Wii gets a lot of smack talk against it for being a kiddie baby system for little baby kids. Attempts at making Mature titles have been met with mixed results.

Bloober Team hopes to change all that with Last Flight, an episodic WiiWare title that mixes fast paced action-adventure combat, old-school beat-em-up flavor, horror, and a dark sense of humor.

Click below the break for more info and screens. Warning: The screenshots do feature blood, though they are of the cell-shaded, over-the-top, cartoon-ish variety.

The Story

You take the roll of Larry Adelman, a bald, fat, American culinary critic traveling around Europe to research his new book. Another passenger, Anna (filling the role of sexy female protagonist), is transporting a body. As it turns out, it is the body of a vampire.

When the vampire inevitably breaks free and starts infecting people, it is up to Larry and his kitchen knives to save the day.

Gameplay

According to Bloober Team’s Executive Producer, Marcin Kawa, the gameplay is inspired by old-school beat-em-ups like Golden Axe and other classics. Their goal is to make a game that is easy to pick up and play for newer gamers, but has enough depth to keep even those of the core crowd interested.

Platform

Last Flight will be exclusive to Wii and will be released in four episodes as WiiWare titles. The team explained this decision was to make the game as accessible and affordable as possible. While a consumer may be willing to drop a few dollars to try the first episode of a WiiWare game (and hopefully get hooked), they are less likely to buy a full retail title from a lesser-known third party company.

Release on the Wii also means use of the unique Wii remote & nunchuck control scheme, something the team was very interested in pursuing. The combat revolves around a combo system where movement of each hand’s respective controller can combine in a wide variety of attacks and final blows. This variety leads to a combat system that will be easy to pick up, but still have a lot of depth.

While the Wii isn’t known for it’s mature titles selling huge numbers, the team believes in the console and that what consumers are looking for are good games.

Our Thoughts

From the screenshots we’ve seen of Last Flight, it is using the cell shaded look to it’s advantage. With Wii games, making them look great is all about style. The stills do a great job of this, but we’ve yet to see it in motion. We’ll be curious to see the gameplay in action once they release it.

If they can nail the in-depth control scheme they are going for, this could be the mature action-adventure fix people are looking for on the platform.

For further updates, check out the team’s main site BlooberTeam.com and follow Marty on twitter.

Tags: action, Bloober Team, horror, inde, independent games, Last Flight, Wii, WiiWare

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