Waving the remote around like a sword's getting better every day.
 
Soulcalibur Legends is being prepped for a Winter 2007 release, and if the demo's anything to go by, the game's coming along great.  

As a huge fan of the classic Track & Field game design, I walked away from the short gameplay demonstration impressed.
 
In our demonstration, the team let us get in some hands-on time with three events: 100 meter dash, the Hammer Throw, and the Triple Jump. In the 100m Dash, you simply waggle the Nunchuk and Remote controllers as fast as humanly possible to build up the speed necessary to break the world record. There was a special boost that could be activated if timed properly - holding the B button during the Ready, Set, Go would cause your character to charge up his power, and if you started running at just the right moment you'd get a nice jolt right off the line. In Hammer Throw, the game politely asked us to remove the Nunchuk from the remote as it only uses one controller for the match: quickly spin circles to build up the character's momentum and time the throw to send the hammer as far down the course as possible. And in Triple Jump, the game once again asked us to plug the Nunchuk back again. This time, as players flick the controls rapidly, the game will automatically lock the running halfway down the runway. When you hit the line, you flick the remote upwards, and if timed properly you'll fill the first jump meter to the top. On the second jump, flick the nunchuk upwards, and again, it's all about the timing. Then the third flick, this time with the remote again. Hit the jumps correctly and efficiently and you'll have no problem getting some decent distance in the pit.
 
 
The engine features slick, smooth, and colorful 3D running at 60 frames per second, and offers up visual elements like a slow-motion photo finish camera angle at the end of each race.
 
The game promises an extensive single player campaign on top of the competitive multiplayer modes. Mario & Sonic at the Olympics will have a variety of game modes, including a Mission Mode where you'll have to accomplish a set of tasks specific to each character within the game. There will also be trivia questions to teach players about the Olympic Games, but these questions will only be available if you manage to successfully complete mini-games that lock them away.
 
The game will also utilize the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, but it won't be to play opponents all across the world. No, the connection is simply to keep tabs on the records for each of the events. It's a worldwide ranking, so you'll be able to check up on how your score ranks against the best in the Japanese and European territories.

The brutal endeavor pits players as Travis Touchdown, a hardcore anime fan living in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, who takes it upon himself to murder the world's top assassins so that he can be number one. To accomplish this task, Touchdown must battle 10 "bloodthirsty killers -- all with deep stories of their own," according to Ubisoft.  
 
"With No More Heroes, we wanted to create a game that allows players to be able to jump right in and play," said Suda 51, president of Grasshopper Manufacture. "The Wii allows us to create an open world where movement and gameplay feel very natural."  
 
"For Ubisoft, it was a perfect match up. Suda 51 and the developers at Grasshopper Manufacture are extremely talented and creative and what they have developed specifically for the Wii is an incredibly unique game for a mature audience," he said. "Ubisoft is bringing the title to the North American market because we believe there is a viable market for mature games on the Wii platform - an audience that has been underserved up to now."
 
"Although the rating is still pending, we expect the game to receive an 'M' for Mature rating." Suda 51 himself has in the past promised that No More Heroes would be just as violent as Manhunt 2.
 
"No More Heroes fills a gap that exists in the titles available for the Wii in the early part of the year. While the Wii has opened to the door to gamers of various ages and increased casual gaming, there are still a limited number of genres available for the hardcore gamer on the platform.  
"Furthermore, No More Heroes is unique in its gameplay - allowing players to combine cool weapons with advanced wrestling moves in their quest to become the world's number one assassin. We've already seen a great deal of anticipation and enthusiasm surrounding No More Heroes and when the Wii owners get their hands on this game in February, they won't be disappointed."

La présence d'une batte de baseball en guise d'objet à ramasser, à l'instar du Marteau d'Or par exemple, mais également l'arrivée de Mr Saturn qui se prend notamment le fameux coup de batte sur l'image fournie.