Wii Cursed Mountain Review

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Wii to get survival horror exclusive game with Cursed Mountain

Cursed Mountain is the first true survival horror game for the Nintendo Wii. Unlike other horror games, Cursed Mountain doesn't rely on blood and guts to shock you. It has atmosphere and storytelling to that instead.

The game sets you off climbing a mountain in search of Frank, your sibling who got himself lost earlier while looking for Terma, some sort of Buddhist treasure. Eastern philosophy and Buddhism combine in Cursed Mountain to create a believable and compelling back story.

Having been developed exclusively for the Wii, it's easy to presume that the lack of gore content is down to the graphical capability of the Wii, but Cursed Mountain has some of the best graphics on the platform and it looks very much to have benefited from the single platform release.

As well as the graphics in the game, the controls make the most of the Wii. Unlike ported games where developers have clearly tried to work out how to make some sort of gimmick out of the control system, Cursed Mountain has every part of the game developed from the ground up with the controller in mind, whether it's walking across a chasm bridge or fighting off malevolent spirits.

You can take different routes to the top, but as you get closer, you'll find the game adds new difficulties for you to overcome. As you climb the Cursed Mountain, the air thins and you'll find it harder to breathe, forcing you to run from one bottle of oxygen to the next.

It's this mixture of new gameplay and puzzles with great graphics - unseen before on the Wii - and a proper, involved control system, that makes Cursed Mountain a game worth investigating. It's not one for the kids, but a great game for those in search of something a little less childish to play on their Wii.

Released on 4th September 2009, Cursed Mountain is only coming out on the Nintendo Wii.

David Taylor is the Publishing Director for the digital games magazine portal, GamerZines.com. There's more about Cursed Mountain in the exclusive Cursed Mountain magazine, and in their free Nintendo Wii magazine, PlayZine, which is published monthly and offered for free download.

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