<s>
LostWinds	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LostWinds	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
named	O
Toku	O
and	O
the	O
elemental	B-Device
wind	O
spirit	O
Enril	O
(	O
and	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
also	O
controls	O
Enril	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
Mistralis	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
antagonist	O
Balasar	O
,	O
a	O
vengeful	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
LostWinds	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Toku	O
and	O
Enril	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
gesture	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
to	O
draw	O
directional	O
paths	O
on-screen	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
join	O
in	O
with	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controlling	O
a	O
second	O
on-screen	O
wind	O
cursor	O
,	O
allowing	O
Toku	O
to	O
fly	O
farther	O
but	O
not	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genesis	O
of	O
LostWinds	B-Application
stems	O
from	O
a	O
Frontier	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
"	O
competition	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
began	O
envisioning	O
puzzles	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
a	O
second	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
moved	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
protected	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
wind	O
,	O
and	O
applied	O
his	O
ideas	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LostWinds	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
however	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
update	O
resulted	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
crashing	O
during	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LostWinds	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
the	O
only	O
listed	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
unavailable	O
for	O
download	O
or	O
transfer	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
at	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
had	O
since	O
been	O
patched	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
delisted	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
both	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
following	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
service	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
presentation	O
"	O
remarkable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
fresh	O
and	O
fun	O
with	O
clever	O
puzzles	O
and	O
tight	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
mini-masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
beautiful	O
and	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
thought	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
"	O
charming	O
,	O
beautiful	O
,	O
and	O
loaded	O
with	O
smart	O
,	O
judicious	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
"	O
while	O
voicing	O
minor	O
concerns	O
with	O
its	O
length	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
thought	O
said	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
"	O
innovative	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
revolutionary	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
play	O
control	O
as	O
some	O
had	O
hoped	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
and	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Europe	O
praised	O
Frontier	O
's	O
"	O
astounding	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
"	O
in	O
LostWinds	B-Application
and	O
its	O
visuals	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
seem	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
living	O
,	O
breathing	O
fairytale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
thought	O
LostWinds	B-Application
was	O
"	O
brimming	O
with	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
very	O
disappointed	O
with	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
energy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
personality	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
puts	O
more	O
awesome	O
in	O
its	O
10	O
bucks	O
and	O
less	O
than	O
40	O
Megs	O
than	O
some	O
games	O
can	O
for	O
$50	O
on	O
4	O
gigs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
this	O
will	O
bother	O
kids	O
,	O
who	O
'll	O
dig	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ease	O
,	O
the	O
non-threatening	O
boss	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
actually	O
finish	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
fraction	O
as	O
long	O
as[,]	O
say	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
same	O
beautiful	O
,	O
laidback	O
2D	O
adventure	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
always	O
been	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
almost	O
ruined	O
by	O
fiddly	O
and	O
unresponsive	O
touch	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Addressing	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Frontier	O
founder	O
David	O
Braben	O
believed	O
LostWinds	B-Application
stacked	O
up	O
favorably	O
against	O
some	O
recent	O
,	O
full	O
priced	O
retail	O
games	O
which	O
offer	O
as	O
little	O
as	O
between	O
four	O
and	O
seven	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
WiiWare	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
LostWinds	B-Application
,	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
LostWinds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LostWinds	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
