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by James Jones - June 2, 2009, 11:55 am EDT
Total comments: 16

Archery was unveiled at Nintendo's E3 Media Briefing and we got a chance to play it.

The control in Wii Sports Resort Archery is the main selling point of this game. It is designed to showcase what the Wii MotionPlus adds to Wii experience, and it does just that.

The controls are intuitive, and rewarding. While playing the game all I had to do was calibrate the Wii Remote, by using the IR Pointer, is to click an on-screen target. From that point on, the entire experience is very similar to actual archery. You hold the Wii Remote vertically, with the pointer end facing up. That is your bow. You hold the Nunchuk behind the Remote. That is your draw-string. To take the ready position, you press and hold A. Then, press the Z button on the Nunchuk to begin drawing back the arrow. Pulling back hard on the Nunchuk will pull the arrow back faster.

Once the arrow is drawn an aiming circle appears on screen. It slowly zooms in on the target. To adjust your aim you simply adjust your “bow” in space. The Wii MotionPlus maps the aim fantastically on screen to your motions of the remote. Once you have your aim you simply release the Z button and watch the arrow fly. When I first held the controls I immediately “got it.” The whole thing made sense.

It is a very cool experience to hit the bulls-eye because it actually feels like you accomplished something noteworthy. Of all the Wii Sports Resort games I played this one was easily my favorite. The challenge that was demoed allowed me to shoot three arrows at four targets, of increasing distance. Competition made the experience more fun. Watching over your rivals shoulder as he tried to play catch-up was great.

Of course, the game looks just like Wii Sports, but with a tropical vaneer. One cool effect was the wide-angle replay that accompanied a bulls-eye.

Overall Archery was really impressive, and did a good job showing how the Wii MotionPlus can be used.

Talkback

NovaQJune 02, 2009

This sounds really fun. I can only imagine that Zelda Wii will use a similar setup for bow use.

BlackNMild2k1June 02, 2009

I feel this will initially be one of my most played challenges.
Is there an online leaderboard for the friends list?

D_AverageJune 02, 2009

I hope this has a mode to shoot deer, early Americans, or ducks.

Mop it upJune 02, 2009

This doesn't sound much different than the archery event in Mario and Sonic Olympics, though it seems easier since you don't have to use the Nunchuk to line up your shot.

StogiJune 08, 2009

Do you know if Archery will have moving targets?

Yes, but the ones I saw were not exactly fast.

KDR_11kJune 09, 2009

Wasn't the last target in the press conference presentation moving?

DAaaMan64June 09, 2009

Quote from: KDR_11k

Wasn't the last target in the press conference presentation moving?

Yes. Very slowly over the ocean.

StogiJune 09, 2009

I'd rather have ducks or something to shoot at.

EasyCureJune 09, 2009

Quote from: Kashogi

I'd rather have ducks or something to shoot at.

WiiSports Resort can't be rated T!

NinGurl69 *hugglesJune 09, 2009

Ok, then Miis dressed in chicken shoots.

Can you imagine that?  An online persistent island where people are doing the chicken suit game, yet getting shot by ambitious people at the archery range?

StogiJune 09, 2009

Quote from: EasyCure

Quote from: Kashogi

I'd rather have ducks or something to shoot at.

WiiSports Resort can't be rated T!

What about duck hunt?

EasyCureJune 09, 2009

Quote from: Kashogi

Quote from: EasyCure

Quote from: Kashogi

I'd rather have ducks or something to shoot at.

WiiSports Resort can't be rated T!

What about duck hunt?

You never shot ducks in duck hot, you nearly set off flash grenades in their proximity to stun them, then they would fall to earth where the Dog would catch them unharmed. DUUUUUUH

Quote from: NinGurl69

Ok, then Miis dressed in chicken shoots.

Can you imagine that?  An online persistent island where people are doing the chicken suit game, yet getting shot by ambitious people at the archery range?

It's more fun to picture mii's doing the chicken dance THEN being shot via arrows.

Shoot enough and they'll start a Cooco attack against your ass! ;D

KDR_11kJune 09, 2009

ARROW'D!

BlackNMild2k1June 09, 2009

Quote from: NinGurl69

Ok, then Miis dressed in chicken shoots.

Can you imagine that?  An online persistent island where people are doing the chicken suit game, yet getting shot by ambitious people at the archery range?

"OMG I'm getting my best time ever in Chicken Suit!!! every one come check this out!!!"
*everyone starts to gather around*
"Look only 3 platforms left and I'm 20 seconds under the record time!!!"
*schnickt*
"Ahhh!! WTF was that!!! Why is my Mii falling to the ground!? I was about to set the record!!"

on another Wii far far away...
"OMG I finally hit one of those flying Chickens with an arrow!!! Did you guys see that!!?"

on yet another Wii even farther away....
"Mom watch me hop these waves on the jetskii!!!!
"Ok Billy. let me pull out something for dinner first. What do you want to eat?"
*THUD*.
"Ahh chicken!!!"

EasyCureJune 09, 2009

game. set. match.

Advantage: BnM

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Wii Sports Resort Box Art

Genre Sports
Developer Nintendo
Players1 - 4

Worldwide Releases

na: Wii Sports Resort
Release Jul 26, 2009
PublisherNintendo
RatingEveryone
jpn: Wii Sports Resort
Release Jun 25, 2009
PublisherNintendo
RatingAll Ages
eu: Wii Sports Resort
Release Jul 24, 2009
PublisherNintendo
Rating7+
aus: Wii Sports Resort
Release Jul 23, 2009
PublisherNintendo
RatingGeneral
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