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Winter Sports 2008 The Ultimate Challenge is the comprehensively improved sequel to last year's winter hit RTL Winter Games 2007. The arcade-oriented winter sports compilation comprises the 15 most popular disciplines spanning 9 exciting sports. 42 missions with final boss rivals recreate the atmosphere of a magnificent international winter sports event in the brand new single player campaign mode, not least owing to the stirring opening ceremony and the final presentation ceremony. The hot seat (4 players) and split screen (2 players) modes feature multiple tournament options and a gripping multiplayer experience as players compete for record times and gold medals.
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219 of 223 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
The first Winter Sports title on the Nintendo Wii is a very solid one, especially at the budget price.
The presentation is very solid. The game runs with a widescreen mode, has smooth graphics, and good sound. In addition to the in-game music, there are two witty European commentators that provide some interesting and funny banter. There is a very neat opening ceremony, and medal ceremonies complete with national anthems. Load times are minimal, and bugs are non present.
There are over fifteen events in nearly every Winter Olympic discipline. There are two varieties of Speed Skating, several varieties of Skiing, Skeleton, Luge, Bobsleigh, Figure Skating, and Curling. The majority of the events controls very well and provides intelligent and innovative uses of the Wii remote and Nunchuck. With the sliding sports, for example, while on the track you hold the remote in the Steering Wheel fashion. With Figure Skating, you use the remote and Nunchuck like in a rhythm game, very similar to the method used in the Wii version of "Dancing With the Stars." Sadly, the controls for Curling seem to be broken or, at the least, extremely difficult to use. But, all of the other events control very well.
The game has a skill-building career mode, 4-player multiplayer, single event play and traditional tournament modes. Overall, for the price, it's a very solid package that's enjoyable in both single and multiplayer modes.
The presentation is very solid. The game runs with a widescreen mode, has smooth graphics, and good sound. In addition to the in-game music, there are two witty European commentators that provide some interesting and funny banter. There is a very neat opening ceremony, and medal ceremonies complete with national anthems. Load times are minimal, and bugs are non present.
There are over fifteen events in nearly every Winter Olympic discipline. There are two varieties of Speed Skating, several varieties of Skiing, Skeleton, Luge, Bobsleigh, Figure Skating, and Curling. The majority of the events controls very well and provides intelligent and innovative uses of the Wii remote and Nunchuck. With the sliding sports, for example, while on the track you hold the remote in the Steering Wheel fashion. With Figure Skating, you use the remote and Nunchuck like in a rhythm game, very similar to the method used in the Wii version of "Dancing With the Stars." Sadly, the controls for Curling seem to be broken or, at the least, extremely difficult to use. But, all of the other events control very well.
The game has a skill-building career mode, 4-player multiplayer, single event play and traditional tournament modes. Overall, for the price, it's a very solid package that's enjoyable in both single and multiplayer modes.
114 of 117 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
We are relatively new to the Wii so I can't compare it to all of the games out there, but I can say that so far it is a blast for our family and a clear favorite for both the adults and kids. We have played the speed skating, downhill skiing and the luge games and are already addicted.
The games vary in difficulty and in types of actions--we are still trying to make it down the slopes without wiping out multiple times but the speed skating is fairly easy just a lot of action in the arms. We are enjoying the variety and we still have many games to explore.
I should also add that so far all of the games have a two-player option with a split screen so you are competing against each other. You can see your opponent whiz by or vice versa as you are racing.
The realistic/human-like players are nice too. This is not cartoony like Mario but has more life-like graphics. You can't select your player's looks but you can choose the country you are competing for.
Other notes:
Music: good/competition-type music. Fun to play to.
Sound and graphics: nice and realistic. I especially like the skiing sounds. It makes you feel like you are really on the slopes without the cold. Visually, it is realistic too because there are effects like snow sprays that sometimes partially obscure your ability to see what is ahead, etc. Oh, and the luge is a trip. You feel like you are traveling VERY fast. Perhaps it isn't the real thing but it is a fun substitute.
Age level: either a very coordinated 5-8 or 8 and older (might be tough for the little ones).
I am hoping they will do a summer games version next. I would definitely purchase this again in a heartbeat.
The games vary in difficulty and in types of actions--we are still trying to make it down the slopes without wiping out multiple times but the speed skating is fairly easy just a lot of action in the arms. We are enjoying the variety and we still have many games to explore.
I should also add that so far all of the games have a two-player option with a split screen so you are competing against each other. You can see your opponent whiz by or vice versa as you are racing.
The realistic/human-like players are nice too. This is not cartoony like Mario but has more life-like graphics. You can't select your player's looks but you can choose the country you are competing for.
Other notes:
Music: good/competition-type music. Fun to play to.
Sound and graphics: nice and realistic. I especially like the skiing sounds. It makes you feel like you are really on the slopes without the cold. Visually, it is realistic too because there are effects like snow sprays that sometimes partially obscure your ability to see what is ahead, etc. Oh, and the luge is a trip. You feel like you are traveling VERY fast. Perhaps it isn't the real thing but it is a fun substitute.
Age level: either a very coordinated 5-8 or 8 and older (might be tough for the little ones).
I am hoping they will do a summer games version next. I would definitely purchase this again in a heartbeat.
72 of 73 people found the following review helpful
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I took a chance when I saw some of the reviews here. Thanks everyone! This is a surprising winner. Terrific graphics, challenging gameplay (different difficulty levels) and especially the reasonable price, make this a wonderful extension of the wii sports/mario&sonic olympics type games.
So far we have focused on a few of the events, though we have looked at all of them. The speedskating was the first one we tried. It was great for my 6 yr old. He wouldn't stop playing. It is challenging to keep the meters at the optimal levels even on the easier difficulty.
The ski jumping took a while to get the right feel of the controls to time the take off and navigate steadily through the air to a good landing. The controllers were ultra-responsive so you need to have very good touch.
My favorite was the bobsled so far. Took a run to get the hang of it, but it's more like a racing game where you try to find the right groove except for the start which is different from what I expected (and not easy ) You have to move your controller in a circular motion to build speed/power. Still haven been able to get the best start. The graphics going down the track are a blast. You even can see the lights showing the optimal location (at least in the easier mode), but it's not exactly easy to keep the sled there.
We can't wait to open the alternate venues too for the events. This game so far seems to be very well thought out and put together. It's already worth the money and everything else is gravy. This is a great addition to the game library and fun for all ages. The surprising thing is even my wife enjoyed it and didn't want to give up her controller(s).
UPDATE on CURLING (3/12): Tricky to get the hang of the controls, but once you do, this game is TERRIFIC. My kids loved curling while watching the last winter olympics. They love watching this but it will surely take a while for them to learn the controls. As a general note: READ THE ONSCREEN CONTROL NOTES. It may take a while, but it is worth it
So far we have focused on a few of the events, though we have looked at all of them. The speedskating was the first one we tried. It was great for my 6 yr old. He wouldn't stop playing. It is challenging to keep the meters at the optimal levels even on the easier difficulty.
The ski jumping took a while to get the right feel of the controls to time the take off and navigate steadily through the air to a good landing. The controllers were ultra-responsive so you need to have very good touch.
My favorite was the bobsled so far. Took a run to get the hang of it, but it's more like a racing game where you try to find the right groove except for the start which is different from what I expected (and not easy ) You have to move your controller in a circular motion to build speed/power. Still haven been able to get the best start. The graphics going down the track are a blast. You even can see the lights showing the optimal location (at least in the easier mode), but it's not exactly easy to keep the sled there.
We can't wait to open the alternate venues too for the events. This game so far seems to be very well thought out and put together. It's already worth the money and everything else is gravy. This is a great addition to the game library and fun for all ages. The surprising thing is even my wife enjoyed it and didn't want to give up her controller(s).
UPDATE on CURLING (3/12): Tricky to get the hang of the controls, but once you do, this game is TERRIFIC. My kids loved curling while watching the last winter olympics. They love watching this but it will surely take a while for them to learn the controls. As a general note: READ THE ONSCREEN CONTROL NOTES. It may take a while, but it is worth it
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awesome graphics, but really bad game.
When I bought this, I thought that it would involve a lot of activity and excitement. However, when I started playing, I was really disappointed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jim
Not as good as Resort
A bit disappointing compared to Sports Resort. Olympic set-up was hard to figure out, and not intuitive. Some sports are more fun than others. We'll see as we get to play it more. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Miller
Not so easy for a beginner
Maybe if you have experience on the Wii, this is easier. However, I am not finding it easy to figure out the ski jump controls. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Linda V
Annoying!
Thought these games would be more in line with the Wii sports -- not so. Has a very annoying commentary, instructions and choosing of game. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Linda
Fun? Not so much
I'm very disapointed in this game. Not fun at all and we did try to
find "something" to like about it, and sadly we couldn't.
find "something" to like about it, and sadly we couldn't.
Published 22 months ago by Esperanza Carrera
winter sports
the game is very hard to move around and understand. Once you get the game set it is not much fun! Very disappointed in this game.
Published on February 10, 2010 by Heather Parker
Doesn't take advantage of wii controls
What I hate about standard video games is having to remember what button to push when to make a character do an action. Read more
Published on January 30, 2010 by Sarah Spelbring
Kids were in tears & extremely frustrated--WAY TOO HARD
We have had the Wii for more than 2 years, and the kids have loved the Wii ski, wii sports resort, and just about every other game I've purchased. This game is WAY too hard! Read more
Published on January 14, 2010 by Kathy
horrible graphics
It looks like fun from the case but the actual game was complicated and blurry and hard to navigate through and even after we figured it out the games were not that fun. Read more
Published on January 8, 2010 by S. Jaimez
Boy, this is difficult!
I wanted to have fun with the game because the graphics are very nice to look at. Unfortunately, the difficulty of the events (even on the easy mode) made it completely impossible... Read more
Published on December 28, 2009 by B. Clark
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