Just when I was starting to adjust to the the idea that two games a week were enough, Nintendo decides to take advantage and give us only one title for this week’s VC releases. Sometimes, I feel a little abused by it all, you know? I wish you could appreciate me sometimes, Nintendo. I’m a good woman, even if you can’t see it.
Anyway, this week we getSuper Turrican: (Super NES(R), 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10and Older – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points),which is the first of two games following the adventures of Bren McGuire and his fight against the Machine. While I can’t tell you how great this game is or isn’t because I don’t remember it well, I can tell youGamasutra reported in April of last yearthat Factor 5 is working on new concepts for a Turrican title, so this game may be perfect to play while you await the next-gen incarnation.
The game is available as of 9am Pacific time, per the usual drill. (This one was actually a tad late, as it apparently takes Nintendo longer to announce one game than the usual three.)
Wii-kly Update: One New Classic Game Added to Wii Shop Channel
March is roaring in like a lion on the Virtual Console™. This might be a goodtime to look back at the massive catalog of classic games and ask yourself ifyou’ve played them all. Well, have you? You know there are some unplayed gemsin there that your friends keep raving about, like this week’s release, SuperTurrican. Not to mention the games you haven’t played since you were 10. Goahead and fire them up – you’ll feel like a kid again. Just think of theVirtual Console as your own personal fountain of youth.
Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time everyMonday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem WiiPoints™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii ShopChannel or at retail outlets. This week’s new game is:
Super Turrican: (Super NES(R), 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10and Older –Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): You are Bren McGuire, on a United PlanetsFreedom Forces mission to save the peaceful planet Katakis from the Machine,source of all that is cruel and evil in the universe. The only weapon on yourside is the state-of-the-art Turrican Assault Suit. Equipped with multipleweapons, including the incredible Freeze-Beam that temporarily immobilizesalmost any enemy, the Turrican Assault Suit gives one man the power of anentire army. Use the myriad weapons and powers at your disposal to fightthrough 12 increasingly insane levels, free the innocent residents of theplanet Katakis and crush the oppressive Machine.
