Wii: Port it up!
Not content with the commendable feat of revolutionizing home gaming through their own games, the Wii is also hailed as bringing the best ports onto their console. In doing so, they take an already well established title and add the Wii twist, incorporating their unique control system and additional features. Listing here are a few of the best ported titles for the system.
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
One of the first Wii ports to effectively implement the Wii motion controls, Prince of Persia chronicles the latest adventure of the titular character. Besides being able to manipulate time, run up and across walls, kill using stealth, and pull off crazy combat combos, the main hook in the gameplay is being able to turn into Prince's alter ego, Dark Prince, at certain intervals.
Aswell as looking totally awesome, Dark Prince is a more powerful, agile version of the main character. The downside is that there is a sand meter constantly going while you're in this state, and in order to keep it full and avoid dying, you have to keep moving and keep killing, absorbing the essence of your fallen enemies.
Building on the simple controls of other consoles, the Wii prompts you to take a more active approach, manipulating the nunchuk in varying ways to dispatch your foe. The new controls provide a fresh, more exciting way to play the game.
Okami
Okami is an action-adventure originally released in 2006, starring the sun goddess Amataresu, who journeys in the form of a white wolf. This truly beautiful game boasts an epic story inspired by ancient Japanese myth and legend, featuring plenty of characters and side-quests, and a whole lot of style.
The Wii version incorporated motion controls in the usual areas, like combat, but also in the area of the main character's "Celestial Brush".
The Celestial Brush is a magical paintbrush the sun goddess uses to manipulate the world around her. Using the Wii remote, players could now wield the brush themselves, making the proper motions to solve certain puzzles and launch attacks. This adds a personal approach to the game, these little additions are what make an already well established game into an amazing one.
Resident Evil 4
Capcom have always enjoyed success with the Resident Evil franchise, and Resident Evil 4 is no exception, not only has it repeated the success of its predecessors, but the title has taken the game to a whole new level, providing a gaming platform that is already being imitated by new games.
One of the reasons the game is so intense is that in RE4, you can't shoot while moving. Instead, you must stand still and position yourself, hold down a button to raise your gun, and fire once your enemy is in your sights. With the Wii Remote, the shooting is dramatically more accurate, and the time it takes to aim your weapon much shorter. The result is a superior, appealing control scheme.
Returning is Leon S. Kennedy- a little older, a little more full of himself. He's tasked with rescuing the President's daughter from a devious European cult .
The shooting action that RE4 is all about has been perfected, with extremely accurate pointer and motion controls. Additional features not found on the other console versions make the Wii the best way to play Resident Evil.
