<s>
Helix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
WiiWare	O
by	O
Ghostfire	O
Games	O
for	O
1000	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
(	O
and	O
,	O
now	O
that	O
DSiWare	B-Device
has	O
been	O
created	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
accurately	O
copy	O
gestures	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
encourages	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
26	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
independent	O
musicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helix	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
arm	O
motions	O
of	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
dances	O
on	O
screen	O
using	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
does	O
a	O
move	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Move	O
Bar	O
"	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
Rhythm	O
Track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
like	O
other	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Helix	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
gauge	O
that	O
fills	O
up	O
with	O
every	O
successful	O
move	O
,	O
and	O
depletes	O
with	O
every	O
failed	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helix	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
happens	O
to	O
burn	O
calories	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
benefit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
40mb	O
size	O
limit	O
imposed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
various	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
music	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
custom	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
audio	O
compression	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
26	O
songs	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helix	B-Application
received	O
an	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
WiiWare	O
World	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
Helix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
refreshing	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
rhythm	O
action	O
genre	O
and	O
,	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
worthwhile	O
additions	O
to	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
were	O
n't	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
such	O
titles	O
before	O
then	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
expect	O
you	O
to	O
be	O
won	O
over	O
by	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
enjoy	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
that	O
tries	O
something	O
different	O
(	O
and	O
succeeds	O
)	O
then	O
we	O
can	O
heartily	O
recommend	O
Helix	B-Application
to	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFocus	O
were	O
also	O
positive	O
,	O
scoring	O
Helix	B-Application
an	O
85/100	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
noting	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
blown	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
simple	O
concept	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
this	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
downloadable	O
games	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
