It may get a little boring after a while, but it's still a fun game. Gameplay is hard for younger players, and not a very good party game. It's fun to try and beat my brother's score, and the fishing is addictive, but I only give this 3 stars.
Wii Play
(2007, Video Games - Party Games, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo Wii)
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Party game for two isn't as good as Wii Sports.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Wii Play was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Parents need to know that these minigames for the Wii aren't as much fun as those found in Wii Sports, the game that was introduced with the system. And disappointingly, these games can only be played by two people instead of four. The only minigame that may raise an eyebrow for parents is the Shooting Range game. But it's simply point-and-shoot target practice involving balloons, clay pigeons, soda cans, and even UFOs.
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What’s the Story?
Like Wii Sports, WII PLAY offers easy entrée into playing video games and encourages those new to video gaming to give it a try. Wii Play offers nine games in either single- or two-player mode. By playing the games in order, you unlock them. The first is "Shooting Range," a game of point-and-shoot target practice involving balloons, clay pigeons, soda cans, and UFOs. Four of the games are adaptations of common activities: table tennis, fishing, billiards, and air hockey. Two others involve matching Miis, the name for the on-screen characters generated by the game or created by you as your avatar. "Charge!" a cow-racing game, and a strategy game called "Tanks!" round out the selection.
Is It Any Good?
Families who've been cutting their gaming teeth on Wii Sports, the game that came bundled with their Wii console, will be a little disappointed with Wii Play.
While the Wii Play games will turn the Wii controller into a fishing rod or a pool cue, the nine games just aren't as much fun to play as those found in Wii Sports, and, lacking depth, the games get old quickly. Wii Play also misses the boat for group play by limiting the multi-player option to two people instead of four.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Nintendo
Released on: 02/12/2007, Price: $50, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: E for Mild cartoon violence
Released on: 02/12/2007, Price: $50, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: E for Mild cartoon violence
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Fun for first-time Wii players.
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I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
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- Excessive violence
ok game. not as good as wii sports.
it is ok, but pretty hard. i think the best party game is the original wii sports. its ok though, a little violence. violence-in one tank game you shoot other tanks.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Safety isn't an issue
An insult to Nintendo, and The Nintendo Wii.
I know that I rarely give a bad review, but by god that game is USELESS!!!! I mean, fair enough, it shows you the ropes and all. But when Santa came last year, the first time I got the wii I had that game, and I was learning how to use it. But I had passed the game before the sun even came up. 10 minutes I'd say is all it takes. The only games on it that are enjoyable are the fishing, the tanks and the find a mii. This game should come free with the wii instead of Wii sports. It is an insult to Wii sports. Being given out for free with the console! (no offence to wii sports. It's a brilliant game worth at least 20 quid)
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Safety isn't an issue
An insult to Nintendo, and The Nintendo Wii.
I know that I rarely give a bad review, but by god that game is USELESS!!!! I mean, fair enough, it shows you the ropes and all. But when Santa came last year, the first time I got the wii I had that game, and I was learning how to use it. But I had passed the game before the sun even came up. 10 minutes I'd say is all it takes. The only games on it that are enjoyable are the fishing, the tanks and the find a mii. This game should come free with the wii instead of Wii sports. It is an insult to Wii sports. Being given out for free with the console! (no offence to wii sports. It's a brilliant game worth at least 20 quid)
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
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- Easy to play
Good game to get aquainted with the Wii. Shooting game is fun, with the option of shooting ducks (who comicaly fall to the ground, so no it's not graphic) cans, plates, targets and ufo's. Find a Mii is fun where you play a where's Wally/Waldo type game. I won't spoil the rest, but this is an essential on Wii.
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