Wiiblog Writes: "When I saw the first trailer for Helix, a Nintendo WiiWare rhythm game it piqued my interest. I've been wanting an Elite Beat Agents Wii game for quite awhile. I'm desperate enough for a Nintendo Wii title like EBA that I thought We Cheer looked promising. After taking a look at Helix, and their use of independent music my wii remote is starting to sway in their direction. In this gameplay video, we hear from CEO Ed Roman of Ghostfire Games. It always pleases me when a company really talks about their Nintendo Wii games and what they bring to the table."
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
