| LostWinds | |
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 LostWinds cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Frontier Developments |
| Publisher(s) | Frontier Developments |
| Series | LostWinds |
| Platform(s) | Wii, iOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Wii iOS December 21, 2011 Microsoft Windows March 24, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Platforming, metroidvania[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
LostWinds is a 2008 platform video game developed by Frontier Developments and published for the Wii as a launch title for WiiWare. In LostWinds, the player controls a young boy named Toku and the elemental wind spirit Enril (and in two-player mode, a second player also controls Enril) as they travel Mistralis in order to rescue it from the antagonist Balasar, a vengeful spirit.
In Japan, the game was ported and published by Square Enix on December 24, 2008.[2]
Due to its success it was ported to iOS. A sequel, LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias, was released on October 9, 2009.[3]
- ^ PCGamesN staff (March 31, 2016). "LostWinds: The Blossom Edition giveaway! Win one of 20 copies of this colourful metroidvania, worth $14.99!". PCGamesN. Network N. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "ロストウィンズ（Wiiウェア ダウンロード版）[Wii]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ "Discover New LostWinds, Numerous Domo Games and a True Arcade Classic". Nintendo. October 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2019.