Words Of Wisdom on 25 September 2007
Title: Koopa Kwest
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Genre: RPG/Adventure
Platform: Super Wii (Wii 2)
Publisher: Nintendo
In Koopa Kwest, you will play not Mario, not Bowser, but an ordinary Koopa looking to join the army of King Bowser. Easily recruited into the ranks of Bowser's vast army, you will find yourself amongst your fellow soldiers be them Goombas, Koopas, Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., or even just other Koopas. Your goal will be to successfully complete missions assigned by superiors and rise through the ranks to potentially even assist King Bowser himself.
When not serving his Evilness, players will be able to explore the vast world around them including the many diverse continents. Initially only the continents of Dark Land and Pipe Land will be available but other vast continents such as those of Sky Land, Ice Land, Water Land, and more will be unlocked.
Few will be receptive to an agent of the Koopa Kollective however so one must be prepared to battle should the need arise. Battles in Koopa Kwest will be turn-based affairs however do not expect go into battle with just your team and the opponents for in battle the sides are not always so clear and your response to one team may dictate their response to you both in battle and later on.
As you battle and gain experience in the form of Koopa Points, you can upgrade the shell you are currently using to gain new powers and abilities. Throughout your adventure, you will find new shells which each allow you to do more things from simple offensive and defensive moves to far more specialized moves. You must pick your abilities wisely as you may only wear one shell at a time and not all the moves and abilities you gain are transferable between all shells.
Missions in Koopa Kwest will range from solo missions where the fate of the entire Koopa Empire rests upon your shoulders to squad-based attacks on Mushroom Kingdom towns and castles where you must rely on your fellow teammates to complete their objectives. Often times, you decide whether or not to go on a mission and sometimes new missions can come up during times where you would be away on other missions so think carefully before accepting an assignment. Choices you make early on and the missions you perform greatly affect how the game will play out. Depending on how the story progresses there may even be full-scale army movements.
These missions will often use the continent they take place in to great advantage. Expect something very different from a mission in Pipe Land than you would in, say, Water Land.
After finishing the game, it will be far from over as there will be a minimum of 7 different endings depending on how the story progresses. Also after finishing the game, expect to see a whole slew of unlockables such as New Game+ where you start with all the experience of a previous game and New Game- where you start at the bottom again but with a special new shell, the Paratroopa shell. Rumor is that if one finishes the game with the Paratroopa shell that yet another even more powerful shell will be unlocked... Even better, with each new shell you unlock in this manner, you also unlock the ability to gain an ending unique to that shell. Many other unlockables are planned as well so stay tuned.
Finally, a cooperative mode is currently under consideration and will be included if time allows.
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Genre: RPG/Adventure
Platform: Super Wii (Wii 2)
Publisher: Nintendo
In Koopa Kwest, you will play not Mario, not Bowser, but an ordinary Koopa looking to join the army of King Bowser. Easily recruited into the ranks of Bowser's vast army, you will find yourself amongst your fellow soldiers be them Goombas, Koopas, Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., or even just other Koopas. Your goal will be to successfully complete missions assigned by superiors and rise through the ranks to potentially even assist King Bowser himself.
When not serving his Evilness, players will be able to explore the vast world around them including the many diverse continents. Initially only the continents of Dark Land and Pipe Land will be available but other vast continents such as those of Sky Land, Ice Land, Water Land, and more will be unlocked.
Few will be receptive to an agent of the Koopa Kollective however so one must be prepared to battle should the need arise. Battles in Koopa Kwest will be turn-based affairs however do not expect go into battle with just your team and the opponents for in battle the sides are not always so clear and your response to one team may dictate their response to you both in battle and later on.
As you battle and gain experience in the form of Koopa Points, you can upgrade the shell you are currently using to gain new powers and abilities. Throughout your adventure, you will find new shells which each allow you to do more things from simple offensive and defensive moves to far more specialized moves. You must pick your abilities wisely as you may only wear one shell at a time and not all the moves and abilities you gain are transferable between all shells.
Missions in Koopa Kwest will range from solo missions where the fate of the entire Koopa Empire rests upon your shoulders to squad-based attacks on Mushroom Kingdom towns and castles where you must rely on your fellow teammates to complete their objectives. Often times, you decide whether or not to go on a mission and sometimes new missions can come up during times where you would be away on other missions so think carefully before accepting an assignment. Choices you make early on and the missions you perform greatly affect how the game will play out. Depending on how the story progresses there may even be full-scale army movements.
These missions will often use the continent they take place in to great advantage. Expect something very different from a mission in Pipe Land than you would in, say, Water Land.
After finishing the game, it will be far from over as there will be a minimum of 7 different endings depending on how the story progresses. Also after finishing the game, expect to see a whole slew of unlockables such as New Game+ where you start with all the experience of a previous game and New Game- where you start at the bottom again but with a special new shell, the Paratroopa shell. Rumor is that if one finishes the game with the Paratroopa shell that yet another even more powerful shell will be unlocked... Even better, with each new shell you unlock in this manner, you also unlock the ability to gain an ending unique to that shell. Many other unlockables are planned as well so stay tuned.
Finally, a cooperative mode is currently under consideration and will be included if time allows.
