This game was released by the WORST publisher, the KING of Wii Shovelware, Conspiracy Entertainment (think Ninjabread Man, Billy The Wizard, Anubis 2, Counterforce, etc). I have NEVER even considered giving money to this horrendous third party.
Recently I noticed on Amazon a lot of positive comments regarding Winter Games: The Ultimate Challenge. 4 1/2 stars out of 5. I know publishers can enter comments to make it look good, but a few comments even mention how crappy a publisher Conspiracy is. I've been checking Metacritic but it has no reviews.
So, just out of curiousity, has anyone played this game? And is it actually pretty decent? Or is it the shovelware one would come to expect from Conspiracy?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X418EU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
| | | 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:  worth the price, December 20, 2007 Fun: For once, it seems Conspiracy has done something worthwhile. Conspiracy is the publisher for this game, known to create the most painfully bad experiences on the Wii to date (seriously, check reviews of their other games). But, this game is surprising well designed and thought out. The graphics are actually up to par with the other Wii games on the market. The whole game itself iplays like Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, were you have the opportunity to do several games in sequence, or just pick one at a time. The controls are much more intuitive, so therefore the experience is more engaging and overall better. The individual events can actually take some time to complete, which makes the game alot more playable. For 30 dollars, this game is a steal. |
 The game is worth $50 let alone $30!, January 5, 2008 Fun: After reading reviews on Amazon and other sites I picked this game up. It lives up to the reviews and more. I just finished a 2 hour game session with my wife and we had a blast. The graphics and sound are great and so is the control. The sense of speed on the luge, skeleton and bobsled is amazing (press the 1 button for a 1st person view with insane speed). There are lots of nice little effects when you are performing extremely well that add to the sense of excitement. I am playing this using a 720P DLP projector throwing a 10' wide image and I'm very impressed. The event that really surprised me was cross country skiing the way they did the game play you have to manage your stamina by maintaining a steady pace and gliding at the right times (even slight down hills can gain you some stamina back). The control method of moving your arms forward and back works much better than I would have thought. Since there is strategy with the stamina it isn't up to the person with the quickest hands, but the best balance steering and strategy. You also need to stay were the previous racers have been or you are slowed down I just loved this event and thought it would be one of the boring ones before I played it. Another nice thing is that though the controls are somewhat complex they are partially shared across most events skiing in particular so you can learn the 15 events pretty quickly. The two player split screen works perfectly and leads to great competition. If you are looking for a good multiplayer or single player winter sports game this is it and at the price it's a no brainier. I passed this game up the first time I saw it because I've been burned by cheap Wii games before, but trust me this one is head and shoulders above most the full priced let alone the cheap ones. |
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Winter Sports The Ultimate Challenge
