Helix is one of the rare Wi-Ware games worth getting. I dig this game.
It's a good upper body workout. It uses both Wii Remotes and you basically follow/copy the cheesy looking robot dude on the screen in time. It's almost like a dance game. A good one for rythmn and reflexes.
The music tracks are suprisingly good and as you pass certain songs, you unlock more.
Try this up to hard level, you'll in for a decent workout.
I wish the backgrounds were more involved but it is a WI-Ware game.
Also there is only 25 (up to) tracks. Hopefully more tracks will be added but I doubt it.
It would have been cool also if there was an online matchup for some competition, after all life is a competion, and Wii fans want more online games and when I got the Major League Eating-(not recommended), it had online matches.
Like in Dance revolution, different stages would be cool, but they really seemed to put some work in this. Some of the moves required are funky, and you gotta have the rythmn baby if your are going to pass it.
If people complain about the controls-it's simply cause of one thing: they suck at it!!!!
Many Wii games get a bad rap for the controls, but put a little time into it and you'll be fine.
If you are a couch slouch, don't like to move, and basically are a button masher gamer, you won't like this game.
If you want to get up, move around to some slamming tracks, this is your game.
You have heard it from the best!!!!!!!!!!
JB
I rate this a 8.0
GameCritics: "Helix is a new music game on the Wiiware channel, and I could easily imagine the discussion: "Hey, let's make a new game like Dance Dance Revolution! Except we'll focus on moving the hands instead of the feet." For those who've never had the pleasure, Dance Dance Revolution is a music game which uses a mat peripheral and lots of techno/trance music to get a gamer physically moving. Scrolling arrows show where to put the feet on the mat; the game features abstract movies and music videos in the background.
Similarly, Helix features techno/trance music (thankfully never as airy as Ian Van Dahl) and has scrolling indicators that show when to move. However, this game is about waving and groovin' with your arms. An onscreen guide shows the movements required by the player, and at the top of the screen, "move bars" scroll across to show when to perform those moves. It's a fairly simple concept to grasp, and for a music game, that's a good thing."
DS-X2: "Helix describes itself as 'one of the most innovative music rhythm games ever designed'. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen but we slipped on our dancing shoes and powered up the Wii. The question is 'can we dance any better now?'"
Helix is an interesting title that makes good use of what the Wii is capable of. If you have some money to spend in the Wii Shop Channel and you're tired of doing nothing but watching Strong Bad on the WiiWare, you might want to give Helix a try... just remember that it's best to have two Wii Remotes.
Gameplay: 8
Visuals: 6
Audio: 7
Value: 7
Quality: 7
