Annie, get your Wiimote: Elebits hands-on

“Ghostbusters” was one of the words that came to the mind of a Cubed3 (C3) writer who got to play around with Elebits during an invite-only Wii press-con. What else can come to mind when you brandish a weapon designed to suck up otherworldy critters? And she found Elebits as quirky, as funny, and even as adorable as, well, the GB’s pet ghost Slimer.

The game’s premise features two things that will warm a child’s heart: cute critters to hunt for and the chance to tear apart an entire house. What is interesting is that your gun (Laser? Gravity? Proton?) is also your tool to manipulate the game environment. Yes, you’ll spend quite some time learning how to use everyday appliances to bait and trap them Elebits, notes C3.

But as every child must learn to walk before he can run, so too must you build up the power of your gun before taking on more juiced-up Elebits. As you collect the smaller Elebits, says the C3 writer, your gun will also power up to allow you to trap the bigger critters. The collecting game tends to follow a linear pattern that way. Of course, tearing apart the house does break up that pattern.

So if there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who are you gonna call? A six year-old with a Wiimote and an appetite for insurance-deductible home destruction, that’s who. The Elebits come out to play in November for the U.S.

“Ghostbusters” was one of the words that came to the mind of a Cubed3 (C3) writer who got to play around with Elebits during an invite-only Wii press-con. What else can come to mind when you brandish a weapon designed to suck up otherworldy critters? And she found Elebits as quirky, as funny, and even as adorable as, well, the GB’s pet ghost Slimer.

The game’s premise features two things that will warm a child’s heart: cute critters to hunt for and the chance to tear apart an entire house. What is interesting is that your gun (Laser? Gravity? Proton?) is also your tool to manipulate the game environment. Yes, you’ll spend quite some time learning how to use everyday appliances to bait and trap them Elebits, notes C3.

But as every child must learn to walk before he can run, so too must you build up the power of your gun before taking on more juiced-up Elebits. As you collect the smaller Elebits, says the C3 writer, your gun will also power up to allow you to trap the bigger critters. The collecting game tends to follow a linear pattern that way. Of course, tearing apart the house does break up that pattern.

So if there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who are you gonna call? A six year-old with a Wiimote and an appetite for insurance-deductible home destruction, that’s who. The Elebits come out to play in November for the U.S.