Wing Island
| Wing Island | |
|---|---|
 North American boxart for the Wii | |
| Developer(s) | CAProduction |
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Wing Island (ウィングアイランド, Wingu Airando) is a flight simulator video game for the Wii. The game was developed by CAProduction and published in Japan by Hudson Soft, Konami in North America, and in Europe and Australia by Nintendo.
Gameplay
[edit]It is played using the gesture system in the Wii Remote. The player tilts the remote horizontally to turn, vertically to go up or down, and flick the Wii controller two times to the side to do a barrel-roll. The aircraft is indestructible and even hard crash-landings will only cause a temporary loss of control.
In addition to flying a single plane, players are also able to fly a squadron of planes, which are controlled simultaneously, in many formations.
Challenges include balloon popping, fire fighting, and cargo delivery.
The game also includes multiplayer minigame elements.
Development
[edit]According to Hudson Soft, development on Wing Island was inspired by Nintendo's flight simulator Pilotwings, as the two share some distinct similarities.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 47/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3.67/10[3][a] |
| Eurogamer | 5/10[4] |
| Famitsu | 22/40[5] |
| Game Informer | 5/10[6] |
| GameSpot | 4.7/10[7] |
| GameSpy |   [8] |
| GameTrailers | 5/10[9] |
| GameZone | 5.1/10[10] |
| IGN | 5/10[11] |
| Nintendo Power | 5.5/10[12] |
| Nintendo World Report | 7/10[13] |
| VideoGamer.com | 5/10[14] |
| X-Play | [15] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one five, two sixes, and one five for a total of 22 out of 40.[5]
The game sold only 800 units on December 2, 2006, the day of the Wii launch in Japan.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, one critic gave it 3/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 4/10.
References
[edit]- ^ Micah Seff (March 20, 2007). "Kororinpa and Wing Island Glide Into Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Wing Island". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Crispin Boyer; Dan "Shoe" Hsu; Jenn Frank (April 2007). "Wing Island" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 214. Ziff Davis. p. 82. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Tom Bramwell (April 25, 2007). "Wing Island". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b IGN staff (November 21, 2006). "Famitsu Rates Wii". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Bryan Vore (May 2007). "Wing Island". Game Informer. No. 169. GameStop. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Tom Magrino (March 23, 2007). "Wing Island Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Phil Theobald (March 23, 2007). "GameSpy: Wing Island". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Wing Island Review". GameTrailers. Viacom. April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Mike David (April 16, 2007). "Wing Island - WII - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Matt Casamassina (March 20, 2007). "Wing Island Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Wing Island". Nintendo Power. Vol. 215. Nintendo of America. May 2007. p. 85.
- ^ Steven Rodriguez (May 9, 2007). "Wing Island". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Will Freeman (May 18, 2007). "Wing Island Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Gus Mastrapa (May 16, 2007). "Wing Island". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Anoop Gantayat (December 4, 2006). "Wii Sports Number One in Japan". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Wing Island at MobyGames
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