Activision has announced Big League Sports, a new title featuring a collection of sports mini-games. The game will be released this Holiday season for those of you who cannot get enough mini-game action.
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Before our cynical natures take over completely, it should be noted that Big League Sports seems to be focusing on a specific style of gameplay that may set it (at least a little bit) apart from previous Wii sports games. According to the press release, Big League Sports has "a singular focus on putting players in the most thrilling situations while competing in their favorite sports." It'll include tennis, basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse, and hockey, and each game will have its own "hit the shot and the buzzer" kind of moments. No specific examples of these moments were given, but it sounds as if Big League Sports will be similar to, say, the sort of modes often seen in Madden games, where you immediately start in an already intense moment in a close game.
"Big League Sports evolves the family friendly 'pick up and play' sports gaming experience on Wii," said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. "Featuring some of the world's most popular sports in one title, 'game night' will take on a whole new tone as up to four players swing, kick, dunk, charge and skate their way to victory." Hopefully that "whole new tone" won't include vicious, curse-laden taunting (or do your "game nights" already have plenty of vicious, curse-laden taunting?).
Big League Sports will have 22 events across the six sports featured in the game. Players can hop into the character creation mode before firing up the single game, marathon, or tournament game types."Big League Sports evolves the family friendly 'pick up and play' sports gaming experience on Wii," said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. "Featuring some of the world's most popular sports in one title, 'game night' will take on a whole new tone as up to four players swing, kick, dunk, charge and skate their way to victory." Hopefully that "whole new tone" won't include vicious, curse-laden taunting (or do your "game nights" already have plenty of vicious, curse-laden taunting?).
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