Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
| Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure | |
|---|---|
| File:Zack and Wiki Promo Pic.jpg Promotional picture for Zack & Wiki. | |
| Developer(s) | Eichiro Sasaki (Director) Hironobu Takeshita (Producer)[2] |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release |  October 16, 2007 October 25, 2007 December 7 2007[1] TBA 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, known as Treasure Island Z: Barbaros' Treasure (宝島Z バルバロスの秘宝) in Japan, is a full-length puzzle adventure video game for the Nintendo Wii that utilizes the unique control mechanics of the Wii Remote.
Gameplay
Players will explore a variety of environments and stages, solving puzzles and interacting with the world in search of vast riches, a legendary pirate ship, and the ultimate pursuit of becoming the greatest pirate the world has ever seen. Controller movements allow players to move and open objects, transform items, unlock new pathways and navigate through stages based on a variety of themes including a jungle, ice temple, volcanic caves and more, each with their own sub-areas. Players will rotate handles, turn keys to open doors, play a piccolo etc in order to solve the progressively difficult puzzle stages and collect Barbaros’ legendary treasures.
Plot
Legend has it that a revered pirate named Barbaros once stole the world’s treasure and hid it on a mysterious island. Though no one knows of its exact location, stories about the untold riches that lay in wait have been passed down through the ages, driving pirates from all walks of life to pursue the alluring prizes. One of these treasure seekers, a young apprentice pirate named Zack happens upon a mysterious talking skull, the skull of Barbaros himself. Barbaros promises to reveal the key to the island if Zack will help lift the curse he is under.
Features
- Use the Wii Remote controller to explore and interact with the environment
- Seven themed stages each including multiple sub-areas
- Jungle ruins, ice temple, airship, ancient castle and more
- More than 20 sub-areas to explore
- Multiple bosses
- More than 35 enemies
- More than 80 objects to manipulate
- More than 500 items to search for and collect
- More than 20 hours of gameplay
"Buy Zack & Wiki" Campaign
Leading up to an official announcement on June 18th, 2007[3], Matt Casamassina, the editor in chief of IGN's Nintendo Channel, and Mark Bozon had been praising the game for its originality and unique gameplay[4]. Although, it was in this announcement that Matt officially stated that the two would make it their obligation to make sure that as many people as possible will buy the game upon its release[5].
Since this, a number of websites, such as GoNintendo have picked up the campaign[6], as well as countless blogs.
Trivia
In a promotional video showcasing some aspects of the game, a Muslim prayer was supposedly heard being chanted in the background of the game's music. This was quickly taken out by Capcom.
References
- ^ http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=BlLKOnA-aopYvCsZRl2LihEbnZHEvl1c
- ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/772/772660p1.html
- ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/797/797414p1.html
- ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/780/780374p1.html
- ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/797/797414p1.html
- ^ http://gonintendo.com/?p=19873
External links
- Official Site
- IGN page
- 4 Color Rebellion article
- Capcom Gamer's Day Gameplay Tutorial Video
- Capcom Gamer's Day 2007 Video Interview
- Nintendo of Australia page
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