Deca Sports

Despite the fact that it's limited in terms of graphics and depth, Wii Sports still stands as the quintessential Wii title: it's fun, accessible and addictive. Quite a few titles have tried to mimic its formula with varying degrees of success, but none have managed to recreate the magic of the original. Deca Sports comes close thanks to an intriguing mix of off-beat events but it won't make you forget about Wii Sports anytime soon.

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The best part of Deca Sports is that it features some sports that you're probably not used to seeing in video games, the most interesting of which are curling, beach volleyball, figure skating and archery. Rounding out the roster is kart racing, snowboard cross, supercross, badminton, basketball and soccer. All the events have a mini-game feel to them and can be played in short bursts. You can play them alone against the computer but really, the true fun of Deca Sports lies in competing with your friends.

Some of the events allow only two competitors while some allow up to four. The events are rather uneven in terms of fun-some are great (curling, figure skating), others are so-so (badminton, soccer) and some are just plain bad (kart racing, supercross). Still, I liked that the events offered such unique experiences; while I wish some of the mini-games were more polished and featured more depth, it was nice to have a wide range of events to choose from.

Step Up To The Podium

Deca Sports mimics the Wii Sports formula well-cutesy graphics, simple controls, unique gameplay-but it doesn't have the same charm and polish that that title had. I was disappointed about the lack of user-created Mii support; while there is a varied roster of playable characters, being able to use my own Mii would been awesome.

In the end, Deca Sports isnt' a great title but it is a fun diversion that's sure to go over well with the casual Wii owner. Hardcore gamers and those expecting the second coming of Wii Sports will probably be disappointed but if you like to gather around the Wii with some friends for a few quick rounds of fun then definitely consider adding Deca Sports to your library. At the least, it'll help make the wait for Wii Sports 2 a little bit more bearable.

PROS: Interesting mix of events; unique sports like curling and figure skating are interesting.
CONS: Not a whole lot of depth; probably won't appeal to hardcore gamers.

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eday_2010

And what is your system of choice? The PS3? Please. There is a $500 piece of crap. Sure, pretty graphics, but all the exact same types of games as the PS2. Whoppdee doo. How exciting. Dumb kid.

TripleO

I can't stand 14 year old gamers and their moronic comments. With that being said, a decent rental game.

AnonymousFriend

And what's so bad about games on the best selling home console of all time? The Wii should be so lucky to get all awesome PS2 games.

lled

What these adolescents dont seem to know is there is more to gaming than running heroin and picking up hookers or fighting wars.Nintendo makes gaming fun again and if they want to see the above -watch CNN.

Spooftastico

I have always liked Wii sports so i will probably enjoy this while others won't!

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