<s>
,	O
known	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
as	O
Eledees	B-Application
(	O
LEDs	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action/first	O
-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
on-screen	O
cursor	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
at	O
and	O
captures	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
extracting	O
their	O
energy	O
(	O
measured	O
in	O
watts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manipulates	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
hunt	O
for	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
capture	O
gun	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Gravity	O
Gun	O
in	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Elebits	B-Application
on	O
a	O
given	O
level	O
are	O
hidden	O
within	O
or	O
underneath	O
objects	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
reveal	O
these	O
hidden	O
Elebits	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
motion-sensing	O
abilities	O
are	O
gradually	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
selected	O
objects	O
,	O
players	O
turn	O
,	O
pull	O
,	O
and	O
wave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
actions	O
including	O
opening	O
a	O
door	O
(	O
twisting	O
the	O
doorknob	O
)	O
,	O
pulling	O
out	O
drawers	O
,	O
turning	O
on	O
a	O
faucet	O
,	O
tossing	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
smashing	O
vases	O
against	O
a	O
wall	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
without	O
selecting	O
an	O
item	O
rotates	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
camera-view	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
move	O
,	O
crouch	O
,	O
and	O
stretch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
more	O
Elebits	B-Application
are	O
collected	O
during	O
a	O
given	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
area	O
's	O
energy	O
is	O
gradually	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
sufficient	O
power	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
activate	O
these	O
appliances	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
computers	O
,	O
microwaves	O
and	O
electric	O
toy-cars	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
return	O
release	O
Power-Elebits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power-Elebits	O
,	O
when	O
captured	O
,	O
slowly	O
increase	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
capture	O
gun	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lift	O
and	O
move	O
heavier	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Elebits	B-Application
themselves	O
can	O
cause	O
objects	O
to	O
move	O
or	O
fall	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
be	O
careful	O
to	O
take	O
this	O
into	O
account	O
when	O
rousing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
graphics	O
above	O
their	O
heads	O
,	O
can	O
affect	O
how	O
many	O
watts	O
the	O
player	O
earned	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elebits	B-Application
that	O
are	O
happy	O
or	O
calm	O
provide	O
more	O
watts	O
,	O
Elebits	B-Application
that	O
are	O
angry	O
or	O
scared	O
provide	O
less	O
watts	O
and	O
Elebits	B-Application
that	O
are	O
sad	O
or	O
sick	O
provide	O
a	O
normal	O
number	O
of	O
watts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
power-up	O
items	O
can	O
assist	O
in	O
taming	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
;	O
one	O
can	O
put	O
nearby	O
Elebits	B-Application
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
can	O
help	O
lure	O
Elebits	B-Application
towards	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
Elebits	B-Application
are	O
captured	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
an	O
Elebit	B-Application
must	O
be	O
thrown	O
against	O
an	O
object	O
or	O
hit	O
with	O
an	O
object	O
as	O
to	O
stun	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
ranking	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
took	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
required	O
number	O
of	O
energy	O
from	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
how	O
much	O
extra	O
energy	O
from	O
Elebits	B-Application
they	O
captured	O
,	O
the	O
condition	O
of	O
the	O
Capture	O
Gun	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
requirements	O
,	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
the	O
player	O
made	O
too	O
much	O
noise	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
objects	O
were	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
modes	O
in	O
Elebits	B-Application
is	O
"	O
Edit	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Edit	O
Mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
stages	O
by	O
placing	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
objects	O
and	O
Elebits	B-Application
throughout	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
29	O
stages	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elebits	B-Application
utilizes	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
Edit	O
Mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
screenshots	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elebits	B-Application
(	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
"	O
electronics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
bits	O
"	O
)	O
are	O
small	O
creatures	O
that	O
coexist	O
with	O
humans	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
source	O
of	O
electric	O
energy	O
,	O
powering	O
all	O
machines	O
and	O
appliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
's	O
parents	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
Elebit	B-Application
researchers	O
,	O
leave	O
home	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
 '	O
unusual	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Kai	O
,	O
who	O
possesses	O
dislike	O
towards	O
,	O
and	O
jealousy	O
of	O
,	O
Elebits	B-Application
because	O
his	O
parents	O
spent	O
more	O
time	O
researching	O
them	O
than	O
they	O
do	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
decides	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
Capture	O
Gun	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
the	O
electrical	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
feels	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
 '	O
unusual	O
behaviour	O
because	O
the	O
storm	O
happened	O
right	O
after	O
his	O
wish	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
would	O
go	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
contacted	O
via	O
phone	O
by	O
his	O
parents	O
,	O
who	O
reveal	O
that	O
a	O
lightning	O
bolt	O
during	O
the	O
thunderstorm	O
created	O
a	O
previously	O
undiscovered	O
type	O
of	O
Elebit	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Zero	O
Elebit	B-Application
,	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
blackout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
travels	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
amusement	O
park	O
and	O
finds	O
that	O
the	O
Zero	O
Elebit	B-Application
is	O
absorbing	O
all	O
other	O
Elebits	B-Application
and	O
dangerously	O
increasing	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
manages	O
to	O
subdue	O
and	O
tame	O
the	O
Zero	O
Elebit	B-Application
,	O
lifting	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
Elebits	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
the	O
Zero	O
Elebit	B-Application
was	O
causing	O
all	O
the	O
trouble	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
making	O
friends	O
,	O
Kai	O
takes	O
pity	O
on	O
the	O
helpless	O
Zero	O
Elebit	B-Application
and	O
decides	O
to	O
adopt	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Shingo	O
Mukaitoge	O
,	O
Elebits	B-Application
began	O
development	O
almost	O
immediately	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
to	O
Konami	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mukaitoge	O
desired	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
new	O
and	O
unique	O
pointing	B-Device
and	O
motion	O
sensing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
freely	O
touching	O
or	O
moving	O
objects	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
Lee	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
manager	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
hide-and-seek-inspired	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
citing	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Konami	O
originally	O
stated	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
that	O
Elebits	B-Application
would	O
only	O
feature	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
implemented	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
Elebits	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
of	I-Device
Kai	I-Device
and	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spin-off	O
to	O
Elebits	B-Application
,	O
Elebits	B-Application
Capture	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoyuki	O
Sato	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Smile	O
of	O
You	O
"	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Bemani	O
music	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
and	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elebits	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
previews	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
only	O
for	O
how	O
well	O
it	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
’s	O
controller	O
and	O
for	O
how	O
much	O
fun	O
anyone	O
can	O
have	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
Elebits	B-Application
is	O
a	O
must	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
would	O
easily	O
place	O
it	O
among	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
’s	O
top	O
five	O
games	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
round	O
of	O
Elebit-catching	O
has	O
its	O
trials.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
generally	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
romp	O
through	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
adventure	O
and	O
a	O
terrific	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
's	O
abilities	O
for	O
all	O
ages.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Elebits	B-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
70,738	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
2006	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
with	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
with	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
