Konami, Leviathan Games taking arcade shooter Target: Terror to Wii

The inclusion of the Wii Zapper in the growing list of Nintendo Wii peripherals is definitely providing more flexibility for the console, as well as variety for gamers. The list of games compatible with it are also slowly increasing.

Like today, we learned that Konami is resurrecting the classic arcade shooter Target: Terror for the Wii and it’s compatible with the gun accessory. More details and first screenshots after the jump!

For Nintendo Wii owners who have tried the arcade version of Target: Terror and liked the game, you will be happy to know that Konami has decided to port the title on the motion-sensitive console.

According to the press release sent to us, Target: Terror has been made compatible with the Wii Zapper. Being a shooter arcade game, this really is something good as it makes the  gameplay experience more realistic.

The Wii port is being handled by the studio Leviathan Games and it was also mentioned that the game will come with unlockable fun and humorous mini games that pay homage to a variety of arcade classics.

Target: Terror will have gamers in the shoes of an elite counter-terrorist agent tasked to get rid U.S. of terrorist threats. Konami detailed the game’s other features:

With a full-scale assault spanning the entire nation, players can show these terrorist thugs who’s boss, using an assortment of lethal weapons including machine guns, grenade launchers, freeze guns, flamethrowers, and even an orbital laser beam from space.

Target: Terror also features a unique “Justice Mode,” allowing players to dual-wield weapons for twice the mayhem.

There is still no concrete release date for Target: Terror as of yet but gamers can expect it to arrive during Q1 of 2008.