I popped Wii Play into the Wii last night and got my game on.

While I still think that this game is one step past a product demo, there are bits of it that I could see myself playing over and over again. Specifically the Duck Hunt and Tank knock-offs.

For those of you unfamiliar, Wii Play walks you through a collection of mini-games in the guise of familiarizing you with how the Wii Remote works.

The disc includes Shooting Range, Find Mii, Pose Mii, Billiards, Table Tennis, Fishing, Charge, Laser Hockey and Tanks!

My quick take:

Shooting Range: Duck Hunt knock-off sans the dog. Fun and definitely repayable.
Find Mii: Find specific Miis out of a crowd. Fun, but more for the younger set.
Pose Mii: Rotate and pose your Mii to match falling pictures. Annoying and annoying.
Billiards: Play 9-ball, sorta. If it were a fully fleshed out game it could be great fun, but it isn't.
Table Tennis: Ping pong. You can only control the side to side movements of the paddle and no serving, which makes this a complete non-game.
Fishing: Drop the hook in and pull up when a fish grabs. Not really that fun.
Charge: Control a cow as you get it to knock over scarecrows. Boring.
Laser Hockey: Think pong or air hockey. The controls are a little hinky, but quite fun.
Tanks!: Control a tank with the remote and nunchuck from a top-down view. Great fun, the best game in the lot. I can see myself playing this for awhile.

Since Wii Play sells for $50 and comes with a remote, it means you're just paying $10 for the game. Probably worth the price of admission. Brian Crecente