is a

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for the Wii. The game was developed by CAProduction and published in Japan by Hudson Soft,

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in North America, and in Europe and Australia by Nintendo.

Gameplay

It is played using the gesture system in the

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. The player tilts the remote horizontally to turn, vertically to go up or down, and flick the Wii controller two times to the side to do a barrel-roll. The aircraft is indestructible and even hard crash-landings will only cause a temporary loss of control. In addition to flying a single plane, players are also able to fly a squadron of planes, which are controlled simultaneously, in many formations. Challenges include balloon popping, fire fighting, and cargo delivery. The game also includes multiplayer

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elements.

Development

According to Hudson Soft, development on ''Wing Island'' was inspired by Nintendo's flight simulator '' Pilotwings'', as the two share some distinct similarities.

Reception

The game has received very poor reviews, with most on-line and magazine based reviewers giving the game under half marks. The game sold only 800 copies on December 2, 2006, the day of the

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in Japan.

References

External links

Official website
2006 video games CAProduction games Flight simulation video games Hudson Soft games Nintendo games Konami games Wii-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games about firefighting Wii games Video games developed in Japan {{Flightsim-videogame-stub