Icarian: Kindred Spirits - for a change of pace

I was going through the videos on the Nintendo Channel while I ate a donut and came across a trailer for Icarian. It's a WiiWare game that looks awesome, and there have only been three threads ever about it in this forum, and it's not mentioned in Haziq's superthread (wink wink). I figure it needs some more attention, and we need a bit of a break from all the E3 talk anyway, right?

The screenshots are kinda jaggy and look outdated based on the trailer I saw, so I'll only show one that shows off the beautiful scenery:

The side-scrolling gameplay looks similar to LostWinds in that you control the movement of your character with the remote but also control a helper with the IR pointer, but there appears to be much more to do (including actually fighting enemies). You can move blocks, guide gusts of wind, topple towers, shoot enemies, carry a torch to light your way, and probably other things with the icon. Icarian has a great sense of styIe and seems like a really relaxing WiiWare game that makes great use of what the Wii has to offer.

IGN has the debut trailer from a little over a month ago,which is different (and better) than the Nintendo Channel trailer. Check it out and remember it. This is the kind of game that makes WiiWare such a great thing.... Old school gaming styIe with new school updates.

For those interested, the developer is Over the Top Games, who has virtually no track record whatsoever, and the record of their individual members is weak. However, their company was founded specifically to design downloadable games like this, so we'll see how their debut game turns out. So far, it looks great.

I liked it the first time I saw it. The only thing that worries me is the length. Hope there's more than just a few hours in the gameplay(which is what turned me off a bit from Lost Winds).

Unfortunately, I don't think this will satisfy the Icarus demand.:P

Thanks for the post.

The first time I saw it, I thought it was going ot be pretty bad. Then I saw the gameplay, and I knew I was wrong. If people want LostWinds 2 and can't wait, this is definitely the game they should be picking up when it's up for download.

Hmm, interesting, I'll add it to my radar.

The game came out over a year ago for retail. I saw it once on GS shelves for like $8.

I'm glad they are porting it to wiiware cause it was always way too short.

The game came out over a year ago for retail. I saw it once on GS shelves for like $8.

I'm glad they are porting it to wiiware cause it was always way too short.

goblaa

well part of the lack of attention is not due to the quality,it appears really good and its featured in the nintendo channel.But the sheer amount of other good titles coming,specially as of last few days and the fact this is a wiiware game subtracts attention it surely deserves.intro94

I like these kinds of games

The clean lines that the minimal design carries makes the game look better then those that are so cluttered trying to add depth and contrast to everything.

This is one of the games that really stand out in the style department

What kind of donut?

What kind of donut?

kardine

I'm surprised so few people have even voted in the poll, considering the name is so close to ICARUS.

As old as this is, I'll bite. Somebody is Obviously going to say something about how much this looks like a new Kid Icarus when they see this just like they did when the news was first released months ago so get ready for it. I like how this game looks and plays, the soundtrack reminds me of Kya: Dark Lineage (Which is always a major plus IMO), the only thingI haven't seen in the trailer isa way to fight. Maybe it's a complete exploration game which I can deal with, but as of right now I don't know and would like to see her fight. Overall, I like the game.

the only thingI haven't seen in the trailer isa way to fight. Maybe it's a complete exploration game which I can deal with, but as of right now I don't know and would like to see her fight. Overall, I like the game.nini200

is this game actually released yet? starwarsjunky

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What kind of donut?

JordanElek

I'm surprised so few people have even voted in the poll, considering the name is so close to ICARUS.