Wii Solitaire – Review
The Wii homebrew version of the card game Solitaire is exactly what you would expect it to be. This Wii game is excellent in that it accomplishes what it sets out to do. It provides you with a great way to waste time when a real deck of playing cards just can’t be found.
The use of the Wiimote to select cards and move them around, just like a computer mouse would do on the windows version of Solitaire, works perfectly. Something that we especially like about Wii Solitaire is the use of the Wiimote’s vibration feature as a form of force feedback to aid in controlling the cursor and being sure you have selected the card(s) you wanted. The motion controls and force feedback make this game feel very intuitive and natural. There are a number of Wii games, especially homebrew games, that could really benefit from this kind of focus on detail.
The game has two playing modes, Classic and Vegas style, with the main difference being that in Vegas style you only get one chance to go through your “draw pile” whereas in Classic mode you can go through the deck as many times as you like. Winning the game prompts a nice little animation of cards flying around and landing all over your screen.
Wii Solitaire is an excellent example of what a homebrew game can and should be. Most high-end developers wouldn’t spend their time and money on an app like this and most Wii owners, even if they love Solitaire, wouldn’t want to spend money on a solitaire game. That is exactly where homebrew comes in and saves the day. Wii Homebrew Review is happy to give Wii Solitaire a definitely rating. Go ahead put Wii Solitaire on your Homebrew Channel just in case your deck of cards ever goes missing. (9/10)
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