In Wing Island if you want to experience the aerial tilts and spills of being a prop pilot, all you have to do is tilt the Wii remote left and right to bank your biplane, move down to make a dive, up to swoop into the sky, and pull back or forward to brake or boost.

Story mode allows players to take on a series of challenging missions at the controls of a single plane or a formation of five; switching formation via simple Wii remote movements. It is also possible to win prizes by completing missions and earn money to upgrade planes.

Wing Island features many different missions including the dropping goods, putting out forest fires and taking photos of objects. The 27 missions can be cleared in different completion levels depending on time, accuracy, and damage taken by planes.