“Most of the people on the development team prefer to use the Gamecube controller because the analogue stick is quite short and is most similar to the feel of the Saturn 3D pad.” although he adds “Personally I like to play the game with the Wii Remote alone as the graceful movements of the controller really add to the feeling of flight.”

I’m wondering if Christmas NiGHTS is on the Wii version and is active on the 25th December…

At first I was shocked to discover that Jason was able to perform “tricks” with NiGHTS, or at least it looked that way; he wasn’t just flying with both arms stretched out.

At certain points NiGHTS had yellow streams coming out of his both hands, similar to when he goes into trick attack mode in the first game. I then wondered why one couldn’t do this with the other modes of control, and then theorized that perhaps the “true” control scheme was using just the Wiimote (which would make sense, on various levels), and that it was simply the game’s reward for players that tried toughing it out and wanted true mastery of the game (though the problem is, it’s not hard because the technique is complex, but just poorly programmed & executed). But I then wondered if I should re-think my above thoughts.

I then gave it a shot, and could not not figure out neither the rhyme or reason to get NiGHTS to do those “tricks” or have him shoot the aforementioned yellow shit out of his hands. It’s certainly a bit more interesting playing it that way, but not necessarily better.

I guess I should also mention that Jason could not defeat the first level boss, which is by no means easy, due to again poor planning, but I think it was extra tough with just the Wiimote. I perhaps would not have done better.

Also, I’ve been reading other reviews of the game, and am shocked by how lax everyone has been. Both 1UP and EGM gave it a 7 out of 10 (I was particularly shocked by Milkman giving it a such a big pass), Gamespot gave it a 7.5, and IGN gave it a 6.5. Either they have far too soft a spot for the original game, or maybe didn’t get it, or scale differently for Wii games. I don’t know, but it’s a 4 out of 10 at the absolute most.

What really kills me is the constant “the voice acting is great!” comments. LULZ. Though I don’t believe NiGHTS sounds like a girl. More like a very effeminate boy. Or just a child with a gender neutral voice, which I believe was the desired effect.

I think that about covers it.