Break world records in diverse single player modes and challenge your friends and family to taxing multiplayer matches. Captivating sports such as Figure Skating or Skeleton demand high skills and fast reactions. Experience the fascination of Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge with stunning graphics and an exciting soundtrack. Lively sports events with mascots, opening ceremony, presentation ceremony, national anthems and many more ESRB Rated E for Everyone
REVIEW
A Complete and Total Flop The Wii belongs to my Wife. I'm an Xbox/Playstation kinda guy.
My wife likes games that are easy to understand, not too challenging, easy to play/win and fun enough to keep her interested for 45 minutes to an hour, at which point she usually gets distracted by something else.
Me, I can play games for hours. I want a game that's difficult, challenging, and unique. I like games that make me think, and challenges me to find new ways to complete tasks.
NEITHER of us liked Winter Sports on the Wii. The controls are completely senseless, and haveno relation to the task at hand, spare possibility the luge/skeleton/bobsled games which require nothing more than tilting a controller to keep the craft centered on the track. The controls for speed skating made no sense whatsoever, and the curling controls were, in a word, stupid. The controls for ice skating were so frustrating that we only played it once! They simply had you jerking on the Wii controller and nunchuk attachment when icons for the two controllers reach a circle at the bottom of the screen. The problem was, we could never get the controller to read accurately, and felt like there was a literal 1/10th second gap of opportunity to register the movement. Very, very frustrating.
The other various subgames give you instructions on how to control the sport, but no indication of how to reach success in the game. For example, it took a few passes down the bobsled track before we realized that you wanted to aim your craft for these light-colored strips impossed in the ice while a "success bar" would fill at the bottom, indication successful completion of each turn. If we had been instructed in this method before our first time down the track, it probably wouldn't have been so frustrating.
The graphics look nice until you realize that there's little intelligence behind it. During a two-player, speed-skating challenge, I pressed the Ready button, and both character figures on my split screen took a launch stance at the starting line. My wife had not pressed the Ready button yet, and so both of the character figures on her split screen were still stretching.
I love the winter olympics. I love winter sports. But this game isn't worth it's value in melted plastic. I'd have more fun falling repeatedly on my butt on an ice rink then playing this game for any length of time.
WINTER SPORTS 2 is an arcade oriented 3D simulation of the most popular winter sports, including 9 sports and 15 total disciplines. The challenging yet intuitive controls and the extraordinary pictures of wintry landscapes make it a joy to play. You are placed in the center of sporting events broadcast live around the world. The excitement of this major international competition is portrayed authentically with commentators, TV cameras, and sound background. The exciting multiplayer modes for up to four players provide party fun and long lasting motivation.
WINTER SPORTS 2 is an arcade oriented 3D simulation of the most popular winter sports, including 9 sports and 15 total disciplines. The challenging yet intuitive controls and the extraordinary pictures of wintry landscapes make it a joy to play. You are placed in the center of sporting events broadcast live around the world. The excitement of this major international competition is portrayed authentically with commentators, TV cameras, and sound background. The exciting multiplayer modes for up to four players provide party fun and long lasting motivation.
WINTER SPORTS 2 is an arcade oriented 3D simulation of the most popular winter sports, including 9 sports and 15 total disciplines. The challenging yet intuitive controls and the extraordinary pictures of wintry landscapes make it a joy to play. You are placed in the center of sporting events broadcast live around the world. The excitement of this major international competition is portrayed authentically with commentators, TV cameras, and sound background. The exciting multiplayer modes for up to four players provide party fun and long lasting motivation.
Manufacturer's DescriptionWinter Sports 2008 - The Ultimate Challenge is the comprehensively improved sequel to last year's winter hit RTL Winter Games 2007. The arcade-oriented winter sports compilation comprises the 15 most popular disciplines spanning 9 exciting sports. 42 missions with final boss rivals recreate the atmosphere of a magnificent international winter sports event in the brand new single player campaign mode, not least owing to the stirring opening ceremony and the final presentation ceremony. The hot seat (4 players) and split screen (2 players) modes feature multiple tournament options and a gripping multiplayer experience as players compete for record times and gold medals.
