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LostWinds
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Ride the wind to new heights in this downloadable platformer for WiiWare. It was released in the US on May 12th, 2008 and in Europe on May 20th, 2008 for 1,000 Wii Points. It was a launch title for the WiiWare service.
5 ★ (2)
4 ★ (8)
3 ★ (3)
2 ★ (0)
1 ★ (0)

A Great, If Easy, Platformer

LostWinds was one of the first big titles to be released on the Wii's WiiWare shop. The game, released in 2008 for 1000 Wii points (or $10), tells the story of a young boy named Toku who, with the hel… Read more

The Score Whore Ultimate Review: LostWinds

What makes a great game review? Is it thoughtful analysis of the themes and meaning behind the game? Is it a detailed list of flaws and successes in mechanics and presentation? Of course not! It's the… Read more

Lost Winds, a WiiWare must

May 2008 saw the release of Wiiware, the Wii's game download service. Like the virtual console, it's accessed through the Wii shop channel but all the games on offer are brand new. Frontier Developmen… Read more

An enjoyable, but short title

LostWinds stands out as one of the best WiiWare launch titles. The game makes excellent use of the Wiimote—you use the pointer and wrist motions to control the wind, your character, and to manipulate… Read more

LostWinds Review

Wii Ware launched yesterday, and I couldn't wait to get home to download a copy of LostWinds. LostWinds is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer where you control a little guy named Toku with the nunchuck,… Read more

Almost Great

Though they’re a developer with a heavy background in the theme park tycoon genre , Frontier Developments has brought about one of themost atmospheric title’s the Wii has seen in LostWinds. Combine th… Read more

Great Ideas Meet Poor Execution

Pro LostWinds will provide you with excitement as you venture into an interesting world that has beautiful artistic direction as well as technical merit. The world created for your adventure is filled… Read more

Wii's Golden Age Begins

WiiWare launched a day before my writing this review, and I'm so very glad the platform is finally here. Though Galaxy was great, and we're still getting some mileage out of Brawl, my family's Wii has… Read more

Final Thoughts: LostWinds

LostWinds is the perfect title to illustrate the potential of WiiWare. It features the two things I consider to be most important for games on the service to be a success: 1) Wii-optimized mechanics;… Read more

What WiiWare is all about

With the launch of WiiWare in the US players are finally getting a chance to sample to wares of the smaller developers we've been waiting for for a while now. LostWinds is one of those titles that doe… Read more

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