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Jessica Berget the same repetitive movement, I found my elbow and UFV uw >
Staff Writer shoulder starting to feel sore. It’s not the good kind of 3
sore you get from exercising, it’s more like the kind you CAMOSUN 7-5 14
ii Baseball is the most unpopular of the Wii sports 8¢t from tearing a muscle or doing strenuous activities.
games, and for good reason, as it is the most This could be due to the fact that swinging the bat at an COTR 6-8 12
boring and frustrating to play. There aren’t many Wii imaginary ball does not give anything to make contact
sports games I can say I’ve repeatedly cursed at other with, therefore there is no pressure from hitting the ball. es one te
than Wii Baseball. The awful timing, lagging sensor, and _!tis literally just like swinging a bat in mid-air back and DOUGLAS 5-9 8
awkward way in which you have to swing your arms in forth, which can be tolling on one’s joints and muscles.
the game play is what makes this game truly irritating. The only good thing that came from playing this CBC 0-14 9
It is because of all these factors—and many more—that Wa8 that it taught me the basic rules and concepts
I can say that this game did nothing to improve my of the sport, like how you get a foul ball, the scoring
athletic ability. It did, however, give me a sense of how system, and how a home-run works. As someone who ; WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
baseball works, how to position myself when making a does not play a lot of sports, especially not baseball, this
swing, and a sore arm. was especially helpful. I found myself actually having INSTITUTION CONF PTS
One of the most annoying things about this game is fun playing this game (but only in the instances that |
how sensitive the sensor is. Even with the slightest flick was winning), and I actually learned a good deal about VIU 11-3 22
of the wrist the avatar would throw the ball or make a baseball. Wii Baseball can also show the player what
weak attempt to hit it. On the other hand, no matter positions to stand in, which is good practice for learning ee 10°4 20
how hard or fast you swing, the avatar would either when to swing ata ball if playing the real thing. ; CAPILANO 9-5 18
throw it too early, too late, or not at all. It seems the Although it did not Improve my athletic ability, and
sensor only registers that you're throwing when you're I probably won t play this game again for a while, Wii CAMOSUN 5-7 10
halfway through your pitch, which can be frustrating Baseball did teach mea little bit about the game and
when ‘trying to play baseball. The game of baseball also how it is played. Wii Baseball is not as challenging as the UFV 5-9 10
includes a lot of running, an aspect of the game that is real thing, and it can be useful when a player wants to COTR
virtually absent in the Wii version. learn about the fundamentals of the sport, but playing 3-9 10
The other frustrating thing about this game is how too much can be detrimental to one’s athletic ability, and CBC 3-1 6
possibly one’s physical health.

easy it is to hurt yourself. This may just be me, but after
about 10 minutes of playing and swinging my arm in