Resort

So I was able to play some of Wii Sports Resort and had a lot of fun even though Kat kept kicking my ass. I never picked up that second Wii Sports game but this latest installment definitely dwarfs at least the original. Sure there are a lot of different sports to play but there are only 3 that I’m going to talk about. Everything I played was pretty fun but nothing compares to table tennis, canoeing and Frisbee. Table tennis may be the same thing as original tennis but just ping pong instead, but the new peripheral (Wii Motion Plus) really shines bright and takes the game to a new level. The only time I can blame the controller is when there is too much in front of me blocking things, but most of the time that is just laughed off by everyone else. I can’t blame the controller anymore for my motions not being exact enough. Now there is more precision. That doesn’t mean it’s as difficult as it might be in the real world, but the bar has definitely been raised. Ping Pong is Ping Pong, and that’s what it’s great. It’s a simple game, but who has the room for a table in their apartment? Well this is all that you need if you’re looking for the way to truly bring the Pong experience to your own home.

Canoeing is fun and you look like an idiot while doing it. I haven’t quite gotten the motions down yet and at times it seems like the Wii motion plus may be a little too sensitive and switches my rowing side without me telling it to, but I still think it’s more pilot error than system. While I’ve never been canoeing before I got a hell of a work out from sitting on a couch pretending I was and that’s not just because I’m a big guy and can use the exercise. If you want to win you’ve got to try and work hard to get yourself over that finish line. No more button mashing, now you’re flailing around. I guess that was always the point of the Wii anyway, but honestly it’s a lot of fun once you get past the muscle pain.

Frisbee. Wow. It seems awesome at first because the controls work so well for it, it seems so natural, and for someone who only throws about 2 in 5 Frisbee’s well, I’m doing just as well on the Wii, an imitation of life that’s near perfect. And it all seems to be going really well. And then…it becomes even better. How? Just play through a single Frisbee tourney and unlock Frisbee Golf. 2 9 Hole courses (I think), one new one old. And let me tell you there is nothing better than Frisbee golf on Resort. There may not even be a better game on the Wii. Do yourself a favor and if you own a Wii pick up resort, because it’s the first game I’ve bought for the Wii in a long time, and it doesn’t disapoint…if you have low standards, which most Wii owners have at this point.