E3 2006 Hands-On | Flying Game (Wii)

The short demo available at E3 included both options, so after a quick introduction on how to control the plane by Nintendo we were let loose on Airplane. With a couple of quick movements of your arm you can send the plane soaring into the sky or gliding back towards Earth. With a simple vertical movement you can start the plane in a loop the loop, or a roll to the left or right with your hand makes the plane bank left and right accordingly.

In the demo shown at E3 flying through the hoops resulted in points, of course the more accurate you are at hitting the hoop the more points you're given. But as we said there was no need to go through the hoops, they are there just to add a bit of fun.

Not much is known about the game itself, apart from the fact that it will be bundled with the golf, baseball and tennis games that we have already written about. However the demo shown at E3 is impressive enough to make us buy a Wii.

Sky Workers

With one flying game already being shown, is there room for another?

Unfortunately not at E3 it seems, as Jason Montes, Online Marketing Manager at Hudson Entertainment (publishing arm of Hudson Soft) explained, Sky Workers (working title) just wasn't at a standard that they were happy to show.

According to Montes the graphics are still very much like the GameCube so they felt they couldn't show its full potential at this year's E3. Sadly we weren't even allowed a sneak preview on what it currently looks like. As Montes explained, the game is still in early development and he promises us that when they are ready, they will unveil a beautiful game, fully utilising the Wii Remote to allow gamers to move around the sky and dive bomb when they see fit.

Montes promises to keep us up to date with any developments with Sky Workers, so check back later on in the year to find out what they have planned.

Hudson are working on bringing the classic Bomberman franchise to Wii which should be out later in the year and Bonk's Adventure on Wii's Virtual Console.

Anna Sky Houlton