Deca Sports 2
{{Short description|2009 Wii video game}}
{{Infobox VG
|title=Deca Sports 2
|image=
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|developer=Hudson Soft
|publisher=Hudson Soft
|designer=
|series= Deca Sports
|engine=
|released= {{vgrelease|JP|16 April 2009|EU|15 May 2009|AUS|4 June 2009|NA|29 September 2009}}
|genre= Sports
|modes= Single-player, Multi-player
|platforms= Wii
}}
Deca Sports 2, known as {{nihongo|Deca Sporta 2: Wii de Sports "10" Shumoku!|デカスポルタ2 Wiiでスポーツ“10”種目！|Deka Suporuta 2 Wii de Supōtsu "10" Shumoku!}} in Japan, Deca Sporta 2 in Australia, and Sports Island 2 in Europe, is a sports video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Wii as the sequel to Deca Sports. The game was released across three regions from April to September 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/13/hands-on-deca-sports-2|title=Hands-on: Deca Sports 2|first=Daemon|last=Hatfield|date=13 April 2009|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227183607/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/13/hands-on-deca-sports-2|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
Gameplay
Deca Sports 2 features ten new sports: darts, dodgeball, ice hockey, kendo, mogul skiing, motorcycle racing, pétanque, speed skating, synchronized swimming and tennis, all controlled with the motion controls of the Wii Remote, with some sports requiring the Nunchuk. The same four modes from the first game (Open Match, League, Tournament and Challenge) also return for the sequel. There are eight preset teams available to play as, each with varying athlete sizes that impart their own strengths and weaknesses. As with the first game, there is a fatigue system in the League mode that requires players to avoid over-using athletes in order to excel across all ten sports.
New features include the ability to create custom teams,{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/preview-deca-sports-2/|title=Preview: Deca Sports 2|first=Hamza|last=Aziz|date=13 April 2009|website=Destructoid|publisher=Gamurs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824001417/https://www.destructoid.com/preview-deca-sports-2/|archive-date=24 August 2022|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}} utilization of the Nunchuk's motion sensor for two-handed sports action in two of the four sports that require it, a new skill point system similar to Wii Sports that awards points for wins and detracts points for losses to unlock new AI difficulty levels and online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for select sports, whether through real-time competition or online leaderboards.
Development
Hudson Soft polled fans in the forums of Deca Sports
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 49/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/deca-sports-2/|title=Deca Sports 2|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927162045/https://www.metacritic.com/game/deca-sports-2/|archive-date=27 September 2024|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| Fam = 28/40{{cite web|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/famitsu-info-8-apr-2009.357841/|title=Famitsu Info 8 Apr 2009|date=8 April 2009|website=NeoGAF|publisher=NeoGaf, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219054945/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/famitsu-info-8-apr-2009.357841/|archive-date=19 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| Gamekult = 3/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/sports-island-2-93844/test.html|title=Test : Sports Island 2 : l'île flottante|language=fr|first=Sylvain|last=Chatelain|date=14 May 2009|website=Gamekult|publisher=TF1 Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926190442/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/sports-island-2-93844/test.html|archive-date=26 September 2022|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212753/deca-sports-2/|title=Deca Sports 2|first=Aaron|last=Koehn|date=28 October 2009|magazine=GamePro|publisher=GamePro Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202234519/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212753/deca-sports-2/|archive-date=2 December 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| GSpot = 4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deca-sports-2-review/1900-6232984/|title=Deca Sports 2 Review|first=Brett|last=Todd|date=13 October 2009|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927184306/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deca-sports-2-review/1900-6232984/|archive-date=27 September 2024|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| JXV = 8/20{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010786-sports-island-2-test.htm|title=Test : Sports Island 2|language=fr|author=miniblob|date=12 May 2009|website=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104192249/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010786-sports-island-2-test.htm|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| NG = 61%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/deca-sports-2-review/|title=Sports Island 2|first=Charlotte|last=Martyn|magazine=NGamer|publisher=Future plc|date=July 2009|page=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928200525/https://www.gamesradar.com/deca-sports-2-review/|archive-date=28 September 2023|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| NLife = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/deca_sports_2_wii|title=Deca Sports 2 Review|first=Anthony|last=Dickens|date=11 May 2009|website=Nintendo Life|publisher=Hookshot Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604204413/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/deca_sports_2_wii|archive-date=4 June 2023|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2024}}
| rev1 = 411Mania
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The game received "generally unfavourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.
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