Customer Reviews

Deca Sports 2

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

There is really noting to spoil about the game. Essentially it is just a minigame compilation that is budget priced and attempts to bring a new and fresh take to the world of motion sports. DECA Sports 2 features ten new sports such as Ice Hockey, Dodge Ball, Tennis, Darts, Speed Skating, Mogul Skiing, Petanque (throwing a jack, then throw balls to get them as close as possible to the jack), Kendo, Motorcycle Road Racing, and Synchronized Swimming. The good thing and bad thing about these types of games is that there are a large number of events that can cater to a large number of people, but there are also a large number of events that wont appeal to people. For example, I feel that Kendo, Petanque, and Tennis were awesome events, but Synchronized Swimming, Motorcycle Road Racing, and Ice Hockey were quite boring or difficult to grasp the controls. The games are fun and probably the most intense is Tennis.

Ultimately there is fun here for people who like multiplayer games, there is an online component but I do not really think it is all that fun to play online when there is no voice chat, text chat, or even any other way to interact with the other person. I could see that it was a great addition, but like other games, the fun here is had when you play with other people who are live.

The only other thorn here is the odd presentation. The only voice like sounds are those made from the character grunting and what not, but there is no announcer guy or lady, which makes the game feel empty at times. Of course this is a small point if you're having fun and laughing/trash talking a friend, but it would have been nice. Visually, the game looks like a game from the middle of the gamecube life cycle, flat textures, bland moments, and jagged lines are all present. But this is excusable for a budget priced title.

Ultimately there are some golden jewels in this game and it wont disappoint if you are looking for a game that is fun right off the bat. Sure it wont be a single player game to last you for years, but for kids of all ages and adults it is one of those games that provides some fun for the family and friends.

The only thing that made me get this game was the previous good reviews on some gaming websites. I played the first deca sports and it was horrible, the motion controls had lagged and im even surprised that the company could afford to make a second one. It seems that they did fix some of the problems from the previous games the motion contols do work very well and it is actually fun playing some of the sports like raceing. The thing is though, not all the sports are fun. There was only 2 i found addicting, basketball and racing. Another bad the about this game is that the graphics are poor but beside that this game is an improvement to the first one and can be fun at times

This is possibly the single worst game that I have played on the Wii. The controls are, to use appropriate language, a complete joke. The games are also not that fun to begin with. The only game that had potential was dodge ball and that fell through once I found out that catching the ball, along with dodging it are next to impossible. I am blown away at the crap that game testers and companies let hit the shelves. One word describes this game, pathetic. Husdon doesn't even get points for effort. Complete waste of my time and hard earned money.

This is NOT worth buying. The game is frustrating and hard to control. The response was extremely slow. I could not control my character in the syncronized swimming. The game had unrealistic action. It did not use the Miis. You cannot create your own team symbol and the options were weird and hard to see. The only good sport was kendo. I hope this was helpful.

If you're like me and you expect Deca Sports 2 (hereinafter DS2) to be be a lot like Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort (hereinafter WS/WSR), well, I'm sorry to report that it definitely...ain't.

As far as I'm concerned, a lot of the fun for me is the Miis. I have an awesome supporting cast, and love to watch them interact up in WS/WSR. Miss Sophia v. Robert Goulet in boxing? Love it. For that reason, games like this that don't support Miis automatically start off on the wrong foot. DS2's characters are relatively cute, but they're also pretty indistinct.

The controls in DS2 are pretty lame also. WS/WSR did a pretty good job making the controls reflect the real-life gestures. DS2 didn't. For instance, DS2's speed skating requires the player to flap the mote/nunchuck to coordinate with the athlete's *footing*. Footing? Speed skaters totally fling their arms, but I'm "trotting" hand controllers like feet? Ugh.

Okay, I'll be honest: I bought DS2 principally for the synchronized swimming -- I thought it would be hilarious at parties to watch my goofy friends mirror the swimmer's moves, but again, the controls amount to "flick the mote this way, flick it that way, whirl it in a circle." You can do it sitting down. Bah. Not what I had in mind. Not by a mile. The fact I used male swimmers was, however, good for a laugh.

The bright spots (such as they are) are kendo (Japanese swordfighting) and pétanque (like bocce ball), but even those aren't very much fun to play. The camera angle for kendo is a bird's-eye view, and tossing pétanque balls should be at least as responsive as Wii Sports' golf or bowling -- but isn't. If you're playing by yourself, the computer slooooowly takes its turn against you. Boring. Speed it up, yo!

I think the collection of games is conceptually great because there's little something for everyone. Use Miis, make the controls more like WS/WSR and add some balance board support and this thing could be a Rock Star. As is, it's slightly more fun than playing with a rock.

I purchased Deca Sports 2 primarily because I practice kendo, and was interested to see if the game could capture some of the excitement of the sport. It exceeded my expectations in every way. The controls were intuitive and even modestly realistic (within reason for what one can hope for in a video game). The tactics of the game also were surprisingly accurate to real life (for example, the kote-men combination attacks, and the jodan/chudan stances). Movement of the kenshi was the most pleasant surprise - I half-expected to see the characters running at full sprint towards each other; instead they correctly step and lunge.) The end result is an experience that doesn't leave one saying "that's not what kendo is really like" - and yet, it was still easy to learn and execute the movements. If I had to say one negative thing, it would be that movement is linear between the two players, rather than some circling. But that is a minor complaint, and does not detract from the fun of the game.

The experience got better from there. The tournament and challenge game modes add variety and keep the game from losing its appeal. Designing your own team is also fun, and the option to play multiplayer online ensures day after day of fun from this game.

I chose to focus this review on one particular sport (of the 10 total on the disc) because I suspect that, like myself, most people interested in this game will have two or three sports that they like best, and rarely if ever touch the others. For me, that was Kendo, Mogul Skiing, and Road Racing (plus Tennis, though a tennis game comes with the Wii console). Odds are high that at least one of the three iterations of Deca Sports published on the Wii will have a sport that appeals to you. If so, I highly recommend them.

I got this game about the same time I got the more terrible Wii Game Factory 3 game and I have to say that this one is pretty good almost as well done as the Wii Resort game. Some people have complained about the control and sensitivity of the actions during game play but I haven't had that problem at all, most of the mini games focus on the timing of the motion of your remote action than just randomly swinging the remote or pushing buttons like with the kendo game or synchronized swimming game which rely on timing your moves specifically or with the flow of the other members of your team. The game is definitely a lot more fun than the previous mentioned game factory 3 game(That game is very atrocious with the wii remote action controls). The game allows you to make your own team of about five members and compete in the sports games from tennis to hockey an so on, you can also compete with other players online with the Wii's wi-fi connection if you want to, almost all the games are fun but you do have to practice with some of the moves and timing with certain games but the game does give you a practice tutorial to show you how to use your remote and sometimes the nunchucks for the sports game you've picked to play. The graphics are pretty good about the same as Wii resort and that's good enough for me, there are about ten games in all so you won't be bored by playing just one or two sports game and you can always play against someone else if you want to from a two person game to four persons which is of course a lot of fun. This is one game that I feel has been unduly blasted considering other games out there far more worse than this one is. So if you've playe the Wii sports or resort and are looking for something just as fun here's another great game to add to your Wii library...

I was excited to get this game because of the list of sports and the cover art. I thought it would be more like Sports Resort where you could use your Mii to play the game. The games are weak, the graphics are weak. I was very dissapointed. I instantly lost interest in the game the instant I worked my way through the main screen and played the first game. I have had it about a month now and I still havent played all the games on Deco Sports 2 as it sits on my shelf collecting dust.Rent before you buy.

I just got Wii fit plus and someone gave me this game for a birthday present.
Just starting to play this disc is an awkward process--the keyboard is ugly and annoying.. And there are too many steps until you get to your actual game.
You may get some good laughs from the "teams" you get to choose from--which include "strong males" or disco guys with afros.
But actually, it's not that amusing. Just pathetic.
Clumsy interface and ugly graphics. It looks like a quick cheap adaption for the Wii.
Do not get this game.

i dont like this one at all ....having a hard time getting it to work and go in the right direction.