The Wii features a motion-sensitive controller that looks like a television remote control but can quickly sense the user's movements and translate them into on-screen action. The system also includes Internet access and a number of exclusive channels -- like news and weather forecasts -- in addition to traditional games.
Ongoing research shows that students learn more quickly and easily with instruction across multiple modalities or through a variety of media. So educators are eager for new tools, especially ones that are a hit with students. Brantley also began using Wii games with his students, including the console's golf, bowling, and baseball offerings.
These have players standing and swinging like in the real sports -- minus the ball that could go crashing through a classroom window. Using scorecards he found online, Brantley turned the fun into an opportunity to practice data recording and charting. Brantley's colleague, kindergarten teacher Mary Ford, has also used the Wii sports games in a joint activity with an older class: Ford and third-grade teacher Laura Smith paired up their students for a game of bowling with a little real-world math practice thrown in.
Another Cumberland kindergarten teacher, Lois Haueisen, uses the Wii's Big Brain Academy, which challenges players on logical thinking and math. National Geographic Challenge. Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! Health and fitness are the focus in this cute, active game. Reader Rabbit Preschool. Cute story and animation surround educational mini-games. Platforms: Nintendo Wii. Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade. Fun learning adventure with challenging educational games.
Reader Rabbit 1st Grade. Nice mix of animation, song, and solid educational gaming. Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Wii. Looks like he's gonna have to jump. Whereas Edward suggests aggressive means to collect the precious resources, his brother William offers a peaceful solution, proposing to explore new and unsettled lands in the south of the kingdom. But there are still many unmet needs within the king's empire, and players are tasked with the mission of fulfilling those needs while both expanding and sustaining the vast society.
Build and sustain your own expansive empire. Explore the beautifully detailed world and discover new places to create your civilization. Set up trade posts in the spice mines of the Orient and explore new trade routes to keep your nation growing. Learn from other nearby cultures to expand your horizons and master the challenges of establishing a prosperous society. Trip Flux is the final adventure for CommanderVideo. Developed exclusively for Wii and based on the GoldenEye film, GoldenEye gives players the chance to use the lethal, gritty style of Daniel Craig's James Bond to outwit, outmaneuver and overtake an arms syndicate that threatens the world in an innovative, modern take on the legendary GoldenEye movie.
GoldenEye features an unprecedented lineup of four-player split-screen multiplayer options that encourage social gaming, with over 50 total characters, including eight classic Bond characters, ten maps, three standard modes and 17 special modifiers that allow gamers to create hundreds of game combinations.
GoldenEye also features online multiplayer for up to eight players designed for seasoned FPS online gamers with unique modes and a robust XP system for unlockables and achievements. MadWorld is a game with highly stylized black and white graphics, over-the-top violence and visceral action which incorporating a layer of unexpected, irreverent comedy that makes the experience unlike any other.
As Jack, players make their way through the various levels and environments in Varrigan City, crafting clever traps and using various weapons — chainsaws, street signs, and daggers, to name a few — to destroy enemies who threaten their lives.
The Wii Remote and Nunchuk are used in a variety of motions that mimic the action on screen. Lively sports commentators call out moves as players execute them, and darkly comical finishing moves add a level of irreverence that contributes to the game's unique tone.
Along with the exaggerated characters, upbeat pace and bloody visuals that define "Death Watch," a variety of crazed mini-games called "Blood Bath Challenges" are scattered among the levels, giving players a chance to upgrade weapons and increase overall scores.
Working out with a friend is a great way to stay motivated. The split-screen view allows you and a buddy to work out side-by-side. Throughout each workout you'll get clear instructions, instant feedback, just the right amount of encouragement, and valuable tips to help you achieve maximum results.
Finally, a personal trainer that doesn't charge by the hour! With the exclusive video game license of the NFL and its players, and currently in its 17th installment, Madden NFL 07 puts you in control the running game like never before. For the first time ever, step up as the lead blocker to create a hole, and then take control of the tailback and smash through, overpower, or slash away from would-be tacklers as you fight for every yard.
Innovative rushing controls give you a game-breaking ground attack featuring all-new jukes, cutbacks, and the distinct running styles of your favorite backs. Conceived as an entirely original football experience on the Wii, the game puts players on the field like never before. Boasting massive gameplay innovations inspired by the motion sensor of the remote, Madden NFL 07 maximizes the power and unique design of the game system. Vektor has been locked inside your Central Processing Unit.
He is not sure how he got there or how long he has been there but he needs your help to escape. The CPU has disabled Vektor's ability to move around independently but he is an expert coder.
Work with Vektor to help him escape the evil clutches of the CPU. You must move fast as the CPU can adapt quickly to your escape. Vektor will code new abilities for you to combat the increasing power of the CPU, but his fate lies in your hands. Features - 30 levels of Retro Arcade Adventure action!
Sonic is back for his fourth installment in the classic 2D series, revamped from the ground up. Based on ancient Japanese lore, Murumasa: The Demon Blade plunges players into the mystical Genroku era, ruled by the skilled shogun Tsunayoshi Tokogawa.
Used in hatred, drenched in blood, the cursed blades condemn those who use them to tragedy, madness, and untimely deaths. As chaos spreads, denizens from the netherworld breach their realm as these malevolent swords summon evil spirits - and the Dragon and Demon Gods as well. Featuring hand-drawn 2D art reflecting the heritage and tone of the storyline, Muramasa: The Demon Blade transports players into a little known mythology, envisioned by the creators of the critically acclaimed Odin Sphere.
Players take on the role of a male ninja or female kunoichi, utilizing their ninja prowess to traverse the clever side-scrolling levels that feature vertical progression as well as the traditional horizontal stage advancement.
The game features new graphics and user interface while also incorporating interactive and social mini-games. The game also features online play for the first time with Simultaneous Online Play that allows up to four players the ability to play each hole at the same time. The small purple dragon returns, bringing with him new friends in this peripheral-based adventure.
User Score: 5. Armed with your magical warhammer and a trusty shield, you must defeat fantastic bosses including a Chimera, Beholder, and a Dragon.
The game is a series of epic boss-battles. There are no 'fodder' enemies — its all bosses — the most fun part of games. Each boss has unique abilities and powers. Exploit the weakness of each enemy by jumping, dodging, or shield blocking with the proper timing and agility.
Then unleash your rage and decimate your enemy with your warhammer, and you will triumph. Wii Sports Resort is a collection of fun sports games that anyone can pick up and play. This sequel to the popular Wii Sports makes use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which gives players the most responsive and realistic experience possible.
The Wii MotionPlus accessory, which is included with Wii Sports Resort, plugs into the base of the Wii Remote controller and, combined with the accelerometer and sensor bar, provides an experience that gives players an even greater sense of immersion.
Just as with Wii Sports, people compete against friends and family. As the competition heats up, Wii Sports Resort is as much fun to watch as it is to play. First-time players should find it easy to pick up a Wii Remote and jump into the action.
Wii Sports Resort takes place on a tropical island. A wide range of activities keep players coming back for one more round.
Some sample activities include Sword Play, Power Cruising racing a water scooter and Disc Dog, which involves accurately tossing a disc to a cute, Mii-like dog. Red Steel 2 returns with an artistic style and flair created just for Wii. Set in a desert-bound, high-tech metropolis, Red Steel 2 promises to be a revolution in the action-fighting genre, taking full advantage of the capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus accessory. Your movements are faithfully replicated on-screen, putting the emphasis on swinging, shooting and fun!
With the ability of the Wii MotionPlus to sense the strength of a swing, you will literally be able to make an impact on your adversaries through power and precision. Wii Fit Plus is the new, enhanced version of the original Wii Fit software, packed with every feature and exercise from the original Wii Fit in addition to new exercises, balance games and tools to personalize your exercise routine. Workouts combine the original Wii Fit activities and selections from 15 new balance games and six new Strength Training and Yoga activities.
Customize your workout! For the first time, you can mix and match which Strength Training and Yoga activities you prefer on a given day, or choose any one of 12 recommended workouts based on your fitness goals.
Have fun with up to eight friends or family members, and take turns using one Wii Balance Board accessory to play nine different games in the new multiplayer mode. Treyarch is developing the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise set during various Cold War conflicts. User Score: tbd. In a boy and his blob, an evil emperor has seized the throne of Blobolonia, and the fate of its inhabitants lies in the hands of the blob and a young boy he encounters when he crash lands on Earth.
Playing the part of the boy, gamers must work together with their new blob friend to solve puzzles, defeat monsters, and escape danger on Earth and Blobolonia.
By feeding the blob jelly beans, players can activate his special abilities to transform him into helpful tools - including a ladder, trampoline, parachute, cannon, shield and many more. Every different blob form aids the boy as he navigates 40 side-scrolling levels filled with hidden treasures and unlockable bonus content on the way to the Emperor's Citadel.
Classic beans such as Licorice Ladder, Apple Jack, and Tangerine Trampoline, are joined by all-new jellybeans, including Bubble Gum Bubble and Caramel Cannon to provide a brand new play experience that only Wii can provide! Retro visuals, classic game play, four-player multiplayer and an 8-bit soundtrack will get you in the zone and rock your world.
The challenges are mighty, but if you can stay cool as the difficulty increases, you'll discover the beginnings of the BIT. TRIP saga. It's a remake or "Wii-make," if you prefer with gobs of added content. As with Under the Knife, the voice acting in Second Opinion is presented in the operation scenes to enhance the drama and punctuate the action.
Step onto the pitch and play a unique football experience exclusively for the Wii. One gesture and one button press performs all the actions and increases your success rate on shots, free kicks and rebounds.
Trouble deciding who to pass the ball to? Let the CPU point you in the right direction with on-screen pass indicators and one-button actions. Panic over picking the corner? Plus, the game provides feedback and stats to track your progress. Experienced players using advanced controls can still access all the in-depth controls, now with refined gestures and a precision passing system with point-and-play control.
Play with your Mii alongside your heroes Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney and other football stars created as customized characters in an arcade version of the beautiful game. Play 8 vs 8 Footii Match mode for addictive pick-up-and-play arcade action suitable for all levels of ability. Steal the ball and make outrageous shots by simply waving your Wii Remote. The Last Story is a JRPG for the Wii console from Hironobu Sakaguchi that lets you take charge of a band of mercenaries and journey with them into a sprawling cinematic adventure.
Enjoy the adventure alone in this epic Wii game or jump into online multiplayer modes with up to five other players. Play together in your living room or across the world! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists — from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock. Drumming in the spotlight! Showcase a real drum solo with Rock Band's freestyle drum fill windows featured in each song.
Break out your own rhythm and style as anything goes! Ad-lib your own words or shout to the crowd to raise the rock intensity of the performance. Band mates can fail out of a song for poor performance, but the band still plays on.
Rescue your failing mate by busting out signature moves and blistering solos to wow the crowd with showmanship. Geometry Wars: Galaxies delivers an all new mission-based campaign where players blast-off on action-paced quests across the galaxy, defending solar systems one by one, defeating waves of alien enemies on new and classic Battle Grids. The controls have been optimized for Nintendo systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller or DS touch screen to execute hotshot moves as never before.
For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars videogame lets players battle via hot seat, co-op, simultaneous and versus in multiplayer mode. Elite players can challenge the universe by posting high scores on the Wii's online leader board.
The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board name not final , which comes packed with Wii Fit. The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games.
Many of these activities focus towards providing a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions. Family members will have fun staying active and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu.
TRIP saga in this retro-arcade-style game. The experience is inspired by games from the '80s, but with a modern twist. The game play is entirely new to the series, leaving the single-axis controls of BIT. If the difficulty gets you down, grab a friend and play cooperatively with two-player multiplayer. Make it to the end and you'll have journeyed one step further to completing your BIT.
Essential Links. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month. Super Mario Galaxy 2 Platform: Wii May 23, Super Mario Galaxy 2, the sequel to the galaxy-hopping original game, includes the gravity-defying, physics-based exploration from the first game, but is loaded with entirely new galaxies and features to challenge players.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Platform: Wii November 19, When an evil darkness enshrouds the land of Hyrule, a young farm boy named Link must awaken the hero - and the animal - within.
Super Smash Bros. Metascore: 93 User Score: 8. Rock Band 2 Platform: Wii December 18, Rock Band 2 builds upon its foundation as the first music game to introduce co-operative band gameplay, multiple instruments, a robust online multiplayer experience, an unrivaled offering of downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features including: Backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable music content.
Xenoblade Chronicles Platform: Wii April 6, Xenoblade Chronicles throws you into a universe bursting with imagination. Metascore: 92 User Score: 9. Rayman Origins Platform: Wii November 15, Rayman's new adventure is a two-dimensional cooperative platformer with a colorful, whimsical art style. Metascore: 92 User Score: 8. Rock Band 3 Platform: Wii October 26, Rock Band returns with the third iteration of the popular music game featuring new songs and instruments.
Metascore: 91 User Score: 6. Okami Platform: Wii April 15, Okami tells the story of a mythical sun god who sets out to restore a dismal world, decimating the forces of evil who stand in the way by commanding the elements and mythical abilities the deity possesses. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Platform: Wii August 27, If you think you knew what it felt like to be the bounty hunter behind the visor, think again. Cave Story Platform: Wii March 22, [WiiWare] Cave Story takes you into a rare world where a curious race of innocent, rabbit-like creatures called Mimiga run free.
Metascore: 89 User Score: 8. Guitar Hero 5 Platform: Wii September 1, For the first time ever, players can customize the make-up of their band by rocking with any combination of instruments in-game: whether it be two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, any combination is possible, allowing players to experience music their own way.
Metascore: 88 User Score: 7. Art of Balance Platform: Wii February 15, [WiiWare] Grab your Wii Remote controller and build a balanced stack in this physics-based puzzler, featuring levels that challenge not only your skills but also your imagination.
La-Mulana Platform: Wii September 20, La-Mulana is a archaelogy action and exploration game where players take control of Professor Lemeza and his inseparable whip to discover the mysteries of Humanity! Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.
Metascore: 87 User Score: 8. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias Platform: Wii October 19, [WiiWare World] The follow-up to last year's WiiWare launch title once again puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand, as you experience Toku and Enril's new adventure to save Toku's mother, lift an ancient curse and thwart the evil Balasar. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8. Fluidity Platform: Wii December 6, Also known as "Hydroventure" Players must navigate their way across multiple chapters to rid Aquaticus of a corruptive goop called the "Influence", solving puzzles along the way in order to find Rainbow Drops scattered around the world.
Metascore: 86 User Score: 7. Platform: Wii May 18, One of the biggest names in boxing returns after a year hiatus. Guitar Hero World Tour Platform: Wii October 26, Guitar Hero World Tour marries Guitar Hero's guitar gameplay, with a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless instruments with revolutionary new online and offline gameplay modes.
Tetris Party Platform: Wii October 20, [WiiWare] Tetris Party is a deceptively simple, addictive puzzle game that is sure to keep you and all of your friends and family entertained for hours on end. Maboshi's Arcade Platform: Wii December 29, [WiiWare] - Also known as "Maboshi's Arcade" This unique arcade action title features three games in one, based on three classic shapes: circle, bar and square.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour The Masters Platform: Wii March 29, For the first time in franchise history, players will be able to step onto the grounds of Augusta National and begin their own journey to capture the most sought-after prize in professional golf - the Green Jacket. Metascore: 85 User Score: 6. Metascore: 84 User Score: 8. WarioWare: Smooth Moves Platform: Wii January 15, Wario and his pals learn fun, wacky moves after discovering a strange book and a mystical device called the Form Baton.
Metascore: 83 User Score: 8. Metascore: 83 User Score: 7. Bully: Scholarship Edition Platform: Wii March 4, Both the Wii and Xbox versions retain the wit and deep gameplay of the previously released PS2 title "Bully" and boasts additional new content.
Metascore: 82 User Score: 7. Trauma Team Platform: Wii May 18, Trauma Team is an entirely new medical entertainment experience from the makers of the award-winning Trauma Center series. Mario Kart Wii Platform: Wii April 27, Mario Kart Wii comes with the intuitive Wii Wheel, which makes it easy for novices to compete against veterans, so no one is left in the dust.
Pro Evolution Soccer Platform: Wii November 10, PES focuses on enhancing the excitement of matches between players, making for a truly challenging experience that constantly tests the player. Metascore: 81 User Score: 7. GoldenEye Platform: Wii November 2, Developed exclusively for Wii and based on the GoldenEye film, GoldenEye gives players the chance to use the lethal, gritty style of Daniel Craig's James Bond to outwit, outmaneuver and overtake an arms syndicate that threatens the world in an innovative, modern take on the legendary GoldenEye movie.
MadWorld Platform: Wii March 10, MadWorld is a game with highly stylized black and white graphics, over-the-top violence and visceral action which incorporating a layer of unexpected, irreverent comedy that makes the experience unlike any other. LostWinds Platform: Wii May 12, [WiiWare] LostWinds is a fresh, enchanting adventure that lets you wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind Spirit - from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze — to guide and protect Toku, a young boy who is the only one who can help you release the curse placed upon the world of Mistralis and its people by evil Balasar.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Platform: Wii October 11, Sonic is back for his fourth installment in the classic 2D series, revamped from the ground up. Metascore: 81 User Score: 6.
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Platform: Wii October 16, The small purple dragon returns, bringing with him new friends in this peripheral-based adventure. Metascore: 81 User Score: 5. Wii Fit Plus Platform: Wii October 4, Wii Fit Plus is the new, enhanced version of the original Wii Fit software, packed with every feature and exercise from the original Wii Fit in addition to new exercises, balance games and tools to personalize your exercise routine.
Metascore: 80 User Score: 6. Metascore: 80 User Score: tbd.
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