Protöthea gets WiiWare release date

By Hector Cortez May 7, 2008, 21:12 GMT

Today Ubisoft announced that Protöthea will be available in May for WiiWare in North America.

Today Ubisoft announced that Protöthea will be available in May for WiiWare in North America.

Protöthea, Ubisoft's exclusive WiiWare launch window title, is a 3D top-down vertical scrolling shooter game where players control a last-generation spaceship via the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The game introduces new concepts to a classic game style while mixing genres and utilizing the full capabilities of the Wii, from graphics to controls.

"Ubisoft is excited to bring Protöthea exclusively to the platform and we feel it's a must-have WiiWare title," shared James Regan of Ubisoft. "Protöthea really reminds me of some of the best arcade games, with the Wii Remote as an added dimension. It's just a flurry of fast-paced action that anyone can simply pick up and enjoy."

The storyline immerses players into an adventure where they will need to destroy an asteroid called "Maqno 01" and sabotage the plans of a political faction called "The Core." Players will guide their ship through multiple missions on futuristic planets where enemy AI is dynamic and will change based on the player's actions - so there are no predictable enemy paths. Players will have eight different air-to-air weapons and two different air-to-ground bombs at their disposal. In addition, there is a special power that decelerates time, allowing players to easily avoid enemy fire.