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Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training | 
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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $19.99
New (14) Used (3) from $19.99
Rating:  188 reviews
Sales Rank: 49
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 14 x 7 x 4
MPN: WI-RVLRRZPE
Model: RVLRRZPE
UPC: 045496890186
EAN: 0045496890186
ASIN: B000W5Y49G
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wii Zapper comes with Link's Cross Bow Training Game | | • | Wii Remote and Nunchuk are sold seperately |
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Product Description
With the Wii Zapper, your game shooting experience is guarenteed to take on a whole other dimension. Your Wii remote and nunchuck fit snugly into the Zapper, still working as well as before, only now in a shape that, when simulating the use of a weapon such as a gun or bow, allows for a steadier hand that is much less likely to get tired. Included with the Zapper is Link's Crossbow Training for the Wii, a clever and engaging shooting game set in the world of Twilight Princess that includes 27 different levels, several different game modes and multiplayer capability up to four people. Link's Crossbow Training is ESRB Rated T for Teen.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 183 more reviews...
 Link's Crossbow Training is Great; Zapper Ergonomics are OK! November 20, 2007
68 out of 74 found this review helpful
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.
A Future Collector Item November 23, 2007
120 out of 135 found this review helpful
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.
Worth the price!! November 26, 2007
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
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
For the price how can you go wrong? November 20, 2007
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
The bottom line is fun. The Wiizapper delivers on this and then some. Boxed with Link's Cross Bow there is no doubt you will get hours of entertainment out of the Zapper and the game it comes with. Even if you never buy another game for it Link's Crossbow is extremely entertaining and has a lot of replay value considering you are going to pay no more then $25.00 for it. If you were lucky enough to pick this up for $19.99 then even better.
The game play is simple enough. Point and shoot. The controls and aim work flawless as one might expect using the Zapper with the Wiimote firmly in place. If you enjoy rail shooters or were a fan of the game duck hunt from the golden age you will feel right home with both the Zapper and Link's Crossbow.
A very nice addition to the Wii library. Worth the purchase.
Fun, Useful, and Inexpensive Package November 26, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sure, Link's training could have been a deeper experience, but for 20$ the game with Zapper is a fantastic value.
Link's Crossbow Training is a shooter with different level types. Some feature Link in a fixed position, others actually require you to move around. The game is good, but shallow - you can clear it in about an hour. The biggest negative thing I would say is that there is no co-operative 2 player mode. The great Twilight Princess locations are the basis of the levels and it will really make you want to go back and play Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
The Zapper itself is comfortable to use and despite some older Wii games that cannot function well with it (Call Of Duty 3 among others do not work with the Zapper), others like Elebits become much easier to control. Also some of the new shooter games like Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Ghost Squad have special Zapper settings.
Sure, ultimately you are buying a piece of plastic to shove the controller into, but I would certainly prefer to use the Zapper with any compatible game. Perhaps most importantly, the Zapper simply doesn't strain your wrist like holding the Wii-mote does, especially for any long gaming session.
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