Wii Sports Resort is quite possibly, the best Wii game ever. Even if the Wii only had Wii Sports (the original game that comes with the Wii) and the newer Wii Sports Resort, it would be worth the price. Sports Resort is full of fun games that are challenging, engaging, and fun! It’s great for a party or creating a party any day. Being from Minnesota during winter, it’s also great that Sports Resort is set on an island with palm trees and ocean! During the wake boarding competition, I’m tempted to turn on a fan and have someone spray water into my face for added realism.
Sports Resort requires the use of the new Wii MotionPlus controllers…an extension module for the original Wii controllers that adds motion sensitivity so games can be played with more accuracy. For example, MotionPlus makes it possible to play ping pong which requires smaller actions when before the new controllers, when you could only play tennis with larger swings.
My favorite game is Sword Play. You can play against an opponent and try to knock them off the platform (Duel) or attempt to beat them in a timed slicing match (Speed Slice). In the Showdown play game you go against tons of sword fighters and attempt to knock them all down as you travel through interesting environments on the island.
Here are some tips for Sword Play: Hit your opponent from the top if their sword is straight up and down. Otherwise, wait for them to move their sword so they are unprotected on a side for a moment and strike! Use quick hit motions to to knock one person into another. Don’t forget you can block using the B button. If your opponent strikes and you block them successfully, they will be vulnerable for a few seconds so you can hit them more easily. The beauty of this game (especially for kids or kids at heart) is that it is fun but essentially non-violent. People you hit do not die or bleed, they just fall over and disappear. Even people you might accidently (or intentionally) knock off the suspension bridge get rescued from their fall by little hot air balloons.
Take a fun vacation to Wuhu island with your friends and family right in the comfort of your own home and get the added bonus of burning some calories at the same time.
Check out the official Sports Resort site.
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