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This game is suitable for the entire family. However, it's the 3 year old that likes it the best. We mainly play as a family - and it does hold everyone's interest fairly well.
Pros:
lots of different activities
slot car racing - multiple prizes/attacks, great game
nerf game - my personal favorite, too hard for 3 year old (aiming issues)
games very short (e.g. paper airplanes) so can play many rounds
Up to 4 players simultaneously
Cons:
Does not use miis
dodgeball and tetherball not so great (hard to control)
No staying power - definately does not get played as much as Mario Party
Does not encourage kids to get up and move around
Pros:
lots of different activities
slot car racing - multiple prizes/attacks, great game
nerf game - my personal favorite, too hard for 3 year old (aiming issues)
games very short (e.g. paper airplanes) so can play many rounds
Up to 4 players simultaneously
Cons:
Does not use miis
dodgeball and tetherball not so great (hard to control)
No staying power - definately does not get played as much as Mario Party
Does not encourage kids to get up and move around
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Playground has it's fun moments. It has an addicting quality to it's minigames as well. I liked it's layout of the playground and the total game dynamics, but I grew tired of most of the games after a couple days.
Dodgeball, which could have been the selling point of this game, seemed to lack a lot of gameplay. The games just went to quickly and seemed lackluster. Games often took less than thirty seconds, and you never really got going in a game to make it feel like you were really playing.
Wall ball was much the same way, quick games left me wanting more. In fact most of the games were this way.
Kicks was an interesting twist on Volleyball / Soccer, and was probably the deepest game on the disc.
Most of the games included special moves, which you bought with your marbles that you win from defeating your playground opponents.
I kind of wanted to finish collecting everything, but with no achievement system, I didn't find myself wanting to fight through the eventual boredom
Dodgeball, which could have been the selling point of this game, seemed to lack a lot of gameplay. The games just went to quickly and seemed lackluster. Games often took less than thirty seconds, and you never really got going in a game to make it feel like you were really playing.
Wall ball was much the same way, quick games left me wanting more. In fact most of the games were this way.
Kicks was an interesting twist on Volleyball / Soccer, and was probably the deepest game on the disc.
Most of the games included special moves, which you bought with your marbles that you win from defeating your playground opponents.
I kind of wanted to finish collecting everything, but with no achievement system, I didn't find myself wanting to fight through the eventual boredom
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Retiree here. I just purchased and played the easiest version of each minigame. I purchased this so that my 4 1/2 year grandson could have an easy game. Rayman was too difficult. He found Endless Ocean boring. Though this game does require some use of the buttons in all minigames, (at least if you want a good score), it will still be his favorite game. Tetherball and slot cars are probably the easiest game. Dodgeball is probably the most fun, but more difficult. Wallball is a nice game, but like dodgeball, on the more difficult side (for a 4 year old). I would rate each minigame in the package, entertaining. I think it's a nice 4 star game. Simple games with minimal instructions can be very nice. Another plus. I think he can play this game without damaging the TV or himself. Update: My grandson now plays and loves slot car racing.
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What I like about this game is that you earn new character skills and not simply outfits. The series of Playground games are a lot of fun. I bought it for the dodgeball but all of them are great. Tetherball, though sounds pretty simple, seems to be one of the
hardest games, at least for me. Graphics are great and the game gets progressively harder. Lot of fun and endless enjoyment. Highly recommend it for the whole family.
hardest games, at least for me. Graphics are great and the game gets progressively harder. Lot of fun and endless enjoyment. Highly recommend it for the whole family.
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Playground by EA is one of the best games I've played in years. The game is fun in single player mode, but the true excitement comes from playing multiable player mode. The game offers 7 sub-games (dodgeball,slot car racing, paper airplane racing, tetherball, wall ball, kicks and dart shootout). Four of the games allow up to four players to play at the same time, while the remaining games can olny be played with two players. None of the games require the nunchuck so if you only have the Wiimotes don't worry. The game is not complicated and will be easy for children to pick up(my five year old plays it with ease).
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THIS GAME IS AWESOME, MY 4 YEAR OLD NIECE FIGURED OUT ONE OF THE GAMES AND BEAT ME FAIR AND SQUARE, EXCELLENT ALL AROUND GAME HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN, AND ANYONE WHO WANTS A BLAST OF THE PAST WITH DODGEBALL.....A MUST HAVE FOR THE WII
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The four of us in our family have been playing this game for about a month and we have a great time with it. I can see how this game wouldn't be so much fun to play by yourself, but it's super fun to play against other people. I highly recommend this game if you are looking for something the whole family can play.
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For teens and older, I think this game will get tedious pretty fast. However, I was looking for a good Wii game with simple controls (single controller) to play with my younger children. "Playground" makes an excellent addition to our Wii library of games and both the single-player and multi-player modes will get a good workout from us. This one is actually simpler than Carnival Games which I also recommend as a "kid friendly" game.
Basically, you wander around the playground collecting marbles and challenge other children to various games to earn stickers to place in your sticker book. Many smaller kids will find this feature quite appealing. My favorite games so far are the slot cars, paper airplanes, and dodgeball. All are simple enough (at least at the beginning) for most children to play. For example, tetherball is exceptionally simple at the outset. As you gain experience and skills, you will unlock more advanced versions of the games and new games as well. The game increases
Basically, you wander around the playground collecting marbles and challenge other children to various games to earn stickers to place in your sticker book. Many smaller kids will find this feature quite appealing. My favorite games so far are the slot cars, paper airplanes, and dodgeball. All are simple enough (at least at the beginning) for most children to play. For example, tetherball is exceptionally simple at the outset. As you gain experience and skills, you will unlock more advanced versions of the games and new games as well. The game increases
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The common Wii game problem is the lack of content. Playground has 8-9 mini games, but they are almost identical. Only really different and enjoyable game was the paintball shooting. Comparing the 8-9 game difficulty level, it's about as complex as 1 mini game in Rayman.
So considering Rayman gives you 50 or so hilarious mini games, and playground offers 8 very similar mini games, this is really not a great buy. Rental game for party, but not a keeper.
Like th 3 star rating, nothing is superb in the game, but nothing is bad. It's just bland. $40 could be better spend on something else.
So considering Rayman gives you 50 or so hilarious mini games, and playground offers 8 very similar mini games, this is really not a great buy. Rental game for party, but not a keeper.
Like th 3 star rating, nothing is superb in the game, but nothing is bad. It's just bland. $40 could be better spend on something else.
