Mario & Sonic Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games with Blue Wii Remote Plus - Wii U

The Best Mario & Sonic Olympics Game!
I must say after the last Summer Olympics game I was not very hyped up for this one, but I needed a good party game for the Wii U so I bought this. First off it is a great value with a blue Wii Mote! This game is actually a lot of fun to play with a group of people, and it also has a lot of neat stuff for a single player. You can play a few events online with friends or with people from around the world. The events are all done very well and the AI can give a good challenge.

Pros
- Great Value with controller
- Great Graphics
- A ton of things to unlock from outfits to music
- Online gameplay
- Multiplayer is fun
- Single Player is fun
- Great cast of characters
- The game keeps a lot of records so if your friends have this game it can get very competitive if everyone has online

Cons
- More events should have been playable online
- This game could use DLC for more events, characters, etc.
- Some hidden...

Very well done

Ok, so you are limited if you want to play games online with others. So what. The beauty of this was it was priced well... $50 for a new game and a Wii plus remote ($40 alone just for that or $20 reconditioned directly from Nintendo). The graphics are awesome. I know, I know it's not PS4 or Xbox One level, but excellent for a lower priced system.

My 4 year old and 5 year old were able to quickly figure out how to play the games. I joined them too. I had fun. It's more fun than Mario 3D World because the games are competitive.

What's also cool is all of the characters -many Mario franchise ones and the Sonic ones. 100% recommend!

Fun and entertaining
Overall, this game does a lot of things right with the content it provides. There are numerous Olympic Events mixed with a few fun made up games that have the ability to keep your attention and wonder for many hours. Each event has its own individual method of perfection and it will take sometime to master them all in order to get the highest score. My only complaint about the events is that they seem to demand the Wii mote more than the gamepad. When one the main selling points of the Wii U is that gamepad, why have such a mainstream game focus so much on old technology. I wanted to use the gamepad because the potential is so high. Having the ability to use your Mii in the events is also a great function. Dressing your Mii with new customs and equipment to change not only his cosmetic look, but his attributes is a lot of fun. Online play was a big selling point for me with this game, but only having three events available online was very disappointing. Personally I would say if you...

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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Nintendo Wii U

Pretty good, but a few issues that prevent it from being great
I have always been a big fan of the Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. We own all the previous games, so I was excited to pre-order this one. It's one of the few games I really enjoy playing and can still compete against my pre-teen kids (I even occasionally win!).

This version of the game is fun, but it's not as good as I expected. Here's why:

Pros:
-As with all the previous olympic games, I enjoy the dream events. They're made up olympic events that are usually very unrealistic, but fun to play. My kids and I spend quite a bit of time playing them.
-Again as with past versions, mulitplayer makes this fun for up to 4 people. Great family or party game.
-Many events where you can play with or against each other.

Cons:
-The Wii U gamepad is actually a negative thing. There are certain events where you need a Wii Remote, so you have to go back and forth between the gamepad and the Wii Remote. In the end, we just removed the...

Winter olympics fun for the Wii U!
As the seasons change from fall to winter some people start to think about outdoor sports. The culmination of this season is the Winter olympics as people from all around the world compete in various activities. Sega has created a few games based off of olympic events in which various characters competed in olympic events. Now the latest entry in this line of games is called Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014. But is this a game that you will want to pick up for your Wii U or should you give it a pass?

The game takes place in Sochi Russia and there are a total of sixteen events that you can compete in. From the exciting ski jump to the ferocity of ice hockey those are some of the events you can partake in. Also there are eight dream events that you can participate in as well and these are different than the regular events. These dream events take place in the various themed worlds from Sega and Nintendo. Some of the examples are Bullet Bill Sledge Race or...

Excellent winter game

I love this game, playing the characters from mario and sonic& miis on the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, it's really fun, it gets frustrated in the first play, but getting used to it, you'll learn how to play better & then gets really fun! I love it also cause it comes with the wii remote plus(w/batteries) the pack, so it's recommended to buy this game for the family!

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