News: Retro addicts, start your Wiis.
Capcom goes to the retro renewal trend one more time with this week's addition to the Wii Shop, Mega Man 10. The Blue Bomber's latest 8-bit adventure is joined by Dart Rage, a dart sim (are you surprised?) and Happy Hammerin', a Wiimote whack-a-mole game.
If an actual game from the early 90s is more your speed, the Virtual Console was also updated this week with Fatal Fury Special, originally released on the NeoGeo in 1993.
On the DSiWare side of things there's Flips: Terror in Cubicle Four, an ebook from EA; Globulos Party, a minigame collection starring crazy globules of... something; Let's Golf, a golf game from Gameloft; and VT Tennis (Virtual Toys, 1-2 players, 500 DSi Points), a virtual game of tennis.
More information on all of these titles can be found right here:
WiiWare
Mega Man 10
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Ц Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Fans of all ages can enjoy the newest entry in this historic 8-bit franchise. As a special service to new
Players:, there's an Easy Mode Ц a first for a Mega Man game. This new feature means novices and longtime fans alike can all have a shot at making it to the end of a Mega Man game. Also, you can now play as Proto Man and try Time Attack Mode from the beginning, or watch play-through videos from
Players: all over the world.
Dart Rage
Publisher: JV Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Ц Alcohol Reference
Price: 600 Wii Points
Grab your Wii Remote controller and prepare for the ultimate game of darts on your Wii console. Dart Rage features the most realistic throwing system available today. With pixel-perfect accuracy and no buttons to push, you'll be completely immersed in the game's realism. Dart Rage puts you in the spotlight as you compete against friends, the computer or both. With four great games to choose from Ц including 301-901, Cricket, Poker and American (Baseball) darts Ц Dart Rage has plenty of options to keep the game fresh. There's also a VS mode in which multiple
Players: can compete at the same time in a race to the finish. Rock out to a sizzling soundtrack as a commentator announces your every shot.
Happy Hammerin'
Publisher: Gamebridge
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Ц Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Happy Hammerin' is a party game suitable for friends and families. Compete against each other by bashing moles using the Wii Remote controller. Use the Wii Remote like a hammer and let off some steam as you frantically try to bash the moles popping up all over the screen. Play against the CPU or go head-to-head with up to four
Players:. (Additional accessories are required for the multiplayer modes and are sold separately.)
Players: can challenge themselves in three different modes: Mole Adventure (1-2
Players:), Mole Marathon (1 player) and Party Battle (1-4
Players:). Mole Adventure consists of four stages with three difficulty types. The faster you bash, the more points you get. With broadband Internet access, register your scores online and compete against the best mole bashers from around the world.
Virtual Console
Fatal Fury Special
Original Platform: NeoGeo
Publisher: D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) Ц Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points
Originally released in 1993, this fighting game pits 15 different fighters against each other. The cast includes the original eight characters from Fatal Fury 2, as well as three new characters (Billy, Axel and Laurence) and a new boss (Wolfgang). Also, three characters from the original Fatal Fury (Duck, Dan and Geese) have returned to the fight. Building on the appeal of the previous game with two-line battles, special moves and powerful finishers, this game is truly worthy of its "special" distinction. And if certain special conditions are met, special guest Ryuu Sakazaki will make an appearance.
Nintendo DSiWare
Let's Golf
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Grab a club, take a swing and pray for a birdie in Let's Golf. Discover a fun-filled experience that's accessible to anyone. Choose from four customizable characters and play 45 holes in three beautiful 3-D locations: Fiji Beach, the English Countryside and the Scottish Lochs. Enjoy easy-to-learn controls that even let you blow into the microphone to add spin to your ball. Take photos with your Nintendo DSi system's built-in camera and add them to your personal profile. For the most fun, play Hot Seat Multiplayer with friends on a single Nintendo DSi system and see who's the best.
Globulos Party
Publisher: GlobZ
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Ц Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Globulos Party is a collection of mini-games that are very simple to understand and fun to master. The 20 games are: 4-Square, Arena, Basket, Bomber, Bomber-King, Croquet, Darts, Darts-King, Soccer, Funky-Soccer, Ice Hockey, Monster, Pщtanque, Pinball, Rally, Football, Snooker, Sumo, Tic-Tac-Toe and Volley. Enjoy more than 15 hours of solo fun and nearly unlimited game play with the three multiplayer modes.
VT Tennis
Publisher: Virtual Toys
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
VT Tennis is an ace of a tennis game for the Nintendo DSi system. Using the innovative stylus and touch-screen controls, train your budding tennis star to serve, lob and smash his way to victory with precision swipes in all directions. Advance your player statistics in this fast-paced tournament of game modes, featuring Quickmatch, Tennis School and World Championship. The objective is to reach No. 1 in the world rankings. To do this,
Players: will have to unlock courts as they compete in championships all over the world. At the start of career mode,
Players: will find themselves in last place in the rankings. From this moment on, you must battle your way up. You can play on all types of surfaces Ц grass, clay, hard courts and wood Ц and learn the best techniques for winning each tournament on the different surfaces. Seventeen tough courts, each more difficult than the last, stand between you and your final victory.
Flips: Terror in Cubicle Four
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
There's something strange going on with the loo in cubicle four of the girls' toilet. It's spewed green goo on Stacey's shoes and almost had new boy James for lunch. Can he and his friends, Alexander and Lenny, flush out the cause of the trouble, or will the terrifying toilet plague the school with problems forever?