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Family Ski (Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: £44.99
Buy New: £23.00
You Save: £21.99 (49%)
New (27) Used (2) from £23.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 82
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 2123646
UPC: 045496365806
EAN: 0045496365806
ASIN: B0019WYBZS
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: NEVER USED JUST NOT IN SELERFANE
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Added fun for the balance board! July 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got a balance board when they first were released and absolutely love the Wii Fitness game. I saw that this software was compatible with the balance board too and decided to go for it.
I'm absolutely thrilled with this game. It is challenging, but fun at the same time, and if you'd just like to have a ski around the various slopes in the resort and not race/participate in challenges, that's fine.
The controls are very easy to master and the on-screen description of how to do things in Ski School is also fantastic.
I'd highly recommend that you buy this game, especially if you have a balance board and want to add an extra dimension to its use.
 Not bad - some good fun to be had. June 30, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This game is pretty good fun, but there are areas which definitely could have been improved.
If you've just finished playing the very limited (but fun) skiing game in wii fit, then you won't be that impressed with Family Ski's graphics - which are considerably less impressive.
The way the nunchuk and Wii remote are used as ski poles is a great idea, but leaning forward on the balance board would have also been a good way to control speed, as you can in wii fit. Overall there is a bit too much reliance on the joystick and button controls you have to use. For example, to stop you have to pull down on the nunchuk contol stick. It basically just takes away from the feeling of actuall skiing.
I enjoyed exploring the happy ski resort and would have given this game an extra star if its graphics were a bit brighter, bolder and cleaner.
Good Game June 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When i got family ski and had a go it was hard at first but i learn't it . You will find it fun and challenging .
Buy this game
Family Ski - A fantastic skiing game with great balance board controls June 18, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After purchasing Wii Fit on launch, I knew that the Balance Board peripheral which came packaged with the game was full of great potential.
Only weeks after Wii Fit was launched it wasn't long before magazines and websites began publishing dates and details of new games to feature balance board integrated controls.
Family Ski is the first of such games from Namco to feature Balance Board and I must say that it certainly caught my interest when I first read about it and seen a couple of vids on various websites. We had already seen the potential the balance board had for skiing games with Wii Fits slalom game, the question was could Namco expand and improve on the control system to produce a engaging ski experience.
Thankfully it gives me great pleasure to say resounding yes.
Family Ski is everything I was hoping for and a little bit more!
The game is set in the Happy Ski Resort and sets you up as a character that appears to be new to the skiing scene and learning all the tricks and techniques as you go. To start the game, you first must choose a character to use as your avatar through out the game. Whilst choosing your character is only a small part of the games, it is pleasurable as you get to either chose your own Mii character or create an avatar from the games character maker to create a cartoony character which it must be commented lot somewhat familiar to the characters in My Sims. Before you hit the slopes, you get to kit out your character with some funky ski gear such as skies, pants, jackets and goggles ect.
After you've created your little character, it's time to hit the ski slopes and check out the resort and it various slopes which range from beginner to advanced to ensure there's plenty for players of levels to enjoy. It has to be said that skiing around the resort can be quite a pleasure in itself as the game developers have made an excellent job of creating a natural & intuitive control system which once you have mastered by either going through all the Ski School lessons or just experimenting whilst riding about just becomes second nature.
There are two methods of control on offer. The first is performed by using the Wii Remote & Nunchuck alone or you can choose to use the Wii Remote & Nunchuck in combination with the Balance Board. If you have recently purchased Wii Fit like myself, the Balance Board combo will definitel be for you as it adds that extra bit of depth & realism to the controls.
Using the Balance Board with Wii Remote & Nunchuck, is so simple & intuitive that after 30mins of using it you easly find your feet so to speak. Simply stand on the board & use your Balance Board to control steering yourself left & right, whilst utilising your Wii Remote & Nunchuck like ski poles to perform of actions such as pushing your self along, initiating tricks by swinging the controller in indepent direction & pressing the different buttons to perform plow turning & sharp turns.
By far my favourite little control touch in the game is the way you tuck the Wii Remote & Nunchuck into your chest whilst pointing the controllers together to gain a speed boost just like the way you would if using ski poles.
There is so much more you could say about Family Ski which I was extremely impressed by, but to be honest I don't think I could fit it all on one page.
Personally I think that some of the magazine & internet reviews which have commented that the game could have done with a little more depth or realism seem to have missed the point of the games. What Family Ski aims to do is just be a pleasant, entertaining & light hearted fun experience which is perfect way to relax & in my book it gets top mark for this as it does a terrific job.
If you have recently purchased Wii Fit & fancy a fun game to have a blast on with your Balance board, purchase Family Ski & you won't go wrong!
 Great Game, Just Lacks Modability June 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This really is a great game, and I would recommend anybody with the slightest interest in winter sports to buy it.
While it is true that the balance board was an afterthought during development of the game (snowploughing, edging, carving and braking should all have been incorporated IMHO), this does not detract much from the gameplay.
Having been on skis off and on since the early 90's, I can say that although it is apparent you are playing a game, the feel of actually being at a ski resort is captured very nicely. Graphics, sound and gameplay do the job nicely for me.
One area that this game screams for more is extendibility. I know that console games generally don't offer much in this aspect compared to their PC equivalents, but it would have been fantastic to have an editor to sculpt the landscape and drag and drop buildings, trees, lifts, run markers etc to build your own resort. I feel this would have been quite possible with the Wii remote and would have extended the play-life of the game markedly. Its also a missed opportunity to cultivate a community such as that found for the Ski Resort Tycoon games.
Also, snowboarding does not feature. Granted this would have required another set of control movements, but is that such a hardship? Most people would go down one route or the other anyway.
I gave the game 4 stars, but I think that bearing in mind the points above 3.5 would have been more accurate if that were possible.
Still, Im very happy to say this game is well worth the 30 I paid for it.
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