Virtual Console Releases

Virtual Console Releases for June 29 2009

Chris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:20:37 +0000

New Virtual Console games this week:

Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa / SEGA Master System

New WiiWare games this week:

Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa

Chris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:19:21 +0000

Ten years have elapsed since Opa-Opa restored peace to the Fantasy Zone. Now history is repeating itself, and the planets that make up the Fantasy Zone once again find themselves attacked by the mastermind of the Nenon planet forces. This mastermind is secretly constructing a huge fortress in the Fantasy Zone and aims to put an end to their ambitious plans. Just as he did 10 years ago, Opa-Opa must do battle to save the Fantasy Zone.

Players: 1

Cost: 500

Controllers: Wii Remote, Classic, & GameCube

Reel Fishing Challenge

Chris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:18:28 +0000

Reel Fishing Challenge offers a fun and challenging experience for novice fishers and master anglers alike. Put your skills to the test and discover new types of fish in the challenging mission mode, or relax and enjoy the game at your own pace in free play mode. No matter which mode you play, the game’s beautiful graphics and natural setting bring the fishing experience to life. Choose from a variety of lures to attract and hook the game’s numerous fish. Each fish looks and moves like the real thing - it’s the closest you can get to real-life fishing without putting on your waders.

Players: 1

Cost: 500

Silver Star Reversi

Chris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:17:02 +0000

Silver Star Reversi has two modes: 1-Player mode allows you to play a match against the computer opponent, and 2-Player mode allows you to play against another person. In 1-Player mode, you can choose from five different computer opponents, turn the background music on or off, adjust sound effects and access in-game help features. During each match, you can also redo your last move, save the game at any point, or resign from the game. After a match has ended, you can review each move and resume the match from any point you choose.

Players: 2

Cost: 500

Water Warfare

Chris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:16:38 +0000

Water Warfare is a comical first-person shooter that uses water guns to battle and soak opponents. A map with a particular theme - Playground, Beach, Plaza or Nature Park - is generated automatically when the game begins, so you can think up new strategies each time you engage. Game modes include Single Player Missions, CPU Match and 2-Player Split Screen. On top of that, players with broadband Internet access can use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to battle with up to eight players from around the world, or participate in Ranking Mode.

Players: 8

Cost: 800

Virtual Console Releases For June 22 2009

Chris — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:19:59 +0000

New Virtual Console games this week:

SimEarth: The Living Planet / TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM

New WiiWare games this week:

SimEarth: The Living Planet (CD-ROM)

Chris — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:18:15 +0000

An entire planet becomes your laboratory in this large-scale simulation game. Players help foster new life and promote its evolution into life forms of higher intelligence. Guide civilization along the path of evolution until it can achieve Exodus, the ultimate goal of settling on another planet. The basic challenge of the game is to maintain a comfortable environment for the life forms by adjusting atmospheric and geological parameters. Small organisms called Prokaryote and Trichordate will grow and evolve into a multitude of life forms. Making a drastic change is a recipe for disaster. The key to success is making small adjustments and watching how the life forms react. SimEarth also includes planets with environments different from Earth, such as Mars and Venus. Try your hand at terraforming these planets with harsh conditions and creating a world where life can thrive.

Players: 1

Cost: 800

Controllers: Wii Remote, Classic, & GameCube

Drill Sergeant Mindstrong

Chris — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:17:28 +0000

Line up and get ready to use your mind. Drill Sergeant Mindstrong is a party game that allows up to four people to play at once. Players become boot-camp trainees under the tough Drill Sergeant Mindstrong, going through mind-boggling, mind-training games. The rules are simple, but concentration and quick thinking are key. Become the top boot of your class and earn promotions based on your efforts. This game is best played with friends and family.

Player: 1 - 4

Cost: 800

Family Mini Golf

Chris — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:16:29 +0000

Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy are back for some mini-golf action. Play through multiple golf courses that contain obstacles ranging from bumpers to speed ramps to fans and more. Up to eight players can play together using a single Wii Remote™ controller. You can download new courses to expand your fun-filled mini-golf experience, creating even more complex and difficult challenges to overcome. Can you conquer all the courses and become the mini-golf champion?

Players: 1 - 4

Cost: 500

NEVES Plus

Chris — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:30 +0000

Try your hand at the newest puzzle craze to come out of Japan, NEVES Plus! Enhanced for WiiWare, NEVES Plus not only retains all the simple, mind-bending tangram-based game play from the original Nintendo DS™ version, but also includes new multiplayer modes wrapped up in an Egyptian theme. This time, you and up to three others can work together to move, rotate and flip the seven Lucky stones into each of the 500-plus silhouette puzzles. You can also challenge one another in new multiplayer modes such as Versus, Speed, Lucky Number and Party Mode. Whether you play every mode by yourself or with friends, NEVES Plus is set to charm you with harder-than-they-look silhouette puzzles.

Players: 1 - 4

Cost: 600