"In term of gameplay, the Wii is absolutely stunning."

Ubisoft and Nintendo could both rightly with accused of perhaps being a bit 'too close'. If Nintendo was a married man, then Ubisoft would surely be its mistress. News trickled in a while ago that Ubisoft would be bringing a staggering 8 titles to Wii during the launch window, amongst these included Rayman Raving Rabids, Red Steel, and Far Cry Vengeance.

IGN recently got to chat with Fabrice Cuny, who will be designing the Wii version of this game. The interview certainly proved to be encouraging for potential owners of this game.

IGN Wii: There are so many versions of Far Cry, including Instincts, Evolution and Predator. Where does the Wii version fit in?
Fabrice Cuny: When the Red Steel team exclaimed how cool it was to play an FPS on the Wii, we did a bit of investigating and we heard that Nintendo fans wanted to play this game. To bring Far Cry to the Nintendo console for the first time, we proposed how we could bring it to the Wii in a fresh and unique way. Early on Nintendo had touted the Wii controller as being excellent for an FPS game, and we wanted to allow people to experience Far Cry in this way. Far Cry Vengeance is the Wii's exclusive episode which builds upon Far Cry Instincts Evolution and expands to include a new storyline, new maps, and new weapons.

IGN Wii: There are apparently new maps for the Wii build. What can we expect to see?
Fabrice Cuny: You will be able to see three new maps: Tourist Resort, an abandoned World War II base and a petrol refinery. Each environment has its own identity, like in the Tourist Resort map where Jack will fight his opponents in a luxurious hotel.

IGN Wii: Tell us about the control scheme. How are you using the Wii controller to enhance the experience?
Fabrice Cuny: While I can't list all the moves you will be able to perform with the Wii controller, here are a few examples: you can jump by lifting the nunchuk controller, you will zoom with your weapon without pressing a button just by moving your Wii Remote controller forward, you can kill an enemy with a machete by making a slashing move with the Wii Remote controller...

IGN Wii: Tell us about Far Cry Wii's multiplayer mode.
Fabrice Cuny: The game will feature a split screen multiplayer mode, but I can't talk too much about it because we are still exploring the possibilities.

IGN Wii: Will there be an online component?
Fabrice Cuny: We are exploring the possibility to have an online multiplayer mode, so I can't talk too much about it.

IGN Wii: Are you planning to take advantage of WiiConnect24 to offer upgrades and other downloads to Wii Far Cry owners?
Fabrice Cuny: Like the online multiplayer, we are still exploring the possibilities.

IGN Wii: What do you think of the Wii hardware and the controller?
Fabrice Cuny: In term of gameplay, the Wii is absolutely stunning. Far Cry Vengeance will be more immersive than ever, imagine now you can make a slashing movement to perform a Feral Attack. The controls were designed to really take advantages of the Wii controllers.

For the full interview, click here