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Wii Sports Resort
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alkasteveh
Neo Member
elektrixxx said:
Still my biggest grumble with the golf - half the fun is whacking the bugger as hard as possible - just means I'll be sticking to TW for my golfing rounds at the moment. At least the putting works.
Also the golf is kinda missing a few tricks on the presentation front - it's a bit too sterile (something you could argue about TW but it fits in with the kind of game it is) but compared to something like Everybody's golf it's missing any kind of "fun". For a start you really should have a caddy (played by a Mii ala the other games) and something more than "Good Shot" as far as fanfare goes. You don't get any more reaction from hitting the fairway to hitting into a bunker. Maybe that's just me.
Only downer (for single player anyway) is that I've found the AI on the Swordplay and Table Tennis a bit too easy - but then I've played GST to death so maybe I'm just too good!
alkasteveh
Neo Member
Koren said:You canso it's not as "tricky" as it may seems.access the lava room from a cave, the one used in archery
I'm still missing around twenty
But not clearly as much fun though
CoolS said:That was actually one of the first things I tried. I'm pretty sure I'm missing one '!' from a whale, but beside that I don't know. I love this
You could try
The aerobatics team flying at club island
The cable checking boats
Sand pit thing on the north of the main island
Broken clock tower in the town
In the forest. It was obvious there should be one there, but I just couldn't find it!
Guide plane
Ferry
There are none on the whales themselves, but there is one at "whale watchers"
The cable checking boats
Sand pit thing on the north of the main island
Broken clock tower in the town
In the forest. It was obvious there should be one there, but I just couldn't find it!
Guide plane
Ferry
There are none on the whales themselves, but there is one at "whale watchers"
They are the ones that took me longest to get.
I SO wish there was a proper "free roam" in the game. I can imagine it being like Vice City, just quietly flying around exploring the island with Nintendo tunes playing.
And I would love to be able to walk around the island, dropping into the different areas to play games then taking a walk up the mountain or to the ruins or.. Well, you get the idea.
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SpacePirate Ridley
Member
upandaway said:
The 1000 status gives you things like in bowling a ball with stars, etc...
We used to be very competitive about that in the original, my family and me in christmas. Who had the special thing of the game first, and who has it for most time (you can loose it if you perform worst than the last games and the graph goes down below the 1000 mark).
The main problem is that with some games the score seems pretty badly implemented. I've reached 2000 in archery, but there's no way I could stay at this level by playing the hard course. (and I don't see any difference, even in wind speed... at least, they could put the gold medal somewhere. Where can you check your medals ?)
TheExecutive
Member
Cheez-It said:
A little personality never hurts.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
BTW I love the cycling race, just feels like a Tour Le France or La Vuelta a España game. I love when the race starts and you see the video of the island with the track, just like in the TV.
I havent had too much problem with turning in that game.
I havent had too much problem with turning in that game.
Caesar III said:
According to the stamp list, they're the same 80 sight with different messages depending on time of day. And if you look at the map after you complete a run, each sight has three dots on it, for time-of-day I think.
Which reminds me. Has anyone noticed a way to see if a stamp has been cleared, but not at the time you're flying at?
swerve said:
Showdown is the only game where I have problems, though they're not muchand in any event they're easily cleared up with a down-tap while I'm running on to the next wave.
I don't know how I can not make the more subtle motions when I'm guarding... since the idea is to get your sword at an angle to defend, not swing it around like when I'm hitting someone.
Trust me, I'm not trying to shortcut this game. My wrist says otherwise.
My strategy for table tennis: Hold the Wiimote facing straight forward, make the quickest decision whether to go slightly right or slightly left, then make a quick tiny swing.Kilrogg said:
My strategy for speed slicing: Same thing.
I actually can't do it. If I could I would delete my preferences and change them to left-handed instead of right-handed. It's so much more comfortable holding the Wiimote in the right hand.McNum said:
It's kinda weird, but I heard different sports can have different dominant sides, so I guess it's fine.
Probably some the best implemented achievements in a game I've seen, rivaling Wario Land and Megaman 9. Instead of just giving you a stupid useless reward for them, they inform you of what's possible in the game to a certain degree of difficulty. They give you challenges to do in the game when you can't come up with them yourself, which is what they should do.
I'm really loving Wuhu Island. The island has so much detail put into it, it's what I wanted every single area in a game to be for forever. It makes me wonder what the hell was Miyamoto doing with Zelda because Hyrule isn't nearly as fun to explore, and Delfino also is much less developed with a lot of copy-paste areas.
It'll be awesome to wander around Wuhu's sewers though, they're missing that from Delfino.
Edit:
Actually some of the !'s are exclusive to a specific time of day. That's the icon that appears on the map in the end.zigg said:
If you'll look at probably some of the first !'s you got, you'll see they have 2 or all 3 of the day times highlighted.
mario ate my burger
Banned
After finally playing all the games the only two I don't like are Canoeing and Golf.
Canoeing is just bad, can't get into it at all. I didn't like the Golf in the original Wii Sports and this one is not much different. Tiger Woods 10 does it much better.
Swordplay still my favourite.
Canoeing is just bad, can't get into it at all. I didn't like the Golf in the original Wii Sports and this one is not much different. Tiger Woods 10 does it much better.
Swordplay still my favourite.
zigg said:
Yeah, blocking should be fine with subtlety. Problems seem to arise when it receives fast rotations without spacial movements. If you're blocking up, make sure you're holding the remote over your head (like Uma Thurman in Kill Bill!). Don't hold it in front and just rotate it on the spot.
I think, however - especially from Puppet Master's experiences and video - that there are just play styles which result in it going crazy for some, whilst not for others. I'm in the lucky camp, where I've only had a tiny number of de-syncs in a month's ownership. I guess maybe I hold it forwards a lot or something when resting? Even when deliberately trying to screw with it, I've only seen the on-screen sword drift back to the middle a few times. Usually it's already there.
Watching your video, I just had it come up in my head, instead of holding the Wiimote like normally in the flight, to hold the Wiimote like I would hold a toy airplane, between my thumb and finger.
Tried it, and wow, it's a world of difference. It's far more fun this way. Can't believe I was playing holding it the wrong way.
Tried it, and wow, it's a world of difference. It's far more fun this way. Can't believe I was playing holding it the wrong way.
I've been playing some more. So plane is nowhere Pilotwings, but it's still enjoyable. However, the speedup/down controls are broken. I wish you could just use a button. BTW, today a message popped up saying the nunchuk can be used. Great, because flying and pressing A at once was a pain in the ass (I play toy plane style).
I've tried golf for the first time. Somehow it feels smoother than Tiger, and at the same time, it feels less predictable. There're some hard courses, and the indications given by the game are hardly enough. Putting without even a grid is a thing of faith. Is like it better than the original Wii Sports Golf, but I preffer playing Tiger Woods, even when it's less smooth.
Now, is it me and my gf that are blind, or the hidden target in archery are too generic? I mean, We have played beginners and advanced looking for some hidden target and we didn't find a thing. Everything is too far or too generic to consider it an alternative target. Not that I want anybody to tell me where they are, but I find it odd that they don't jump to the eyes easier :-/
I've tried golf for the first time. Somehow it feels smoother than Tiger, and at the same time, it feels less predictable. There're some hard courses, and the indications given by the game are hardly enough. Putting without even a grid is a thing of faith. Is like it better than the original Wii Sports Golf, but I preffer playing Tiger Woods, even when it's less smooth.
Now, is it me and my gf that are blind, or the hidden target in archery are too generic? I mean, We have played beginners and advanced looking for some hidden target and we didn't find a thing. Everything is too far or too generic to consider it an alternative target. Not that I want anybody to tell me where they are, but I find it odd that they don't jump to the eyes easier :-/
Haunted
Member
Got any pointers? I really want to get into the cycling minigame more, it's got so much potential.SpacePirate Ridley said:
I've switched to not pedalling while trying to turn to have more control over it, but sometimes the fucker still swerves all over the place without me doing too much.
How are you holding Wiimote and Nunchuck when turning (position-wise)?
I also hold the Wiimote in my dominant hand in archery. Feels much better to me and makes it easier to aim, imo.upandaway said:
It seems like Wuhu Island has already been designed way back in 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG201q53b8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG201q53b8U
wackojackosnose
Member
Damn, Table Tennis really is cool and definitely worth the entry price!
Has anyone worked out the full range of shots / tactics / controls for the game yet? I've only noticed:
1. forehand flat (straight, fast)
2. forehand topspin (curves inside, fastest shot)
3. forehand backspin (curves outwards, slowest shot)
4. backhand flat (straight, fast)
5. backhand topspin (curves inside, fastest shot)
6. backhand backspin (curves outwards, slowest shot)
Also
Hitting the ball late = ball is hit straight back to your opponent
Hitting the ball early = ball is hit away from your opponent (i.e. other side of the table where your opponent isn't standing)
Has anyone worked out the full range of shots / tactics / controls for the game yet? I've only noticed:
1. forehand flat (straight, fast)
2. forehand topspin (curves inside, fastest shot)
3. forehand backspin (curves outwards, slowest shot)
4. backhand flat (straight, fast)
5. backhand topspin (curves inside, fastest shot)
6. backhand backspin (curves outwards, slowest shot)
Also
Hitting the ball late = ball is hit straight back to your opponent
Hitting the ball early = ball is hit away from your opponent (i.e. other side of the table where your opponent isn't standing)
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
fresquito said:
Some of the 'targets' are really hard to spot, but they're there. Look for something that's out of place, at least in the context of the scene. Do you want to know what the hidden targets are, rather than where they are?
wackojackosnose
Member
rpmurphy said:Sidespins and smashes can be done as well, obviously. But as for smashes I dunno if timing is a factor. I need to get it tomorrow to find out everything.
Oh shit! I think I've been applying sidespin to my back and forehand shots! Guess I should go back and try some new shots then. :lol
Anyone figure out what the Wii / Friend code shown in the versus screen is used for? I think they're only 12 digits long and I know this game doesn't have online play.
mario ate my burger
Banned
Wow, just noticed it tells you what your current favourite game is
Thought it'd be Swordplay, but it's basketball. Trying to get the top score, since my brother obliterated mine :lol
Thought it'd be Swordplay, but it's basketball. Trying to get the top score, since my brother obliterated mine :lol
wackojackosnose
Member
marc^o^ said:Try to recalibrate while your wiimote is on the side: you will add much more top spin
Already have been! I hold it on its side so that the face side (buttons) is the front of the racket and the trigger side is the back of the racket. I still need to figure out how to hit the ball with top and no sidespin (is that even possible with this game?!?).
fresquito said:
Been playing today too, it rocks much more than I initially thought. Wuhu Island is BIG. I can't wait to see what game Miyamoto/Nintendo will come up with that uses Wuhu Island
. That said, like you, I find the speedup/down Wiimote flicking broken. The plane always ends up getting a speed boost, even when I want to slow down.I can see them, but I have a question for those who've played enough: is there a hidden target in EVERY single stage? That is, in each one of the 4 places of every difficulty level?
[EDIT] You're off to a great start.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Sane Man said:
Buh bye.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Huttie0 said:
It's one thing to dislike a game, it's another to troll it and a system. Add in the fact that juniors get no second chances... It's sometimes good to point out specific posts to others so as to avoid a similar fate.
TheExecutive
Member
Dragona Akehi said:
Noted.
On a lighter subject, where is everyone getting this game? Just local stores or are places like Gamestop and Target selling it?