A little while ago, we broke a story about the upcoming Natsume developed shooter Omega Five. And up until now, our only impression of the game was from a couple screens and some bad machine translation. Well that has all changed. We finally have a better picture of what Omega Five is all about thanks to a hands-on preview at Joystiq.

In the game you control a flying, gun-wielding ninja pitted against a massive army of robotic combatants. Don't think that this ninja's blade skills will go unused -- there will also be a way to execute sword attacks. If that doesn't sound bizarre enough for you, movement and aiming (which can move independently) are both controlled by a single thumbstick.

...how in the...?

Yup, both are controlled with a single thumbstick, but the controls are still being modified and tweaked. Zack Stern (of Joystiq) even admits that the controls were a little troublesome. Let's hope Natsume and Hudson iron those issues out before release. The game will follow Bomberman Live! as Hudson's next XBLA offering so don't expect it anytime very soon.

[via Joystiq]