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If one wants to move at home (because outside is raining or it is too late and what not), this is really great. The isle gimmick is not that important, what is important is that with the balance board / controller one really puts in the steps (one has to be disciplined though) to walk in place. Further the real "steps counting" is mostly done through the counting of chips. The game somewhow overstates both steps and calories burned, while counts quite reliably the steps through counting of chips and understates the distance done (if one were to walk in real life). So for feedback/gamification, rely on the chips. Those are almost correct, especially with a balance board. A semi good pedometer could help too. Normally the steps are really the chips that one collects in the game (so more or less half the steps estimated by the game, dunno why the game overestimates even with the balance board). Totally recommended for exercising as low cardio (without getting fatigued unless one walks in place for hours)

Today there are a lot of online chess servers, but on the wii it is a good title for chess.

More interesting than one can expect, especially if one is able to solve a rubik's cube.

Really nice puzzles. If one can handle the filler videos and the silliness, it is really a great game.

It runs amazingly well on the wii and if one wants it can become a game where one moves oneself quite a bit.

Very nice for kids to learn the controls and spatial orientation. It may be dull for others, but as starter game is great.

If you don't cheat the game but actually put in the effort to perform the moves properly (even though they aren't tracked flawlessly, perfect tracking isn't the point, the rhythm is), it turns out to be quite a solid workout. The idea of using two Wiimotes instead of a Wiimote + Nunchuk combo (where the cable just gets in the way) is especially brilliant.

If one takes it as a sort of "guide" (like an interactive video) for how one has to move, plus having the wiimote as sensor for movement intensity (in one's pocket), then it is ok.

The game per se is not bad but the constant loading on the wii let you lose momentum for a quick session

Trying to reach a 2300 score in Wii Tennis (without glitches) is a very hard challenge (but good for moving around). Even staying above 2000 for as long as possible is pretty hard.I have played over 1400 sets so far (over the years), and my best was 2180, with 55 best-of-3 wins in a row. Still far away from consistently beating the game. Also, take care to include rest days in between, otherwise your elbow will hurt.