Control a winged girl and godly powers in this WiiWare game. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressionsArt.cfm?artid=18804 Icarian: Kindred Spirits, developed by Over the Top Games, takes place in a mythological Greek setting where you control Nyx, winged girl, who is trying to find Icarus.
It uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to control as you journey through a side-scrolling world. I played through the bulk of the first level, which is basically a tutorial for the basic gameplay. The A button jumps and every time you jump, you can press A to flutter a little higher. You have five of these boosts every time you are in the air, which are represented by wing feathers up in the top left of the screen. You can also glide after you jump by pressing the Z button. This is helpful for slowly getting across larger gaps.
About halfway through the level, you gain the The Power of Zeus, which is ability to move objects on the screen. This is done by selecting them with the pointer, pressing the B button, and then dragging the object around. This can be used to find new passages, crush enemies, block destructive sand flow, or place an object on the hot lava-like sand so you can cross. This power was most interesting when you had to control Nyx with the analog stick and move a block with the Wii Remote pointer at the same time.
While I didn't get to see any besides The Power of Zeus, you gain more God-inspired power-ups as you go through the game. These are your only form of attack as Nyx can't do anything besides fly. There is also a cooperative mode in the game where one player controls Nyx and the other controls the powers of the Gods.
Graphically, Kindred Spirits looks pretty impressive, but the environment is very drab. Hopefully, the game will feature more vibrant worlds as players take Nyx on her quest to find her friend Icarus.
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