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Official Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training
Price: $15.00
- Wii Zapper comes with Link's Cross Bow Training Game
- Wii Remote and Nunchuk are sold seperately
Official Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training
Product Description
Wii Zapper with Links Crossbow Training. Link returns from the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to pick up the Wii Zapper and take aim at a host of targets in this shooting gallery style game.
Official Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training
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Official Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training
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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
The combination of the Zapper and Link’s Crossbow Training is well worth the $20 I paid. The Zapper (which is only a plastic shell for the Wiimote and the Nunchuck) is very sturdy and amazingly well-conceived. The instructions are quite clear on how to insert the Wiimote and the Nunchuck into the Zapper.
Of course the ergonomics of the Zapper are odd, with the trigger (the Wiimote B button) being forward vs to the rear like a rifle or shotgun trigger. However, it’s a compromise that Nintendo decided it had to make based on its tests on prototypes. That, and the fact that the infrared component of the Wiimote must be to the front.
The bundled game, “Link’s Crossbow Training” is multifaceted and exactly what’s needed to give the player practice using the Zapper. AND, the game is a lot of fun all by itself.
The bottom line on this is that the combo of the Zapper plus the game Link’s Crossbow Training is a must-have (at least for me) and worth the price. Highly recommended.
My Score: 5 / 5 stars
I was skeptical when i saw the box. “We don’t need to turn the wii-motes into a gun. How good can the pack-in be?” But then I had second thoughts and bought it. We’ve been playing it all night. I was a Duck Hunt fan and the rail shooting levels are fantastic – like the first time you played Mrs. PacMan after being a PacMan fan but so much better. There’s a mix of scrolling, rail and 1st person shooting levels set in the Twilight Princess world that can be played in order or on their own. If you get a Wii for the holidays, pick this up as well. I can tell there’s no point in even taking the wii-mote out of the zapper. The family will be playing this just about everyday, despite our having about a dozen other Wii titles. My 3 year old was delighted when she beat my high score. In my defense it would have been higher but I hit a live chicken. My 8 year old informed me “Mom! You can’t shoot LIVE things!!!” Who knew? It was so much fun blasting the fruit balloons…. and the skeletons…. I’d defend my record, but my husband and brother have been playing for the last four hours and I can’t get near it. Well worth the $20 – if they’d sold the game alone I would have paid more.
My Score: 5 / 5 stars
This is what I expected it to be, a non essential peripheral that only adds to the feeling of shooting (this gun controls excellently off the hip), but Nintendo has included a first class Zelda style shooting game that is just as fun as any light gun game I have ever played as well. The 27 levels will go by fast and if you combo your shots you should be medalling fairly quickly which means that it is technically only about an hour and 1/2 of gameplay till the end, but there are boss battles and free roaming sections on the levels that make it feel like more than some software designed to get gamers used to the Zapper and its mechanics. The instructions are clear and should be read to put it together properly as the cord just fits into the handle, the nunchuck cord does wrap around the handle at the top which will annoy those with BIG hands. I tried it out with COD 3 and RES EV4 and if you can get your index finger on the A button and shoot with your middle finger both are playable but the vehicle/ combat levels in COD3 make it essentially unplayable with this setup same goes for Metroid 3. I can’t wait to get my hands on copies of MEDAL OF HONOR HEROES 2-GHOST SQUAD-UMBRELLA CHRONICLES to get some shooting action in that is specifically designed for the zapper, until then I will keep shooting up the landscape in Links terrific if somewhat short pack in game and dream about a COD4 zapper adaptation.
My Score: 4 / 5 stars
I been playing with the Zapper for a few days (Umbrella and Link’s Crossbow) and the first thing I noticed is that the right hand goes in front and the left hand in the back of the Zapper. For most of us that are right handed this can be awkward as with any type of gun/shotgun peripheral I feel compelled to have my right hand in the back and the left hand in front (If you don’t believe me, pretend that you are holding a shotgun and see where your arms end up). I’m no expert but this just seems to feel more natural. I found the only decent way to play with the Zapper is to use the nunchuck detached from the Zapper (held with your left hand) leaving a bulky unused piece of plastic hitting your right forearm. This makes me wonder if I should have bought just a plain wii gun.
I found that the Link game was a lot fun and that’s why I gave the Zapper a higher rating. The Zapper alone would have probably gotten 2 stars at most. If you don’t care for Link Crossbow training, you might want to try other alternatives.
My Score: 3 / 5 stars
I got this for $19.99 during the amazon pre-order time period. It is now $24.99 and not even in stock, I’m guessing because EVERYONE and their mothers have been ordering it for themselves and for X-mas gifts. This would be a perfect gift for someone with a Wii….or for yourself!
Anyways, the Wii Zapper is easy to set up with the nunchuck and remote. It goes well with the game, Link’s Crossbow Training, and is neither too difficult nor too easy, so that people of all ages can play. I like how there are additional levels to “unlock” so you know there will be more stages, environments, and enemies to destroy.
For the price plus free shipping it beats getting this at the store for more $$ and the game itself is worth the price. The Zapper is plastic and probably really cheap to produce, so I consider the game a great buy at $19.99. I wish it came in the plastic media case like the other games because the paper envelope will probably be messed up in no time.
**UPDATE**
I have found a Con. I have the Nyko battery charger to charge the remotes and realized that with the rubber battery backing, the Wii remote becomes too thick to slide and lock into the zapper apparatus!! Thus, I have to dig out my AA batteries to use with the zapper while my remaining remotes have the Nyko rechargeable battery with the rubber backing.
My Wii games (in order from my most favorite to my least favorite):
Wii Sports
Wii Carnival and Link’s CrossBow Training (tied)
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Wii Play
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Cooking Mama
Brunswick Bowling
My Score: 5 / 5 stars