<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Barbaros	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure/puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
launch	O
games	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
exchange	O
for	O
helping	O
find	O
all	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
captain	O
's	O
cursed	O
body	O
,	O
Barbaros	O
promises	O
to	O
lead	O
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
to	O
the	O
coveted	O
"	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
and	O
his	O
legendary	O
pirate	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
traditional	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
features	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
of	O
puzzle-solving	O
by	O
coupling	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
with	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
mechanics	I-General_Concept
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
in	O
2016	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
via	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Barbaros	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
hero	O
Zack	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
by	O
pointing	O
to	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
identified	O
by	O
an	O
on-screen	O
cursor	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
Zack	O
move	O
about	O
the	O
level	O
and	O
investigate	O
objects	O
and	O
contraptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creatures	O
and	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
can	O
be	O
transformed	O
into	O
practical	O
items	O
by	O
holding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
vertically	O
and	O
shaking	O
it	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
,	O
causing	O
Zack	O
to	O
shake	O
his	O
ally	O
Wiki	O
like	O
a	O
bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
Zack	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
usable	O
item	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shifts	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
prompted	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
item	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
ringing	O
Wiki	O
to	O
change	O
an	O
enemy	O
centipede	B-Application
into	O
a	O
saw	O
,	O
then	O
using	O
the	O
tool	O
to	O
cut	O
down	O
the	O
tree	O
by	O
holding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
horizontally	O
and	O
moving	O
it	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
in	O
a	O
sawing	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
exploring	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
's	O
pirate	O
hideout	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
treasure	O
library	O
,	O
send	O
fellow	O
pirate	O
Maddy	O
out	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
secret	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
purchase	O
"	O
Oracle	O
Dolls	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Tickets	O
"	O
using	O
money	O
found	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Barbaros	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
details	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Zack	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
boy	O
whose	O
dream	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
greatest	O
pirate	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
meet	O
the	O
infamous	O
pirate	O
captain	O
Barbaros	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
an	O
animate	O
golden	O
skull	O
due	O
to	O
unknown	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
promises	O
to	O
reward	O
the	O
two	O
if	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
missing	O
pieces	O
of	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
flying	O
to	O
the	O
Sea	O
Rabbits	O
 '	O
hideout	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Rose	O
Rock	O
and	O
their	O
seaplane	O
is	O
shot	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
promises	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
two	O
his	O
legendary	O
pirate	O
ship	O
and	O
lead	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
mythical	O
island	O
filled	O
with	O
untold	O
riches	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
will	O
restore	O
his	O
body	O
by	O
collecting	O
its	O
various	O
pieces	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agreeing	O
to	O
his	O
terms	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
begin	O
traveling	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
exploring	O
a	O
jungle	O
,	O
a	O
frozen	O
ruin	O
,	O
a	O
volcano	O
,	O
and	O
Barbaros	O
 '	O
haunted	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
treasure	O
maps	O
leading	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
missing	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
continue	O
to	O
vie	O
with	O
Captain	O
Rose	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
after	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
Barbaros	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
finding	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
human	O
again	O
,	O
Barbaros	O
turns	O
on	O
Zack	O
,	O
revealing	O
he	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbaros	O
then	O
casts	O
the	O
duo	O
into	O
a	O
pit	O
and	O
departs	O
for	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
escape	O
and	O
are	O
retrieved	O
by	O
Johnny	O
and	O
the	O
Rose	O
Rock	O
,	O
with	O
Rose	O
having	O
agreed	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
Sea	O
Rabbits	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Zack	O
manages	O
to	O
outsmart	O
Barbaros	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
escape	O
with	O
Barbaros	O
 '	O
ship	O
as	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
begins	O
collapsing	O
into	O
a	O
wormhole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Barbaros	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Eichiro	O
Sasaki	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Takeshita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sasaki	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
Capcom	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
;	O
Takeshita	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Breath	O
of	O
Fire	O
series	O
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
joining	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Sasaki	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
such	O
titles	O
as	O
Princess	B-Application
Tomato	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Salad	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
and	O
Dezeniland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
came	O
about	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
's	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
production	O
's	O
peak	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
around	O
55	O
people	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
had	O
decreased	O
to	O
40	O
people	O
near	O
its	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takeshita	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
lent	O
itself	O
well	O
to	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
getting	O
bogged	O
down	O
with	O
complicated	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
goals	O
was	O
to	O
successfully	O
combine	O
cognitive	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
with	O
the	O
physical	O
gestures	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
designed	O
for	O
players	O
in	O
their	O
early	O
teens	O
,	O
Takeshita	O
was	O
confident	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
start	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
midway	O
though	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
guide	O
cursor	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
additional	O
people	O
may	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
to	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
drawing	O
and	O
pointing	O
out	O
elements	O
with	O
cursors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
support	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
later	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirate	O
theme	O
of	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
was	O
decided	O
in	O
its	O
conceptual	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
Z	I-Application
"	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Capcom	O
's	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Day	O
that	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
due	O
to	O
international	O
copyright	O
conflicts	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
similarly	O
themed	O
novel	O
Treasure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
by	O
Robert	O
Louis	O
Stevenson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
promotional	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
featured	O
background	O
sounds	O
after	O
accomplishing	O
certain	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
sound	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
was	O
the	O
Islamic	O
prayer	O
"	O
Allāhu	O
Akbar	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
God	O
is	O
great	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
repeatedly	O
used	O
as	O
players	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
puzzle	O
while	O
tribal	O
islanders	O
prayed	O
around	O
a	O
totem	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
differently	O
in	O
each	O
region	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
despite	O
prominent	O
television	O
advertising	O
in	O
the	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
wanted	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
"	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
"	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
later	O
sent	O
out	O
an	O
online	O
reviewer	O
's	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
demo	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Capcom	O
included	O
a	O
mousepad	B-Language
and	O
a	O
tiny	O
treasure	O
chest	O
containing	O
a	O
candy	O
necklace	O
with	O
each	O
copy	O
preordered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
hundred	O
of	O
these	O
preorders	O
were	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
real	O
pearl	B-Language
necklace	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
candy	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Barbaros	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
has	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
being	O
especially	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Buy	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
Campaign	O
"	O
,	O
Casamassina	O
officially	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
their	O
obligation	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
as	O
possible	O
will	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
honors	O
,	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
nominations	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
and	O
by	O
various	O
news	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Controls	O
"	O
for	O
2007	O
by	O
NGamer	O
magazine	O
and	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
20	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Games	O
You	O
Should	O
Already	O
Own	O
"	O
and	O
Gaming	O
Target	O
's	O
"	O
52	O
Games	O
We	O
'll	O
Still	O
Be	O
Playing	O
From	O
2007	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
kids	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
USA	O
Today	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
family	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
MSNBC	O
,	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
Fox	O
News	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
27th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
GamerMetrics	O
had	O
predicted	O
that	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Umbrella	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
would	O
see	O
a	O
sales	O
boost	O
from	O
the	O
year-end	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
sold	O
only	O
300,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
fewer	O
than	O
35,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
"	O
steadily	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
still	O
yielding	O
much	O
lower	O
sales	O
numbers	O
than	O
other	O
third-party	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
from	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
price	O
drops	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
126,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
within	O
26	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
reached	O
number	O
17	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
games	O
charts	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
few	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
about	O
8,000	O
units	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kramer	O
reasoned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
then-current	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
market	O
being	O
"	O
tough	O
to	O
crack	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ever-shifting	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
lacking	O
knowledge	O
regarding	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
software	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
Product	O
Manager	O
Colin	O
Ferris	O
partially	O
blamed	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Zack	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
:	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
...	O
Another	O
one	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
very	O
highly	O
rated	O
Capcom	O
games	O
that	O
unfortunately	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
reported	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
announcing	O
a	O
Zack	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wiki	I-Application
sequel	O
anytime	O
soon	O
.	O
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