hammer bros may seem cheap at first, but as you all play it more and all get better it takes skill to use his fake effectively. its really easy to get around it, just get close and turn around, this leaves the hammer bros defenceless, as soon as he hits the ground slide tackle him and your on your way. you'll find the game play becomes quite complicated and you come up with all sorts of different tactics, not just swinging the wii-remote and passing it the hammer bros all the time.