Another Monday, another update to the Wii’s Virtual Console. Whether you want to take on the role of a creepy pink blob, a cyberpunk crime fighter or another obscure TurboGrafx character, the VC should have something for … well, some of you I suppose.
This week’s selection of ROMs for sale provide a mix of puzzling and violence, with the release ofKirby’s Avalanche(SNES, 800 points),Streets of Rage 3(Genesis, 800 points) andLegend of Hero Tonma(TurboGrafx16, 600 points). To be honest, my only experience with any of these games is Streets of Rage 3, which I remember looking very classy, but nothing beats the first one — if only for the fact that one of the bosses is blatantly The Ultimate Warrior.
One thing you may knowStreets of Rage 3for is its inclusion and subsequent removal of Ash, a bare knuckle fighting, blatantly stereotypical gay boss. Although taken out of the Western version, a Game Genie could resurrect him as a playable character, making Sega the first game company to include the option to play as a homosexual. I somehow doubt he’ll put in a Wii appearance.
Hit the jump for the official press release, as always. Any of this week’s selection catch your eye? Let us know if your hard-earned Wii points will be taking a hit today.
Sept. 24, 2007
Wii-kly Update: Three New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
When you take on a challenge, it’s helpful to know your goal. Are you trying
to bury an opponent under colorful boulders, defeat the evil Syndicate’slifelike robots or rescue a princess? Maybe all three? Well, you can rest easyknowing that this week’s diverse selection from the Wii Shop Channel is here
to help you take care of all the above.
Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds newgames to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speedInternet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points
can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s newgames are:
Kirby’s Avalanche™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 800 WiiPoints): Everyone’s favorite round, pink hero takes a break from swallowing
his enemies to put your brain to work in this fast-paced puzzle game. Playerstake control of Kirby and match wits with well-known enemies from the Kirbyseries (including his archrival, King Dedede) in an effort to win the First
Annual Dream Land Avalanche Competition. The simple-but-addictive game playrevolves around brightly colored blobs and boulders. When the right amount ofmatching blobs are stacked, they explode and rain down on your opponent’s
field of play. Repeat this until your screen is clear to move on to the nextround. But be careful—the farther you advance, the faster the blobs fall andthe smarter the opponents get. Are you good enough to help Kirby become the
avalanche king?
Streets of Rage™ 3 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 andOlder – Violence, 800 Wii Points): Just when you thought the world was safefrom the Syndicate and its shady leader, Mr. X, they have returned to torment
the city once again. Mr. X has developed lifelike robots to take the place ofvarious city officials so he can be in complete control. Now it’s up to ourold heroes Axel, Skate and Blaze to stop the threat with their amazing
fighting skills. With more weapons and combat moves, as well as secretcharacters and various endings, this return to the streets is one you won’twant to miss.
LEGEND OF HERO TONMA (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone – Mild
Cartoon Violence, 600 Wii Points): LEGEND OF HERO TONMA is an action game thatputs players in control of the magic-user Tonma, whose role – as was typicalfor game heroes of the day – is to travel to another world and save the
princess. Fight your way through seven stages using Tonma’s jump ability andshot power. Collect power-ups and barriers to grow in strength and pummel yourenemies. Bring that strength to the end of each stage to face off against and
defeat the menacing bosses that aim to keep you from the princess. This well-detailed game’s comic visuals and feel will have players wanting to come backfor more frantic and exciting action.
