Topic: Balance Board games. How good are they really?

I'm talking about the non-Wii Fit video games that are balance board compatible. I hear and read mix reports about how good the Wii balance board is with Shaun White and Wii Family Ski and Snowboard for example for gamers and reviewers. I used to own Rayman Raving Rabbids tv party which was a bit of a laugh on the balance board but if you wanted to get decent scores and unlock everything, you needed to go back to the wiimote and nunchuck. What are your opinions?

I really like We Ski and Snowboard and We Ski, they make great use of the balance board.

A friend of mine used to own that. He was adamant that the balance board was too over sensitive to get a decent control of the ski. Is that true? I found the wii fit ski and snowboard mini games okish

I belive the only good non-nintendo game for the balance board is Skate It! and Tetris Party.

@Supermarioman...Is Skate It! any good?

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
is the best Balance Board game I experienced
(apart from Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus).

I played it at the gamescom.
The downhill ski tracks (mariokart-style) are great.
The controls are responsive and easy.
Shame, there's no multiplayer option for that specific "mini"-game.
(I know you can't connect more than 1 Balance Board to the Wii.)

I have only two other games that use the Balance Board.
In Wii Music it's a semi-realistic, but cool optional drum enhancement.
In Tetris Party it felt gimmicky at first, but one needs a bit of practice, then it's fun.

Oh yes, my girlfriend has " EA active: Personal Trainer " which is BB-compatible, but we haven't tried it yet.
I don't like this game that much. It's hardcore and exhausting compared to Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus.

Yes, if you have bad balance. Seriously it's a fun game, I go back to that more than Shaun White (which is awesome) due to the free roaming goodness, the atmos' is great the tunes even drift on the wind, very nice for a 'kiddie game', so to speak.

I don't think the controls for We Ski are too sensitive, they are just more sensitive than the skiing on Wii Fit. You just have to practice.

The idea of "practicing makes perfect" is true with almost all of the games that use the Balance Board, really. I've tried over 5 games using the Balance Board IIRC and I just picked up Skate It last week at a really cheap price and I'm itching to try it out!

Thanks guys. I may wait to see how good Mario and Sonic Winter is with its balance board compatible games before I purchase games like Shaun White and/or Wii Family Ski and Snowboard. I've pre-order Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll as well.

I've tried Skate It before. Good for a laugh with the balance board. BUT if you want serious progression then I think....

Tetris Party works really comfortable with the Balance Board.
I won't play Tetris with a Wiimote again.

I still haven't gotten around to trying it, only my sibling has. Thanks for that. I'll be sure to check it out when I can.