Deca Sports (video game)

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Deca Sports
Sports Island cover art.jpg
European box art
Developer(s) Hudson Soft
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Series Deca Sports
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • NA: May 13, 2008
  • EU: June 6, 2008
  • AU: August 19, 2008
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Deca Sports (Deca Sporta in Japan and South Korea, Sports Island in Europe) is a sports video game for the Wii developed by Hudson Soft. It is a collection of ten different sports simulations controlled with the Wii Remote.

Contents

The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2008, April 23, 2009 for South Korea, [3] and was released in the rest of the world later in the year 2008. In late 2007 Hudson conducted a poll to determine a new title for the Western release. [4] [5] The game features sponsorship by Adidas. [6]

Gameplay

Deca Sports features a number of different game modes:

Deca Sports does not feature the use of Miis. Instead, eight different teams (Average Joes, Speed Strikers, Hard Hitters, Crusaders, Boost Force, Mad Maidens, Team Thunder and Disco Knights) are available for selection in the various sporting events. Each team is made up of small, medium and large players of both sexes. Small athletes are nimble, but are not strong, while large athletes are powerful, but are slower and more difficult to control. Medium-size players provide a compromise between speed and strength. Team member size becomes more consequential during Deca League, where playing one team member for too long will result in fatigue and decreased performance. [7]

There are 10 different sports listed, [8] each of which having its own control scheme specific to the Wii Remote. For Beach Volleyball, the game controls the movement of the player and the teammates as the player pulls the Wii Remote to return and pass the ball to the opponent's side of the court. Different variations of serves and volleys can be performed. [8] In Figure Skating, the player uses the Nunchuk's analog stick to skate along three different predetermined routines which are tied to music. While navigating the skater along a line with yellow dots, large circles that differ in color type will appear. Once they enter those circles, shaking the Wii Remote will execute the maneuvers. [8]

Development

The game was initially revealed at TGS 2007 under the title of Deca Sporta, a planned December due date in Japan. [11] A representative for Hudson claimed that the studio didn't anticipate high review scores, noting the simplicity and graphics quality as "typical complaints of Wii games". [12] In April 2008, the game went gold with an announced release date of May 13 for North America. [13]

Mike Samachisa, the head of Hudson's console team, mentioned that localizing Deca Sports for the English version made sense, as the sports contained are played around the world. [14] The idea was to combine sports events from Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games and X Games, creating a compilation game that would have a wide appeal. Every mode is unlocked within the game right from the beginning as everything was designed to be accessible. Adidas signed a partnership with Hudson, allowing its logo to appear in-game. [15] The in-game text utilizes DynaComware's proprietary font.

Reception

Deca Sports received generally mediocre to negative reviews. GameSpot gave Deca Sports a 3.5/10. [17] IGN gave it a 4.5/10. [19] 1UP gave it a D+. [23]

In spite of the poor critical reception, the game has reportedly sold well. Hudson Soft, the publisher of the game, announced it sold 2 million units of Deca Sports since launch. [24] Deca Sports was nominated for "Worst Game Everyone Played" by GameSpot in its 2008 video game awards. [25]

Future

A sequel, Deca Sports 2 , was released the following year, eventually turning the game into a trilogy and also spawning three spin-offs on other systems.

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