Wii Sports

THE GOOD:
- A great introduction to the new controllers and Wii gameplay; motion sensor works well
- Tons of fun
- 5 fun sports to play: Tennis, Bowling, Baseball, Golf, and Boxing; the gameplay as a whole is so much fun
- Wii Sports Fitness test
- Lots of great sports minigames/training games; fun ranking system to add challenge and skill
- Great single player fun, and even better multiplayer fun; can even play against CPU opponents; great replay value
- Play as your personal "Mii" character; play against your friends "Mii" characters
- The game itself is a great workout, especially when you get really into it
- Good colorful graphics and sounds; subtle humor here and there is cool as well
- It's a free game! Came with my Wii system..
- One of the most dangerous games ever made..haha

THE BAD:
- One of the most dangerous games ever made..haha (yes this belongs in both sections)
- Can only do the fitness test once a day
- The sensors in the remote/sensor bar are not always exact, but in most cases everything works fine
- Not a whole lot involved in each sport; they are basically just samples of the technology and what to expect from future games involving these sports, which sucks because I wanted more
- Cannot play full sets in tennis; cannot play full games in baseball
- You do not get any skill points when facing friends, which is dumb
- In baseball and tennis, you do not have full control over your characters (the game moves for you in some situations). There was no reason, for example, that we could not control our tennis player with the remote or nun-chuck
- The graphics aren't the greatest
- I would have rather been given an actual game box with my game, not a little cardboard sleeve; this game does not go with my other games

SUMMARY:
Wii Sports, the great little game that comes with your Wii system when you buy it new. I've been having fun with this game since the day the system came out over a year ago. It's a great introduction to the system, the new controllers, and the crazy new way of gaming. Just make sure to strap on your controller around your wrist (secure it and have a firm grip), and make sure you are a good distance away from other players, your television, and beverages (things can get very violent and messy) and swing away (simulate the motions you are trying to do). Swing like a tennis racquet, swing like a bat, punch like a boxer, throw like a ball, swing like a golf club, and bowl like you are actually bowling. Who would have imagined that a game could even give you such a workout when you really get into it?

Whether you are playing alone, or with a few friends (when the most fun occurs), you get into the game very easily. You can pick any of the 5 sports, and simply play away. Each game is fun in its own way (my personal favorites are Tennis and Bowling). There is not involved in any of the 5 sports, but they are fun nonetheless. If you feel like playing some minigames, there are 15 of them ready to be played (but you have to unlock them as you play). There are 3 games for each sport, and you do various things in each. Some things include: tennis wallball, knocking down lots of pins, a homerun derby, ball dodging with your boxer, and golf target practice. These are a lot of fun, some more than others, and they offer a bunch of different things to do. You receive medals depending on your score, so try your best and collect as many as you can to prove how good you are. There is also a fitness challenge, where the game determines what age it thinks you are depending on how well you do in a few minigame tests.

One of the best parts of the game is that you can use your little "Mii" character, and play against your friends? "Mii" characters. When playing some sports, unused characters will appear in crowds, in the seats of your bowling lane, etc. Nice little touch. Another good part of the game is the subtle humor that occurs occasionally. Hitting opponents with tennis balls, bowling the ball behind you so spectators jump in fright, getting many tennis balls thrown at your face in boxing, and other moments. A good chuckle here and there is always good.

For a simple introduction game, there is not a heck of a lot wrong with the game. It would be nice if the various sensors worked at all time, but that will be worked out for future game releases. My main issue with the game is that there should have been more to do in each sport. There is no reason that we should not be able to play a full set in Tennis, a full game in Baseball, etc. I would have liked a better experience relating to the sports, because they all basically just felt like little snippets of what future sports games on the Wii are going to be like, and that is just annoying. I would have liked a more "full game", rather than small "demos". That is what the sports felt like to me.

All in all, this was a great little game. It is a lot of fun by yourself, or with a few friends. I wish there was more to do in it, but I look forward to future sports games on the system.