonna take over tEh world!

Are you going to play this with your mommy?

no, but he's going to play with your mom. anyway, moving away from dumbass land and leaving RealGamersUnited in there, i want to get this. it looks like something actually worth buying for my wii, i haven't played it in a few months O.o i would like to see a starwars lightsaber game using wiimotion plus, that would pwn.

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