Stop Stress by destroying everything in new WiiWare game

by JC Fletcher { Nov 2nd 2009 at 2:00PM }

Stop Stress sounds like one of those My Coach non-games for DS: based on the title, we'd assume it would be full of relaxing exercises and tips about reducing the strain of daily life. But Abylight's Stop Stress: A Day of Fury on WiiWare encourages its players to take their stress out on the virtual world by beating everything nearby to pieces.

Swinging the Wii Remote to control the arm of Jack, a stressed-out guy in a world that grows increasingly hostile as he gets more worked up, players use bats, axes, and other weapons to smash everything in sight. According to the ESRB description, "One mission is to 'search and destroy all the alarm-clocks' by using a soft slipper; another mission requires players to 'break all the windows and escape from the evil traffic jam.'"

Publisher Abylight expects to release Stop Stress this fall. Try not to get too anxious for it!

Gallery: Stop Stress: A Day of Fury (WiiWare)

Tags: abylight, action, stop-stress, wiiware

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jnyjb @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:06PM

Reminds me of Postal, except less controvesial and more gimmicky.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:06PM

Tentacle crawling out of a toilet?
I predict an AO rating.

Blank-Mage @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:35PM

Every time I see tentacles, I hear a sailor-uniform wearing schoolgirl yell "Eya! Yamete!" in my head.

Roncore @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:06PM

Makes me miss incredible crisis!

SoshiKitai @ Nov 2nd 2009 6:08PM

But Incredible Crisis CAUSED stress, not relieved it.

Digital @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:07PM

So its like Postal, but without Gary Coleman.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:09PM

I need more coffee. At first I thought you said "Portal, but without Gary Coleman".

What has been seen cannot be unseen..

Taylor @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:14PM

I just read it like that too. I guess I need coffee as well.

CheeziePotato @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:13PM

It's Team Fortress 3

BigD145 @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:17PM

I see no destructible walls or floors.

samfish [is sad there is no Gene in Tats v Cap =( ] @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:21PM

Meh. I like the over all concept, but the execution looks kinda lame.

I'll stick to games like Viewtiful Joe, God Hand and Street Fighter when have a particularly shitty day.

Jerk Face @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:43PM

I really, really regret never having played God Hand.

samfish [is sad there is no Gene in Tats v Cap =( ] @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:52PM

Well you should. It *IS* the scientifically proven Best Game Ever, after all.

Jerk Face @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:42PM

God, it looks like fucking Goldeneye, and not in a good way. Wii Ware or not, that's just fugly.

Shadow Hog @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:45PM

I thought it looked like an early Dreamcast game, myself.

Blank-Mage @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:36PM

VERY early Dreamcast.

Nathan @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:52PM

I bet this gets banned in Austrailia.

Brian @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:59PM

in all honestly, hitting an alarm clock with a soft slipper?

that would totally stress me out even more, thats like 0 satisfaction.

Video games were the aim is to go postal (except postal, that was fucking fun) by hitting cute stuff with slightly less cute stuff only make people pissed off

WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:03PM

See, the Joystiq write-up made me think this was a 9/10 game.

The actual video made me think it's more of a 3/10.

Well, the first 30 seconds of the video made me think "Wow, this is a long intro, this game better be good."

(01) @ Nov 3rd 2009 8:26PM

I give your comment an 9/10.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:15PM

Is this a joke? You know, kinda like that Onion game where you shoot everyone in the face?

martyfarty389 @ Nov 2nd 2009 7:16PM

Good times, good times. That was one helluva game, but I couldn't stop laughing cause it gave me a sickly sense of pleasure from shooting people in the face.

Everready @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:19PM

i was pissed one day and was at best buy.. saw the new wii resort with the plus motion w/e i tried out the sword game.. holy shit what a stress reliever

SoshiKitai @ Nov 2nd 2009 6:10PM

Try the Showdown.
Not as stress-relieving. But much more awesome-feeling.

Blank-Mage @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:39PM

Good concept, TERRIBLE execution. This looks like an N64 game, but with worse hit detection and only 1 attack, which has the same animation regardless of what you're holding.

Jrod @ Nov 2nd 2009 5:35PM

Apparently the Wii is the first console to have games made by students from DeVry.

martyfarty389 @ Nov 2nd 2009 7:20PM

Hey!!! I went to DeVry and I turned out fine... I think... sometimes I even ponder my own existence.

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