Playground

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Capture the exuberance of the neighborhood playground with this fun game
• Includes Dodgeball, Tetherball, Wall Ball, Kicks, Slot Car Racing, Paper Racers, Dart Shootout, and more
• Each game uniquely designed with the Nintendo Wii's unique controls in mind
• Rich Single Player mode; unlock new locations, earn power-ups, and find hidden minigames
• Great multiplayer game for the whole family; intuitive controls; for up to 4 players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RHXD28
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 22, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,918 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii

Playground Wii

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

93 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Wii Game For Younger Kids!!, November 1, 2007

By 

A. Stagg (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playground (Video Game)

For teens and older, I think this game will get tedious pretty fast. However, I was looking for a good Wii game with simple controls (single controller) to play with my younger children. "Playground" makes an excellent addition to our Wii library of games and both the single-player and multi-player modes will get a good workout from us. This one is actually simpler than Carnival Games which I also recommend as a "kid friendly" game.

Basically, you wander around the playground collecting marbles and challenge other children to various games to earn stickers to place in your sticker book. Many smaller kids will find this feature quite appealing. My favorite games so far are the slot cars, paper airplanes, and dodgeball. All are simple enough (at least at the beginning) for most children to play. For example, tetherball is exceptionally simple at the outset. As you gain experience and skills, you will unlock more advanced versions of the games and new games as well. The game increases in difficulty as you progress.

As with most Wii games, don't expect stellar graphics quality. The Wii is aimed towards gameplay rather than graphics and this is another good implementation of the mini-game format for which the Wii is famous. One thing that does annoy me with the game is that although the text is in English, the children speak in Japanese. It's kind of cute, but for the price, I'd hope they'd have taken the time to re-dub the audio portions.

Overall, I think my children will find this enjoyable and challenging. This is a wholesome videogame that I can recommend without qualms.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 4-year-old and 7-year-old love this game!, November 30, 2007

By 

gobe pai (Florida) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playground (Video Game)

The four of us in our family have been playing this game for about a month and we have a great time with it. I can see how this game wouldn't be so much fun to play by yourself, but it's super fun to play against other people. I highly recommend this game if you are looking for something the whole family can play.

44 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent game, lack replayability, October 31, 2007

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M. Su "More Dessert" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Playground (Video Game)

The common Wii game problem is the lack of content. Playground has 8-9 mini games, but they are almost identical. Only really different and enjoyable game was the paintball shooting. Comparing the 8-9 game difficulty level, it's about as complex as 1 mini game in Rayman.

So considering Rayman gives you 50 or so hilarious mini games, and playground offers 8 very similar mini games, this is really not a great buy. Rental game for party, but not a keeper.

Like th 3 star rating, nothing is superb in the game, but nothing is bad. It's just bland. $40 could be better spend on something else.

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