Zack & Wiki Flash demo News

Wii News by Robert Purchese

5 March, 2008

Nintendo has cobbled together a Flash demo of Zack & Wiki for you to try.

Adventure over to the official website and go to the "gameplay" tab and select "Play a demo level" to give it a whirl.

It should give you a good idea of the sorts of puzzles you will come across in the full game, although you will be without the motion-sensing controls of the Wii, obviously.

Zack & Wiki is an adventure game from Capcom that we called "far and away the best original IP on the Wii".

Its clever conundrums, sense of humour, gorgeous presentation and well thought-out Wiimote waggling made it a thorough recommendation from us.

Pop over to our Zack & Wiki review to find out more.

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asphaltcowboy

05/03/08 @ 10:17

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No need ! Bought this yesterday, it's brill!

Rirekon

05/03/08 @ 10:26

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Bought at release, it's probably the best use of the Wiimote yet

Darren

05/03/08 @ 10:26

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It's one of the best games on the Wii IMO, a genuine surprise seeing as it isn't by Nintendo.

jonsaan

05/03/08 @ 10:28

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Tried it. Hate it. No Sale.

Great idea though! Just not my kind of thing at all I'm afraid.

megadaisy

05/03/08 @ 10:29

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+1 for best game on the wii - well this and Mario Galaxy. I really hope they do more Zack and Wiki games.

JohnnyWashnGo

05/03/08 @ 10:44

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Anybody seen this in the shops at all?

I saw it in Morrisons on day one of release and then couldn't find it anywhere :(

Great demo btw

Tonka

05/03/08 @ 10:53

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Does the demo work in Opera on the Wii? It is definitely a game that benefits from a demo since it's so 'special'. Not everyones cup of but gold for the right person. (such as myself)

chicknstu

05/03/08 @ 11:21

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They've picked one of the levels where you can't die.

Imagine every time you clicked something that wasn't correct, the level restarted. That's what the game becomes after about half way through.

MBar

05/03/08 @ 11:34

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Imagine every time you clicked something that wasn't correct, the level restarted. That's what the game becomes after about half way through.

This, but louder and with swearing.

Played it for a couple of hours until it annoyed me so much, I couldn't any more.

Eraser

05/03/08 @ 11:50

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not a really representative demo if you ask me. It gives the impression it's a really static feeling game. You can't even move around in the demo.

Artemus

05/03/08 @ 12:20

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It's great up until the last two levels...

the wonky sword fighting bits, and death round every corner - grr!

sailesh

05/03/08 @ 12:26

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i want the game but that flash demo was crap.

Yuk04

05/03/08 @ 12:28

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Bought it on release date, brilliant title.

lennon

05/03/08 @ 13:08

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Its a nice idea to begin with and probably is the best use of the wiimote beyond wii sports. However it never really engaged me and other than the hilarious sawing introduction (sure it must be on youtube) I found myself wondering why I was bothering.

Shame nice concept.

JoyrexJ9

05/03/08 @ 14:17

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One of the most annoying games I've ever played
It has much promise, but chucks it all away with illogical puzzles, terrible gesture recognition and a needless old school attitude to mistakes (mistake = death = restart from beginning of level)

It could have been brilliant too

darc

05/03/08 @ 15:45

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I disliked it at first, then grew to really appreciate it, then eventually got stuck on a really annoying puzzle. Not necessarily hard, just annoying. (Crying baby dragon, anyone?) I should probably just submit to a walkthrough on that one so I can get on with the rest of the game.

This is one you've just got to be in the mood for. And you've got to accept that dying over and over is just part of the mechanics. (I also had to realize that the most annoying bits - the WiiMote wiggling rythym game crap - are optional.)

A Flash demo... strange idea since I think a lot of the charm will be lost in the translation. Some puzzles will work, but some of the best ones will not.

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windflaw

05/03/08 @ 17:05

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'tis a nice little demo - I found it much more fun to play through than the Apollo Justice flash demo from a while back.

smelly

05/03/08 @ 18:56

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Personally i thought Z & W was overrated.

it was okay. .good fun.. original.. and we NEED to see more of these types of innovative fun (non shooting) games on ALL the platforms.

But insta-death for just experimenting with different things was a bad idea. Yes i know you can buy clown tokens to restart from where you left off.. but in a game where you NEED to do trial and error that was too much.

As was the "only 3 attempts to do boss fights" thing. The ice mirror section was ridiculously unforgiving!

So good.. And i'd recommend playing it (i've even beat it.. finally .. and without cheating).. but not great (I didnt bother going back to get 100% by finding all the secrets before selling it 2nd hand)

thiswaynow

05/03/08 @ 21:16

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Top game, Zack + Wiki 2 please Capcom!!

Triggerhappytel

06/03/08 @ 06:51

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Nice demo. More publishers should do that.

Alas, I don't think this has sold too well - I read somewhere recently that Capcom has discontinued production of it :(

bionutz

06/03/08 @ 19:39

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it's great. I play exclusively this game now...

beedyG

07/03/08 @ 13:58

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Arrr - tried the demo out Wednesday, challenged my girlfriend to complete that evening and bought the game yesterday. I had been umming and ahhing about getting it and the demo sold me - and I'm glad I did it's a great game!

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