The Sky Crawlers is a novel series penned by Japanese novelist Hiroshi Mori, that follows the trials and tribulations of young fighter pilots involved in dogfight warfare in an alternate universe. An anime movie directed by the legendary Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.G. released in Japanese theaters earlier this month on August 2nd. The video game adaptation, Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces for the Wii, is being handled by Namco Bandai, with a bunch of new screenshots made available today, along with more details on the control scheme.

The game is controlled by reversing the control setup: the Nunchuk is held in the right hand, and is used to control the plane with the Z button being used to fire the plane's gun. The Wii Remote is held in the left hand and is held vertically, and will be controlling the throttle via motion control. The game will have multiple ship plane types to suit your preferences.

Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is being developed by Namco Bandai's Ace Combat team. It is set to release in Japan on October 16, 2008, for 7140 yen. The official site can be found here. Sky Crawlers, along with other games from Namco Bandai, will be making an appearance at Chara Hobby 2008. Check out the rest of the screenshots and art over at the source.

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