Wii to house Ghost Squad

Mike Bantick
Monday, 14 May 2007 18:04

Opinion and Analysis

Sega announce that the Nintendo Wii will have players hunting down international terrorists with the upcoming Ghost Squad.

Using the Wii-mote to defuse on screen bombs, rescue hostages and target enemies it is will be good to see this more mature content lighting up the Wii console in 2008

Set in a world overrun with terrorism where the U.N. has been forced into creating the Global Humanitarian-Operation and Special Tactics Squad aka "Ghost Squad."  This team of elite soldiers comprise of the best of the best from both domestic and foreign military and special operations forces.  Players signing up for the Ghost Squad will gain first hand experience of missions involving tremendous stealth, executing extreme prejudice upon terrorist subjects, and leaving a target area with no trace of being there.

"Ghost Squad was a great success at the arcades because it provided players with instantly exciting gameplay, coupled alongside well thought out pace," said Gary Knight, European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe Ltd.  "The Wii version has mirrored this entirely and is a brilliant way to bring all the arcade excitement into gamers homes.  Ghost Squad utilises the Wii Remote perfectly as a light gun, resulting in the game being a total blast."

Ghost Squad will feature 3 different mission areas of several levels each.  25 weapons will be available for the squat to utilise within four different modes of play; Arcade Mode, Training Mode, Special Mode and Multiplayer Mode. 

Players will be able to track their personal performances against other players via the Wii's online functionality - sadly however no online multiplayer has been announced.

So far the only release details are an early 2008 European date.