GamesRadar - Big Beach Sports

THQ elated with Big Beach Sports success (News)

9 Aug 2008

Publisher THQ has told MCV of its delight following the success of its Wii sports title Big Beach Sports.

The game was released at the end of June and has remained in the UK Top Ten ever since. And THQ's marketing director John Webb feels that the Wii had a huge part to play in the game's staying power.

Sunday Mercury Review: Big Beach Sports (News)

4 Aug 2008

SM Writes: "If you're going to make a game for the Wii then it has to fulfill only a few basic requirements – it needs to be fun and it needs to be playable by all.

And Big Beach Sports ticks all of the boxes by doing exactly what the Wii does best.

Yes, the graphics aren't anything to write home about and the gameplay can make you feel like throwing the controller at the screen at times, but that's all part of the Wii's simplistic charm."

Big Beach Sports (Screenshots)

22 Jul 2008

Big Beach Sports (Review)

24 Jun 2008

Last month we had Deca Sports (Sports Island in the UK), this month it’s Big Beach Sports. Curious. It’s almost as if third-party publishers are trying to cash in on some hugely popular sports game collection that Nintendo bundles with the Wii. This time around the collection features six sports - cricket, soccer, bocce, volleyball, frisbee golf and football – and they’re all played on the beach, would you believe. ...

Big Beach Sports to feature DS - Wii connectivity (News)

26 May 2008

Vooks reports: "Big Beach Sports the multiplayer sports game which is exclusive to the Wii and features Cricket as well as Volleyball, Soccer, Disc Golf (frisbee golf), Bocce and American Football includes one feature that definitely hasn't been done before. The game will feature DS Â¿ Wii connectivity. The game will allow you to use the Nintendo DS's touch screen to drawn on your games avatar. Anything on the face can be edited via the little bit of software which downloads to your DS."

Big Beach Sports - hands-on (Preview)

4 Apr 2008

Understandably, we were a bit cynical when we heard about yet another casual sports minigame fest for Wii, but it looks like Big Beach Sports is actually set to deliver a few fresh twists on the genre. We were told the game is aimed at the "European audience," which explains the inclusion of cricket and soccer (football) in a beach game. Rounding out the six total games in Big Beach are volleyball, American football, disc golf (Frisbee golf) ...

Big Beach Sports - Volleyball (Video)

4 Apr 2008

Another casual sports minigame fest for Wii, a decent-sized collection of average games and features.

Big Beach Sports - Cricket (Video)

4 Apr 2008

Another casual sports minigame fest for Wii, a decent-sized collection of average games and features.

THQ confirms fiscal 2009 video game line-up (News)

3 Apr 2008

THQ has today unveiled the key titles that will form the publisher's fiscal 2009 video game line-up. Scheduled for release in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009 are a range of new editions to existing franchises, new original games and social and party titles.

Gamers can look forward to new editions of multi-million unit franchises, including Saints Row 2, Red Faction: Geurrilla and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. All new video game titles on the way include Darksiders: Wrath of War, Deadly Creatures and de Blob. Additionally THQ plans to release new social and party games for the Wii, including Battle of the Bands and Big Beach Sports.

THQ Announces Big Beach Sports to be Wii Exclusive (News)

26 Feb 2008

From the article: "An exclusive to the Nintendo Wii, Big Beach Sports will make use of the Wii's innovative control system so that players can compete in these events like never before...Unless, of course, the game doesn't turn out all that great, but I digress. Only time will tell! The game is slated for a Summer release."

THQ brings Big Beach Sports to Wii - Cricket included (News)

21 Feb 2008

THQ has today announced Big Beach Sports for the Wii. The exclusive game for Wii will bring a number of exciting outdoor sports to the console including American Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Disc Golf and Bocce and Beach Cricket. Yes Sports fans, you finally get a Cricket game on the Wii. Of course each game is played on the beach and "drops players into a seaside resort setting with a wide variety of compelling outdoor sports to play and master."