Go Play Lumberjacks

I actually bought this game because in the past months I had actually wondered what a pro lumberjack competition is like. I saw one at Sea World when I was a kid and I am fascinated by the out of the ordinary. So, I bought partially for the novelty, partially for the great price of only $30, and also, I figured there would probably be some good exercise. I was right on all accounts and this ended up far exceeding the novelty expectations and ended up being, well…a hoot.

It really does a great job of creating an environment where you feel like you’re at a county fair or somewhere deep in the South or backwoods. The games are quick and there is plenty of variety to keep it interesting, and you use arm motions and your feet, so some of the competitions actually left me winded. I felt like I was getting as much exercise as my Wii Fit but this was so much fun it didn’t feel like exercise, it felt more like I was competing. I got so into it I raised my hands in victory a couple times when I dusted the competition.

I am not a huge game person and I only intended to play this for about 10 minutes to try it out and ended up playing it for an hour and wishing I could have played it for longer. This would definitely be fun to play against other people but a lot of fun, also, by yourself. And you also have the option of playing it without a balance board if you don’t have one. It gives you instructions of how to use just the remote or the remote with the balance board.

I am curious about the GoPlay Circus game now, though, that seems like it might be more balance and less movement, which I like more of in a game than just mashing buttons. I also hope they create more of these environmental type games where you actually feel like your in a different world, culture, or environment. It’s kinda fun to feel like you’re slipping into the life of someone in another part of the country.
Average User Rating: 5 / 5

I read one reviewer claim that the sawing didn’t actually require sawing. Of course it requires sawing. The sawing consists of 4 activities. One must start off in the FREE PLAY mode, and not in the TOURNAMENT mode. In my opinion, one should start off at the easy difficulty setting to feel comfortable with each mini-game. It’s pretty simple to win a trophy in all events in the easy mode in my opinion. After completing the EASY mode, you will then go on to the medium mode and complete all of the activities. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK NEW CHARACTERS. The tournament mode will NOT unlock new characters. after this, of course you progress to the hard mode and complete the Tournament.

Sawing-consists of 4 activities with 3 different difficulty settings. Sawing requires a lot of super-fast Wiimote waggling at the Hard mode.

Axe Throwing- 3 events with 3 difficulty settings. point, aim and click type of game.

Chopping- mimic the on screen indicator. ex. press A, button 1,2,1,A and then CHOP.etc. kind of relaxing. a lot of button pushing with a chop at the end. chopping occurs maybe every 5-8 seconds with 4 mini-games.

Water events- reminds me off Frogger. 2 fun arcade type events.

Climbing- requires a lot of Wiimote-waggling, but it gets tougher at the hard level because you have to waggle and avoid balloons being dropped at the same time. Pole Climbing is very frustrating at the hard level.

Overall, I’d say for the price, Lumberjacks is a steal.
Average User Rating: 4 / 5

I bought this for my 6 year old grandson. He can’t stop playing it. I have played it myself and it is fun. I highly recommend this game
Average User Rating: 5 / 5