G1 Jockey Wii to use balance board

By Robert Purchese Published 16 June, 2008

Remote to function as whip.

KOEI has decided to add balance board support to its 2008 instalment of G1 Jockey on Wii.

The September offering will have you "assuming a jockey crouch" to guide your horsey to victory, on top of whipping it with your Wii remote or maybe stroking its hair if it does well and earns you top guinea.

G1 Jockey made its Wii debut last July after causing a stir on PS2 with its special reins controller.

The idea is you take your tiny rider from zero to hero in a well-structured career mode. You can rear your own studs in the stable too, and play God as you make winners do romance and breed a long line of thoroughbreds.

It is very niche, but the broad audience of the Wii and the balance board addition should give it more attention than ever.

Hopefully it won't fade in the final furlongs this time around.

Head over to our G1 Jockey Wii review to find out what to expect.

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Comments (5) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • DFawkes #1 4 years ago

    Just checked the review for the last one, and it seems really in-depth for a horse racing sim. I might even pick this new one up, so I can look more ridiculous than I usually do.

    As a Koei fan, heres hoping for a Red Hare cameo!
    Edited by 1 at 16/06/08 @ 12:29

  • snowdog #2 4 years ago

    Absolutely fantastic. If they manage to incorporate online play as well this will be a winner. Once you work out the racing mechanics and get your first win the first game is bloody addictive!!!

  • Skooch #3 4 years ago

    ROFL - and I thought the EyeToy was embarrassing..... :0)

  • 3william56 #4 4 years ago

    I'm sorry, but this has gone far enough.
    Bending over in front of the telly, bouncing up and down and whipping your own ar$e?

    "Oh, hi Mum!"

    O_o

    Has anyone done the obvious and done a skateboard/snowboard/surfing game with the board?
    Or is that just not kinky enough?

  • coastal #5 4 years ago

    DFawkes, go buy it. It's one of those rare things - a polished Wii game.

    And check out the scots review of this on youtube. The link's in the forum somewhere on the G1 thread.