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One Piece Unlimited Adventure

by Daniel Bloodworth - May 11, 2006, 2:37 am EDT
Total comments: 1

A brief demo for this Wii title.

One Piece is heading to Wii in an all new adventure title, but the E3 demo only focuses on a few of the basic items in an open area with no enemies. Monkey D. Luffy is the only playable character in the demo, and he lands on a seemingly empty item. Luffy himself is looking good cel-shaded. The level is bright and colorful with a wide field of view and lots of detailed objects such as flowers and grasses.

The controls are similar to Zelda, but a bit more basic: B jumps; A attacks; Z locks on to a target; the 1 button changes camera angle; and items are selected via the cross pad.

As you journey through the level, you'll come across a couple of items and be introduced to their mechanics. The pick-axe allows you to bust rocks and uncover buried treasure by swinging the remote downwards. You can also swing it side to side to cut grass, and bashing trees with it can knock out items too. The Gem of Time seems to be the first of an assortment of magical gems. In the demo, you're able to use it to cause a tree to quickly grow under a boulder, launching the boulder out of your path in the process. There is an insect net that can be used by targeting an insect, walking up slowly, and swinging the remote to swing the net over the bug.

The final tool you pick up is the fishing rod, and in some ways, I preferred the Wii fishing mechanics in this game over the fishing in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. You cast by holding A, pulling the controller back over your head just like a real fishing rod, and swinging it forward while releasing A. Actually hooking a fish is the hardest part since the cue for when your bobber is getting hit is a little hard to identify. The fish will nibble, but when it does bite down, the bobber doesn't really sink much, the remote just rumbles a lot. However, if you manage to jerk the controller up at the right time, you'll get one hooked. Reeling the fish in, you'll need to pull back on the controller and pull side to side to fight a fish to shore, but you also have to worry about line tension, and may have to lower your pole a few times to keep the line from breaking. For all your hard work though, you may end up with something that looks like it belongs in a goldfish bowl.

And that's really all there is to this demo. I returned to be sure I didn't miss anything, but so far all we're able to see is this handful of basic tools and some random collectibles.

Talkback

CalibanMay 11, 2006

That was all from the demo? That's disapointing, because I expected at least to be some fights.

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Genre Adventure
Developer Namco Bandai

Worldwide Releases

na: One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Release Jan 22, 2008
PublisherNamco Bandai
RatingTeen
jpn: One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Release Apr 26, 2007
PublisherNamco Bandai
RatingAll Ages
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