There aren't many Wii games we've played since launch with controls this soft and unpredictable. The mixing of games that require the Nunchuk alongside games that don't is a bad idea. Pick one control scheme and roll with it, people! Having a Nunchuk hanging around because you
might need it is lame. The motion controls make jobs like Farmer almost completely unplayable, as you can throw your shoulder out of socket sooner than you can pluck a veggie out of the ground. Button-pressing games like Fisher are okay, as long as you master the timing, but anything that requires motion control here is instantly a thumbs-down. We even tried changing the batteries in our unit, in the hope that maybe we were lacking juice, but to no avail... The best games are those that require some action on the analog stick, and maybe a button press or two. Courier is a perfect example, where you run through a sort of obstacle course to deliver packages and can slide your way through the tight spots if needed. Mostly, you'll feel like you got lucky when you actually can direct action on the screen using the motion controls, as they are implemented here. It may have been an attempt to make the games feel more loose and fun, but there's nothing fun about sucking at your job... even virtually!
Help Wanted should have stayed in the cooker for a while until the control issues were worked out, especially since the underlying concept is sound. The multiplayer would have rocked with online gameplay, even if it were just based on scores and leaderboards, but local against a friend is decent fun. The slow pace hurts what otherwise is a well thought-out sequence of action/upgrade gameplay, and the controls are just completely frustrating in many places. We'd love to see a collection this large (50 games) where the fun is maxed and the multiplayer balanced enough to make for fun party action. The mood in Help Wanted is festive, considering all the hard work, but once you've played through a few weekly cycles, the blush falls from the rose. If I wanted to do real work, I'd just hang out at my 9-to-5...