Wii Play: Motion

Wii Play: Motion, also known as Wii Remote Plus Variety, is a party video game for the Wii and the sequel to the 2006 game Wii Play. All retail copies of Wii Play: Motion are bundled with a Wii Remote Plus controller (red in Europe and black in other regions), similarly to how Wii Sports Resort was bundled with a Wii MotionPlus accessory.

Release dates

• North America: June 13, 2011
• Japan: July 7, 2011
• Europe: June 24, 2011
• Australia: June 30, 2011

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Wii Play: Motion is a minigame collection that features Miis as playable characters. All the minigames require use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which allows Wii Remote movement to be detected with greater accuracy. Twelve minigames are available to play with both single-player and multiplayer modes. Unlike its predecessor, Wii Play: Motion can be played with more than two players at a time.

Minigames

Image	Name	Description
	Cone Zone	Players use the Wii Remote to balance an ice cream cone as scoops of ice cream are incrementally added. As the stack of ice cream grows higher, the stack grows top-heavy and becomes more difficult to balance. The player is ultimately scored on how many scoops were added to the stack before it finally topples over. In a variation of the minigame, the player's cone is dispensed with soft serve ice cream. The player is tasked with angling the cone so that the soft serve gradually grows into a desired spiral shape, and is scored based on numerous factors, such as the ice cream height and the balance.
	Veggie Guardin'	Moles attempt to steal players' vegetables, and must be prevented by hitting them on the head in a Whack-a-Mole style game.
	Skip Skimmer	A stone skipping game in which the goal is to achieve the most skips. An additional mode adds ramps, rings and a goal area for which to aim.
	Pose Mii Plus	A sequel to "Pose Mii" from Wii Play, which uses six degrees of rotation in order to fit Miis through specifically shaped holes.
	Trigger Twist	A sequel to "Shooting Range" from Wii Play. It's a shooting gallery with targets such as UFOs, ninjas and dinosaurs.
	Jump Park	A Mii bounces off the walls and floor while players manage their trajectory in order to collect gems and reach the exit.
	Teeter Targets	Targets must be hit using rotating flippers to bounce a ball without letting it fall, à la pinball, before time runs out.
	Spooky Search	The player is a ghost hunter tasked with capturing virtual ghosts within their vicinity. Ghosts hide outside of the area displayed on-screen, and must be found in the player's physical surroundings using the Wiimote's speaker as a guide, then reeled back into the television for capture.
	Wind Runner	A racing game in which a Mii on inline skates is propelled by holding an umbrella in the direction of wind gusts.
	Treasure Twirl	Players wind and unwind an umbilical cord for a surface-supplied treasure diver who must avoid undersea obstacles.
	Flutter Fly	Players use the Wii Remote to directly control an on-screen leaf. The leaf is waved like a hand fan in order to guide a group of balloons through an obstacle course. The player must take care to avoid hazards that could pop the balloons; the game ends if all the balloons are popped. The player is scored on how quickly the course is finished and how many balloons are remaining. In multiplayer, two players race their balloons through the obstacle course.
	Star Shuttle	A space station is assembled piece by piece using a small rocket carrying individual components to be docked to it, using the rocket's six thrusters for precision movements.

Reception

Wii Play: Motion received mixed reviews from critics, receiving an aggregate score of 61.89% on GameRankings as of March 2014. Nintendo Power rated the game 7.5 out of 10, stating that "although a few activities aren't exactly winners, the majority are fun and guaranteed to familiarize new users with the bundled Wii Remote Plus controller."

In contrast, GamePro's Andrew Hayward gave the game two stars. Hayward said that the game "does spotlight a better set of diversions than the original release, but little here will wow or surprise players who have been through the existing gauntlet of Wii mini-game packages." GameSpot reviewer Nathan Meunier awarded the game a 5.5/10, stating that "Greater variety and depth don't save this second round of motion minigames from the bargain bin." IGN's Jack DeVries gave the game a "bad" rating of 4/10, stating that "Even if you need a controller, I still can't recommend this."