If you need another Wii Remote definitely buy this, otherwise you'd probably be happier with something else...
Nevertheless, Wii Play has no value to me as a single player game, it is only used when company comes over. And even then I use it as more of an ice breaker because all of the games get boring pretty quick, but are extremely easy to learn.
As well as the over simplicity of the games, each one in itself is over rather quickly, not really allowing you to carry on for too long with even one of the games you actually do like. The game does have some value though, as is comes with a Wii Remote so essentially you get the game for around $10 when you factor in the cost for another Remote. Without the Remote I would not be happy at all with the purchase. But since it does get played on a fairly consistent basis (though not for very long at a time), it is not a total loss.
The controls are good, which is another reason why this game is good at warming up newcomers to the system. It gives you a good feel for the motion sensing part of it.
Graphics are overly simple but thats fine, this compilation is definitely not about the shiny.
Sound is good, nothing special but also nothing that makes you want to clean your ears with an icepick.
The game uses your Mii's which is always nice.
A quick rundown of each game follows:
Shooting Range - Probably the most fun one here for me. I owe Nintendo a big debt for this one as my girlfriend loves it and we have a lot of fun playing it. The game is just like it sounds...Shoot the targets that appear for points. Every once in a while bonus targets appear awarding extra points. The problem is you will get to the last stage within 3 minutes and you can't to anything but start over and play the exact thing again.
Find Mii - This is a game where it will ask you to do things such as picking Mii's out of a crowd or picking the one who is running the fastest. This one seems to continue on for as long as you have time on the timer. Unfortunately the timely isn't very long at all. Not very much fun to be had here...
Table Tennis - Just like it sounds. Aim the Remote left and right to move the paddle into position, tile it forward and back to go farther and closer to the net. Quite a simple game with not much staying power.
Pose Mii - Basically you each start with an icon of your Mii on front of you. This icon can have 3 poses. Bubbles drop from above with outlines of the different poses. The object is to cycle through your poses (a button), and twist the remote so it lines up to match the bubbles and then move the icon onto the bubble for a match. It gets more difficult as time progresses and the person in the end with most points wins. I wouldn't even bother showing this game to anyone over 12 years old.
Laser Hockey - A close second for funnest game in this compilation. This is just basically a slightly jazzed version of Pong, but the neon electrical theme and funky music make it fun. Whack the neon puck back and forth till someone squeaks one into the others net. Score only goes to 8.
Billiards - A simple game of pool, and in the top 3 for this title. Aim, pull back on the Remote and thrust it forward to shoot. All this game really does is make you want a fully developed Billiard game to play.
Fishing - A very simplistic game meant for the young, though I must admit my girlfriend really enjoys it and I always have a good laugh playing it with her. Hold your remote out in front of you and position your hook near a fish to get it to bite. Once it nibbles yank backward to pull in your catch. But watch out for those little fast ones, they are -50 points! Every once in a while a big fish will appear offering major points; be the player with the most when the time is up and you win.
Charge! - Control a cow as it runs down a racetrack. Tilt the Remote forward to speed up and pull back to slow down, jerk upward to jump. As you race down the track you can bump each other as you each try and collect points by hitting scarecrows and such. This once gets old very quickly but again, my girlfriend really liked it at first.
Tanks! - This is the least played mini game for me. It's not very fun and it's over quite quickly. You control a little tank and have to get rid of enemies by either shooting or dropping a mine. The game play reminded me of "Combat" for Atari.