Wii Play: Motion - Star Shuttle Solo Mode (All Stages)

This is a capture of me completing all 30 stages in the Star Shuttle Solo Mode of Wii Play: Motion for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U).

After Nintendo released the Motion Plus accessory alongside Wii Sports Resort in 2009, I started keeping my eye out for additional Motion Plus games. In 2011, Nintendo then released the sequel to Wii Play, which was Wii Play: Motion. Although I (and probably tons of other people) already owned four Wii Remotes, Nintendo only sold this game as a bundle with a Wii Remote Plus, which drove up the retail price.

I had to wait a little while, but I eventually found a seller on Amazon who was selling this game brand new without the bundled controller for a decent price. So I got the game around a month or so after it was released. I ultimately found the game to be rather enjoyable, but some of the mini-games felt incredibly strange and quirky.

It turned out that Nintendo had farmed out development of the Wii Play sequel to various third parties by holding a competition to see who could produce the best mini-games. The winners were then selected for inclusion in the final game. This means that Nintendo didn't even feel like creating a sequel in-house despite the massive sales of the first game.

A few of the game modes suffer as a result, and some of them don't even seem to utilize the Motion Plus accessory much at all since they appear to rely on the basic tilt function of the standard Wii Remote. Overall though, I think Wii Play: Motion is a pretty good sequel with a few innovative uses of Motion Plus.

In this video I completed all thirty stages in the Star Shuttle Solo Mode. Similar to the Teeter Targets Challenge Mode, you simply have to complete Stage 30 to earn a platinum medal, which isn't that difficult. Except for Stages 18 and 30, I completed all of the levels back-to-back in single session.

Star Shuttle is one of my favorite modes in this game and one of the most creative implementations of Motion Plus as well. Not only do you have to keep track of your ship's 3D spatial orientation, but you have to keep track of which thrusters to use based on your orientation. It's a really clever game.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second.

I'm using a Wii Remote with Motion Plus.