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The industry has hushed-up. Since the Game Convention Europe
in Leipzig last week, little news has been revealed. There’s a couple of
tasty revelations-light having come out of Germany, all of which
follow, but, until that fabled announcement of Wii’s release date
and price, we’re  not likely to see anything breaking other than
SONY’s bank.
BWii: Battalion Wars 2. Enough to make you scream. One
of the GameCube’s most original, yet under-rated First-Party
presentations is hitting-back hard on Wii. Taking Nintendo’s Wars
series online for the first time in it’s eighteen year history, BWii:
Battalion Wars 2 is set to feature a multitude of Multi-Player
gameplay modes, including Assault, Skirmish an Co-Operative. Assault
offers instant-action and Skirmish allows for added depth, with
basic Versus Matches being the order of play – a feature often
touted as being the missing link the original GameCube version, Battalion
Wars, needed to achieve greatness.
Control of the title is handled by use of both the Wii Remote
and Analogue Stick Attachment. Movement is performed with the
Attachment – including shaking it to jump – whilst commands are
issued through the Wii Remote. The Wii Remote is also used to pan
the Camera in a similar fashion to that which the right Analogue
Stick used to present, and functions fluidly without any loss of
orientation for the player.
The other new addition to the Wii line-up to come out of
Leipzig this month is the sequel to last year’s GameCube hit, Mario
Smash Football, currently known as Mario Strikers Charged (although
we should expect a name change for the title’s UK release). Fairly
little is known about the title currently, although it has been
revealed that it will include Multi-Player functionality available
both online and on a single system with multiple Wii Remotes. As
well as featuring the hugely over-the-top Super Strikes seen in this
first title, players will now have the ability to perform a Mega
Strike – splitting the ball into up to five separate balls each
heading for the opponents’ goal. The opposing player has to block
all five balls using the Wii Remote before any succeed in crossing
the goal line.
There’s little else to offer this week, except the
suggested date when we will receive that most important of
announcements. Nintendo are due to be holding a Press Conference in
New York
on 14th September, 2006, when we expect all our remaining
questions to be answered. Stay tuned for all the latest, as it
happens, in the world of Wii.
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