We Ski
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $29.99
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Manufacturer: Namco
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ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Brand: Namco
EAN: 0722674800105
Format Features: Nintendo
Label: Namco
Manufacturer: Namco
Model: 80010
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Namco
Release Date: 2008-05-13
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Features
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Intuitive controls - Fly down the slopes with your friends and family - Hit the slopes with up to 4 players to race, slice through slaloms, and traverse moguls as you head to the lodge for some hot chocolate!
As big as a real mountain - We Ski features 14 exhilarating courses, including runs for beginner and intermediate skiers, and black diamonds for the advanced skiers!
Race down the slopes and more! - In addition to races, freestyle, moguls, and slaloms, enjoy over a dozen other activities including Ski School, Centipede Races, Search and Rescue, and shoot photos to share with your friends on WiiConnect24!
Ski the mountain at night - Enjoy the kaleidoscope of colorful fireworks in the night sky as you perform night specific activities on all 14 courses!
Ski with your Mii or a customized character - Use your own Mii, or customize your characters with almost limitless combinations of hair style, body type, and more! And earn points to buy new skis, gloves, outfits, and more!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Do you like to go skiing, but don't have the time or money to go to an actual slope? Then go virtual skiing with We Ski for the Nintendo Wii. Grab your Wii Remote and Nunchuk or step onto your Wii Balance Board to execute perfect wedge stops, shred the slaloms, and negotiate moguls with ease. With an in-depth Ski School and over a dozen lengthy runs packed with jumps, races, and more, you'll probably never need to go to a real slope again.
Ski with your Mii or a customized character - Use your own Mii, or customize your characters with a host of combinations and more Earn points to buy new skis, gloves, outfits, and other skiing accessories
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User Comments about the We Ski
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This was a real disappointment. This game left a lot to be desired. Stick with the ski games that come with the Wii Fit. Yet, the skiing games that ship with the Wii board are wonderful and account for every way your body may move. I have skied for 25 years and this board is nothing like skiing. This one only seems to account for side-to-side movement. They are a lot of fun.
The game is too talky. I want simple instructions and then go, but his one talks too much. Too much to read, too many characters to talk to, it's okay, just not great.
He is playing and also having to use his memory and focus skills at the same time.I would have rated it higher if the balance board worked even reasonably well, but it doesn't. We have been playing Wii ski for a week and our family is having a lot of fun with it. I almost think they shouldn't market it this way in the first place. I probably would have been happier with the game overall if I wasn't so disappointed in the balance board tie in, but we did buy it because we have Wii Fit and thought we'd get the same experience. My son is 7 and is having a blast playing - and seems to navigate all of the slopes pretty well. I also give the game high marks for the younger players. I particularly like the games where he has to find different children on the slopes. We were wrong.
This game is awesome, especially with Wii Fit balance board. I suspect that the reviewer who was commenting on slow speed of the game did not learn how to tuck in the ski poles and assume the racing position that quickly accelerates you a very fast pace.I can't wait to hook this thing up to my projector and ski on the big movie screen. It is important that you go through ski school first to learn all the controls though. And even though as one of the reviewers mentioned that it does not support acceleration and decceleration by allowing player to shift body weight forward and back - you can get going pretty fast. Fast enough that it gets pretty challenging to stay on course. That should feel a lot more real than on a regular TV screen.
Don't expect any realistic skiing simulation here. Usage of the balance board is for left/right and other tricks use the remotes and buttons.It's closer to an arcade style game with the freestyle figures for fun. Not a bad title for the price but you will get quickly bored with it.
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