Hi Che. That's really amazing. Do you think there is other accessible games out to the wii? Mortal Combat and fight knight rounds would be really cool to play on a wii. Maybee some 3d shooters would be accessible?
Best regards Søren. Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webside: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 1:46 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Playing with the Wii > Hi all, > I purchased a Nintendo Wii last week, and I'm here to share my > impressions > with my fellow blind gamers. > The Nintendo Wii, pronounced "we" is the latest entry into the video game > console market by Nintendo. > What makes the Wii unique is the way you interact with the system. > Instead of punching buttons, you hold a wireless controller in your hand > much like a small TV remote. This controller, called a Wiimote is > absolutely amazing. > Instead of pushing up and down arrows to select menus, you just point at > the menu item you want and click the A button. > I was afraid I wouldn't be able to operate the menus because of this, but > fortunately this is not the case. > When you move the pointer over a menu selection, the Wiimote vibrates > slightly, and by memorizing where the different menu items are, you can go > right to the menu you want. > The Wii comes with a sports disk that contains basic versions of > baseball, > tennis, golf, bowling and boxing. > As a blind player, I can compete quite well with my sighted friends and > family with all the games, which is amazing. > This is made possible by the unique control system the Wii remote affords. > For example, in the bowling game, you hold the remote up in front of you > as if you were holding a bowling ball, hold down the B button, then swing > your arm back then forward just as if you were tossing a real bowling > ball. > At the bottom of your swing, release the B key and listen to the pins > fall. > The faster you swing, the faster your ball goes, and you can even put > english on the ball by twisting the remote. > Baseball allows you to swing the remote like a bat, and this one takes > some good timing, as you need to swing just after hearing the swoosh of > the > pitch. > Tennis can be played the same way, though I had the most trouble getting > the timing down for this one. > Golf is a real treat, as you hold the remote like a golf club and you > really start to get a feel for how hard to hit the ball after some > practice. > This one requires a sighted friend, as the game does not speak your > distance > to the pin. > The best of the lot in my opinion is boxing, which uses an additional > attachment to the remote called the Wii Nunchuck. By holding the Nunchuck > in one hand and the main remote in the other, you have the ability to > throw > punches with either hand, and the system recognizes your glove position at > all times, so you can guard your face or body, lean back, left and right > to > avoid punches and so forth. > It is an amazing gaming experience for the blind, and I have yet to be > defeated by any of my friends or family, which shows you how well the > blind > can play these games. > Additionally, boxing is a great workout, and you will be sweating after a > couple of rounds. > Overall, I would highly reccomend this system to any and all accessible > gamers out there, especially if you have kids in your family, it is a real > blast. > If anyone has questions, I'd be happy to answer them if I can. > The Wii is 250 dollars, comes with the sports games and a remote and > Nunchuck. I bought a second remote and Nunchuck for 50 bucks so I could > play head to head with friends. > Please remember to delete the text of this message if you respond on > list, > as this message is already pretty long, and you can easily go over the max > message size if you don't remove my text. > Later all, > Che > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.4/789 - Release Date: 04-05-2007 > 17:49 > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
