We have good news! Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles for the Dreamcast was featured on gamesTM magazine, one of UK’s and Europe’s most renown magazines. Also, W&W has been restocked by Play Asia, more on this below.

gamesTM also reviewed the game, praising the fact that so much content “was only made by two people”:

“The first thing you’ll notice about W&W is that it has an impressive amount of content for a game that was made by just two people. The puzzle game itself can be played in story mode — a meaty adventure featuring multiple routes, RPG-like progression, animated cut-scenes, text dialogue, even mini-games. It’s basically everything you would expect from a pluzzler’s story mode and more. [...] There’s more here than you’ll find in any of the other genre realeses that appeared during Dreamcast’s lifetime and it’s all top quality too. You never get the feeling that Yuan Works rushed or cut corners throughout production. [...] The core element of Wind and Water is actually a very playable and original concept. [...] The core gameplay has just the right kind of addictive quality to keep you playing for hours [...] In short, if you’re still actively buying Dreamcast games and you’re looking for something different than the usual crop of shooters then this is essential“

Also, we have other good news: Wind and Water had been out of stock for months on Play Asia, but last week Play Asia restocked the game for those who were not able to purchase the game.

The magazine features a full interview regarding the development of Wind and Water, development from Dreamcast, and our view as Independent Game creators (special thanks to Kim Wild for the interview). Remember that supporting Independent Games helps us continue doing games for our favorite consoles which are not supported by manufacturers. Here’s the trailer of Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles in case you haven’t seen it:

And here’s the Gagaman’s review of the game.

Hi everyone! We have a surprise for you! We have redesigned the Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles website and, in honor of the Dreamcast’s 10th anniversary, we have created a new image for our beloved console’s birthday!

We have also created the official W&W trailer for Dreamcast, be sure to check it out below!

(Youtube version if you would like to share it)

Help us spread the word about the Dreamcast’s 10th Anniversary! We also have new updates on Little Ninja and other Yuan Works projects, so don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS feed to receive our future updates! And remember to support independent games so that we can continue creating games for our beloved genres and consoles, and developing Little Ninja!

Hi everyone,

The wait is over! The Dreamcast version of Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles will be released by the end of October, and preorders are running now. Head to the W&W website for more information! The game can be preordered at our publisher redspotgames’ webshop.

We have also opened the official W&W Forums where we will be adding information about the preordering, the release date, and future shops that will carry the game, so don’t forget to register and check it out!

Hi everyone,

We’d like to let you know that Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles for the Dreamcast will be released on Summer 2008! We’ve updated our website with the announcement, you can check it out here. The sprite ordering for Dreamcast will be available for two weeks starting now and will be very limited, so be sure to grab yours as soon as possible! The game will be available for preorder in the following weeks, and will be published by redspotgames.

New packaging and design

The game will feature an extensive manual in both Japanese and English, as well as new artwork and design for the packaging:

New features for the Dreamcast version

For those familiar with the GP2X version, we’ve added tons of new features,  including: the new Mr. VMU character and dialogues, the new Danger Break system, faster and more accurate gameplay, new Computer Difficulty Levels, fully dual-language packaging and game software (English and Japanese), new artwork and design for the Manual and Packaging, a new ending, rebalanced 2-player battles, tons of new graphics, high-quality CD Soundtrack music with new songs, arcade stick support for the Dreamcast, and much more (but we don’t want to spoil everything)!

Don’t forget to check the new website!

After months of intensive work, a Demo of Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles for the Dreamcast will be released on June 6th, on the German Retro Magazine, Issue # 8, with the help of redspotgames, the publisher of the Dreamcast title Last Hope.

The Demo will be included on a Dreamcast bootable disk and, as the GP2X Demo version, the Dreamcast demo includes two complete Story Mode worlds, 2 Puzzle Mode Stages, and some other stuff. Don’t forget to insert a VMU with at least 4 Free Blocks!

(Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS feed to keep in touch with the latest news about the development of W&W for the Dreamcast!)