Game Overview
Table Tennis isn't the most glamorous sport in the world, it's one of those sports that is only played by the average day to day person when they are bored on a family holiday, in Spain or France, with a couple of bats that has the grip hanging off them, a bent table and a ball that makes a TV screen look rounded! The truth is, for a lot of people they'd rather go out and play Football, Rugby, Golf or maybe even Tennis. The Wii has now changed all that and you can now practice for the Malaga Table Tennis Championships in the comfort of your lounge!

Obviously, being on the Wii, graphics take a big hit. The beauty that was Table Tennis on the 360 looked absolutely stunning and was incredibly HD TV friendly. The Wii version looks a little bland at times, obviously the definition isn't really there and the characters do look a little rushed but in general, for the Wii, it isn't that bad. The Wii as we have said in other reviews, isn't about graphics and realism, it's about having fun and taking gaming to the next step, Table Tennis does that........Just!

The thing with the Wii is that, in order for the game to be good fun to play and to keep you interested you need to have a good control system. With Table Tennis, you have 3 choices of controlling the way you play the game. You can plug the Nunchuck in and use it to control the movement of your player or if you prefer then you can use it to control the positioning of the ball. Alternatively, if neither of those grab you and you just want to plough straight in and start playing then you can have the Remote on it's own and just swing it like a nutter. Only on the Wii can you get away with looking this stupid! Unfortunately though, no matter what control type you select, you never really feel in control of what is going on. The controls just aren't sensitive enough; you can swing your remote literally just after your opponent plays their shot so the ball is nowhere near you and you'll still manage to return the ball. So rather than swing when the ball reaches you, which would require a tiny bit of skill and timing, the return shot can be played virtually any time after your opponent plays their shot. Given this, it makes the game a little bit boring at times as it almost completely eliminates the timing emphasis that Table Tennis has.

If you are opting to play against the CPU and have no mates to play against then you'll find yourself getting pretty bored, very quick. There really isn't a great deal of replay ability on single player, maybe the odd game here and there but nothing more than that. As with most games on the Wii, it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you play against your mates and that is when you'll make the most out of Table Tennis, however the controls will make things a little tedious, but on the bright side you can get some huge rallies going as you try to out spin your mate.

Our Conclusions
Not as good as the game should have been, in fact it is nowhere near as good as it could have been. If you already have Table Tennis on the 360 then don't bother with the Wii version. Gameplay is pretty weak and the controls really let the game down, the Wii is all about having fun and being a little bit livelier than usual when playing games, Table Tennis after 5 minutes is neither.

Overall Score: 6/10

Thanks to Rockstar