Death Jr.: Root of Evil from Eidos Interactive will be hitting the Nintendo Wii pretty soon. For those who do not know who Death Jr. is, it is a character who has so far appeared in a quartet of video games, a couple of critically acclaimed comic series, manga, and action figures. By making a beeline for the Wii platform, this makes the beloved Death Jr. series the first title of its kind to boast special gameplay features that were programmed just for the Wii. As nobody likes laggy and less-than-desirable controls. developer Backbone Entertainment claims to have done a great job by delivering new precision Wii controls for the avid gamer.

According to Robert A. Lindsey, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Eidos Inc., “Eidos is proud to bring the console debut of the Death Jr. series to Wii, with a new simple control scheme, intuitive aiming system, and polished graphics that enhance the game’s action platform experience. Death Jr.’s vibrant stylized art and quirky intelligent characters, combined with the new split-screen cooperative mode, makes Death Jr.: Root of Evil appealing to a wide-reaching audience that has embraced Wii.”

Death Jr.: Root of Evil boasts 19 levels of adventure to work through, and throughout those levels you will be rewarded with superior weapons, new combat modes and story elements. There is no word on pricing for Death Jr.: Root of Evil yet, but it will the the Wii exclusively this spring. Would you be picking this rather quirky title up?

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