Lawn Darts are unbanned on WiiWare this week @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on September 27, 2010

News: Until somebody gets a Wii Remote stuck in the their skull that is.

In my head, I understand why the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lawn darts (A.K.A. Jarts) back in 1988. Being able to launch a tiny metal javelin at your friends is probably not the best activity for a little kid. But it was so much fun. I miss playing lawn darts.

In an attempt to fill the gap somewhat, Nintendo has made Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts available to download through the Wii Shop Channel today. Developed by Incredible Technologies, the game will allow a total of 16 players to chuck their lawn darts in four different modes. All without the nasty side effect of possibly getting a giant metal spike embedded in your skull.

Also available this week is Astro Bugz Revenge, an "action-puzzle game with a retro vibe."

Two new games will also be added to the DSiWare service: Zenonia, a "classic RPG", and Fizz, an "explosive puzzle game."

More information on all of these games can be found below.

WiiWare

Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts
Publisher: Incredible Technologies
Players: 1-16
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 700 Wii Points
Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts is a new video game based on one of the nation's most infamous backyard games. There are four types of flying-dart action to choose from: Classic Lawn Darts, 501, Cricket and Poker Darts. Each game has a unique scoring method and strategy to keep players entertained for hours. Classic Lawn Darts involves throwing three darts at two circles with an escalating Red Dot Bonus bull's-eye in the center. 501 is similar to the classic pub darts game of the same name; throw three darts at a dartboard during eight rounds of play until all 501 points - and not one point more - are cleared. Cricket is another classic pub darts game of three tosses per round, challenging players to close out the bull's eye and the numbers 15 through 20 before their opponent. Poker Darts involves launching five darts at a deck of 52 playing cards while attempting to get the best poker hand and highest scores over three hands.

Astro Bugz Revenge
Publisher: Sudden Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 700 Wii Points
Astro Bugz Revenge is an action-puzzle game with a retro vibe. Protect our solar system from astro bugz and blast them by matching three or more bugz. Pick up valuable power-ups and activate them to annihilate the incoming invaders. Flip to the other side in Revenge mode and play as the bugz. Test your skills against your friends by playing in Co-Op or Versus mode. This action-packed game will surely keep you challenged.

Nintendo DSiWare

Zenonia
Publisher: Gamevil USA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Classic RPG action returns with Zenonia. Get ready for the endless journey of Regret, who is on a mission to find the reason for the death of his father at the hands of a demon. He begins his quest by choosing one of three classes: Paladin, Warrior or Assassin. Players can equip and customize using hundreds of different types of weapons and armor. There are tons of items to refine or combine from five different item classes: normal, magic, rare, unique and epic. There are even more astonishing features such as full skill trees which you can level up, along with stunning visuals and sound effects. Zenonia offers extensive playtime with numerous main and side quests, plus good and evil storylines to choose from. Anime-style graphics and innovative real-life systems such as a day/night cycle and hunger/weight system make Zenonia a unique gaming experience for everybody.

Fizz
Publisher: DK-Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Welcome to Fizz, the explosive puzzle game. In Fizz, you earn points by creating rings of energy. To do that, you must align identical colors and create links between the different nodes. The bigger your rings, the more points you earn. There will be outside events that get in your way, such as asteroids, meteorite showers and aliens who'll try to break your nodes. Magnetic storms and pulsars will change colors, and magnetic spheres will prevent you from using the nodes in the surrounding area. Exceedingly simple to understand but challenging to master, Fizz is an inventive puzzle challenge that will have gamers on the edge of their seats.