is pretty dozy but when you play with a friend it can become an extremely fun way to spend a few umm… minutes. While it’s simple in its presentation it feels clean and polished and along with its catchy music is the most accessible game you will find here. 'Laser Hockey' is a psychedelic version of the classic 'Pong' you control the paddle with your controller movements and have the options of tilting your platform allowing some variation in your shots. It starts off pretty simple and gets progressively harder the longer you survive, eventually becoming so manic that your eyes begin bulging and you lose vision altogether. The key is to find the right pose for the right silhouette before it reaches the bottom and you inevitably lose one of your lives. The game sees you twisting and turning your controller in an attempt to fit your Mii into the scrolling silhouettes that move down the screen. It’s simple and addictive with a pleasing soundtrack to keep thing’s flowing nicely, plus more bright colours than you’d find on a hippie’s apparel. 'Mii Pose' has fantastic potential and with a little nurturing it could be Nintendo’s answer to 'Geometry Wars'. The controls are tight and responsive and you don’t even have to put up with that annoying dog, what more could you ask for? Well considering the game only has five short levels to it (each one ending around the one minute mark) you could ask for a whole lot more actually, it feels like it’s over before it ever really begins. 'Shooting Range' is a 'Duck Hunt' rip-off, in addition to shooting ducks you get to shoot targets, soda cans and even flying saucers who threaten to abduct your precious Mii’s. It’s also a chance to play with your Mii’s because we all know how addictive those little critters can be. It’s all built around nine mini-games that are all designed to showcase the controllers fundamental mechanics, ok lets go out on a limb and call this a ‘tech demo’. This has to be taken into account when reviewing it because as a full priced game this wouldn’t even be worth writing about. Wii Play comes packaged with a ‘free controller’ which means the game would cost around £5 or $10 if it was being sold separately.
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