Winter Sports Games

With curling cancelled, I was looking for a curling fix. Unfortunately, this package didn't have what I was looking for. Pros: The ice surface appeared pebbled and that's a nice attention to detail. It looks like the developer cares about making a fun product, and they deserve credit for their efforts. The control scheme is easy to learn and I can't complain too much about the controls in general. Credit for a clever 2-sweeper control scheme. Cons: The stones are thrown straight by default, which should be an impossible thing to do. Stone physics on collision are incredibly unrealistic in multiple ways. 4-stone ends leave little room for any strategy. Game length should probably be customizable. Hitting the wall did not remove stones from play. I never tried hogging a rock, so I don't know what would happen. A good effort, but this skews more 'arcade' than simulation. Someone playing curling for the first time might enjoy it, though they'd probably have to look up the rules outside of the game. I hope the developers will continue to improve product, because potential is there.

I was expecting something like the N64 game "Nagano Winter Olympics 98", in other words: I wasn't expecting much, but at least something fun. This is not fun. This game is an absolute waste of money and time. For those who don't know yet, you have to buy it physically to get a Steam key. My strong advice is: don't. For the love of whatever you believe in, don't! As another reviewer mentioned, this takes away the opportunity to get a refund, and trust me, you'll want that. This game features modes strongly resembling Nagano: Slalom, Downhill, Ski Jumping, Bob (2 people), Luge and Curling. We (4 players in a couch MP setting) started with Slalom and that's where the horror began. The controls are simple, which is good for very casual players, but the feedback is horrible. For instance, you can ski downhill at like 180 km/h literally sideways. The funniest thing, however, is the lack of balancing. In slalom, you have to ski between the markers. If you fail to do that, you get a 3s penalty on your time - which is genius! It takes you longer than 3s to actually navigate properly, so simply going down in a straight line, collecting penalty after penalty, gives you better overall times …