Deca Sports isn't as much fun or as engaging and satisfying as Wii games like Wii Sports or Madden NFL 09 All-Play, but it has enough playability to keep the kids engaged for a few hours. The shallow game play isn't going to entertain a veteran gamer, but it will make the kids laugh and they should enjoy the experience the first time through. Unfortunately, they probably won't play this game more than once, unless this is the only game they have. The weird assortment of sports included doesn't really mix well together into a cohesive competition, which makes me think they just included many for variety.
All of the sports have been broken down into their most basic form and don't have enough variety because of this, so none of the sports are entertaining enough to play for more than a few minutes. You drive a kart by holding the Wii remote sideways, similar to Mario Kart, press one button to accelerate, tilt the remote left or right to steer the kart. The controls work well and make kart racing one of the more playable sports included in Deca Sports, but they only included three tracks for you to race on. Playing badminton was boring, you can only play one-on-one, and the game only ended after my computer controlled opponent decided not to return a shot. Archery is probably the worst sport included in Deca Sports, the only variation included is the changing of the wind and the distance of your target. The figure skating only includes three programs that never change; you follow a path and flip the remote upwards when you cross a red, blue, green, or gray circle to execute the moves.
Deca Sports only took me three hours to complete all the available modes included in the single player experience. You can play a single round of any sport, participate in a tournament, or take part in a league where you go from sport-to-sport to see who can earn the most points. They included a multiplayer mode for up to three players, but it was only fun briefly and only kept me busy for a few minutes. You can only play a single sport once in the multiplayer mode, which is really hard to understand. They didn't include any on line options with Deca Sports, which really kills the playability of this game, but even it they had included on line options, they wouldn't be any fun the way the game plays.
Deca Sports isn't a game I would recommend for any type of gamer, there are a couple sports that will entertain for a few brief moments, but the overall production is poor. The kids will be entertained on a cold winter day if they have nothing else to play, but after a few minutes they'll be looking elsewhere for something to keep them warm and happy.