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Could have been SO MUCH MORE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 50 / 54
Date: May 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited for this game. Unfortunately it is not even close to what I had hoped it to be. I wanted more of Wii Sports. This game isn't even in the same category.

The controls are NOT intuitive. For some of the games the controls don't respond well. In particular the archery game was one where I had to shake the wiimote to get the target to be on (you are not supposed to have to shake it). Soccer was confusing. Skiing was o.k. It was VERY short. Beach Volleyball was so-so. Kart racing (of course) is not Mario Kart.

You cannot play with your Mii (which is REALLY a let down!)

My daughter did play a little when I finished. She remarked that most of the games were very boring. In fact that's a good way to put it. BORING! There is also NO real exercise value to this like you get with Wii Sports--this is one that is absolutely not designed to get you up and moving even a little bit. The only exercise you might get is a little bit of thumb workout. Disappointing.

Hopefully it will have some trade in value since its brand new. Otherwise I'm out $30 (I wrote this review so you won't be too!)

Big Disapointment!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 23 / 24
Date: May 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have been waiting for this game to come out on the store shelves for so long, as I am a huge fan of Wii Sports and thought it would be similar but with more games. I was really let down. The controls are so hard and don't seem natural in anyway. Save your money.

Horrible! Save your money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: May 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game failed miserably. My expectations were high, and this game crashed and burned. Horrible graphics, horrible control response... just plain horrible. If you are expecting Wii Sports 2, look else where.
Also incredibly boring. If I could give it zero stars I would.

Poor Control Response Makes for Poor Game Experience

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: May 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I didn't come to Deca Sports with extremely high expectations. I was just hoping for a fun little experience that could be shared with a few friends in multiplayer mode. What I got was a very frustrating game with a input response delay that makes the whole thing unbearable.

While the event selection, game mode variety, and graphical presentation meet my expectations for a budget price, multiplayer casual game, the gameplay leaves something to be desired. In almost every one of the 10 sports on offer, there is a major control problem that makes the experience completely unsatisfying. Two examples:

Badminton: When executing a swing the on-screen character does not initiate movement until the player has reached the end of their wiimote motion. This delay feels unnatural and ruins the experience for me. Volleyball and basketball have a similar delay.

Curling: The velocity at which the stone is released is dictated by stopping the power bar at the appropriate level. This task is nearly impossible due to a significant (and inconsistent) delay between the wiimote command and the game's response to that input. It is very difficult to enjoy the best part of curling (strategy) when a basic element of the gameplay mechanics introduces an uncontrollable random element.

I cannot recommend this game due to the high level of control related frustration I experienced.

Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: May 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

There is only one word to describe Deca Sports. Terrible. And disturbingly enough, one issue makes it stand out as being worse than it actually is over a couple of other issues that aren't even as glaring. If you thought Deca Sports was going to be another Wii Sports, you were wrong. The end result is a game that wasn't even close to doing the things Wii Sports did right.

If there was anything Deca Sports did better than Wii Sports it's that they put more games into the compilation. Some that are a little strange to see, but other wise, it's more than just five games. Deca Sports gives you ten. Some are fine to include. Such as Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball. Even Archery doesn't feel out of place. Not everything seems like it fits into place (Figure Skating?) but at the very least, you're still getting a lot of fun games. Unfortunately, it takes very few tips from Nintendo in terms of the controls.

There's nothing too intuitive about the control scheme. Most of them are fairly simple, but the first big mistake about Deca is the simple fact that some of the controls make you do two things. In basketball, for example, wagging the Wii Remote doesn't just make you shoot. It also makes you pass. This means you might find yourself passing the ball when you really wanted to shoot. So you've got some pretty loose controls. But the bigger problem is that the controls are unresponsive in several instances. Much of the lack of fun comes from the fact that the controls don't always respond. This isn't just every once and a while. This is often.

But the truth is, most of the games just aren't that interesting or fun to play. The lack of responsive controls can make multiplayer a drag. But the lack of any sort of challenge can make playing the actual game a drag. Most of the AI is pretty bad. Usually not even giving you much competition. Even in Wii Sports the computer seemed to do something when you played against them. Despite some unresponsive controls from time to time, you still have a good shot of beating the AI. Because they spend a lot of time not even trying. Sometimes even doing nothing at all.

There are a couple of minor issues surrounding Deca Sports. The first being that you can't use your Miis. Even though a lot of the characters in the game actually look like Miis.

The saddest part about Deca Sports is that the game could've easily been a good game. A lot of the ideas for some of the sports aren't bad, but the game overall just feels unfinished. That, and the simple fact that it just can't compare to Wii Sports. Deca Sports has some games that are actually good for a sports compilation if you change up a few controls in some of them and just make the controls work. Games like Archery and Volleyball aren't half bad in terms of ideas for another compilation.

In the end, Deca Sports feels like a game that was made for the sole purpose of cashing in on the success of the Wii and the phenomenon of Wii Sports. Unfortunately, it's mini games don't play as well and they're not nearly as fun as some of Wii Sports best games. Save your money. Wii Sports is still a better choice. Even at thirty dollars, Deca Sports is a waste.

BORING

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was also disappointed with Deca Sports. If you are looking for more of Wii Sports, this isn't it. The games aren't fun and they don't really make good use of the Wiimote or the nunchuks. Overall, this game was a big disappointment.

Played it twice - collecting dust

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a waste. I was expecting a lot more along the lines of wii sports. Man was I disappointed. The controls are horrible and the games lack everything that makes wii sports great. If I had to do over again I wouldn't have purchased this game. It collects dust now.

Mildly Entertaining but Overall, Pretty Lame

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Like others, I was hoping this compilation would continue where Wii Sports left off. Yes - I don't need a sports game to exactly imitate the real thing. Just make it fun and challenging. Unfortunately, this compilation is rather poor.

From my perspective, most of the games use the same motions - up, down, left and right. For instance, you use the same motions for volleyball, soccer, badminton, and basketball. It's basically the same game repeated 4 times. Lame. And is it just me, or when you play volleyball, does it seem like the game controls most of your moves?

Then there are two racing games, kart and motor bike. Unfortunately for Deca, I bought Mario Kart and it just makes these two race games look horrible.

Ice Skating, Snowboarding and Archery are pretty unique and fluid. It is the main reason I gave this at least two stars. My 4 year old enjoys these 3 games. But any adult will get bored of all these games within 30 minutes.

Bottom line - I wish I would have rented this game first before buying it. But at least it was priced at $30.

Frustrated but willing to try it again

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was excited at the potential this game had and looked forward to trying some of the different sports offered in this package. We bought the game late Saturday night and had an opportunity to play with it Tuesday night.

The first problem we encountered was trying to activate the multi-player mode. We selected it and tried to start a game but were only allowed to select 1 player. I repeatedly read the instruction book that only indicated "after setting up the hardware". I setup multiple remotes with the Remote Control commands repeatedly to no avail and even switched my remote order around through reconnecting them. Finally I logged onto the Hudson Entertainment forums and discovered I needed to use the red button under the battery cover to connect multiple remotes. I've never had to do this for other games. It was incredibly frustrating. After an hour, my wife and I were finally ready to play the game.

The first one we tried was badminton. We figured it would be similar to tennis from Wii Sports. The response seemed inconsistent with swinging the remote and required some pausing before swinging. We completed a couple of matches and went on to the next offering.

The next game we tried was curling. My wife and I were very excited to try this game. It took a little time to change or expectations for the controls but we finally got used to swinging the remote down to push off the block instead of swinging out like bowling. Gauging the power properly was a timing issue but we could hit the mark 75% of the time after a few throws. We enjoyed this game.

Next, we tried kart racing. My wife is not very good at driving games and I haven't yet tried Mario Kart for the Wii so we didn't have high expectations for the game. It was ok. After getting my wife to orient her remote properly she did much better. We played through 4 or 5 races and got a good feel for the controls. Again, they felt a little loose but ok.

Finally, we tried archery. It was fun if jerky. The box over the target did not move smoothly as we tried to zero in on the target. Instead it seemed to teleport from place to place around the target as we moved. My wife picked up on the controls and did well in our two 6-shot games, scoring 33 and 46 out of 60. The best I could do in two games was 30.

Overall, we only tried 4 of the 10 sports on the game so far. We'll try the others this weekend. The controls did not seem as responsive as with other games. I had hoped for a little better with this game. Curling is probably the top pick for me and my wife.

good, but ....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I liked very much the games, but I can play with other persons. I will try to contact the technical assistance to solve this problem.

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