Nov
Playground Review
Rain or shine, the fun doesn’t have to stop! EA Playground captures the exuberance and nostalgia of your neighborhood playground, turning your gaming space into an arena of interactive fun with immersive activities designed for kids. EA Playground smartly delivers all your playground favorites on the Nintendo Wii. Every game is easy to pick-up-and-play and uniquely capitalizes on the control mechanics of the Nintendo Wii. Swing the Wii remote to excel in tetherball or battle your friends and family in dodgeball. Every game brings its own twist to the controls for the ultimate party game. Explore the world and meet some wacky in-game characters that will challenge you to playground activities. Take them on and beat them at their own game. Play hard and prove you have what it takes to rule the playground.
Playground Reviews
3 Stars
Not must own - but no purchasing regrets
This game is suitable for the entire family. However, it’s the 3 year old that likes it the best. We mainly play as a family - and it does hold everyone’s interest fairly well.
Pros:
lots of different activities
slot car racing - multiple prizes/attacks, great game
nerf game - my personal favorite, too hard for 3 year old (aiming issues)
games very short (e.g. paper airplanes) so can play many rounds
Up to 4 players simultaneously
Cons:
Does not use miis
dodgeball and tetherball not so great (hard to control)
No staying power - definately does not get played as much as Mario Party
Does not encourage kids to get up and move around
5 Stars
great family fun
This is a one person game that everyone in the family can enjoy. My five year old loves this game, and jumps around like a rabbit on uppers while he plays it! My 3 year old likes it also, but isn’t adept enough with the controller to play any of the games well. I think it is directed more for children 5-10, but call us kids at heart, both my husband and I enjoy playing the games. If it was just us, I doubt I would have gotten it, but with kids, it is a great choice. Everything so far in the game is non-violent and based around things you might play on a playground.
4 Stars
Great for kids, dull for adults
The ideas are there, the backgrounds done well, the idea of marbles that you have to collect forces you to explore & the types of games are original.
The nerf darts shooting (at cans, targets & other kids), stock car racing & paper air plane racing are first person view or the camera is right behind the car/plane to keep it exciting.
All the other games (dogeball, handball, tetherball, volleyball/soccer combo game) have the camera view in the audience, which to me makes it more dull in my opinion.
You can do story mode single player to unlock different backgrounds/game tracks. For the beginning, you only have playground & when playing it’s always the same track. You can also do quick races as single or multi player & choose any game, your own rules: goals needed, level of difficulty, length of game, track (if unlocked), etc.
5 Stars
Fun as a two person or one person game.
This is a really fun game if you like competition. The tetherball is great as well as several of the other games. There are a lot of games to choose from and they vary in different areas, so I think everyone could find something they like. Great for pre-teens and teens too.
5 Stars
A Must Have!
I thought this game was so fun! There are many mini games to choose from, and you can either play alone and roam around the playground opening new games and prizes or play the multiplayer mode with others. The games are really easy, but still fun so it is a good game to have for all ages.
