After watching a gameplay video of this game, it’s obvious that this game is special. No other Wii game has been able to utilize the Wiimote as well as Zack & Wiki, and considering that games such as Wii Sports and Twilight Princess used the Wiimote well, this is saying quite a bit. You twist the Wiimote to use a key to open a door, shake it to transform a nearby creature into something useful (like a snake into a grabber), and many other odd actions to solve puzzles throughout the game.
Z&W was released exactly a week ago to rave reviews; 9’s from IGN, Nintendo Power and 1Up. But it isn’t uncommon for games to be released to great reviews and then become only mildly popular to a small group of gamers… but this was not the case with Z&W, which made the Top 15 selling games list for its first week on store shelves.
Not to mention – the game’s only $40… so you’re getting a fresh gaming experience for 2/3 the price of a normal 360 or PS3 game. I think I’ll have to go pick this one up myself.
