An Adequate Showing
Wii Sports Resort is fun. As a goal, I always thought that Nintendo made the original Wii Sports to showcase what the hardware could do and provide a simple, yet entertaining, game that could be used to draw in the casual audience. The sequel is no different in that respect. The mini-games have easily learned controls, yet have little nuances that core gamers can pick up to give themselves an 'edge' (curving in Table Tennis and well-timed counters in Swordplay come to mind).
The Wii MotionPlus attaches to the end of a standard Wii Remote, and a VERY detailed 3 minute video on its attachment and removal, with or without nunchuk, is played when you first start the game (avoiding lawsuits, I'm assuming). As far as its actual function, the hardware acts almost 1:1, and is a vast improvement over the standard controller. The mini-games showcase this very well, while being entertaining at the same time; the sword slices just feel right, and the golf is much more... refined (it is nearly impossible to simply sit down and swing with one-hand as you could in the original).
All in all, Wii Sports Resort is the original's sequel. It provides an entertaining experience for both the main and casual gamer audiences, while showcasing the hardware's potential.
