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botticus
07-23-2006, 11:41 AM
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3152394

"The basic game controls like the camera and the movement and stuff like that -- you can do that on the Wii with left side in most cases," says Palmisano. "Then there are standard combo moves, which you can also do with the Wii controller." But don't expect that to mean you'll have your arms flailing wildly. "I don't know how many games you're going to see where people are jumping around -- our game is an RPG so it's really hard to require that much physical energy to play a game for 30 hours," he says. That said, players can look for character-specific special moves that will hopefully do a good job of taking advantage of the Wii controller.

On the graphics side, Palmisano categorizes the Wii version as one step up from the current-gen versions and one step down from the PS3/360/PC versions. "Fundamentally, it's almost using the same [character] models as the current-gen. They're a little bit better. It's actually got real-time shadows in it, and the way the Wii processes graphics is a little bit better."

All version of Ultimate Alliance are scheduled to ship to stores in the fourth quarter of this year, with the Wii and PlayStation 3 versions confirmed as launch titles for those platforms.


Hadn't heard confirmation of this one being a launch title. Won't be one I pick up by name only, but if reviews say the controls work well, I'm all over this as a successor to X-Men Legends.

coolz481
07-23-2006, 01:44 PM
I saw this yesterday when I was at EB reserving Trauma Center, Metal Slug, & Red Steel. I'm with you - I'll wait to see how the reviews come out specifically for the Wii version. At the very least I would think it would run in 480p widescreen and enabled to use a Gamecube controller in case the Wii control scheme ends up being iffy.

Strider Turbulence
07-28-2006, 12:50 AM
I've got this pre-ordered but I'm on the fence about keeping it. I think I'd rather have it on the 360 with traditional controls and achievements.

botticus
09-09-2006, 12:23 AM
No one really cared too much the first time I brought up info, but IGN has put out a very detailed interview with the Vicarious Visions CEO regarding the Wii version of this game. It's a long but good read, detailing a lot of the control mechanisms in use.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/731/731786p1.html

And for the thing everyone wants to know: 480p and widescreen.

I was planning on going with the GameCube version since I was unsure how the controls would work, but this really sounds like they've put a lot of time and effort into making this one turn out well.

megaseadramon
09-09-2006, 04:30 AM
The pictures look fantastic! I was on the fence also about this, but now I am glad I have it preordered.

DarkNessBear
09-09-2006, 04:53 AM
Im gonna get this on the 360.

Excited, 4 player right?