The list of Nintendo Wii exclusive Beat Em Up titles continues to grow this year as running hot on the heels of Tatsunoko vs Capcom we’ve got a wholly new game; Wii’s Tournament of Legends. From producers High Voltage, this game is the beginning in a planned series of weapons-centric combat games.

Wii’s Tournament of Legends centres upon Greek and Roman mythology, that includes fighters primarily based on fables from that era. Every fighter is armed with a characteristic weapon, but as the campaign mode goes on this weapon may be augmented and levelled up with different skills, which aids in making battle quite diverse.

The gaming is as normal for a Beat Em Up, but a number of attention-grabbing additions have been thrown in. The cameraactually tracks to favour the player dealing essentially the most harm, so when you’re delivering quite a beating to your opponent the camera will close in on your actions. Furthermore, each stage in Wii’s Tournament of Legends features a ‘Guardian’, an NPC that will run in at random intervals to attack you and your opponent. These attacks can be dodged or countered, and add an additional dynamic to the genre.

The Wiimote and Nunchuk are both used in Wii’s Tournament of Legends, and each controller corresponds to either your right or left arm as you attack and block. Nonetheless, control pad support is featured for those that fancy the old school way.

This game is shaping up to be another incredible Wii Beat Em Up. The battle is looking strong enough and the little additions help to spice up a tried and tested genre. The subject material is fresh and makes a good change to the standard range of characters we might usually see. Wii’s Tournament of Legends is released this summer season, and could well warrant checking out!

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