According to Game|Life and Dengeki Online, Namco Bandai is bringing Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii's latest film, "The Sky Crawlers," to the Wii in the form of a flight combat sim. The genre (not to mention Namco's Ace Combat team) makes for a perfect fit given the movie's focus on a group of fighter pilots, albeit in an alternate setting.
Though it won't be measured in Japan until fall, the success of Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces will likely hinge on how well the controls are implemented -- the Wiimote functions as the throttle and the nunchuck acts as the control stick -- and how popular the film ends up being. At least the game will let us skip all the existential chatter, right?
Reader Comments (11)
Posted: Jun 20th 2008 8:11PM In A World said
"Wiimote functions as the throttle"
Wow, finally someone gets it.
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Wow, finally someone gets it.
Posted: Jun 20th 2008 8:15PM FernandoRocker said
The japanese voice acting is very good.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32426.html
And here is the gallery... looks very good.
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/photos/sky-crawlers/713484/full/
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32426.html
And here is the gallery... looks very good.
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/photos/sky-crawlers/713484/full/
Posted: Jun 20th 2008 8:17PM FernandoRocker said
IR Pointer aiming FTW!
This is similar to the controls I want for Star Fox. Move the plane with the analog stick, and the camera/aim with the IR Pointer, with a small bounding box, like Metroid Prime 3.
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This is similar to the controls I want for Star Fox. Move the plane with the analog stick, and the camera/aim with the IR Pointer, with a small bounding box, like Metroid Prime 3.
Posted: Jun 20th 2008 10:17PM (Unverified) said
Graphically, that looks fantastic. And not "for a Wii game", either.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2008 1:58AM (Unverified) said
SWEET. I had no idea Mamoru Oshii did an air combat movi either. So DOUBLE SWEET!!!
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Posted: Jun 21st 2008 2:05AM (Unverified) said
I'm gonna be sad if this doesn't come to the US. Like.. really sad.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2008 3:52AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
I've never played an Ace Combat game (never really seemed like my cup o' tea), but given the rave reviews the series has gotten, should I be excited for this (since it is by the same team, and I'd hate to see another possibly-quality Wii third-party game divebomb)?
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