Pocket-lint writes: "So you've bought Wii Fit, got bored and now have a Balance Board tucked out the way under your television stand gathering dust. Nintendo hopes Family Ski will convince you to get exercising again. But will it? We jump on to find out.
Expanding on one of the mini-games of Wii Fit, Family Ski sees you hit the slopes of an imaginary mountain, giving you the chance to get more out of the racing, slalom and moguls elements in its own dedicated game.
The game itself is made up of two key areas: Freestyle and the Ski Race area. There are other sections like an Album area so you can view photos you take on the slopes and a Ski School giving you the chance to get to grips with the controls, but you won't find yourself using them much."
The good: Balance Board to control movement
The bad: No real focus, Freestyle is too freestyle
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.
SPOnG: "The producer of Family Ski and Go Vacation has told SPOnG that he could have easily made a Ridge Racer title for the Nintendo Wii, but decided against it."
What's more, Family Ski and Snowboard improves on real-life snowboarding. It's sociable rather than solitary, and there's not a single nasty or brutish thing about it. The good selections of courses and events mean it's not too short, and it's an ideal alternative to real winter sports if you're poor. But most importantly, it's not rubbish.
