Wii Music

I have to say, this is not the sort of game that would appeal to everyone but bought this for my youngest. Her and her big sister have not put it down! They spend hours 'jamming' I think if I hear 'jingle bell rock' one more time I'm going to go insane!! There has a lot to do in it like having lessons on a variety of instruments, playing mini games that are really quite hilarious to watch and jamming using the mii characters you have created. Also once you have made your music the way you like it you can design your own CD cover and keep it in the wii for later viewing or as mine do show off to anyone who walks through the front door while they are playing! A great game for younger children and their daft parents. There is a couple of the mini games that would be fun to play at parties or family gatherings. Enjoy, just don't take it too seriously its just a fun thing. Although a few of the tunes begin to grate after the millionth play through.

I love Wii Music. You can play together with up to four people, or solo. It's a great party game - for any age. It's also possible to create a really dreadful racket with it! While it cannot teach you much in the way of musical talent, it is good for rhythm. There are lots of games to choose from, including quizzes, handbells, and drumming lessons (requires balance board). And there are 50 different songs to play in jam sessions. I really recommend this game. Everyone I introduced it to has LOVED it.

This game basically allows you to jam along with well known tunes which your choise from a selection of instruments. First time you follow a character who guides you though how to play various musical instruments. This game requires at least one Wii Controller and Nunchuck, and supports upto 4 controllers, the Wii-fit board is optional as it is used for some of the drum routines. It is not quite a music creation program. Both my wife and I enjoyed the Jam sessions, seeing how much 'noise' we can create ! As you progress like many other Wii games, more options become available, in this case more instruments and more tunes.

I love music. I DJ, produce my own tracks, have a garage full of old keyboards (yes, I'm a saddo!) and record interesting sounds... Like alot of people, I guess music's my life, but theirs always room for fun elements to my work and play. So it came as a big surprise when I saw the Wii Music ad on TV. OK, so this isn't trying to compete with Ableton, Logic Studio, or daftly any other software, This is Nintendo's apparent fun take on making some music on your Wii at their usual fair price. And fair do's to them! Theirs already Guitar Hero and the alike out, so how does Nintendo's approach fair? It's a mixed bag, to say the least. Presented under a plush card case that's very funky, it sends all the signals that this would be ideal for Christmas. Even the release date, a month ahead of the maddest time of year, suggests they want this to be a gift to which alot of people can relate to. An induction session (similar to most of Nintendo's own Wii games) takes you through the 3 main different ways of using the Nunchuk and Wii Remote. Suffice to say, all 3 are genuinely easy to pick and make sense, using a combination of buttons and movements. Unfortunately, a little of the 'spark' is lost once you realise that you don't need to hold the Nunchuk and Remote in the exact position it tells you to, which already signals a pulling factor for a younger audience who won't think of such things. Hopefully! Jam, Videos, Games, and Lessons make up the main menu, and each accordingly do what they say. The Jam mode is essentially the core of the game; made up of Improvise, Custom Jam and Quick Jam. All three grasp the same idea that you are basically putting your Wii Remote/Nunchuk movements to backing music, but they offer different ways of implying this. Obviously Custom Jam and Improvise are the funnest, and allow you to 'build up' to a peak after your solo. But among all three modes, the strengths and problems lay throughout. Lets take the Guitar as an example. Naturally, you'd expect their to be different notes being played to the different position you strum, Wrong. All the instruments for this matter are set to pre-defined note patterns, meaning you have no control over creativity, aside from picking an instrument and the song. This goes for all instruments, and even more surprising on hammer-action instruments such as the piano or vibraphone, which could have very easily incorporated varying notes to your wish. Instead, its just a wash of waving your hands about, which is indeed fun, but as I'll keep saying, it just wears off once you realise you have no control on what you want to hear. But what about the song choice? Thankfully, a challenge element has been incorporated; you must unlock all the other songs, to which their are 50+. However, after unlocking the majority and viewing whats ahead, it's hard not to be demoralized by the lack of excitement put into the track list. Indeed, simple songs, lullabys like Twinkle Twinkle cater for younger people, and Nintendos own game songs are nice, but their are no golden oldies to which we can all relate to, or at least not heard over and over. The backing tracks themselves lack spark in their MIDI fashion, and sometimes almost drown out your own music. Games mode offers 3 further choices; Open Orchestra, Handbell Harmony and Pitch Perfect. Open Orchestra is basically just a game in which you must play the chosen at the right tempo (timing). Hardly groundbreaking, but offers a nice little break and has some humor elements if you don't keep in time... Handbell Harmony isn't much better either either; relying on you to play 'handbells' in time with the music. Difficulty isn't so much the problem, but understanding and grasping the concept is, as it isn't clearly explained what the objective is. Finally, Pitch Perfect is an almost opposite as it's incredibly easy - your task to merely match a Note being played to which of the Mii's on the screen is copying. Nice but their are plenty of levels at least which get more tasking due to different music definitions and concepts; some of which I fear many people which become frustrated at, such as 'harmonies' where it make take someone with a genuine musical ability to pick out the sounds rather than those without. Lessons speaks for itself, though as you begin the game for the first time, you get tutorials and you have the option of playing them on each mode anyway, as well as instructions only a button away. Video's mode is a fantastic idea that allows you to save your song and video together, thus being able to play them back from the main menu. You are able to create your own videos after performing a piece of music, which then goes on to allow you to choose a design for your 'album cover' and arrange the characters on it. A nice concept, but it wears off after you've explored the few templates. Throughout all the modes, the music quality is fairly descent. Some will not approve of the MIDI quality, which is indeed sub-standard given the Wii plays 750mb CD's; and it's hard imagine the production team not being able to use this all up, Then again, if all the samples were in WAV format as an example, how long would be loading times be extended? The most disappointing instrument is the guitar, which sounds more like an elastic band being flicked. The drum mode is interesting. Hidden away unless you own the Wii Balance Board for full functionality, it was perhaps the mode I was most looking forward to - letting off some steam without the space needed for a full set-up. Unfortunately this time round, the problem doesn't occur with the level of creativity you can persue, but with functionality. While there are six different 'movements' you can make on the four different drum kits, the level of sensitivity on the Balance Board is much to high. This results in both a snare and a kick being played at the same time, because once you step on one side of the board, it registers the movement on the other side. The only way to get round this (still sitting down) is by placing your feet right on the edges of the Board. The Nunchuk and Remote registrations are OK, but again, lack precision to interpret real movements. It's safe to say modes like this are in desperate need of the Wii Motion Plus to create 1:1 simulation that would ultimately engage the person into creating real movements. But in all honestly, the whole of Wii Music needs this functionality. Without it, you are limited to merely waving your Remote around and being told to "imagine" the instrument, as you are not actually required to hold the equipment in its correct place, which takes away some value, challenge, and indeed 'gaming' elements of this software. Combined with a disappointing lack of support for expressing your creativity, relatively poor song choice, and fairly simplistic online option, I honestly feel this is Nintendo's final straw in the market of casual gaming, as this is a concept which has been partially flawed by making it too simplistic, even for the younger gamer. I'm in no way being synical or too harsh. I love my Wii, and I love music, and I understand such concepts should not be taken too seriously. However, their is a fine line between it being too simple, and too complicated. And it has to be said, Nintendo have crossed the line too far to cater for lack of creative input.

Kids mentioned it in passing so bought it as as a surprise went down well.

I am Very pleased with My Order. Top of the range item meets all my requirments. Pronpt delivery, Arrived on time Value for money

This game is brilliant. Ok it doesnt have the technically brilliant aspects of Rock Band or Guitar Hero, but that's not why you buy this game. Handbells is such a cool fun game it's so addictive. And it's brilliant for all of the family, I had my grandma playing the piano to Daydream Believer by the Monkees

Being a music lover, I found this game fun and very educational. This game is great for kids and adults learning to play music. It teaches you very well and goes through music processes step by step. If you love drums use your wii fit board for a brilliant experience.

It's a fun game, you can use your mii to play real songs, there are lots of fun instruments to choose from to play.

Es hat noch keine Defekts und funktioniert super! Es hat mir sehr gefallen, denn ich hatte früher mal, so ein Produkt, dass aber leider kaputt ging. Bin froh, dass es diese Möglichkeit gibt!

Kids love these Christian songs. They were dancing around, very funny to look.

Buscaba un juego de la Wii relacionado con la música para las pequeñas de la casa, pero que no fuera de karaoke o de baile. Encontré éste y realmente es entretenido y les permite tocar (con el Wii Mote y el Nunchuk) hasta un total de 60 instrumentos. Además, si se dispone de la Wii Balance Board, ésta puede ser usada para tocar la batería (los pedades del bombo y los platillos). Pueden tocar en grupo e incluso grabar y ver un vídeo de su actuación. No puedo pedir más por lo que me costó (no llegaba a los 4 euros, envío incluido).

Un gioco divertente, carino che sviluppa creatività. Musicalmente ricerca canzoni uniche.