14 DAY TRIAL // Even though the Wii title list is pretty much full of childish games, there's always room for one more, but this time, D3Publisher of America, may have a real winner with their newly announced dragon game, Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire. It is said to allow kids to achieve their life long goal (kids... life-long..., not very appropriate is it?): to become a dragon. I never had such dreams. Did you?
Land Ho! is the company in charge with the development, giving Dragon Blade a two-handed Wii control scheme, emulating the dragon's arms, wings, tail, fire etc. It's going to be the kind of third-person hackandslash game, as Eurogamer points out.
"Dragon Blade is one the few hack 'n slash games that will be available on the Wii this fall and the development team, Land Ho, has done a great job to fully utilize the Wii controls so players will experience parallel movement between themselves and the game avatar like never before," said Yoji Takenaka, executive vice president and chief operations officer, D3PA. "With its arcade style pick-up and play gameplay, we expect Dragon Blade to appeal to gamers of all ages."
So, here are some key features of the Wii exclusive Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire, as listed in the official press release:
￭ Brand New Weapon System - Dragon Blade's weapon system is unlike anything seen before as players unleash the dragon's supernatural powers in the form of a flaming sword, dragon wings, claws, tail, fire-breathing head and more.
￭ Uniquely designed, two-handed Wii control scheme - Players will use both arms simultaneously to emulate the flaming sword and dragon powers.
￭ Original Storyline Exclusively On The Wii - Original story by Richard A. Knaak, one of the best-selling authors behind the immensely popular DragonLance series as well as other popular series based on Warcraft, Diablo, and the Age of Conan.
￭ Upgradeable Combat Systems - Players will utilize hundreds of combat options and experience the freedom and creativity to use them at any time during their adventure.
￭ Richly Detailed Fantasy Worlds and Challenging Environments - Embark on epic quests through 20 unique environments and 6 visually stunning worlds.
Expect more details soon, as Land Ho! is focusing solely on a Wii port, which should be out this autumn if everything works out fine. Keep close and we'll keep you posted. Oh and, please answer my question: did you ever dream of becoming a dragon when you were a kid?