Wii, Nintendo, cert: 6, out now
That the peak of the Nintendo Wii's popularity has passed seems hard to dispute. There haven't been many new games out for the system in the past year or so, leaving many families with a console in the front room that's rarely used for much more than the occasional bout of Wii Sports. For the more dedicated gamer, titles such as last year's Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Kirby's Epic Yarn have kept the console alive for involving, captivating single-player and co-op experiences, but since Wii Sports Resort, there haven't been any real multiplayer classics ? with the possible exception of Wii Party.
Wii Play: Motion is a bid to reverse this trend, especially when there are friends or children to entertain. It's a collection of (mostly) great mini-games designed primarily for multiplayer. A fine Ghostbusters-esque challenge, "Spooky Search", requiring players to move around the room using the Wii remote as a sensor to detect ghosts before grabbing hold of them and wrestling them into a trap on-screen, stands out. "Skip Skimmer" is simple but weirdly compelling ? tracking wrist movements with astonishing accuracy while skipping a virtual stone over a lake, with novelty stones in the shape of love hearts or with a kitten's face stamped upon them creating special effects. "Cone Zone" sees you trying to keep an ever-growing giant ice cream from toppling to the floor.
Play: Motion comes with a Wii Remote Plus, a snazzy red Wii remote with extra motion sensitivity that allows for much more varied and complex gaming but, frustratingly, to enjoy it with more than one player, extra Remote Plus controllers or a Motion Plus accessory for the old ones will be required. Fortunately, since Wii Sports Resort came packaged with Motion Plus, it's likely that the tally for most households will now be up to two.
There are 12 games in all and the general quality here is as high as might be expected from a Nintendo-developed title. Most, such as the diving game "Treasure Twirl", are lovingly designed, with their own gimmicks that show off what the Motion Plus can do. But one or two others, the "Trigger Twist" UFO shooting gallery for example, don't quite work ? there's just not enough room on the screen for two players to get an adequate view of the targets.
A collection of lovely and inventive mini-games, then, and more than enough of an excuse to fire up the Wii a few more times before its successor, the Wii U, is released early next year.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/03/wii-play-motion-nintendo-review
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