Fluidity (EU title: Hydroventure)

A new puzzle game for the WiiWare service developed by Curve Studios.

Official Description

A magical illustrated encyclopedia called Aquaticus has been tainted by a vial of evil ink called the Influence. As a pool of water that can take on alternate forms of ice and steam, you must overcome obstacles scattered across the pages of Aquaticus and save it from the corruptive Influence. Tilt and twist your Wii Remote controller to use the various forms and properties of water on your free-flowing journey through Aquaticus, where every page has multiple panels and illustrations that come to life. Tackle problems and defeat enemies to reveal magical Rainbow Drops, each of which will restore some of Aquaticus' power and allow it to open more chapters and grant you new powers. These additional powers, such as sticking to objects as a block of ice or shooting bolts of lightning as a steam cloud, will be essential to destroying the Influence and its minions. Along the way, you can also test your ingenuity and reflexes by finding hidden puzzle pieces. These pieces unlock playrooms that give you the opportunity to use the skills you've learned and race against the clock to complete as many challenges as possible. These challenges won't affect your quest to restore Aquaticus' powers, but everyone needs a break now and again, right? Fluidity offers the chance to slosh and slide your way through an imaginative environment filled with challenging adventures. Are you ready to dive into this unique experience?

Release dates

America: December 6, 2010
Europe:  December 24, 2010.

Price: 1200 points (plus demo version also available).

Videos

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXDKGYd1JW8
B-roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufU1AkI5vRk
How to play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQ3Q8V41ks

Solid form: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wIntZPahUY
Liquid form: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0vA_9xTGPc
Gas form: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK-cy8RvxQw

Interview: http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2010/12/interviews_curve_studios_fluidity_hydroventure

Website: http://www.nintendo.com/gamesites/wii/fluidity/

Reviews

9/10 @ nintendolife

8.5/10 @ IGN

4/5 - rundlc

MTv

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I've been looking out for this one, can't wait for the 24th. Americans, try the demo and tell us how it goes!

Edit: What the?!?! You can't put <> on the title? :S

ooh, looks neat... gonna get this with Flowerworks and Gods vs Humans I think (assuming I have enough stars to get 200 Wii points to add to the 3000 I need to buy)

darn, only got 500 stars.... anyone know if Goldeneye has some? (though the max for a game seems to be 250 so i'm still 50 short)

looks awesome

I'm going to download the demo to tide me over until I can get some points to get the full game. Looks really fun.

Demo is fun, sure enough.  $12 is a little steep but I'll certainly consider this.  Only the second game a Wiiware demo made me want to buy.

Great demo.  I added this to my wishlist.

Very similar to Loco Roco. So if you like that game, this is certainly worth trying.

I thought more people would be excited with this one, maybe it's because I've been away from my Wii these last 6 months, but I'm going to be ripping it apart during the Holidays with all the WW's and backlog I have in a new 55" TV... with 3D glasses (hehehe), I wonder how good the TV's 2Dto3D conversion is for Wii games.

Now we're talking! Looks incredible! Reminds me of the good old days of playing TIM (The Incredible Machine)!

Goldeneye has no stars, only Nintendo games have stars