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IGN Review of Wii Play: Motion
In 2007 Nintendo made a killing by packaging a Wii Remote together with a small mini-game collection. That title, Wii Play, is one of the best-selling video games of all time, despite being a ho-hum mini-game collection. Four years later Nintendo hopes add to its fortune with a similar package called Wii Play Motion.
Wii Play Motion packs in the new Wii Remote Plus with a 12 mini-game collection. This is obviously meant for people who don't have Wii Motion Plus yet. Nintendo wants you to have it. For Zelda, you see. But before you just hand over the money, stop. Here are four other games that come bundled with Wii Motion Plus, and they are all better than Wii Play Motion:
Wii Sports Resort
Red Steel 2
New Carnival Games
FlingSmash
Do you own any of these? Then you're good. You don't need a bunch of Wii Remote Plus controllers, because even the mini-games that are multiplayer are not fun enough to require upgrading.
It's not that Wii Play Motion is entirely bad. While 12 mini-games are not a lot, they are reasonably well done, if not derivative. There are target shooting, rock skipping, body twisting, and other short, simple mini-games that can be played alone or with friends. It's a better package than the original Wii Play, for sure.
The problem is that none of them are exciting. Many of the mini-games in Wii Play Motion don't even really use Motion Plus technology. They're not terrible, but video games are past the point when you can pretend that balancing ice cream and shooting cartoon UFOs are legitimate first party fare, especially when the same company has produced considerably better options in the same category. I feel like I've played all this before, because I essentially have.
©2011-06-22, IGN Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Wii Play Motion packs in the new Wii Remote Plus with a 12 mini-game collection. This is obviously meant for people who don't have Wii Motion Plus yet. Nintendo wants you to have it. For Zelda, you see. But before you just hand over the money, stop. Here are four other games that come bundled with Wii Motion Plus, and they are all better than Wii Play Motion:
Wii Sports Resort
Red Steel 2
New Carnival Games
FlingSmash
Do you own any of these? Then you're good. You don't need a bunch of Wii Remote Plus controllers, because even the mini-games that are multiplayer are not fun enough to require upgrading.
It's not that Wii Play Motion is entirely bad. While 12 mini-games are not a lot, they are reasonably well done, if not derivative. There are target shooting, rock skipping, body twisting, and other short, simple mini-games that can be played alone or with friends. It's a better package than the original Wii Play, for sure.
The problem is that none of them are exciting. Many of the mini-games in Wii Play Motion don't even really use Motion Plus technology. They're not terrible, but video games are past the point when you can pretend that balancing ice cream and shooting cartoon UFOs are legitimate first party fare, especially when the same company has produced considerably better options in the same category. I feel like I've played all this before, because I essentially have.
©2011-06-22, IGN Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved