My friend came over today and told my mom he could get her a Wii for 50 bucks, so she went. If you have been hearing about this kind of deal, prepare for the bait and switch... Because it's not a true Wii. It's not a bad little game system for $50, but if you buy it, you may not get what you're expecting unless you read on. The game is call the zone: wireless gaming. We found it at dollar general in Waikman. My mom wanted a Wii, and that's why she bought it. It's about half the size of the Wii, has two remotes that look nothing like Wiimotes--a bit more like nunchucks actually, with no trigger but rather finger grips on the bottom and four buttons besides the arrow keys on top. My mother also went expecting that it could play Wii games. Well, it cannot. If you've played a lot of Wii games and found none accessible except Wii Sports--or just don't like any of the others, this might be for you. It has seven games built-in, so you get what you get and that's all. It has a baseball game which is ridiculously easy, (I hit about fifty home runs in a row while my friend got out after out,) tennis which is a bit easier to play on the Wii, boxing, (but you hit the select key to block instead of holding the remotes by your face,) soccer, ping-pong or table tennis, and bowling. Sorry, no golf. I won't say that I'm much impressed with the system, but if you'd like to find out what it's like to play the Wii without spending a lot of money, this may be for you. The tennis game is pretty fun, but not as challenging as the one on the Wii. Though you hit buttons to block in the boxing game, there's no chord between remote and nunchuck because you use both wireless remotes. I haven't tried soccer or table tennis yet, but my mom says the bowling game is not very good. My conclusions, then, are that if you want a game system like the Wii without spending the cash, get the Zone--but just remember that you get what you paid for. It's not a bad system--especially if you have kids and want them playing in their rooms more. Oh by the way, I forgot to mention the worst drawback of this system--as far as I know, the games are single player own.ly--at least boxing is because you use both remotes at once. I have mixed thoughts on this system, so if you have the fifty bucks and can find one, you might at least check the Zone out. I'd probably be very impressed with it had I not played a Wii first.
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