This mini game collection includes remote only controls and an easy pick up and play format though developers just went through the motions incorporating the game into the Wii interface. Developers miss providing an on screen meter to measure power, which can guide movements for more accuracy. Without this meter, actions seem arbitrary as players must adapt to the game’s physics system instead of adjusting their own natural movements. It’s like playing a Tiger Woods golf game without a meter.
Players earn tickets for high performances and can try for high scores in each mini game, which is categorized in the country club, backyard, rec room, family fun zone, sports zone or lounge set.
The country club set has bocce ball, a new racquetball mode and a simplistic mini golf game, which needs better physics. The backyard set has horse shoes, lawn darts, and a new croquet game, which lets players perform “foot shots” by holding the minus button. The rec room has bean bags, ping cup, and the new Bumper pool.
The family fun zone features puck bowling, the new smack-a-troll and skill ball (a.k.a. skee ball), which gives players a high amount of tickets for high scores. This set has the most appealing games. Rolling actions in the puck bowling and skill ball concentrate on simply lining up each throw, which reduces other variables made more difficult with a guidance meter.
The sports zone contains the football quarterback challenge, basketball hoop shoot, trivia, and the root beer tapper where players play bartender to moving character stands that move towards the end in three “skill ball” type rows. The considerable trivia mode also includes a lightning mode where speed counts. The lounge set has shuffleboard, darts and a new game of billiards. In addition, almost all these mini games have variations, mostly involving different score goals (e.g. darts 301, 501, 701, etc.)
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