Show Us Your Haiku Skills, Win EscapeVektor

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Aussie indie devs Nnooo recently released escapeVektor and critics everywhere have praised the game for its originality and cleverness. If you’d like to treat your Wii (and yourself) to a copy of the game, all we need is something original and clever from you — in a haiku.

Watch the video above. From that, come up with a haiku that sums up the game and post it in the comments below. And that’s it! We’re allowing one entry per person (so make it a good one!), and you have until midnight tomorrow to enter. Five of our favourite entries will receive a copy of escapeVektor for the Wii.

So what’s a haiku, you ask? A traditional haiku consists of three lines of text made up of five, seven, and five syllables respectively. Here’s an example of one we wrote ourselves:

Yay, a WiiWare game!
But is it worth our money?
Of course, it’s by Nnooo!

If you ask me, I consider that haiku to be absolute poetry. You may beg to differ. Anyway, have a quick read of the terms and conditions and show us what you’ve got! Be creative and have fun with it.

[Terms and Conditions]

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    TheLastQuestion

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Haiku is a art
    Trolling is a art as well
    But when you run out

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      Perfiasc

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:41 PM

      I’d give you this game
      If I worked for Kotaku
      Your troll-ku is best.

  • [–]

    Cephalxn

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Take me back to times
    When simplicity was god
    Or give me vektor!

  • [–]

    Stevorooni

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    A game on the Wii?
    haha that is a good one
    oh you’re serious

  • [–]

    Braininator

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    I don’t have a Wii
    But I’d like to play this game
    Free console as well?

    • [–]

      Tracey Lien

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:47 PM

      Sorry brosephine
      The game is the only prize
      Better luck next time

  • [–]

    Ryan Bismark

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Such pretty graphics
    And those colours, so vibrant
    Fetch me more absinthe.

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    Mitchell McCausland

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Rub off all the dust
    Give your Wii some dosage
    Of escapeVektor!

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      Mitchell McCausland

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:47 PM

      Bugger! The second line is only 6 syllables! Can I try again?

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        Tracey Lien

        Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:48 PM

        Yes you may, Mitchell
        But make sure it’s a good one
        Otherwise, sadface.

        • [–]

          Mitchell McCausland

          Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:51 PM

          Thanks Tracey! ROUND 2!

          Give the guys at Nnooo
          Some good ol Aussie support
          Buy escapeVektor!

        • [–]

          Trjn

          Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:51 PM

          Multiple entries
          apparently are allowed.
          Oh exploitable.

          • [–]

            Tracey Lien

            Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:54 PM

            Faith in honesty
            Makes this community great
            Also, I am nice

            • [–]

              Trjn

              Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM

              That’s debatable,
              But we’ll assume you are nice
              So we can win stuff.

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                BearBlaster

                Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 10:13 PM

                Only on Kotaku do we get conversations in haiku.

  • [–]

    Trjn

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Released on WiiWare.
    Move about, colour the lines
    without pew pew pew.

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      Trjn

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:04 PM

      Trying to escape,
      Dashing between obstacles.
      This will not end well.

  • [–]

    NovaCascade

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    I need better drugs
    Things are so trippy in here
    Look man, the colours

  • [–]

    Ev

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Why even write this?
    I don’t even own a Wii
    Oh well, guess I’m bored

  • [–]

    Dirk Diggler

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    I’ve always wanted
    To play as an arrow: trapped!
    Over pretty squares

  • [–]

    Alex Greaves

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Implorative lines,
    Deceptive complexity,
    Set to catchy tunes.

  • [–]

    RufusLives

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Nice retro music
    Looks like lots of fun with
    Explody arrow

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    MostStrange

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Few classic titles
    Owners should support the devs
    glide the lines and hide

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      Strange

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:12 PM

      When you appear here
      I feel like you one-up me
      That I’m the Least Strange.
      :(

      • [–]

        Strange

        Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM

        P.S. your blog link has an extra ‘n’ on the end of it.
        P.P.S. I like your blog.

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          MostStrange

          Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8:28 PM

          Thanks for the tip ;)

          *Squeeze*

          I’m not THE most strange. I’m merely most strange, as in “Oh, my! This evening has been one most strange!” :)

  • [–]

    Ruari Moran

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    It’s always haikus :(
    I’ll just try to be random
    Hippopotamus

  • [–]

    GentlemanJ

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    This game looks awesome.
    But haiku’s are really hard.
    Refrigerator.

  • [–]

    MrTaco

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    There once was a man,
    Formerly of Nantucket.
    …That’s how it goes, right?

  • [–]

    Cerzel

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Australian game
    Rated enfants et adultes
    I don’t understand

  • [–]

    Tristan Damen

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Is anyone there?
    I’ve been trapped here so long now
    I used video

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    [Razor]

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    At least five minutes
    I have spent on this haiku
    trying to be smart.

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      [Razor]

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:23 PM

      Sitting here in class
      Kotaku comes first, then work.
      Prioritising!

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        [Razor]

        Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:25 PM

        How many entries?
        More than just once, I sure hope.
        Otherwise I’m, uh, boned.

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          Cerzel

          Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 5:13 PM

          Not reading the rules
          Before entering the game
          Sure-fire way to fail

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            [Razor]

            Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 5:19 PM

            Fire and fail
            Never heard those words pronounced
            one syllable each

            • [–]

              Cerzel

              Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 5:38 PM

              Japanese haiku
              Were the intended format
              English makes problems

  • [–]

    Batguy

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Our paired overlords
    Should let me win by default.
    But Nnooo. Stupid jerks.

    • [–]

      Strange

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:30 PM

      win win win win win
      win win win win win win win
      win win win win win

    • [–]

      Batguy

      Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM

      Didn’t read rules well.
      Was rushing to a meeting.
      But my entry stands.

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    FRIENDLYUNIT

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Here’s the thing about haiku: they are 5/7/5 _in Japanese_. Anyway here’s my go at a traditional one, at least thematically.

    V brings me spring
    Escaping the winter white lines
    Until red V falls

  • [–]

    Fizz

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I want to win this
    Casue I want to play this
    Oh please let me win this

  • [–]

    Chazz

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Oh look, it’s Haiku
    I really can’t be bothered
    I’m going home now.

  • [–]

    Beavwa

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    It looks like Pacman
    Without the munchies or ghosts
    There are some lines, though.

  • [–]

    Shayne Miller

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    My Nintendo Wii
    Is gathering dust right now
    In dire need of love

    • [–]

      NovaCascade

      Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 10:18 PM

      Perhaps you should buy
      Monolith’s JRPG
      Xenoblade – it’s great

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