Diehard GameFan writes: "Mini games seem to be what the Wii was built for. Get some friends, throw in a game, and get to the fun without the mess of a complex backstory, an overwrought controller layout, or strategy guide. Summer Sports: Paradise Island promises a few summer sports the original Wii Sports seems to have missed. Head to the pacific, grab some friends, and play some badminton, lawn darts, and putt-putt golf.
This is the Wii, so the game of course gets a mulligan begin with. These graphics however, are short of stellar even by Wii standards. The initial check-in screen, although nostalgically reminiscent of my old 386, is not what I like to call "pretty." Graphics in-game are better, but by no means good. The putt-putt golf levels should be the highlight of the graphics, but backgrounds were glitchy and incomplete. It seemed like some of the moving backgrounds (hippos, pirate ships, etc) would flash in and out of existence in spite of a stable camera angle. Unless pirates have cloaking devices. While a few holes show off some nice touches, nothing feels like the immersive world of, say, Twilight Princess. Also, I have yet to figure out why 1 mph wind is visible in the lawn dartslevel. Seems like wind should be more "visible" the faster it goes, but no, this stuff is hurricane level graphically at low wind speeds even if it would be unnoticeable in day to day human existence."
