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Meh Wii

I got a chance to play the Nintendo Wii. It wasn’t nearly as cool and exciting as I expected it to be. In fact, it was pretty dull as a game system. I played Mario Cart, Wii Sports, and I watched play of No More Heroes.

First off, the control is more gimmick than fun or functional. Everything done with the Wii controller can be done with a normal push-button controller. There was nothing in the game play that felt like it required the full motion swinging and shaking. And concepts that seemed like could be fun with the full motion controller, like sword fighting, was mostly handled by pushing the buttons on the controller. Some things, like the boxing game, was downright aggravating because of the motion controller.

Second, the games themselves were so basic and boring. They played like 1980s Atari games. The baseball game was just: one person pitches, the other person bats. Period. No controlling the fielders, no controlling the runners, and only four pitch options (selected by pushing buttons, not motion).

Boxing was the most aggravating of the games because the action is so fast, but the controlling is so slow, or sloppy. I couldn’t get my boxer on screen to punch when I punched the air, and I couldn’t get him to block (put his gloves up) when I did the move in the air.

The graphics, though smooth, were pathetically bland for a 21st century game. For instance, most of the sports characters had only a body, head, and hand(s) — no legs, no arms. Like I said, it was like old school Atari graphics in 3D.

The last game I played was bowling, and when I realized that I really didn’t need to stand up and go through the motions with the controller, I just sat down and flicked my arm. Playing the Wii takes no more “real” skill than using a normal push-button controller.

Overall, the Wii system is very overrated. It’s pure gimmick with no lasting game play benefit.

Bullgrit
bullgrit@totalbullgrit.com

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