Because we are dedicated to honest customer opinions Family Ski (Wii) (Video Game), we have also included Amazon's customer reviews for this item (of which 5 are displayed below). Amazon customers have given Family Ski (Wii) an average rating of 4.5/5.
Top Amazon Review
Does what it says on the box!. Another great family game for kids as young as 5. Although the Wii remote/nunchuck combo seems, at first glance, complicated, it is so intuitive that even little kids can pick-up and play with few or no problems.
Some of the moves, especially mogul turns and air tricks, are harder to master for the younger gamer, but this doesn't detract from the fun they can have simply skiing down the animal-named pistes.
There is also an element of reading and problem solving which will appeal more to the slightly older player. Race, slalom, or mogul against each other or play in multiplayer freestyle, split-screen mode with your kids, start at the top of Lion Peak and say "meet you at the bottom" - everyone is then free to ski where and however they like.
This truly is a family game, recommended (without Wii balance board) for 5+.
Customer Review 1
Great fun. Family ski is as the name suggests for all the family , you can choose from freestyle skiing, ski school and skiing races. You can create yourself or just use your mii. It's really realistic right up to the smallest details eg when you are going up the ski lift it jumps as you go past the posts. You need a wii remote and nunchuk for each player. We got this for christmas and haven't watched much tv since!
Customer Review 2
Great fun for even the youngest in the family!. We were lucky enough to be given Wii Fit for Christmas, and even luckier to be given this game, Family Ski. The key is in "Family". The Wii have done well at providing games for young and old, but this is the first game that my 4yr old daughter can actually play by herself.
Setup is, by Wii standards, quite easy. You have to register, of course. You can use your own Mii creations, or use an in built one, then customise with different clothes, skis, sticks etc.
And then you click "Freestyle" and away you go!
As usual there are lots of in built "hints" that get in the way initially, but once you've gone through all the "helpful instructions", you just have to get your balance right.
To be clear, this is nothing like actually skiing. Leaning forward and back do not do anything to your speed, so you are worrying about left and right mostly.
It takes a couple of goes down the slope to get your bearings (several more if you have your family giving you their sage advice), but once you've done that there are different slopes, different gradients, moguls, jumps, all sorts.
In order to make it a bit more interesting, there are the obligatory set of challenges, like orienteering, slalom, air tricks.
On the downside the runs are quite short, there are only a few, and that might feel repetitive. The other downside is that if you have the balance board, you can't race against someone not on a balance board. At least no way that I've worked out. And if you are on the Wii-board, you play by yourself. With everyone watching you...
On the upside, it is a game for everyone, regardless whether you have ever actually been skiing. As a guide, my 4 year old loves it, but can't quite manage her balance, but my 7 year old niece almost had it sussed within a few minutes. Meanwhile my uncle in his 40s and my dad in his 70s were all able to have a go.
It's one of those I'd recommend for short bursts, and definitely worth it with the wii-board!
Customer Review 3
It is great fun but. . . . .. When we first got this game we thoroughly enjoyed playing it. The kids loved creating the characters for everyone in the family and we all had great fun tearing down the slopes. But now, only a couple of months on, we never get it out. The novelty has worn off and we all agree that its appeal is very limited. We don't ski in 'real life' though so perhaps that's the problem!!
Customer Review 4
An absolute blast. I was introduced to the world of Wii only last week - yes, I know I ought to get out more - through Wii Ski, and immediately ordered the whole Wii package. Cannot wait for it all to arrive.
