• takes place on Rougetsutou island (ficitional)
  • setting is a half-western half-Japanese hotel. Hotel was previously a sanatorium.
  • mystical ceremony was performed every 10 years to worship the moon, but ceremonies stopped for unknown reasons
  • 5 young girls were abducted and taken to the island, but were recovered by a detective. None of the girls remember what happened on the island
  • story takes place several years later when 3 girls return to the island to try and figure out what happened
  • 3 girls are the main characters
  • subtitle “Mask of the Lunar Eclipse” refers to a mask used during the ritual that erases memories
  • concept remains the same as the rest of the series, but gameplay has been ‘dramatically improved’
  • Move the character with the nunchuk, direct the flashlight with the remote
  • pointer is not used, just the motions of moving a flashlight
  • Third Person, behind-the-back camera
  • walk/run while moving the flashlight around
  • eastern and western influences were used because they better flow with the type of camera, and make the game flow better
  • character has been sped up, walks more quickly. This is due to complaints about earlier installments in the series
  • vibration, Wiimote speaker used to further enhance the experience
  • Nintendo/Grasshopper/Tecmo collaboration worked well, but it was hard to take into account all the differing opinions.
  • full of bonus content
  • dev team says this is easily the best entry in the series