Wii Sports Resort [UK Release]

So Wii Sports Resort is out tomorrow, but good old play.com have got the game to me a day early. Has anyone else got their hands on it yet? What are your opinions?

I haven't tried everything yet, but I'm pretty impressed with it. My favourites so far are ping pong, which is extremely fun, and sword fighting - although I really hope that gets a lot more difficult as you progress. The accuracy is really great, would have been great if this was possible straight away because I\'m not convinced WM+ will take off hugely, but eh.

I still have a feeling in my gut that this'll end up feeling like a bit of a glorified tech demo of Wii Motion +, which is why I still think it's a bit over-priced, but I can't complain about the entertainment value thus far.

Hopefully I\'ll do a user review in the next few days.

( Edited 23.07.2009 14:15 by TheStratMan )

i got mine today from game its good but i dnt like half the games on it

How cheap is it do you guys know? And will it always be packaged with M+?

I do want it, but a few of the games look meh. I'm a little low on money and there are shitloads of games coming ou in September/October, so I think I might leave WSR until I have leftover money at XMAS or something.

Unless I get a PS3 instead :3

I haven't really considered buying it yet, even though some months ago I was really looking forward to it.

Maybe I'll get it once I finish my study. Would be a nice thing to have when throwing a party.

I\'ve played quite a bit more now and I\'m pretty impressed with the main games.

The sword fighting is incredibly accurate and strategy seems to play a big part in the 1 on 1 fights and the showdown mode (where you basically work your way across a certain terrain of the island slicing various degrees of opponents) - there\'s another mode of which the name escapes me where you basically have to slice objects in the right motion faster than your opponent - playing the computer at this stage is quite fun (I suspect as you level up it gets much harder) but multiplayer wise I think that could be seriously addictive!

The ping-pong is really great and probably the most impressive of the lot. I was a bit dismayed through the first few games because the game didn\'t seem to be picking up all of my swings, it seemed to have a lot of trouble with delayed forehand shots. Then I realized I was in tennis mode; once you grasp that this game is played with your wrist, WM+ seems to pick up really subtle movements. I love how easy it is to put spin on the ball and really effect your placement in a way that was never possible in tennis on Wii Sports.

Archery is the last of what I would say is the big three. This mode, by far, feels the most satisfying and impressive. The way you actually emulate a real bow and arrow; aiming with the wii-mote, pulling Z, drawing back the nun chuck and releasing to fire - it does convince you that you\'re actually doing it. The various courses range in difficulty and while there\'s nothing massively complex about the game itself - I\'m convinced this one of the games you\'ll come back to.

Frisbee, power-cruising, wakeboarding and basketball I\'d say are in the second bracket in terms of quality. Different people will like some more than others here. The basketball was impressive initially - the actual shooting method especially. But from what I\'ve seen of the modes, there\'s not enough depth or difficulty. Snatching the ball in 3 on 3 is too easy, and the lack of deliberate player movement (unlike in say tennis on Wii Sports) is hard to put up with and not incorporated very well. The power-cruising and wakeboarding are two games that feels great but will probably get a little dull after while. The wave physics are impressive, and both feel pretty damn good, but there\'s not much substance beyond either. There are various simple courses in the power-cruising, and wakeboarding doesn\'t have much beyond random tricks and battles to keep you occupied. The best of these games in my opinion is frisbee, which showcases WM+ well through how it picks up subtle movements. A word to the wise, don\'t get carried away and launch your wii-mote especially if you\'re one of those people who insist you or your friends will never be stupid enough to require wrist straps. This one has a good range of modes and arguably, could be in the top bracket for some.

Golf is the most controversial choice of my lowest ranking group. Though many have complained that its too easy to put spin on everything, and its too sensitive, I haven\'t really had these problems. As long as you learn not to be very aggressive in your swings, and really focus on swinging properly - I think this game is a big improvement over the original, especially when it comes to putting. The reason its down here amidst the lowest ranking games is because I\'m bored of this title. They should have improved other aspects, instead all they did was apply this new technology and slap together a few unimaginative resort island courses.

The other stragglers; air sports are really quite fun but there\'s absolutely no longevity in them, canoeing was never a fun sport in the first place and cycling is just questionable - it works quite well, but its not fun, I get the sense Nintendo were looking for one last sport to shove in there and they just figured they\'d take the handlebar ergonomics of power-cruising and put it on land. The course I did was exactly the same as the longest jogging course on Wii Fit, just so you know. I do like the whole island theme that\'s stretching across this series of active Nintendo games.

Overall, I\'d say it\'s a pretty damn great package. It\'s definitely one of the best Wii games to come along for quite a long time, its got a lot of content, the big hitters are addictive and will last as long as Wii Sports has if not longer, and it showcases the possibilities of Wii Motion Plus expertly. Whether its worth £40 is another matter.

Thinking in terms of equivalents - the original Wii Sports showed off the original capabilities of the console and it was pretty good fun. This shows off the capabilities of WM+ and it\'s also pretty good fun. But its also not free, so therefore you might expect this offering to a bit more content heavy. The original was four solid games that all had longevity, subtract the less impressive games in resort and its exactly the same (I\'m promoting frisbee for the sake of my argument) - in which case £40 is probably a little much. Some maybe would rather have got a cut down version for £20.

Ultimately I guess the thing you have to consider is that this also comes with a piece of tech which seems to be selling for £15/£20 on its own anyway. On that basis - this is an excellent package. If you think you\'re just paying for the game, then it\'s a little bit over-priced in my opinion, but still worth it (because there aren\'t that many great Wii games around right now).

Edit: Forgot to say, this game clearly wins in multiplayer mode. Therefore perhaps I\'d expect more people to feel more inclinced once they\'ve picked up an extra WM+ from another game. The question is, how long will that take?

( Edited 23.07.2009 17:29 by TheStratMan )

Regularly priced with M+ sounds like a steal to me. Definitely a good deal, I mean I thought Wii Play was a great deal.

Nice impressions Mr Strat, I'll have to pick this one up too. As much as I hate to admit it, I did really love the original Wii Sports in the days after Wii launch.

I\'ve been playing it all day and can\'t wait for my extra WM+s arrive.

Sword fighting is by far my favourite. Every swing has been accurately copied at a near 1:1.

Frisbee I have been finding really hard but I\'m sure I\'ll get better with time.

Wakeboarding is a good bit of fun if a bit limited in what you can do. Power Cruising is better and works really well. The water looks nice and colourful.

Bowling will take a while to get used to since I\'m too used to the first game. It\'s a lot more accurate so you have to be more careful with your swings.

Golf I\'ll need more time to adjust to as it is very sensitive to twists of the remote. The WM+ also seems to become mis-aligned alot in golf for some reason. I press B when the remote is facing down as you\'re told to but then the game will do the opposite to what I do. I pull the remote back but the onscreen club moves forward.

Cycling is probably my least favourite. It would be more fun if your stamina lasted longer. Basketball 3 vs 3 is also a little too simple for my liking. The hoops game is fun though.

Air Sports is one of my faves. Flying around the island shooting balloons looking for all the points of interest is actually a lot of fun. I can imagine 2 player dogfights being great.

( Edited 23.07.2009 21:50 by wAyNe - sTaRT )

I have been looking forward to this for a lil while, but now im not so sure. £40 plus another £20 if you want to play multiplayer, it just feels a lil pricey to play what seems to be a lil bit budget.

Problem is, if i don't pick it up 2moro, then its gunna be bloody hard to find a few days down the line.

Furthermore, other than the two tennis sims out and red steel, what other games will WM+ be compatible with.

tescos are selling it for 50 and thats with an extar wm+

That's an extremely good deal!

Since my first impressions I have decided that frisbee is a top bracket game.

Frisbee Golf > Golf

I\'ve finally gotten the hang of frisbee dog. Got 1010 points. Not played frisbee golf much yet.

I\'m still having a lot of problems with Golf not calibrating correctly when I press B. Putting is much improved though thankfully.

I\'ve been playing a lot of Air Sports. I find looking for the points of interest and shooting ballons very fun and relaxing. Plus I unlocked a second seat on my plane for a passenger to join me. Was fun having Meg Griffin sit in the back seat.

Air Sports and Jet Skiing are great since you can just free-ride and explore. I did a nose-dive into the volcano.

( Edited 24.07.2009 17:45 by wAyNe - sTaRT )

HMV have an offer on whereas you trade in two of; Twilight Princess, Wii Music, Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing, or a couple of others, and you can get this for 4 quid. So naturally, I did.

Tried all the events, and Swordfighting is by far my favourite, followed (surprisingly) by Canoeing. Both are great fun, and M+ is surprisingly versatile; I'm looking forward to seeing how Grand Slam makes use of it in the near future. Will need another M+, but don't want to get it on its own; I'm still against that price. :-x

Grrr wish i had seen that post about Tesco selling it for £50 with an extra WM+

The actual RRP is £50, that nearly put me off buying the title, but because i went into town specifically for it i thought what the hell, but shop around for a bit.

CEX are selling it for £50 (WM+ at £22.99
HMV are selling it for £39.99 (WM+ £19.99)
GAME and Gamestation are selling it for £42.99 (WM+ £19.99 when bought with the game, £22.99 seperately)

These are in store prices not online, but it sounds like Tesco is the place to go to!

I ended up trading in Heavenly Sword and TNA iMPACT, getting £6 for them and then £2.50 loyalty points to redeem, and i ended up getting an extra bloody WM+ although for a few of the games you don't really need it, such as Archery, Golf, Bowling as you can alternate with one controller.

To be honest though i ended up paying £54 with the trade ins and discounts etc, but it sounds like HMV and Tesco are the best places to go. Especially if you are a student as you get the 10% discount.

Either way, quite dull and guilty about spending that much money on a new game (although many tabloids and press calling it the biggest game of the year) it is actually quite fun!

I'm not gunna review all the games but i'm having the most fund with power cruising, cycling, frisbee (although its fustrating at times)

The best game at the moment is Air Sports, i'm not sure how long the fun will last, but its just so fun cruising around the island.

The music is really catchy though, the themes sound very reminiscent of Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports and a hint of a few Zelda chimes.

Graphics are shiny as well, very bright and colourful! My only regret is buying an extra WM+ as i don't have anyone to play it with...realistically, i should have just bought Grand Slam Tennis or Tiger Woods and got the extra WM+ that way.

Another niggle, is that it really doesn't actually feel like WM+ does ANYTHING AT ALL! To me, the only noticable improvement is maybe Swordplay and Table Tennis, otherwise, i would have EXPECTED the Wii remote to act the same way with all the other games, so i do feel like im being had. Oh well

Nevermind, either way, i would reccomend getting the game, and you know Nintendo, this game won't really drop in price so you may as well get it before the "casual" gamer catches on to the next fad.

Phoenixus said:
HMV have an offer on whereas you trade in two of; Twilight Princess, Wii Music, Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing, or a couple of others, and you can get this for 4 quid. So naturally, I did.

Tried all the events, and Swordfighting is by far my favourite, followed (surprisingly) by Canoeing. Both are great fun, and M+ is surprisingly versatile; I'm looking forward to seeing how Grand Slam makes use of it in the near future. Will need another M+, but don't want to get it on its own; I'm still against that price. :-x

Which of the 2 did you trade in, because if it was Wii music and animal crossing then it would have been a good deal. But £4 how much did you get for the games that you traded in? Because HMV do give you really bad prices for trade ins.

I traded in Animal Crossing and (get your pitchforks ready) Twilight Princess; they knock 36 quid off the asking price so there\'s only 4 left to pay.

Because HMV do give you really bad prices for trade ins.

Really? I went into town earlier to hunt down a second M+, and the two DS games I took with me to trade in got the best offer from HMV. I tried Game and Gamestation too.

( Edited 25.07.2009 19:45 by Phoenixus )

Does anyone else find it irritating that you get a message about pretty much every game you play? Most just stating, congratulations!

TheStratMan said:
Does anyone else find it irritating that you get a message about pretty much every game you play? Most just stating, congratulations!

Phoenixus said:
I traded in Animal Crossing and (get your pitchforks ready) Twilight Princess; they knock 36 quid off the asking price so there's only 4 left to pay.

Because HMV do give you really bad prices for trade ins.

Really? I went into town earlier to hunt down a second M+, and the two DS games I took with me to trade in got the best offer from HMV. I tried Game and Gamestation too.

If you could get a print out from HMV, Gamestation would beat it (at least they did the other week for me)

By a couple of pounds more maybe, but considering that Gamestation were charging three quid more for a M+, it evened out.

Do people not care about this game to not comment on it or are people spending all their time playing it??

I'm spending a good few hours per day with it. I can tell already it's going to rack up more playtime than Wii Sports. I guess the lack of buzz could be credited to the fact its summer - if it wasn't pissing down all weekend, I would have spent the last few days doing other things. A pre-Christmas release would have made more sense really...

I'm becoming addicted to frisbee golf, managed a -4 on the eighteen hole mode. I also have to agree with wAyNe - sTaRT, air sports (the flying really) is much more fun than I thought it'd be. I really hope Nintendo make some sort of full game based on it.

I beat the champion in the sword fighting duel mode.
Some of the tougher opponents are proper cheaters. It takes about 5 or 6 hits from the centre for me to get them to the edge whereas it takes them about 3 to knock me off.

I had another go at golf yesterday and surprisingly did okay at it. I didn\'t have as many problems as I normally do.

The stamps are interesting, though I wish there was some kind of leaderboard where you can see what your friends have got and vice-versa.

( Edited 26.07.2009 15:09 by wAyNe - sTaRT )

I think I shall go buy today.

Question - assuming you'd rather not be treated like a 3 year old, can you take the MotionPlus module out of the rubbish rubber casing?

You can take it out, it slips right out of the jacket.