Unfortunately-named new WiiWare puzzler announced

by JC Fletcher { Sep 5th 2008 at 7:10PM }

Studio Walljump has announced Liight, a new WiiWare puzzle game based on casting same-colored light on puzzle pieces to create music. The concept sounds pretty cool: you position beams of colored light such that they cast right on all the pieces of that color on the board. Every piece adds elements to the soundtrack (which is available as MP3s on the website).

In order to pull this off, you have to combine colors and cast shadows over the game's 100 puzzles. It also includes a level editor and the ability to host speed contests. It actually sounds pretty cool! Except for the name. People could probably have figured out that it's a Wii game without the Wii pun in the title.

Tags: liight, puzzle, studio-walljump

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

vidGuy @ Sep 5th 2008 7:23PM

This sounds cool. I'd probably buy at $10 or less. The name made me think of Lights Out - now that would be a cool WiiWare game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out_(video_game)

ryan @ Sep 5th 2008 7:25PM

Pronounced like "1337"?

CubeGuy @ Sep 6th 2008 2:11AM

From the Site:

"For the record, you can pronounce it anyway you want. I just say it like "light", but I think "leet" is ok, too."

Metayoshi @ Sep 6th 2008 2:57AM

That's what I was thinking, actually. Wii is pronounced "we" so "lii" should be pronounced "Lee". Unfortunately-named indeed.

Sonic_13 @ Sep 5th 2008 9:48PM

Indeed. Just because something has an "i" in it does not mean that it should be doubled because there are two i's in Wii.

There name would therefore be pronounced "leet" and not "light" as they are probably intending.

jfrdricks @ Sep 5th 2008 10:37PM

So how do you pronounce this game exactly ... li ight?

ramuji @ Sep 6th 2008 12:14AM

Check out the "News" section of the Studio Walljump website. There is a fun story about the designer's son, Link.

manyquestions @ Sep 6th 2008 9:46AM

Haha! I thought you were all crazy until I read the article again, very carefully. I didn't even see the second "i".

zchry @ Sep 6th 2008 11:03AM

Such an unfortunate tiitle.

Sisyphus @ Sep 6th 2008 11:23AM

Perhaps they'll fix the name before release. The game sounds like an interesting concept.

Metal Slime @ Sep 6th 2008 3:53PM

Hey guys, Nick from Studio Walljump here.

lol @ the comments regarding the name! If you take a look at the logo (you can find it on www.studiowalljump.com if you haven't seen it yet), I feel like its a little more justified, with the mixing of the light from the two 'i's sort of encapsulating the core gameplay mechanic.... something I can't do with only one i!!!! So there!

But yeah... I hear your collective groans. Not much chance it'll change tho, its too far out the gate now. Besides its not thaaaat cheesy... is it?