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 Send to email | Hands On With LostWinds, The WiiWare Game You Should Be Excited About [Nintendo Media Summit] in FrontierImpressionslostwindsnintendo media summitOriginalPreviewTopWiiwiiware |  By Michael McWhertor
el 15-Apr-2008 |  Frontier's WiiWare effort LostWinds may not be grabbing headlines, especially in the midst of releases like Grand Theft Auto IV and Metal Gear Solid 4 on the horizon, but it may be the WiiWare title with the most potential. Arguably the prettiest of the digitally delivered offerings from Nintendo's answer to Xbox Live Arcade, LostWinds lets players take control of two characters at once, big-headed boy adventurer Taku and, well, a gust of wind.
Taku can only progress through the game with the help of the wind, displayed on-screen as a pale blue cursor, a sentient being whose motions are controlled by the Wii Remote. The nunchuk is used to control Taku himself—his motions are quite limited—with the two working in tandem to lift the wee protagonist to high ledges and across wide gaps.
The wind in LostWinds can be used to manipulate more that just Taku, as stiff breezes can move fire, water, even rock to other locations on the map, lighting torches, watering plants and weighing down levers respectively. Players will, however, find themselves moving Taku to and fro with the help of a strong gust and the little boy's cape.
LostWinds looks to be rich in puzzle solving and platforming, a winning combination that doesn't seem to be represented elsewhere on WiiWare. Add to that solid gameplay mechanic a gorgeous artistic design that evokes warm memories of Ico, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and various Square Enix classics, and Frontier may very well have a hit on their hands.
LostWinds is innovative, especially easy on the eyes and the clear product of high production values, making it one of the most high anticipated titles to appear on Nintendo's system, regardless of how it's being delivered.
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| Joystiq hands-on: Pop (Wiiware) |  Filed under: Arcade, Nintendo Wii, Puzzle, Casual, GalleriesWiiWare will include casual, simple, and hopefully cheap titles with its upcoming release outside of Japan. While some of the Wiiware efforts on display at the Nintendo Media Summit impresse [..] Read complete article | | Published 16-Apr-2008 by Zack Stern in casualnintendo-media-summit-08nnooopopwiiware
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| Joystiq hands-on: LostWinds (WiiWare) |  Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Adventure, Casual, Galleries
Briefly previewed at GDC, LostWinds is a stylish, creative take on platforming. The Nunchuk an [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Apr-2008 by Zack Stern in frontierlostwindsnintendo-media-summit-08platformerwiimotewiiware
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| Boom Blox Dated At Nintendo Media Summit [Nintendo Media Summit] | | It doesn't sound like a bunch of news has shaken out from Nintendo's Media Summit being held in San Francisco today and tomorrow, but we do finally have a release date for the Steven Spielberg brainchild Boom Blox. The puzzler with character will be hi [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Apr-2008 by Brian Crecente in Boom BloxEaElectronic ArtsGalleryNintendonintendo media summitSteven SpielbergWii
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| This Week in Review has a Nintendo overload |  Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
We had quite a bit of fun at Nintendo's Media Summit this year checking out the new DS, Wii and WiiWare titles. Enjoy our impressi [..] Read complete article | | Published 20-Apr-2008 by Ross Miller in baroquethis-week-in-review
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| Wii Fanboy Weekly: May 8 - May 14 |  Filed under: Nintendo Wii
With WiiWare launching this week, we've been pretty darn busy. And, we're not just reviewing WiiWare games, either. Nope, we're also giving away a copy of LostWinds to one lucky reader. Interested in getting a f [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-May-2008 by David Hinkle in weekly-recap
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| World of Goo sticks to WiiWare October 13 |  Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Puzzleclick to embiggen
As revealed at the end of Nintendo's second fall media summit press conference, 2D Boy's World of Goo has been confirmed for an October 13 launch [..] Read complete article | | Published 04-Oct-2008 by Ross Miller in 2d-boybreakingnewsnintendothe-world-of-goowiiwareworld-of-goo
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