Koei’s new Wii title: Opoona. Perfect for your left hand.

1UP reports that Koei is offering the Wii something other than Dynasty Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, and Dynasty Warriors (oh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, for that matter). It’s called Opoona, and based on 1UP’s descriptions and screens, it looks like a quirky RPG-like (or RPG-lite?) title.

Here’s the interesting part: as 1UP reveals, the game is played mostly with only one hand (no naughty thoughts now; this looks like a kiddie title) – but it’s not the hand that you think. Koei calls the combat system “Active Bombom,” controlled entirely by the Nunchuck (now what’s the Wiimote, a plate of grits?), to hurl and direct projectile attacks at the enemy.

Other aspects of the gameplay include a job class-based system where you must earn job class-based “licenses” to travel to different parts of the game world, and the participation of Dragon Quest vet Sachiko Yukimura and Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto in development. Release date remains TBA.

1UP reports that Koei is offering the Wii something other than Dynasty Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, and Dynasty Warriors (oh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, for that matter). It’s called Opoona, and based on 1UP’s descriptions and screens, it looks like a quirky RPG-like (or RPG-lite?) title.

Here’s the interesting part: as 1UP reveals, the game is played mostly with only one hand (no naughty thoughts now; this looks like a kiddie title) – but it’s not the hand that you think. Koei calls the combat system “Active Bombom,” controlled entirely by the Nunchuck (now what’s the Wiimote, a plate of grits?), to hurl and direct projectile attacks at the enemy.

Other aspects of the gameplay include a job class-based system where you must earn job class-based “licenses” to travel to different parts of the game world, and the participation of Dragon Quest vet Sachiko Yukimura and Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto in development. Release date remains TBA.