Like its predecessors, Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed plays out in a classic throwback sci-fi manner, delivering a larger-than-life story that excels at being tongue-in-cheek at all times. Players take the role of Crypto, a representative from space's distant planet in search for human DNA in the form of brain stems. Over the year's Crypto's race has developed impressive cloning technology, only to find that their efforts may be entirely in vain, as each subsequent clone results in diminishing return. They're "less than man", so to speak, as cloned aliens lack the genitalia - and of course self respect, confidence, and libido that comes with it - to further the species. The result: A quest to earth in search of DNA.
From the get-go fans of the previous PS2 efforts will notice that Big Willy Unleashed is a true sequel, bringing back many of the items, controls, and strategies as the previous games. You'll again attack earth by foot and in air, either controlling Crypto directly or by piloting a UFO for mass mayhem and astronomical abductions. In our first playthrough we had access to every weapon in the game, with our favorites being the classic blaster - quite shocking - and the zombie gun. The Wii controls bring in the IR/analog combination found in other third-person games already on the system. The IR precision is certainly a huge selling point on Wii, as you can move and aim with quick flicks of the wrist. You'll also have access to tons of alien powers, each made more immersive on Wii with simple motion - grab a human and then flick your wrist to chuck them, or swing your Wii-mote hand around to bash them into other objects.