If you didn't play the original you will be thinking this is another Wii shovelware title to rope in unsuspecting casual gamers. The cutesy look and feel combined with the market savvy nature of this balance board related release make it seem like a big cash in. However, this couldn't be further from the truth.
I know it sounds like hyperbole, but for my family Go Vacation has been as engaging and time consuming as Skyrim seems to have been for our more hard core gaming friends.
It’s the kind of game that makes me wish I gave video games scores out of 10. If I did I would only have handed out a few 10s on the Wii, and Go Vacation would get one of them now for sure.
Square-Go writes: "Unfortunately Family Ski & Snowboards biggest failing is in the multiplayer department. While you can play with a split screen, its limited view destroys the wonderful sense of open space and ultimately it doesn't come close to the same fun you can have with three of your friends meeting online. Despite this however, if you give it a chance you'll find yourself coming back time and time again, if only to soak up the winter-holiday vibes. Anyway, any game that manages to be fun while featuring zero violence deserves some attention for that alone!"
LusoGamer said: "About a year ago, Namco has brought to the Nintendo Wii a new experience in the field of snow sports. Despite having existed some expectations, the hardcore gamers with certainty, were saddened by the Family Ski proved even now considering the situation. More a casual game shown to the public, poor and with little challenge came to console the Japanese company. Still, Namco has decided to launch a new title in this series in this new year. Family Ski & Snowboard land, now on European soil, with boards of snowboarding, the ski has made clear the title and original support for the Wii Balance Board to the mixture. But is it that we are surprised with something challenging?"....
