LIT (WiiWare)

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LIT is a 3D horror action puzzle game that follows Jake - a typical apathetic teenager, who’s trapped in his high school when it’s overrun by dark creatures. Players must guide Jake through 30 unique classrooms, using the available light sources to create paths to each exit. The goal is to reunite Jake with his girlfriend Rachael, who’s also trapped in the school and calls Jake from time to time on the school’s phone system. Stay in the light and Jake’s safe. Step into the darkness and he’s pulled under. Read More »

In addition to light puzzling, the game features five boss battles against dark faculty members, an unlockable challenge mode, multiple endings, level select mode, and a second playable character. LIT requires the use of both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and features motion-based gameplay to fire Jake's slingshot, throw cherry bombs, strike flares, and answer Rachael's phone calls, which play out of the Wii Remote's speaker.

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USA Tue, 10 Feb 2009 by Scott Bartle

Is LIT a light in the dark or just running up the electricity bill?

Turn off the lights and grab your controller because it’s up to you to - erm - turn them back on. That’s the basic premise behind WayForward’s spooky puzzle game LIT.LIT puts you in the shoes of Jake, your regular pale-faced emo teenager, whose..

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1. Objection_Blaster United States 14 May 2008, 22:07 GMT

I saw a preview for this...awesome art..lets hope the gameplay matches
puzzles can be fun...I liked Puzzlequest, anyway.

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2. Decus Q United States 03 Jun 2008, 08:04 GMT

LIT.... I want it, sounds fun

ttplayer92

3. ttplayer92 United States 05 Jun 2008, 22:46 GMT

I dont see this game coming out anytime soon.

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4. mr.niceguy United States 18 Jun 2008, 02:21 GMT

Read a preview in Nintendo Power, it sounds awesome. I just wish they had picked a better name, it reminds me of the LITs(leaders in training) from my old summer camp, and G-D were they jerks(evidently an attitude adjustment wasn't part of their training)!

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5. RetroWare United States 19 Jun 2008, 05:27 GMT

I saw that preview too, mr.niceguy :)

I wish there was more information or a trailer/screen-shots for the game.

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6. pApEr y0sh! United States 19 Jun 2008, 23:06 GMT

idk. some pictures would help.
@retroware where did you find the traler

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7. RetroWare United States 20 Jun 2008, 01:36 GMT

I didn't find a trailer, I was just wishing for one. If you meant the preview, there was a small section with info on it in Mays Nintendo Power. I'll take a picture of it, hold on.

EDIT: My camera sucks and makes small images blurry. Kotaku has some info and art: http://kotaku.com/364906/lit-to-light-up-wiiware

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8. mr.niceguy United States 20 Jun 2008, 04:56 GMT

Thanks for the pictures, RetroWare! Thank G-D that this game is a puzzle/adventure game, because, judging from the pics, this game seems genuinely terrifying, and I usually hate being scared, yet I'm excited for this one. I can't wait for LIT to scare the pantaloons off me!

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9. Objection_Blaster United States 21 Jun 2008, 03:46 GMT

Looks like it could be cool. Any news on video or release date (a guesstimate, nothing official, god forbid)

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10. RetroWare United States 21 Jun 2008, 05:30 GMT

@mr.niceguy Your very much welcome :) It'll probably be toned down to prevent it from being rated M so it can pass as T (Nintendo probably wouldn't allow a M-rated WiiWare game, but theres always Animales De Muerte...)

@Objection_Blaster Nice name, and I think it looks cool too. It has some potential, but it will most likely not make much profit since it'll be beat by kiddie looking game My Pokemon Ranch. Wheres advertising when you need it?

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11. Objection_Blaster United States 21 Jun 2008, 17:13 GMT

@Retroware the problem is that no one advertises for wiiware except on the net and on the Nin Chan. Theres just no budget for indie games to ad for real. I don't mind if this gets rated M as long as it's no big deal to download it (I'll be 18 by the time this comes out) And its not just Animales de Muerte. ther's also Last Flight and Rose Princess. I'll have everyone get this so that it won't be on the bottom ;)

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12. mr.niceguy United States 22 Jun 2008, 01:22 GMT

If it is M-rated, it probably won't be that scary, because it will probably will have blood and guts and stuff, which, by now, isn't all that scary, just cliche. The picture remind me of nightmares from the dark crevices of ones mind, that of which I have been before, and trust me, it's dark(shoulda brought a flashlight).

By the way, I see you changed you avatar, RetroWare, I didn't recognise ya. It's a definite improvement, though. You're old one was too, uh, busy, as someone worded it. Good choice.

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13. RetroWare United States 22 Jun 2008, 02:44 GMT

I wouldn't really care anyway if it was rated M, just sounds like more fun is knocking on my door :). But then of course I would have to play when my younger siblings or parents aren't around, I shouldn't even be playing RE4 right now. It would probably not be too scary, because that might focused on mare then game play or the story itself. If Wayforward is smart, they'll put together everything in harmony

And yeah, I did change my avatar to Jake because its to supporting LIT! It is an improvement, because the last one was some art for FFCC: MLaak and it was shrunk way too much. Thanks for noticeing :).

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14. marvman3 United States 23 Jun 2008, 18:19 GMT

This is becoming a spam thread.
Whoops! No forums yet.

Well, this game looks cool, the story's cool, the art is cool,
the emo mood is cool, the language is cool.
But the name is lame.
Gotta refine the name,
then refine the playn.

Rockn.

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15. pApEr y0sh! United States 28 Jun 2008, 17:36 GMT

@retroware- o... now i feel stupid...

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16. originalp Ecuador 07 Jul 2008, 16:59 GMT

cool soulds like a simple horror game with toki tori or zack and wiki puzzle style + the art work looks nice! I'm exited!

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17. originalp Ecuador 07 Jul 2008, 17:04 GMT

*sounds
Just read more info about, it really sounds cool!

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18. Objection_Blaster United States 09 Jul 2008, 01:06 GMT

Actually I like "Lit", its nice and short a name, as opposed to EPIC NAME: EPIC SUBTITLE OF THE SUBTITLE and it reflects the battle fo light and darkness.

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19. MoneybagzX Canada 13 Jul 2008, 02:59 GMT

i might get this if its a fun puzzler

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20. WeeGee United States 13 Aug 2008, 04:23 GMT

It better not get an M. Cause' I want this game so bad.

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21. Finalkingdom13 United States 19 Aug 2008, 01:49 GMT

WeeGee
even if it gets an M u can still download it
or will ur parents not let u ?
one of my friends cant play re4 at his house cause the wiis in the livingroom
do u have the same problem ?

Btw i cant wait for this game i wanna see a screenshot =D
just one please =]

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22. Objection_Blaster United States 19 Aug 2008, 03:52 GMT

@Weegee Back when I couldn get M games I wished that they made T version as well. I thin they could, but nowadays I am 18 and can get them anyway.
@ Article This game looks very good. Please release soon.
@Finalkingdom13
He probably has parental settings on his Wii barring M games.

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23. MarkyVigoroth Puerto Rico 05 Sep 2008, 13:38 GMT

Oh, "Liight" and "LIT" are not the same.

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24. Finalkingdom13 United States 08 Sep 2008, 06:29 GMT

@Objection_Blaster
oh yea i didnt even think of that =[

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25. Objection_Blaster United States 02 Oct 2008, 15:57 GMT

@Marky
Um...nope! They are very different! ;)

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26. RetroWare United States 01 Nov 2008, 16:22 GMT

Just found some new info on ign: http://wii.ign.com/articles/925/925826p1.html

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27. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 01 Nov 2008, 19:50 GMT

Sounds pretty good - the ign interview was pretty eye opening - and it had some screens! I'm pretty upset over the lack of widescreen settings though - I thought Home Sweet Home was going to be my only 4:3 Wii title (excl. VC titles / MM9). Otherwise, it sounds good, and they say that they're submitting it shortly, so there's an itsy bitsy chance we'll (or someone'll) get it before the year's out.

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28. Objection_Blaster United States 02 Nov 2008, 18:07 GMT

I also saw the IGN article and it has boosted my enthusiasm for this title.

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29. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 16 Nov 2008, 21:19 GMT

Hey, WWW got the screenshots and details! After being reminded of it's potential, I'm more excited than ever now.

bwaybuddy26

30. bwaybuddy26 United States 12 Dec 2008, 20:58 GMT

SO excited that the game is now ESRB rated! Won't be too long now before we see the game, hopefully.

Also - www.wayforward.com/LIT

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31. WeeGee United States 20 Dec 2008, 17:42 GMT

Wow, I thought this was going to be M, but E10+, wow. I'm buying this the second it comes out.

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32. Sycoraxic98 United States 24 Dec 2008, 18:03 GMT

Good news everyone! It comes out next week!

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33. gameking23 United States 24 Dec 2008, 19:47 GMT

@Sycoraxic98 and you know this how?

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34. AlexSays United States 25 Dec 2008, 03:23 GMT

Good news everyone! It comes out next week!

You work for the company or something?

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35. Fleeman Canada 26 Dec 2008, 09:37 GMT

Its listed at gamespot to be released on the 29th, there pretty good with there release dates but i not getting to excited just in case there wrong. The WayForward site saids early 2009 so i don't it will be out monday.

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36. Ferret75 United States 28 Dec 2008, 17:33 GMT

I wish it got rated T...

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37. Sycoraxic98 United States 29 Dec 2008, 03:34 GMT

Yeah, Gamespot and Gamefaqs.

bwaybuddy26

38. bwaybuddy26 United States 31 Dec 2008, 14:13 GMT

Wayforward is aiming for a mid-January release.

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39. tatemon555 Canada 08 Jan 2009, 00:56 GMT

Me want. If some of these games that I want to download that are coming soon are cancelled, you won't be seeing someone around here for a while. And plus, this'd be my first kinda scary game.

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40. ALDAWGZ United States 30 Jan 2009, 12:22 GMT

cant wait 4 this 2 come out looks great

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41. KeeperBvK Germany 09 Feb 2009, 13:37 GMT

OMG, why haven't I heard of this before? Looks awesome and might just be what WiiWare needs...despite of it being another puzzler. ^^

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42. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 09 Feb 2009, 17:52 GMT

Here's what I found out about this game early last month when I "discovered" this interview with WayForward :P
I must say that it looks splendidly awesome - although the emo style won't appeal to everyone.

"Good news everyone! It comes out next week!"
Well, that was fail.

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43. Dazza United Kingdom 09 Feb 2009, 19:48 GMT

I just grabbed 30 mins to run through a few levels on LIT when I got home. My first impressions are this is pretty good. At it's heart it is a puzzle game, the trick is figuring out what order to shoot the windows to create paths of light with the limited slingshot ammo you can find. You can look through the darkness with you flashlight, but if you use it for too long you have to charge it up again by shaking the Wiimote.

Before long you are using remote controls to switch TVs on and running through moving beams of light to run to your goal without touching the darkness which kills you. This is an entertaining game for puzzle fiends like me. It is lots of fun figuring out the best route to take. There is no room for error!

The graphics are N64 quality, but what more can you expect from a small downloadable title such as this? They do the job nicely and the eerie music adds a lot of tension. I really love it when you pick up a telephone and hear the muffled audio through the Wiimotes tinny speaker!

And there are boss fights too! So far this seems like pretty good value for just $8. Certainly worth a download.

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44. diegoesgriam Chile 09 Feb 2009, 21:08 GMT

I downloaded the game.
It's really good...
A bit easy, but i'm only in the eight room.
The telephone convesations are a nice touch.
It's like Toki Tori meets Silent Hill at the school

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45. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 09 Feb 2009, 21:47 GMT

Toki Tori meets Silent Hill? Excellent analogy!

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46. Adam United States 10 Feb 2009, 00:19 GMT

I just got to the third or fourth room, but already I am impressed. When you pick up the phone for the first time... wow, it is such a simple device, but it was a really eerie, feeling to have someone's voice speaking directly to you through the remote's speaker, especially since they're so distressed, unlike the silly, nonsense voice from that WarioWare mini-game, haha. Very immersive. The music is great, too.

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47. StarDust United States 10 Feb 2009, 01:37 GMT

Hey, the video preview kinda reminds me of "Matter Splatter" from Mario Galaxy, hehehe - still not buying it though...

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48. diegoesgriam Chile 10 Feb 2009, 20:47 GMT

Kinda off-topic, but the game doesn't appear in my Club Nintendo Account in the registered list.
The games doesn't appear automaticly, or Lit doesn't register??

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49. Toddr Canada 10 Feb 2009, 22:38 GMT

Club ninendo says game can take a few weeks to show up in your account after purchasing them, so it may be a while before the points show up.

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50. Flaviohmg Brazil 16 Feb 2009, 19:12 GMT

This game is so unique! I loved!

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51. VenomTheEvil United Kingdom 17 Mar 2009, 14:24 GMT

If they bother to let this come out in the UK I may get this looks pretty good.

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