Wipeout 2 (Nintendo Wii, 2011) and similar items

Activision's interactive take on the ABC network's hit prime-time game show returns in a cross-console sequel. Choosing one of several eccentric characters, players run, jump, and slide through raised, padded obstacle courses that play out like a life-sized platform game. The game features more than 50 obstacles, including re-creations of the punishing "Sucker Punch," the near-impossible "Big Balls," and other favorites from the television show. br br Navigation is complicated by the slippery foam, mud, ice, and snow, as players make their way through both summer- and winter-season courses. Virtual versions of hosts John Anderson and John Henson provide their usual commentary, as contestants perform extraordinary physical feats -- or Wipeout trying. Two players can compete head-to-head in challenges such as "Spinning Slapshot" and "Knee Sweeper." As in the original Wipeout for Wii, motion-control options are available.