Wii Sports

Whether or not you think Wii Sports is 'free' should really depend on how good or bad it is.

	Version Wii	Developer Nintendo	Publisher Nintendo	Genre Sports

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Graphically this game looks terrible at first, using incredibly simple avatars that get repeated and have missing legs, but soon you realise this is actually part of the game's charm, and an introducing some of Wii's integrated features. You can utilise the Wii's 'Mii' player profile system and put your very own personalised avatar into the game.

You can't help but giggle, particularly in baseball we found, as avatars of you and your friends bob around trying to catch the ball. The style also makes Wii Sports' various games very approachable for non-gamers - perfect for Nintendo's mission to broaden the gamer market - but it may put off the more hardcore gamers, especially with more serious options like Madden, or even Mario Strikers Charged coming up.

This game makes a great first impression, and will keep you occupied for a few hours, but unfortunately not much longer than that. The choice in games is limited to five, and of those only Tennis and Bowling really leap out at you and feel really special. There's a good reason why Tennis and Bowling are the two most talked about games in Wii Sports - they feel most like their real-life sport, and nobody having a go at them can fail to 'get it'.

Baseball and Golf are rather average and repetitive though, and boxing is just abysmal as it feels like the avatar isn't reacting to all of your movements. There is a training mode that creates slight variations to these five games, but again, they won't keep you entertained for long.

Sports is a great way to get you used to the Wii controls, and is very easy to navigate, so any fears of the Wii remote are put to rest. It's a fun experience for anyone and everyone, and you don't have to pay anything extra for it.

Nintendo is to be praised for bundling the ideal pack-in - its first in a long time, and a very smart move when you think how anyone in your family or local OAP home / farm / boardroom can play this instead immediately, if not the shiny new copy of Zelda you bought with your Wii purchase. Yet.

Graphics Sound Gameplay Depth Presentation OVERALL 4.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 8.0 7.5

THE VERDICT: It's not like you have a choice to buy Wii Sports if you're getting a Wii, but fortunately it's a worthy pack-in that's well presented, polished, and heaps of fun, if a little short of its potential.

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Description	Dur.	Size	Details
Wii Sports: Tennis Rare opportunity to see world-class players Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski playing NOE staff Laurent Fischer and Satoru Shibata at Wii Tennis	9:08	82MB	DFA, SD, 16:9 640x360/30p 1Mbps
Wii Sports: Boxing - Satoru Showdown NOE President Shibata fights his "big boss" Iwata "in Japan" only to get caught in the act on stage by Mr Iwata who is actually in London. Nintendo panto at its best.	1:36	10MB	DFA, SD, 16:9 640x360/30p 1Mbps
Wii Sports - Tennis Direct feed trailer   (Wii - Nintendo)	00:19	6MB	DF, ED, 16:9 852x480p60 3.3Mbps
Wii Sports - Tennis Direct feed live demo   (Wii - Nintendo)	02:14	68MB	DF, ED, 16:9 852x480p60 4.2Mbps
Video Interview: Katsuya Eguchi Full NCL video interview feature	12:58	248MB	ED, 16:9 856x480p60 2.7Mbps
David Yarnton Interview Exclusive interview with Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton on the day of the Wii launch details event - date, pricing, Wii Channels, web acces, WiiConnect24, Mii and more. (High quality version - Download WMV)	10:40	61MB	CAM, ED, 16:9 856x480/60p 2Mbps
Satoru Iwata Wii Speech NCL president speaks in London at the European launch announcement of Wii, includes global topics	15:29	60MB	DFA, SD, 16:9 640x360/30p 1Mbps