Wii day three

Posted by Greybeard on Jan 18th, 2010 in Gaming | Comments Off

We’ve played more of the Wii sports games,  and I’m actually starting to feel some muscle pain,  (and a flair up of carpal tunnel) that has to be Wii related.  So I guess I’m getting exercised.   One of the problems I’ve noticed with it:  The controllers don’t really care about what kind of form you’re using in your chosen game/sport.  For instance,  pitching a baseball:   One can do the full windup and pitch and get a 98 mph fastball,  or a quick underhanded flick of the wrist = 98 mph fastball.  The Boxing game is even more unsophisticated.   Hold your hands in front and do quick, short jabs,  producing powerfull knockout punches on the Wii opponent.  If you actually step into the punches and use your hips and shoulders,  the power produced on the Wii system is much less, plus if you throw combo’s too fast,  it fails to recognize them . It’s just not that realistic.  That said,  I -am- getting some excercise.   From the feel of the nerve systems in my right arm,  probably a little to much jerking and snapping for my own good.

To give my carpal tunnel a break,  I’ll be working on the balance programs for the next few days.   And looking further into a “Shooter”.   “Conduit” comes with  recommendations (although Gamespot didn’t care for it) as does “Medal of Honor 2: Heros“, (and GameSpot like it)   I’m still holding back of Call of Duty Reflex,  in all honesty, I’m a little worried that it might require a little more skill than my old bones can produce.



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