Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games
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Developer(s) | Teyon |
Publisher(s) | Teyon |
Platform(s) | Wii (WiiWare) |
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Genre(s) | Sports, Party |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games is a sports party game developed by Teyon for the WiiWare. It was available in the WiiWare Shop for 500 Wii Points[1] before the shop's closure in 2019.[2]
Gameplay
[edit]Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games is a party game offering 8 winter-related minigames including snowball fights and snowman building. Both single-player and multiplayer modes are available - players can compete in the Olympiad mode for up to 16 players. The game provides 3 levels of difficulty: child, youngster and adult.[3] Players can also customize their characters by choosing genders, giving names or changing clothes.
Minigames
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- Sledge ride - players have to hold the Wii Remote in a vertical position and move it up and down to gather speed. The goal is to collect gifts lost by a bunny.
- Playing on icicles - 5 icicles are visible on the screen and 5 buttons on the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk are associated with them. The player's task is to repeat a heard melody as precisely as possible.
- Fishing - players have to swing the Wii Remote or the Nunchuk and push a button displayed above a fish to catch it. Otherwise, a fish will escape.
- Bunny chase - players have to wave the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk to catch a bunny running in front of players. Players need to jump to evade beams on a road or push the B and the Z buttons at the same time to slide under a branch.
- Making a snowman - players have to use the Nunchuk stick to move left or right and perform gestures or to push a presented button in order to make a snowman.
- Running up a hill - players have to wave the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk to run and to move it left/right to evade snowballs. When crashing with a frozen snowball, a teddy bear loses points. When pushing the Z button on the Nunchuk, a teddy bear speeds up, smashes a regular snowball and collects gifts.
- Snow fight - players push the A button to aim, swing the Wii Remote and push the Z button on the Nunchuk to throw a snowball.
- Decorating a Christmas tree - players choose decorations by pushing the A button on the Wii Remote and hang them on the tree in a marked place.[4]
Reception
[edit]Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games received mixed reviews, with an overall score of 75% from Gamer Pop,[5] a 19/30 from Wiiloveit.com,[6] a 5/10 from IGN,[7] and a 5/10 from Nintendo Life.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 2010-06-26 at the Wayback MachineTeyon News site
- ^ [2]Nintendo support site
- ^ [3]Hubert the Teddy Bear Gives WiiWare a Hug
- ^ [4] Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback MachineMini-Games at Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games site Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [5] Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games's review on Gamer Pops
- ^ "Wiiloveit.com: Hubert the Teddy Bear Winter Games Review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ [6] IGN review
- ^ [7] Nintendo Life review
External links
[edit]- Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games's site at Teyon.com Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine