Table Tennis - Or Ping Pong if you like the sound of that better. The game gives you a pretty good feel actually. I am not a massive fan of the sport but I like to play from time to time. I think I actually play this virtual version better than the real version. The tutorials give you all sorts of tips on back spin, front spin, smash shots and blocking before sending you out to the circuits to play for the cup. It’s by far my least favorite of all the sports in the compilation but that’s purely a personal preference. Well, the controls are sort of difficult as well. Many shots were
simply missed by both myself and the person that was here playing with me. It’s very difficult to judge distance and aim the paddle at times. Plus I swear the ball went right through it once or twice. As I said, not my favorite, but others will like it I’m sure. I personally dislike it so much, I won’t play it at all.
Now the whole point of Sports Champions is much like Wii Sports, to get you accustomed to the Move controls. However, the game is not sold with a unit and is actually a full scale title and it has the production values and gameplay to prove it. In fact, this is what I think Wii Sports should have been. The Playstation Move controller on the other hand, is laughably cartoon-like and has
already, by several people visiting the office, been said to look like various other things including, a Harry Potter magic wand.
Overall Sports Champions is an interesting mix of sports that aren’t the normal for a collection like this. That adds some new flavor to the genre and the game has excellent production values aside from the blatantly, and almost offensive, stereotypical characters in the game. The graphics and sound are well done and this is not a game that I would feel bad dropping $50 on as there are plenty of hours of both single and multiplayer to be had here. This was the first game we played in the Inaugural GDN Games Night here at the office and was a hit all around.