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Pilot your Wii remote through this quirky adventure

Wing Island is a novel flight sim swooping to Wii this year and here's the first handful of shots to give you an idea of the quaint, non-violent missions you can expect to fly through. Hit the Images tab above for more airborne views.

Wing Island's appeal is in its unique controls - you hold the Wii-mote just like a toy plane, tipping, pitching and rolling your hand to pilot your on-screen bi-plane through a selection of missions, including Spot the Cows, Deliver the Medicine and a checkpoint chasing race-athon. Performing a "neeeoowwwwrrrhhhhmmmnnn" noise at the same time is entirely optional.

We had a go with Wing Island and found that the controls work pretty well. Our only worry is that it can get very uncomfortable quickly, and your wrist isn't versatile enough to bank and dive in both directions - just try it for yourself with a toy. Maintaining a sense of speed was also difficult, as none of the planes we tooled around in felt exceptionally exciting. With a tweak to the sensitivity and an infusion of energy, Wing Island should be an entertaining, if very basic, aerial adventure with Wii.

October 23, 2006

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