Story: N/A

There’s not really a story anywhere in this game. It’s basically a collection of mini games and your Mii is participating in them. But really, do you need a reason to have this much fun? I didn’t think so.

Gameplay: 9/10

Like Wii Play, this game has several games all rolled into one, each of them being a different sport. There are only five in this game, but each one is well presented and has some great controls. None of them really get old either, so let’s take a look at each of them individually.

First, there’s Tennis. It’s a little disappointing that you can only play doubles, so you’re pretty much forced to choose a computer to play with, even in a match against a human opponent. You press the A button to serve and flick the Wii remote forward to do a forehand and backwards for a backhand. Your character will automatically move towards the ball when it’s hit onto your side of the court, so all you have to do is time your swing to hit the ball. It’s pretty interesting because depending on how fast or slow you hit the ball, you’ll hook or slice your shot, and by angling your swing up or down, you can lob the ball or cut it low, so while you don’t have a lot of control over your character, you do have a lot of control over where the ball goes.

Next, there’s baseball. In my opinion, this is the weakest of the five games. When playing in the infield, all you do is swing the ball and try to get hits. Your characters will automatically run to the closest base depending on whether you get a single, double, triple, or a home run. In the outfield, all you can do is pitch. You do have a lot of different pitches you can perform, such as a fastball, slow ball, change up, or a curveball, but when the ball is hit, your characters will automatically catch it or run towards it which will determine how many bases the other team runs, if any at all. The game is also pretty short, only spanning three innings before it ends.

Then, there’s the hit that’s captivated everyone since we started playing it, Bowling. This is the most addictive game ever! The basic idea behind it is just to hold down the trigger button and rear back then release the button to throw the ball down the lane. Depending on which way you twist your wrist, the ball will also curve to the left or to the right, so you need to keep your wrist straight if you don’t want a lot of curve. You can also change your angle and trajectory to try and get a better angle for getting a strike. The game keeps track of your score for you anyway. It’s simple, and you play the full ten frames, making it one of the more fun games here.

Golf is another good game, if a big lacking on variety. You can choose between three easy, normal, or hard holes, or play the full course in the nine-hole game. To play, you just need to hold down the A button and pull the Wii remote over your shoulder and swing it like a golf course. Depending on how hard you swing, the ball with go further, but if you swing too hard, then you’ll slice or hook, making the ball pull to the left or right. You also need to take the wind into account, as it will make it harder for you to make the ball move the direction you want it to. There are also the typical hazards on the course, such as the rough, trees, and sand traps. The one real complaint I have is that it’s pretty hard to get the putting physics to work in your favor and it’s often harder to putt than anything else.

Finally, we have Boxing. This is the only game that uses the nunchuck attachment. You square off against an opponent and the idea is that the remote and the nunchuck both control a single glove. By leaning to the left or to the right, you’ll bob to that side. If you hold the remote and nunchuck up, you’ll guard your face, and if you hold them down, you’ll guard your stomach. But pushing them forward, you’ll jab with the corresponding glove. If you hit the opponent hard enough, they’ll drop their defenses and allow you to get in a quick combo. The idea is to just punch at them until either you or them get knocked down for ten seconds. There’s a gradual learning curve to this one as well, and you’ll end up fighting extremely tough opponents by the end of it all.

You’re given skill points depending on how well you perform in the game and when you get at least 1000 points, you’re declared to be a pro. This is basically just to make you feel good. However, you do get two other modes. First is the training mode, which is meant to help you master the specific actions for each sport in short mini games. Completing the first games will unlock another game, and so on and so forth. Each sport has three games, so you get fifteen different mini games to play. These ones also have point totals you can try to match, which will give you a bronze, silver, and gold medals, so you have a goal to shoot for. The last mode is the Wii fit mode. It randomly selects three training games and you play all three back to back and then the game assigns you an age from 20 to 80 depending on how well you performed.

Graphics: 7/10

The game looks good, if a little kiddie. There’s not a lot to say other than all of the courts you play on do look pretty realistic while your characters are well animated and act like you’d expect them to in this situation. The expressions your characters have during this is also pretty funny too.

Sound: 6/10

There’s not a lot to say here either. Most of the games don’t even have a very loud song to go with them, you only really get the sounds of the crowds, which sounds pretty good, but I’d like some music to go along with it, after all.

The announcer sounds pretty good, but he actually gets pretty annoying really fast. But really, this game lacks in the auditory department. The sounds during the game, such as the sounds of the balls and bats sound alright, but if I wanted to hear realistic sports sounds, I would have bout a realistic sports game and this doesn’t really look that realistic.

Overall: 8/10

Even so long after the release of the Wii, this is still one of the most fun games for the system. If for some reason, you have a wii and you don’t have this game, grab it up when you can. You can get it for a bargain price on its own and it has great use of the Wii remote and some of the most addicting gameplay to date.

Rating: 8