"Wii Sports 2: The Revenge"

When Wii Sports released with the Nintendo Wii system back in 2006, it was often referred to as a “glorified tech demo”. The amount of content was limited, but it showed off some of the possible applications of the new motion controls the system boasted. Even still, what little content was there proved to be a fun “party game” experience for a long time after.

Wii Sports Resort is in a similar situation. The game sets out to show off Nintendo’s new peripheral, the Wii Motion Plus. Will Wii Sports Resort be able to have the same effect on people that the original Wii Sports had? Will it have enough replay value to stay “in rotation” for multiplayer?

Because it is essentially a minigame collection, the best way to get the answers to these questions is by taking a look at each of the games contained within Wii Sports Resort individually.

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“Wario Ware: Touched!” is one of the first games to have been released on the Nintedo DS when it made it’s debut in late 2004. I missed it the first time around, but had always heard it was one of the best games to show off the touch screen functionality of the system.

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"Fishing: A staple of any good racing game"

When it was revealed that Monster Games had a new Wii project, I don’t think anything could have prepared me for what it would be. Sure, I had my share of speculation, but this was something that nobody in their right mind would guess. How many people figured the logical progression in the Excite series would be bikes, trucks and finally robot animal cars? I have the feeling it wasn’t many.

To make matters even stranger, the game boasted to revolutionize the racing genre by having you participate in countless minigames during the race. When I first read about that, I was very turned off. Luckily, I decided to give Monster Games the benefit of the doubt, already being a fan of ExciteTruck, and I’m glad I did.

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