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Championship Foosball | 
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| From: 505 Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $6.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3839
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: sports_and_outdoors_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Model: 01203
UPC: 812872012032
EAN: 0812872012032
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory sealed
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| Features:
| • | Fast paced foosball action with realistic foosball gameplay using your Wii remote | | • | Invite up to 3 other people to play and get ready for some four-way foosball fun!!! | | • | Play using official foosball rules or design brand new customized rules and devise new game styles to challenge yourself and your friends |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very disappointing! January 5, 2009
After reading the two reviews posted here, I figured that the game play in Simulation mode wuld be close enough to the real thing to let me and my son enjoy a few games of foos in the living room (where there is no room for a foos table). I didn't expect it to be perfect but the game play is so far from the real thing that it is just annoying and frustrating. No wonder the game is available used (and even new) on Amazon and Ebay for under $10!br /I expected that I could use the nunchuk to move one bar and the remote to control the other. With four players we would each control two bars - just like the real thing. Unfortunatley you really only control one bar at a time with the remote and the nuchuk is used just to move the selected bar back and forth.br /The only way that it feels even close to the real thing is if you use only the remote (no nuchuk) and hold the A button down so that both bars are controlled as one. I imagine that with four controller it might be okay since you can at least slide both bars back and turn the players to strike the ball - but there is no way to control the ball like you can on a real table.br /The ball strike starburst effect makes it impossible to even see where the ball is at times, making it a random event to hit the ball. br /This could have been so much better if each player could use two remotes to handle two bars at the same time in two player mode - with some way to move from the front to the back as you do when playing by yourself.br /Overall - I would NOT recommend this game to anyone.
 Foosball fun for up to four. December 28, 2008
Overall a fun game for foos fans. Having played real foosball, I was skeptical to how it would translate to the Wii. The controls are sensitive, as using the nunchuck stick will yield the most control for sliding the rods back and forth. When the nunchuck is not connected you need to push and pull the remote to slide the rods. If you rotate the Wii remote to kick too hard, you will certanly kick the ball backwards into your own goal. There are uses for twisting the remote to pass and kick the ball softly and shortly, and for more control to roll and attempt real foos snake moves. Use the c button to kick it towards the goal with more strength. Resetting the dolls into the down position is helpful for defensive and blocking purposes, as you wouldn't be able to get your rods down that quickly when playing real foosball. You can also hold the b button (which is different in arcade mode; the buttons are for simulation mode) to move all the rods in unison if you can't quite hit the a button in time when the ball is in close proximity to your rod. For the opposite team, you will need to get comfortable kicking to the left as this is backwards from real foosball. If you're used to rotating your hands counter clockwise to kick the ball, its rather odd to do the opposite motion, which is why I rely more on kicking and passing with the c button. br /br /Customization of selecting five authentic and different tables that each has its own field characteristics and playing surfaces, along with mixing up the doll style and ball together with the various formations translates to foosball fun that you otherwise wouldn't be able to do in the real world. Some of the tutorials shows you the potential for crazy customized settings, such as the 1-1-1 formation. You will familiarize yourself with the crazy types of balls in the tutorials, which is pretty useful to get acquainted with the gameplay. I completely agree that the sparks and starbursts are distracting when you kick the ball, which can lead to losing where the ball is during gameplay. Playing doubles is good even with the cpu, as you can work on improving your offensive or defensive game. Championship tournament play however is continuous, and I don't think you can save your progress while inside the five rounds of gameplay. br /br /For $20[...], can't beat playing foos in your own home without having a real table available that would otherwise take up space in your house. You can have foosing fun going solo, but just like many games, is usually better fun with more. The various customization settings (the more unlocked through the tutorials and championship) and rule changes (time, total goals, number of games) can potentially lead to many hours of foosball play. Game on!
 There is some fun to be had here. December 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I could not find a review of this game anywhere, so I decided to be the guinea pig. Overall there is some fun to be had here, but just like most Wii games, it's much better with a group of friends. With that said I know everyone wants to know how it controls. br /br /By now, you've probably had your Wii for awhile, so you know that the motion controls often work better in theory than in practice. The controls for this game are no different. They work, but not quite like you want them to. First off you can use the nunchuk to move back and forth and that is much easier and more accurate than trying to just use the remote. To choose a rod you hit the A button and you just twist the remote to hit. The twisting part works okay, but it is very sensitive. If you try to twist like you would in a real game of foosball, your guys will probably just spin wildly and there is a good chance you will hit the ball the wrong way. But, once you get used to it, there is some strategy involved and the game usually rewards the player who takes his time over the player who just slams the ball around the table. Many times your rod will not be in the position you left it and that is frustrating. Overall the controls work about as well as you would expect and everyone will have to deal with them, so it can be fun.br /br /The graphics for the game are fine. My only complaint is that there is a starburst effect when you hit the ball. It doesn't add anything and it can be distracting. They should have made it optional. There is a one player mode where you can play thru some matches against the computer and it is good for practice when you don't have friends. I like the fact that you can have a partner that is controlled by the computer. It is much easier to control two rods and not all four. I also like the fact that you can change the formations of the players. You don't have to use the standard foosball setup and you can choose various balls that act differently. There are new balls, formations, and tables to unlock that I assume you get for winning in the one player game.br /br /Overall, I can't really recommend it, but it could be fun with a group of friends.
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