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Family Ski (Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: £44.99
Buy New: £27.99
You Save: £17.00 (38%)
New (6) Used (2) from £25.99
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 131
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: snow-skiing-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2123646
UPC: 045496365806
EAN: 0045496365806
ASIN: B0019WYBZS
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months
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Product Description
Welcome to the Happy Ski Resort, where fresh powder, groomed runs, multiple trails, and state of the art facilities await! Family Ski takes you down the slopes in the most exciting skiing game to hit the Wii!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Family Ski - A fantastic skiing game with great balance board controls June 18, 2008
64 out of 65 found this review helpful
After purchasing Wii Fit on launch, I knew that the Balance Board peripheral which came packaged with the game was full of great potential.
Only weeks after Wii Fit was launched it wasn't long before magazines and websites began publishing dates and details of new games to feature balance board integrated controls.
Family Ski is the first of such games from Namco to feature Balance Board and I must say that it certainly caught my interest when I first read about it and seen a couple of vids on various websites. We had already seen the potential the balance board had for skiing games with Wii Fits slalom game, the question was could Namco expand and improve on the control system to produce a engaging ski experience.
Thankfully it gives me great pleasure to say resounding yes.
Family Ski is everything I was hoping for and a little bit more!
The game is set in the Happy Ski Resort and sets you up as a character that appears to be new to the skiing scene and learning all the tricks and techniques as you go. To start the game, you first must choose a character to use as your avatar through out the game. Whilst choosing your character is only a small part of the games, it is pleasurable as you get to either chose your own Mii character or create an avatar from the games character maker to create a cartoony character which it must be commented lot somewhat familiar to the characters in My Sims. Before you hit the slopes, you get to kit out your character with some funky ski gear such as skies, pants, jackets and goggles ect.
After you've created your little character, it's time to hit the ski slopes and check out the resort and it various slopes which range from beginner to advanced to ensure there's plenty for players of levels to enjoy. It has to be said that skiing around the resort can be quite a pleasure in itself as the game developers have made an excellent job of creating a natural & intuitive control system which once you have mastered by either going through all the Ski School lessons or just experimenting whilst riding about just becomes second nature.
There are two methods of control on offer. The first is performed by using the Wii Remote & Nunchuck alone or you can choose to use the Wii Remote & Nunchuck in combination with the Balance Board. If you have recently purchased Wii Fit like myself, the Balance Board combo will definitel be for you as it adds that extra bit of depth & realism to the controls.
Using the Balance Board with Wii Remote & Nunchuck, is so simple & intuitive that after 30mins of using it you easly find your feet so to speak. Simply stand on the board & use your Balance Board to control steering yourself left & right, whilst utilising your Wii Remote & Nunchuck like ski poles to perform of actions such as pushing your self along, initiating tricks by swinging the controller in indepent direction & pressing the different buttons to perform plow turning & sharp turns.
By far my favourite little control touch in the game is the way you tuck the Wii Remote & Nunchuck into your chest whilst pointing the controllers together to gain a speed boost just like the way you would if using ski poles.
There is so much more you could say about Family Ski which I was extremely impressed by, but to be honest I don't think I could fit it all on one page.
Personally I think that some of the magazine & internet reviews which have commented that the game could have done with a little more depth or realism seem to have missed the point of the games. What Family Ski aims to do is just be a pleasant, entertaining & light hearted fun experience which is perfect way to relax & in my book it gets top mark for this as it does a terrific job.
If you have recently purchased Wii Fit & fancy a fun game to have a blast on with your Balance board, purchase Family Ski & you won't go wrong!
Brilliant - but set it up correctly!! November 16, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have little to add to all the positive reviews - it is quite astonishing how well the atmosphere of a ski resort has been recreated. One point: the default set up for the skis does not reflect how skis work. ie pressure on right ski turns right; if you've even skied once you will know you need to transfer your weight to the left ski to turn right. It is possible to reverse the right/left settings to the correct ones. You need to press buttons 1 & 2 while paused. The pressure monitoring bar changes from blue (incorrect) to pink (correct). Its worth doing this - you don't want to have to unlearn bad skiing habits on a real mountain!
Works like Wii Sports- realistic- review by a skier ! June 15, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Ignore all official reviews ! I ski often in Austria and own Winter Sports Wii - a great game on PC for winter sports lovers but the controls are more complicated on the Wii. I had issues about Family Ski- was it it a waste of money or graphics too basic? - the answer is no ! If you like Wii Sports- the graphics are similar and responds in the same way and that is the difference !!! This is not a point and shoot game ! It's realistic, great fun whether you are over 40 or have no kids! This game has been designed for the Wii ! I am only using the remote and nunchuck !- thought it was great fun and quite realistic! Worth buying!
Added fun for the balance board! July 9, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got a balance board when they first were released and absolutely love the Wii Fitness game. I saw that this software was compatible with the balance board too and decided to go for it.
I'm absolutely thrilled with this game. It is challenging, but fun at the same time, and if you'd just like to have a ski around the various slopes in the resort and not race/participate in challenges, that's fine.
The controls are very easy to master and the on-screen description of how to do things in Ski School is also fantastic.
I'd highly recommend that you buy this game, especially if you have a balance board and want to add an extra dimension to its use.
what a fantastic game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! June 13, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Nintendo do it again,absolute brilliance.i cannot leave this game or wii fit alone.The new going out is definately staying in.This is just genius and the family will love it.Its great fun,realistic and cheaper than going to a mountain.all i can say is wow wow wow
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