Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82/100 |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| GamePro | 5/5 |
| GameSpot | 5.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.2/10 |
LostWinds received a largely positive response. IGN praised LostWinds' sound and graphics, calling the presentation "remarkable", and felt the gameplay was fresh and fun with clever puzzles and tight controls. However, they had concerns with the short length of the game, which they claimed could be finished in about three hours, but felt this was offset by the relatively inexpensive price compared to a retail game. Eurogamer also praised the presentation, controls and puzzles, claiming the game to be a "mini-masterpiece", while GamePro gave the game a perfect score, calling it "beautiful and unique".
1UP.com thought the game was "charming, beautiful, and loaded with smart, judicious use of the Wii Remote" while voicing minor concerns with its length, while WiiWare World thought the game was "innovative" but "not be quite as revolutionary in terms of play control as some had hoped", though they stated it was "a step in the right direction" for the platform genre and WiiWare games as a whole. N-Europe praised Frontier's "astounding attention to detail" in LostWinds and its visuals which make it seem like a "living, breathing fairytale". In contrast, GameSpot thought LostWinds was "brimming with potential", but ended up being very disappointed with many aspects of the game, including its short length, and claimed a lack of "energy" and "personality" in the game. Addressing the short length of the game, Frontier founder David Braben believes LostWinds stacks up favorably against some recent, full priced retail games which offer as little as between four and seven hours of gameplay. It was awarded Best Use of the Wii-Mote by IGN in its 2008 video game awards. IGN also nominated it for several other Wii-specific awards, including Best WiiWare Game, Best Artistic Design, and Best Platform Game.
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