NY Comic Con: Hands-on with Kororinpa for the Wii

Using the Wii remote in Kororinpa is simple -- tilt the Wii remote forward, backwards, or turn your wrist left and right to move the environment to roll your ball. I immediately thought I'd be in for some trouble, since similar motions didn't translate so well for me when it came to Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. But once I got into the swing of things, what I was doing with my wrist was predictably translated on-screen. Controls didn't seem overly sensitive and any time my penguin fell to its untimely demise, the blood was on my hands, not that of poor controls.

In the few levels I played, the environments and its hazards were varied. Scissors, magnetized rails (the penguin must be a cyborg), and the like all amounted to a challenging, yet fun experience. Whether or not a marble rolling game is going to be worth your hard earned scratch is up for debate, but if you're a fan of carefully rolling balls through tricky, hazardous environments, this game (or an S&M bar) might hit the spot.

Kororinpa: Marble Madness hits shelves on March 28.