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LostWinds Review

Posted by Baron Samedi 23 May, 2008 As News, Wii (0) Comment

Game: LostWinds
System: WiiWare
Publisher: Frontier
Players: 2
Cost: 1000 Wii Points
ESRB Rating: E
Similar Games: Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Okami, Kirby

You are Toku, a small, village boy, and Enril, spirit of the wind. Together you set off on a short, 4-hour adventure to free the idyllic Mistralis from the curse of Balazar. The gameplay is all puzzle-based, 2D platforming, with a world map that flows from deep caves to high waterfall, Metroid-style. A feeling of calm pervades LostWinds. Its spare soundtrack evokes a natural beauty that complements its clean, simple visuals of feudal Mistralis (Japan).

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The Weekly Release

Posted by Baron Samedi 22 May, 2008 As News, Wii, Xbox (0) Comment

Virtual Console

Sky Kid (NESĀ®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points)

WiiWare

Critter Round-Up (Konami, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points)
Star Soldier R
(Hudson Entertainment, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)

XBLA

Penny-Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (Hothead Games, 1 player, Rated M for Mature - Blood and Gore, Mature Humor, Strong Language, Violence, 1600 MS Points)

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