If you were asked what the {best selling game} on Wii is, you might think of {Mario Galaxy}, {Wii Fit} or {Super Smash Bros}. Brawl. You may be {surprised} to learn that it’s actually a collection of {9 mediocre mini-games}. The game is Nintendo Wii Play.

If you don’t {already know}, the reason for Wii Play’s {success} is its value for {money}. It is such {good value} for money because the game come bundled with a {Wii Remote}.

Of {course} the Wii comes with one controller but most owners will at some stage want to play {multiplayer games}
. The multiplayer aspect of the Wii is one of the main ways the {system} is promoted. Just look at any of the {adverts} for {Wii games}. They always show a {family} or group of {friends} having a fun time together on the Wii. They never {depict} the man playing {Zelda} until the early hours who looks drained as he’s been playing the game
for 8 hours {straight}, yet {feels determined} to finish “just one more dungeon” before bed. That is another side of the Wii, but {Nintendo focus} their marketing on having {fun together}.

Since a second controller is required to get the most out of the console, most Wii owners will want to {purchase one}. Wii Remotes {typically cost} between £26.99 and £29.99. Wii Play with Wii {Remote costs} around £28. So in some cases you can {actually buy} it for less than the {Wii remote alone}. At most you will not pay more than a few {extra pounds} for Wii Play than you would for the {controller alone}.

The downside of Nintendo Wii Play is that the {mini-games} themselves are very shallow and likely to become boring and {repetitive quickly}. After each game has been unlocked, which can usually been done within two attempts at the previous game, there are no {rewards} for continued play other than a {high score}. If some of the games were a little more {difficult} to unlock, it could add further value to the title.

The following is a brief rundown of each mini-game.

{Shooting Range} – This is first game available in {Wii Play}. Players aim their remote at the screen and {fire} using the {trigger} at and flying saucers.

{Laser Hockey} – Like Air Hockey, two players use a mallet to hit a puck into their opponent’s {goal}. The motion of the {remote} is tied to the motion of the {mallet}.

Tanks – This {2D overhead shooting game} is the only one in Nintendo Wii Play for which the {Nunchuck} can be used {alongside} the Remote. The Wii Remote is used to aim your tank’s gun at enemies while the Nunchuck is used to move the tank around the play area.

{Find Mii} – The remote is used to select a Mii from a crowd which matches {criteria given} before each round.

{Charge} – This is the only game where the remote is held in the {style} of bicycle handle bars. The remote can be used like a {steering wheel} to race a cow to the end of a track before the time runs out. Bashing into {scarecrows} is rewarded with time extensions.

{Billiards} – As you would expect this is a {Wii Play version} of Billiard. The remote is used to select where the cue ball is hit, then the remote is pulled back and pushed forth to {simulate} the motion of the cue in order to {hit the ball}.

{Table Tennis} – The remote is used to control the position of a bat in a table tennis match.

{Fishing} – The play must cast their rod by swinging the remote and then move the rod around to catch a fish and pull it up.

{Pose Mii} – This Nintendo Wii Play game uses {Mii characters}. Pressing the button on the controller changes the pose of the Mii. The Mii must then be manoeuvre into a matching shape inside a moving bubble.

Nintendo Wii Play is almost a free title given away with a Wii Remote so you needn’t think too hard about whether or not to purchase it. Just don’t {expect} the game itself to keep you {entertained} for more than a few hours.

Tags

Computer Games & Software