Wii-kly WiiWare And Virtual Console Update - 3/9/09
All that was old is new again with this week's Wii downloads. Similar to what Capcom did with Mega Man 9, Konami has gone back to a retro style for their latest installment Gradius ReBirth. It is being called less of a sequel than a "remix" of past levels and gameplay from the Gradius series, all delivered in a wonderfully retro 16-bit package. Just make sure not to get killed by the giant Easter Island heads of doom.
For the Virtual Console we only get a single game with Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars from the Sega Master System. It was possibly the low point for the series, due in no small part to the use of voice samples, which were pretty terrible. But if you turn down the sound it's still a fun, classic platformer.
WiiWare
- Gradius ReBirth (Konami, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Blast your way through levels filled with alien spaceships and otherworldly creatures in this retro side-scrolling shooter. Pick your weapons carefully and upgrade them to create a devastating arsenal of space-aged weapons that will aid you in your challenging mission. Players can post their high scores to worldwide leader boards via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and see where they rank against all the other Gradius ReBirth players. Test your skills with Gradius ReBirth and see if you have what it takes to beat this action-packed arcade shooter.
Virtual Console
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (SEGA MASTER SYSTEM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, Crude Humor, 500 Wii Points): In this platformer from the 1980s, help Alex Kidd in a race against time to find the 12 missing zodiac signs hidden in six challenging levels-including toyland, the robot factory and an outer-space level-all complete with crazy enemies.
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 9 March 2009
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