IGN recently had a hands on with Dewy’s adventure. See what they thought of it below:

Much like other Wii titles including Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz and Kororinpa: Marble Mania, Dewy’s Adventure uses the Wiimotes’s accelerometers to tilt the world and thereby move Dewy. Luckily, with Dewy’s Adventure, Konami sidestepped the problems that those aforementioned games ran into regarding the tilt controls; namely the discomfort associated with holding the Wiimote in the standard pointer position. Dewy’s Adventure forgoes this, opting instead for the horizontal alignment seen in Excite Truck and Super Paper Mario. This works out great for the game, as the controls feel more fluid than earlier tilt-based Wii titles. The controls are fairly sensitive, allowing for players to maneuver Dewy with minimal effort.

Because of the small number of buttons available while holding the Wiimote in this position, Dewy only has a limited selection of moves. The ‘2′ button jumps, whereas the ‘1′ button pulls off a slam attack. Dewy’s attack can only be executed if you have built up enough momentum, so you will often need a sliding start before you can come crashing down onto an enemy. Beyond those most basic maneuvers, players can also use the Wiimote’s motion-sensing capabilities to execute different skills. The player can move the Wiimote in a fanning motion to create gusts of wind or in a side-to-side motion to cause an earthquake. These abilities will hopefully be used to solve puzzles later on in the game, although their efficacy was pretty limited in the early stages. The relatively simple graphical presentation of the game was still quite polished. There were a number of small graphical touches that help liven up the game’s visuals. When using the temperature alteration, the screen will become lightly misty when hot, and icy when cold. The game also employed some beautiful depth of field blur at many points. Minor additions like this subtly augmented the game’s overall visual presentation.

Gameplay video.

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