Draft:Line Attack Heroes

Line Attack Heroes
Developer(s)Grezzo
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Designer(s)Koichi Ishii
Platform(s)Wii (WiiWare)
Release
  • JP: July 27, 2010
Genre(s)Action, beat ’em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Line Attack Heroes is a side-scrolling beat ’em up developed by Grezzo and published by Nintendo exclusively as a WiiWare download in Japan on July 27, 2010. Designed by Final Fantasy and Mana series veteran Koichi Ishii, the game sends players through multiple stages in order to reassemble a shattered crystal by defeating foes and absorbing their abilities.

Gameplay

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Players take control of the hero, Tomoe, battling through a sequence of linear levels. Enemies drop elemental and combat powers when defeated, which the player can immediately adopt to vary attack patterns and solve simple environmental puzzles. Each stage contains hidden routes and collectibles that reward exploration and mastery of newly acquired skills.

Characters

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  • Tomoe – the lone warrior on a quest to reclaim all fragments of the Crystal Dragon by battling through successive waves of adversaries and gaining their powers.

Development

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Originally announced at E3 2009 as a full-retail Wii title[1], Line Attack Heroes was quietly removed from Nintendo’s forthcoming releases, leading to cancellation rumors. In mid-July 2010, Nintendo confirmed it would instead be retooled and launched as a WiiWare exclusive just days before its Japanese debut.

Reception

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Because it was only distributed via Japan’s WiiWare service, Line Attack Heroes received very limited press coverage, and no official review aggregate exists. User impressions note its brisk combat and brief run-time, but detailed critical appraisal remains scarce.

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  1. ^ Nintendo at E3 2009 - Line Attack Heroes. Retrieved 2025-07-10 – via YouTube.