Last year Studio Zan released Overturn, a tournament style robot fighting game, on WiiWare. The title became notable not for its mecha design, but the control method. With the balance board accessory you can control a robot by shifting your weight.

After I heard about the balance board controlled Overturn, Studio Zan got my attention. They’re pretty secretive about what games they are working on. This is natural, but Studio Zan also conceals details about past works by listing games with generic terms like “puzzle game” and “action race game”. In 2007 Studio Zan was more [...]

Studio Zan’s WiiWare game, Overturn, looks like of like Virutal On. You pilot a robot and battle other robots in an arena. Extra equipment can be earned in the story mode. Overturn’s mecha design is bland, but I’ll forgive that since Studio Zan lets players use the balance board to move your robot. How? Dunno, [...]