Worth Your Time: Break a Sweat with the Wii

Regardless of personal taste, there's one game that almost everyone plays when they purchase or play the Nintendo Wii; that’s Wii Sports. This is the game that Nintendo included with the Wii game system. It's a collection of simple games based on the sports of tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing.

Wii Sports uses common activities to provide an example of how to create a tangible experience on the Wii; which turned out to be effective.

Another key to Wii Sports is that it keeps you coming back as a daily fitness plan. Using this game you’ll break a sweat in no time; trust me I did and I thought I was in shape, so much for that idea.



What immediately makes Wii Sports attractive is its ease of use. Each of the sports games goes down to a few essential elements and use with only the Wii Remote.

•Tennis: All you'll be doing is swinging the remote as though it were a tennis racket. Each match you'll flick the remote up to toss the ball in the air, and then with a fast swing you'll serve the ball. It's either a two or four player game, though the game computer can serve out a doubles game if you're on your own.



•Golf: All you do is swing the remote as though it were a golf club. There are nine different holes of golf, which start off as straight shots then lead to harder holes as the game continues.



•Bowling: You'll start off holding the remote in front of you pointing straight up, then you'll move it down, back, and forward again to get the ball to hit all the pins. Up to four players can play a full 10 frames.



•Baseball: This part of the game is only about batting and pitching, with all of the field positions being handled by the game. The motions are pretty similar to the real thing, so you really just hold and swing the remote as though it were a real baseball bat.



•Boxing: Boxing ended up being my favorite part of the game. It is the only Wii Sports game that uses the Nunchuk remote accessory. You'll control your fighter's position by holding the remote and the Nunchuk and moving them to block punches or to throw them. You can also dodge punches by swaying forward, back and side to side while blocking your face, with those movements boxing can be the most physically exhausting game of all. The game goes to split screen mode when you're up against a live opponent which actually turns out as a good visual for others who are watching.



Regardless of the simplicity, there's a lot you can learn from the games even through the training mode, which can also help you polish your skills. But overall this can be a fun challenge for those who've already got a handle on the games.

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