Wii Sports Resort

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 365 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 289 out of 365
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 365
  3. Negative: 13 out of 365
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  1. Review9
    Aug 23, 2010
    7
    This game was not as good as the first one. Yes it has more sports, yes it has better graphics, but there arn't very many fun games. Sword fighting is fun, so is basketball, but pingpong is just minature tennis, for some reason they mest up golf, wake bording is not fun, throwing a frisby is not fun, Archery is pretty fun, Biking sucks, sky diving sucks, flying a plane sucks, bowling isThis game was not as good as the first one. Yes it has more sports, yes it has better graphics, but there arn't very many fun games. Sword fighting is fun, so is basketball, but pingpong is just minature tennis, for some reason they mest up golf, wake bording is not fun, throwing a frisby is not fun, Archery is pretty fun, Biking sucks, sky diving sucks, flying a plane sucks, bowling is exactly the same as the first one which is good, kyaking sucks, boating sucks. 4 of these games are fun the rest suck. I give it a 7 out of 10… Expand
  2. Watermelon789
    Aug 24, 2011
    7
    Even with more sports and more variety , it isn't so surprising as the first days in comparison to the original, while it does nice moments, it doesn't reach explosive expectations, just decent to the end.
  3. Annoymous1
    Jan 23, 2013
    5
    It is a buggy and annoying game. You need the Wii MotionPlus to do Air Sports and multi player. The golf is bad since you can't hit the ball unless you try 3 times. The only good things are the new sports like sword fighting. This is a poorly average game and wont make enough fun.
  4. sJagstang
    Mar 14, 2013
    6
    Whilst the mini games are good fun for a while and this pack-in gives a much better amount of content then the original Wii Sports did, It's hard to recommend it when the mini-games lose there appeal pretty quickly, If you enjoyed the original Wii Sports then this is worth a pick up, but make sure you have a group of people willing to play with you or this will not last you long at all.
  5. sil3nt_nick
    Mar 25, 2013
    7
    Not bad, but there are a few aspects of the game that aren't preferable.
  6. JoshH
    Oct 15, 2009
    7
    Even though it's a fun game, it suffers the same thing the first Wii Sports had. It's great at first but it gets old extremely quickly. The single player modes leave nothing to the imagination.
  7. Darvin
    Jul 28, 2009
    7
    -Archery and Swordplay are great and the control is very good. -The controls for ping-pong(table tennis) are aggravating until you get used to them but it works out fairly well. -The disc games seem to work better and are actually easier with manual control of the release. So much for beginner controls. -The airplane games are meh, but it is very fun to explore the island for a diversion. -Archery and Swordplay are great and the control is very good. -The controls for ping-pong(table tennis) are aggravating until you get used to them but it works out fairly well. -The disc games seem to work better and are actually easier with manual control of the release. So much for beginner controls. -The airplane games are meh, but it is very fun to explore the island for a diversion. (Try flying through the caves and tunnels). - The re-dos of Golf and Bowling are great and I like that you can play a whole 18 holes of golf now. -Cycling is just annoying and repetitive -The rest of the games are not too terribly note-worthy but worth playing a few times. Overall the game is worth buying for the price because it includes a Motion+ with it. Worth buying together with Tiger Woods Golf. The M+ accessory itself adds extra length to the Wiimote. That's a pretty good hidden-feature if you have larger hands.… Expand
  8. TitaniumDragon
    Aug 9, 2009
    7
    The Wii Motion Plus sensor is awesome... assuming anything other than this ever uses it. The games themselves are enjoyable enough, but they're not the sort of thing you play for hours on end. Rather, they're something you play for an hour when your friends come over, or a half hour when you're bored and have nothing better to do. Swordfighting is quite enjoyable, as are The Wii Motion Plus sensor is awesome... assuming anything other than this ever uses it. The games themselves are enjoyable enough, but they're not the sort of thing you play for hours on end. Rather, they're something you play for an hour when your friends come over, or a half hour when you're bored and have nothing better to do. Swordfighting is quite enjoyable, as are the frisbee games, the new golf courses, and archery. Bowling is just like it was on the original... which is to say, perfectly fine but it gets monotonous after a while. Which is to some degree true of all of the games. The only game which isn't much fun is cycling, which is an awful lot of effort for something which really isn't all that enjoyable. That said, a lot are pretty much throwaway games you'll only play a few times. I really hope that they don't use the plane controls for another game though, as they were not very good. It had trouble detecting me jerking the wiimote forward (or backward) repeatedly. Overall, a fine game, but nothing extraordinary. If stuff actually uses the Wii Motion Sensor Plus, I'd say you should buy this without a second thought, but if nothing does, its a more questionable purchase.… Expand
  9. JadaS
    Jul 26, 2009
    7
    Good set of mini games and since it includes the Wii Motion Plus, it is a great pick up. The games, while fun and somewhat addicting, are pretty shallow and you will max out the "upgraded" features fairly quick. My own problem is that bowling, golf, Frisbee golf and tennis can all be found on other games so you really are only getting 8 or 9 new experiences.
  10. NeonA
    Sep 18, 2009
    5
    its useless when you are alone (which was to be expected, so im not even taking any points off for that!) Im also not comparing to other games, just compared to what it has to offer compared to Wii Sports The Wii motion plus really doesnt provide as much extra sensitivity as expected, it still will give the wrong inputs often which get really annoying if you are trying to block someone in its useless when you are alone (which was to be expected, so im not even taking any points off for that!) Im also not comparing to other games, just compared to what it has to offer compared to Wii Sports The Wii motion plus really doesnt provide as much extra sensitivity as expected, it still will give the wrong inputs often which get really annoying if you are trying to block someone in the fencing who keeps hitting your right side. The accuracy match is fun, but makes it extra annoying when it does the movement entirely wrong to what you do (like if oyu do left to right and it does right to left) In terms of longevity once you have played all the events a few times, it really starts to get boring, especially since most of your friends will just spam swing their wii mote around in the fencing contest which defeats the entire purpose of the wii mote plus. the basketball shots game is also not nice at all, if you try to shoot it like a real basketball you will fail entirely, one of my friends figured out that you can just flick the wii mote and it will score almost all the time, lame to say the least... the programming is also a bit flawed on some of the other mini-games, such as kajaking, as the wii mote isnt sensitive enough to detect how far up and down you move the mote, you will find the paddleing often not doing what you want it to do and what you are doing, they should have added a better filter algorythm so that it would automatically pull up more after you complete a full paddle. All in all a lacluster and frustrating experience which awards players who use lame tactics to win and penalises players for trying to play the games as if it were real life.… Expand
  11. NathalieB.
    Sep 21, 2009
    7
    Motion plus works VERY well. Unfortunately many of these wonderful 'ideas' (games) lose their appeal all too quickly as there's yet again no on-line play. And things can be pretty boring too as the opening 10-20 contests for some games (like pingpong, swordfighting and basketball) are dominated by rather weak AI opponents. Ping pong opponents show little variety in their Motion plus works VERY well. Unfortunately many of these wonderful 'ideas' (games) lose their appeal all too quickly as there's yet again no on-line play. And things can be pretty boring too as the opening 10-20 contests for some games (like pingpong, swordfighting and basketball) are dominated by rather weak AI opponents. Ping pong opponents show little variety in their gameplay. My favs are basketball 3-on-3 and rowing. Golf is nice too, but Tiger woods 10 is even better.… Expand
  12. Epik_Ninnja
    May 23, 2015
    7
    This game is so much better than the original Wii Sports! It has a lot more games and, of course, more accurate motion controls. All of the minigames take place on a little paradise island that you can fly around in Island Flyover, the second best part of the game. The best? the swordfighting mode! It's so much better than the stuff offered in Wii Sports, plus it includes bowling and someThis game is so much better than the original Wii Sports! It has a lot more games and, of course, more accurate motion controls. All of the minigames take place on a little paradise island that you can fly around in Island Flyover, the second best part of the game. The best? the swordfighting mode! It's so much better than the stuff offered in Wii Sports, plus it includes bowling and some of the other stuff from the original title. I give it a 7.5/10. It's good family fun, as I have described, but that doesn't mean it's outstanding.… Expand
  13. aditya1101
    Jan 6, 2018
    6
    The spiritual successor to Wii Sports, in more ways than one. It has a great selection of games with diverse playstyles and skill levels, and is one of my favorite party games for the Wii. What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in the sheer volume of content that is contained in this game.
  14. Sausage22
    Nov 7, 2017
    7
    Best party game to do things in front of your tv. Nothing deep but can be a lots of fan, also with people that never played a video game. Visuals aren't the best even for wii tho.
  15. Erick561
    Jun 11, 2020
    7
    Wii Sport Resort is a wonderful game no doubt but it has it's problems. Firstly I think that there are too many throw away sports. There are some slam dunks like basketball or swordplay but those are the only ones I really play. The fact that so much content is played once or twice then never again, makes the amount of content feel small. The second issue is that the controls, even withWii Sport Resort is a wonderful game no doubt but it has it's problems. Firstly I think that there are too many throw away sports. There are some slam dunks like basketball or swordplay but those are the only ones I really play. The fact that so much content is played once or twice then never again, makes the amount of content feel small. The second issue is that the controls, even with the Wii Motion Plus still have their troubles detecting my motions. Swordplay is the one I have the most trouble with, nonetheless I still enjoy swordplay. My final problem is difficulty balancing. Basketball in particular. At a certain point, basketball becomes way out of my league of "good". Poofesure broke countless Wii remotes and his TV and sometimes I feel the same as him. Now for my final thoughts. I have fun with this game, However some glaring flaws keep this game down from a great game. Its good not great, but it is worth a buy for most.… Expand
  16. Sr_PuXiToPuiG
    Jan 3, 2021
    7
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  17. YokoHugo
    Aug 2, 2022
    7
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  18. Caffe
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Wii Sports Resort is much better than the previous ones. There are more activities and it is a bigger game.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best Wii Game of 2009
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#2 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009
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#4 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 73
  3. Negative: 0 out of 73
  1. GamePro
    80
    But even without that crucial feature, Wii Sports Resort still feels like an accomplishment, not only because it offers a fun and accessible experience built around the MotionPlus attachment, but because it may very well renew optimism in those jaded by the lackluster motion controls seen over the last couple years.
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  2. Play.tm
    87
    Just as Wii Sports was exactly what Nintendo needed to help shift units when the Wii launched so too Wii Sports Resort proves to be a perfect advert for MotionPlus as well as still being a cracking game in its own right.
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  3. GameDaily
    80
    With more than double the games and a new level of accuracy, Wii Sports Resort was worth the wait.
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