Lost in Shadow is a beautiful, expressive Wii puzzler

Good, thoughtful adventure games aren't exactly a dime a dozen these days, particularly on the Wii. Though Nintendo's white box is home to some point-and-click titles and a handful of other good adventure-style games, every new entry in what seems like a dying (or at least oft-ignored) genre is a good one. Thankfully, Lost in Shadow isn't just a new enlistment to the army of adventure titles available for the Wii—it's actually holds the promise to be one of those haunting, ethereal genre titles that sticks with you long after the credits have rolled. Arguably, only Fumito Ueda's ICO and Shadow of the Colossus have even come close (in recent memory, at least) to such a deep presence in the adventure genre. After some brief hands-on time, I can say that Hudson may just have a contender for that prestigious honor with Lost in Shadow.