14 DAY TRIAL // With the impending launch of Nintendo's Wii, popular franchises that were announced to be available in day one work up the crowd into hype by providing some nasty teasers. Zelda games are of paramount significance to the Nintendo world, and gamers everywhere are expecting word on the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The current generation version is finished for months, since the title was originally a GameCube exclusive, yet the countless delays were experienced due to the approaching Wii launch. Everyone is expecting to see the new control scheme in action as Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess might very well be the spiritual sequel to the most successful title of the franchise, Ocarina of Time.
When Nintendo announced Twilight Princess as a Wii launch title, a demo was also available for play, similar to the one presented during E3 this year. Time came to see exactly what Miyamoto and his team came up with in terms of Wii-mote and nunchuk combos. Via Pro G, we learn more about the main changes concerning sword fighting. While most moves could be done with the A-button, now combat proficiency can be attained by using the Wii-mote only with seemingly very natural movement from the players. In fact, most of the swinging can be done sitting down with less or no interference in terms of agility, with the noted exception of the bow and arrow implementation that is troublesome.
Regardless of the number of enemies, the controls held up and you'll soon enough feel a sense of rhythm while attacking using sword combos. Timing will never again be a fully mental factor and now you can literally put some muscle into it. One might think all these exercises are tiresome and will wear out even the most hardened Zelda fan, but that's not true. There are notable control differences in fishing too, as you can cast your bait into the water pretty much like you would do in real life. Each screen action has a corresponding Wii-mote movement. All in all, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, is shaping out nicely, with a control scheme even more impressive than anticipated, and will hit Gamecube on December 8 in Europe and November 19 in North America.