Project Treasure Island Z for Wii renamed extravagantly

by Ludwig Kietzmann { May 16th 2007 at 9:13PM }

Oh, and if you're like us and pronounce the "Z" as "zed", you just completely ruined the headline. Never mind, the importance of the information about to be conveyed far outweighs such a triviality. In a quick e-mail blast, Capcom has announced that the Wii's gesture-based puzzle adventure game, Project Treasure Island Z, has been been given the final title of Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.

It's undoubtedly an improvement, especially from a marketing perspective. A glance at the name tells us all we need to know:

The game stars two wacky and lovable characters. You know, just like Jak & Daxter, Sonic & Mario and, err, Kane & Lynch!
It involves a quest!
For treasure!
That belongs to someone else! This is sure to be a major hit with the GTA crowd.

Gallery: Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)

Tags: Capcom, Project Treasure Island Z, ProjectTreasureIslandZ, Quest for Barbaros Treasure, QuestForBarbarosTreasure, Zack and Wiki, ZackAndWiki

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

a dirty bastard @ May 16th 2007 9:18PM

hit with the GTA crowd. lol sure

ph30nix @ May 16th 2007 9:20PM

it doesn't look that bad...might be fun for the "intro to zelda" crowd maybe.

BPM @ May 16th 2007 9:21PM

Wow, what a long title...

Next-Gen-Gamer @ May 16th 2007 9:24PM

They're competing with Dragon Quest for longest Wii game title. Sorry guys, DQ still takes the cake.

kingofwale @ May 16th 2007 9:30PM

If this is the game I think it is. then IGN had nothing bad to say about it, they fricken loved it. They said the game is very well-thoughout and hard (hard as in... if you die, you go back to the beginning of the level)

We shall see, the name won't hurt the game, Unless the name is "Dynasty Warrior, Gundam"

ew

Aex @ May 16th 2007 9:35PM

Wow, I'm loving these screenshots, I hate to admit it, but this may just be the game I buy a Wii for.

Next-Gen-Gamer @ May 16th 2007 9:35PM

kingofwale, I must say, I didn't think that would be your response. Kudos.

kingofwale @ May 16th 2007 9:41PM

>7. kingofwale, I must say, I didn't think that would be your response. Kudos.

just because you and few others label me as "anti Wii" and Sony fanboy, it doesn't mean I am.

and frankly, I will NEVER accept an incompetent software regardless what console it's on.

when a good games comes out, people should praise it, because the design teams actually put their heart and soul into it. On the same token, garbage games should be bashed.

Next-Gen-Gamer @ May 16th 2007 10:00PM

To be fair, I branded you "troll".

Ken @ May 16th 2007 10:07PM

I'm pretty pumped by this game... It looks good, and it's made by Capcom. :)

kingofwale @ May 16th 2007 10:07PM

well, I branded you as an idiot, so we are even. :)

OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ May 16th 2007 10:11PM

I think if we had to consult Will Smith on this one he'd probably say something like,

"Wiki Wii, Wiki-wiki-Wii, Wiki-wiki-Wild, Wild Wii!"

jaysins @ May 16th 2007 10:12PM

Nice screens, really like the art direction. Does look like it needs some aliasing done, but other than that looks good, especially what the wii has been getting. Hard games is a nice change of pace if it is the game kingofwhale was describing. I remember being around seven or eight and playing those kings quest games to death on the pc. 66Mhz FTW. Those were hard... at least to a eight year old. I want a puzzle game I can play for weeks, get frustrated as all hell and leave it for a few days, come back after an epiphany and be disgusted in myself I couldn't figure it out before. Weeks of frustration is what I'm looking for.