Love Press++: Massage For Your Truelove, a real project using a Wii Balance Board and “massage recognition” to simulate the “physical communication of lovers”.

As easy as it is to dismiss this game as “hur hur nerds touching virtual girls’ naughty bits”, Love Press++ looks to take a different approach from the shallow “touch/turning on” features traditionally featured in DS dating sims like Love Plus+, emphasizing the physical communication between a couple without focusing on sexual portrayals.

From what I can tell, the game uses simple silhouettes to display virtual partners, but players can decorate the balance board with a silicon sleeve/image of a female’s back. Players choose a digital “truelove” (with different shapes and ages), massage their paramour, and adapt their techniques based on audio cues (e.g. “I believe you are gentle”, “Stop! Where are you touching?”).

Shirai Lab’s Minori Yokota will present Love Press++ at Sense of Wonder Night 2010 — an annual event spotlighting innovative and unconventional indie projects from around the world.

Import: Love Plus+

See also: Enjoy Your Massage for WiiWare (based on mobile game Emmanuelle Erotic Massages)

[Via Minori Yokota]

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