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Posted on: May 13, 2008
Gallery: LostWinds
The video game starts with you waking up the main character, Toku, and thrusting him into a nearby cave. Once inside, Toku discovers a Spirit Stone holding a secret. Once you pick up the stone, it starts talking to you and reveals that there is a threat looming over the world (when isn't there?). From here on out, you'll be doing some light exploration and platforming on a quest to save your home.
But, what about the meat and potatoes of the video game? What about controlling Toku and using the Gust ability? Well, it's pretty fun, to be honest, but has its flaws. See, by pressing the A button, you'll slow everything down, and should you draw a line on the screen while holding that A button down, you'll direct a gust of wind there. This is how you make Toku leap across chasms and reach otherwise unreachable areas in the video game.There's a problem, though, that comes up fairly often. Sometimes, Toku just won't react to a gust of wind being directed at him. It's noticeable more when you try to take him straight up into the air then flinging a gust of wind at him horizontally, but it's an issue that comes up enough as to warrant frustration. This is really the only flaw in the video game that I could find.
It isn't all platforming, however. You'll encounter several NPCs in the video game and explore large environments. Here, the video game almost exactly feels like The Legend of Zelda, showing the title's inspiration comes somewhat from Nintendo's long line of video games. That isn't a bad thing, though, as the video game never feels like it's a carbon copy of the exploits found in those titles.
And, as you explore these large environments, you'll be taken back by the sheer beauty of LostWinds' video game world. Whether it's the rustling foliage that responds to your cursor or the bright light shining over a mountain during the morning, this video game is a visual feast through and through. I honestly had to stop and stare at several locations in the video game, just to take it all in.
Final Score: 9/10
With the recent launch of the WiiWare service on the Nintendo Wii, we've been busy getting our time in with some of the titles available for download. Be sure to check out our reviews of Defend Your Castle and Pop, as well as our early impressions of My Life as a King. Also, be sure to keep an eye on our Reviews category for more as it goes live on the site and stay tuned to the WiiWare category for more on Nintendo's new download service.| Permalink ;| ;Email this ;| ;Linking ;Blogs ;| ;Comments |
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Posted on: May 13, 2008
Their site features a link that allows visitors to "REGISTER FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION on Frontier's forthcoming LostWinds sequel containing amazing new gameplay as Toku and Enril's incredible adventure to save Mistralis continues."
That doesn't really leave much room for misunderstanding, does it? The sequel's on the way. No hinting, no teasers, just "Hey, guys, we're making another one." Having a quickly-announced sequel makes it seem like an episodic title, doesn't it? We guess there isn't really that much difference between an episodic video game and a video game with really quick sequels.
Gallery: LostWinds
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Posted on: May 13, 2008
Filed under: News
Conspiracy Entertainment obviously wants to ensure that there'll be none of this fake hero business on the Wii, because it's gone and signed up Epicenter Studios' Real Heroes: Firefighter, which it intends to release in the U.S. during Q2, 2009. Because it's been almost a year since we heard anything about the project, this morning's press release kindly reminds us that Real Heroes: Firefighter will utilize the Wii Remote as a fire hose, a fire axe, and a crowbar, all in the name of fighting Epicenter's proprietary "Thinking Fire" technology.
Conspiracy CFO Keith Tanaka was also on hand with some quotes about product line-ups and distribution, for which we thank him and move on.
[Via press release]
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Posted on: May 12, 2008
Filed under: News
Sandlot video games' Cake Mania franchise is coming to the Wii for the first time via Majesco, as Cake Mania: In the Mix! The new Wii video game combines the time-management-based gameplay of the first Cake Mania with the storyline of the sequel, and adds waggle to the baking and serving action in new minigames.Other new features include an unspecified "Shop Rating" feature that enables unlocks and a phone system that enables even more orders to come in.
Majesco expects to release Cake Mania: In the Mix during this holiday season. It will be distributed by Codemasters in Europe for an early 2009 release. We're always interested in seeing how the PC casual video games audience crosses over with the Wii casual video games audence, and this is a perfect test case.
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