Nyxquest (if You Get Only One Wiiware Game, Make It This One)

[triverse]

Over the Top Games, developers of NyxQuest, have just announced that their wonderful Greek themed game is now available on WiiWare in North America for 1,000 Wii Points (about $10)! This game has been compared to Kid Icarus, though it is not related to KI in any way other than theme.

For more information about Over th Top Games and NyxQuest you can check out some articles I have completed

Preview of NyxQuest

Gameplay video

Interview with Rob

Their accolades

So what are you waiting for? Fire up your Wii's and buy the game already!

[Hidinger]

Preview of NyxQuest

Gameplay video

Interview with Rob

Their accolades

So what are you waiting for? Fire up your Wii's and buy the game already!

I read all of your articles...and yes...this game and Kid Icarus are ALL God of War ripoffs. I say this because God of War's time travel motiff means it happened before this game or Kid Icarus.

So please tell me more about this game before I spend my Wii points. Have you beat it? What is the best/worse thing about it? Are you getting paid to flaunt this game in front of us?

[Gnash]

I hope it doesn't come with extra pay/download crap. I mean FF:MLADL sucked because of that. The game came out at $10 USD with $50 of downloads. That to me is good business but no respect for the consumer.

[triverse]

According toRob Alvarez de Lara in that interview I did with him:

UNG- Is Downloadable Content a possibility for NyxQuest or is that option removed for Wii Ware games?

OtTG- More than DLC, we are thinking about the option for new chapters.

So, taking that into account, there will probably be some form of expansion to the game in the form of DLC but if the critics are anything to by:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/101/1012701p1.html

And yet, most of the 12 levels that make up the experience -- one which, by the way, will last between three to five hours depending on your skill level and dedication...

Sounds like it is a fairly complete game, although they may expand it with DLC that was removed for various reasons to meet their release date in Europe (some of the removed stuff is mentioned in the interview).

[E-Day]

I read all of your articles...and yes...this game and Kid Icarus are ALL God of War ripoffs. I say this because God of War's time travel motiff means it happened before this game or Kid Icarus.

How can Kid Icarus be a ripoff of a game that came out 18 years after it? Regardless of when a game takes place, a game released 18 years earlier can't be a ripoff of a current game.

[Hidinger]

How can Kid Icarus be a ripoff of a game that came out 18 years after it? Regardless of when a game takes place, a game released 18 years earlier can't be a ripoff of a current game.

Time Travel...Check the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy on that one.

[triverse]

I read all of your articles...and yes...this game and Kid Icarus are ALL God of War ripoffs. I say this because God of War's time travel motiff means it happened before this game or Kid Icarus.

So please tell me more about this game before I spend my Wii points. Have you beat it? What is the best/worse thing about it? Are you getting paid to flaunt this game in front of us?

No worries about me getting paid for covering the game (UNG is much like RM, a volunteer project at this time), I may end up having to spend money to cover NyxQuest more since we have not received a download code yet-while other sites have, not sure what is going on there).

[Hidinger]

No worries about me getting paid for covering the game (UNG is much like RM, a volunteer project at this time), I may end up having to spend money to cover NyxQuest more since we have not received a download code yet-while other sites have, not sure what is going on there).

I don't mind you getting paid, heck 99% of the people on this site wish they got paid to play games...I just like to know if you are getting paid before I read your review. No matter how hard one tries, the fact that they are getting paid always changes the review (not necessarily for the better...trust me). Too bad we can't extend this site enough to get all of us passes to 3E as "media personel". There HAS to be a way...

[triverse]

I don't mind you getting paid, heck 99% of the people on this site wish they got paid to play games...I just like to know if you are getting paid before I read your review. No matter how hard one tries, the fact that they are getting paid always changes the review (not necessarily for the better...trust me). Too bad we can't extend this site enough to get all of us passes to 3E as "media personel". There HAS to be a way...

Um, Hidinger, that is a preview I have available there.  I don't have access to a guaranteed unbiased review from one of the staff at UNG (the only review I have seen is the one from IGN there).

When I know a review is made available, the link will definitely be posted here. 

As far as getting E3 or any other gaming convention passes, we could.  It is real simple.  Just costs money to set everything up on the business end of RM (like through UNG I have been invited to visit Bioware and some other companies' offices).

[Hidinger]

Um, Hidinger, that is a preview I have available there.  I don't have access to a guaranteed unbiased review from one of the staff at UNG (the only review I have seen is the one from IGN there).

When I know a review is made available, the link will definitely be posted here. 

As far as getting E3 or any other gaming convention passes, we could.  It is real simple.  Just costs money to set everything up on the business end of RM (like through UNG I have been invited to visit Bioware and some other companies' offices).

Yeah. I agree with you, I just thing it might require less of the "retro" and more focus on the current generation to get that to happen. Unless, we sent out releases or something to some of the older companies to let them know we wanted to highlight some of their older properties. That might work.

[Mister Zero]

I recently beat this game and it's spectacular! A little on the short side, but not THAT short. I'd say it's worth the points. One of the more fleshed out of the WiiWare games I've played, the others haven't been so great. Decent replay value because if you miss an artifact you can go play through the level again to get it. I think you're rewarded somehow for getting them all.

What's all this talk of ripoffs? I know tons of games that are based in the same time period as this one. This game is nothing like GoW or Kid Icarus. Play it and you'll see.