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 Stop hating, just give it a play February 16, 2007
Brad Bailey (Aliso Viejo)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
OK, we have all heard the negtive reviews for this game and they are just plain silly. If you want more to do, buy Smooth Moves. If you want adventure, buy Twilight Princess. If you want a brand new Wii remote and a nice little set of mini games, then buy Wii Play. I can understand some of the complaints, but to be perfectly honest, I found all of the games in this collection to be at the very least charming. I won't do a play by play of each game here, but the bottom line is this: the game is fun for one player and even more fun for two. I can see putting it down for several weeks and picking it up again to enjoy it once more. Many of the games are simple and intuitive, some are a throwback to the old Atari days and I mean that as a good thing. The billiards game is quite good and probably my favorite. Heck, if you find just one game in here that really grabs you, then it was worth the ten bucks you payed for it. The added bonus is the fact that you finally can get a second Wii remote, something as scarce as the Wii itself. I am very glad to have recieved this game. You should all pick up a copy and Play, Compete, and have some good Fun. It's all about the fun now anyway.
Totally worth the price! February 16, 2007
kidnugget (Bakersfield, CA USA)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This game is really a handful of mini games that serve as a primer on the use of the wii remote. They lack the depth and replay factor of the sports title that comes with the wii. They are more involved, however, than the mini games of wario ware. They are right in the middle.
Many reviews seem to think this game is going to serve as a sequel to wii sports. It's nothing like that game, and I think people who are expecting that level of complexity and fun are in for a rude awakening. For example, don't think the table tenis game will be as good as the tenis sports title because it isn't and doesn't try to be. It's a mini game. The laser pong is fun, though, and the duck hunt game is a great blast from the past, as is combat.
Of course the big issue is the extra remote. You get the remote and game together for $50. Is the wiiplay game worth $10? Absolutely! (I mean, it has far more playability than the Xbox 360 burger king games for a similar price point, plus without all the corporate propaganda!)
For all the naysayers talking bad about this game, I think they miss the point of it. This is a great $10 title. If it were packaged at that price as a stand alone without the remote, I'd buy it (and any similar sequels they'd release). At my house, we play the sports title as a party game on the weekends, and this game will serve the same purpose. You and your friends will have fun with 2 person multi here (I know, no 4 player, but come on, ten bucks remember?), or even just passing the remote around and trying some more truly innovative wii gaming here--just wait until you play the cow race mini game with your friends gathere around!
Bottom line is, remotes are harder to come by than Wii's during this initial wii release. If you can get your hands on this, you're silly not to get your hands on the remote. This is a game you should get right now. Don't wait. First, for that remote, and second, in a few months, the novelty of the wii remote will be getting stale, and there will be better games that make use this awesome technology. If you get the game now, though, it'll be great fun while the system is still fresh.
 Not bad, but only get it if you need another remote. February 22, 2007
Keith Williamson (Baltimore, MD)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Wii Play, as the description states, is a collection of mini-games bundled with another Wii remote control. For only $10 more than a remote on its own, it is a pretty good deal.
The games are simple, and mostly there to instruct the user on ways in which the remote can be used.
1. Shooting Range: Pretty fun, and shows the potential for future "Duck Hunt" style games, but unfortunately is too short. 2 player on this one is pretty fun.
2. Billiards: Cool, but the controls are difficult.
3, Cow Racing (Charge!): Silly, but my 2 year-old son laughs hysterically when me and my wife race against each other, so I guess that's good for $10.
4. PingPong: Too difficult to control acurately.
5. Laser hockey: Boring.
6. Find the Miis: Pretty decent brain-teaser type of game, again more fun with 2 players.
7. Tanks: Fun, in an atari 2600 "Combat" style. (That's not a bad thing... "Combat" was a sweet game, as anyone over age 35 will recall)
8. Fishing: Super lame.
9. Pose Mii: OK. Again, our 2 year-old loves to watch us play it, but otherwise it loses its fun pretty quickly.
All in all, not a bad use of the $10 extra, but if you don't need any more controllers, it isn't worth getting for just the game. You will likely be able to find this game used pretty soon, at a cheap price.
A little fun...but an extra Wii-mote! February 15, 2007
Keith E. Young (Streetsboro, OH United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Overview: As others have said - $40 for the Wii-mote and $10 for the game is a reasonable price for what you get here. Frankly, I'm glad WiiSports was the pack-in game - it's infinitely more fun than the collection of demos in WiiPlay.
The Games:
* The Shooting game isn't a bad introduction to pointing and clicking, and is rather challenging.
* Find Mii is cute, using the Miis from your Wii in the game - a nice touch.
* Pose Mii isn't as engaging as Find Mii, I found myself intentionally losing just to move on to the next "game".
* Table Tennis is practically worthless, thankfully Nintendo is releasing a full-fledge ping pong game later on.
* Laser Hockey is a good representation of Air Hockey and is fun both one and two player.
* Tanks is an interesting update on Combat from the Atari 2600.
* Fishing also seems to be a Wii-centric update on a 2600 game, Activision's Fishing Derby. There's no casting involved, just moving the hook to the right place and depth to get the fish you want - not spectacular, but not horrid, might be more fun 2 player.
* Pool is okay, but would've been infinitely better if played by real 9-ball rules.
* One game I've found a lot of fun is Charge!, where you ride a cow though scarecrows and jump over fences. Maybe it's just the control scheme, or the fact that a Cow is involved...I don't know - but it is my favourite.
Recommendation: If you need a WiiMote, go ahead and get this package - it's a good deal for a $10 demo disk and a WiiMote, especially because WiiMotes are hard to find. If you don't need another WiiMote, you probably won't find the demos (and that is all they are, tech demos) worth the $50, so it's not the purchase for you.
A good deal February 13, 2007
A. Fodor (Long Island, NY)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
My husband and I bought the Wii Play this evening from Wal-Mart (btw, they had plenty). Overall the nine mini-games are fun, except for ping-pong. It is a failure. Since you do not have a split screen, it is basically impossible to engage in a game similar to tennis (from the wii sports). However, we enjoyed the laser hockey, tanks and pool, so for the price and for the extra remote, this package is worth buying.
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