A new batch includes the fourth Strong Bad episode, a bean bag tossing original, and two more Virtual Console shooters. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=17203 This weekÂ’s update, like many others, features a healthy dose of Virtual Console shooters alongside two original WiiWare entries.
Strong BadÂ’s fourth episode, Dangeresque 3, continues the escapades of the titular character. This fourth episode chronicles the dirty cop, Dangeresque, the star of Strong BadÂ’s hand-crafted cinematic masterpiece. Players will guide Dangeresque in the direction of a couple large sacks of loot, all while pursuing his arch-nemesis, saving the world, and getting the girl. Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 is rated E10+ by the ESRB and is available now through the Wii Shop Channel for 1,000 Wii Points ($10).
The second WiiWare entry of the week, Target Toss Pro: Bags allows up to 16 players to partake in the classic game of Cornhole. For the unacquainted, Cornhole is a simple bean bag tossing game in which players must toss the bag into a hole on a raised platform. It is often played at tailgate parties before sporting events and typically involves alcohol consumption. Target Toss Pro: Bags is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is available now through the Wii Shop Channel for 700 Wii Points ($7).
The first of this weekÂ’s Virtual Console shooters is Space Invaders: The Original Game, a port of the original arcade game to the SNES. Players must defeat the descending aliens before they reach the bottom of the screen with the aid of only a cannon, and a few small barriers. The game also includes a two-player versus mode that allows players to race to defeating the invaders the quickest. Space Invaders: The Original Game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is available now through the Wii Shop Channel for 800 Wii Points ($8).
CapcomÂ’s Forgotten Worlds for the Sega Genesis marks the final Virtual Console shooter of the week. Forgotten Worlds is of the run-and-gun variety (e.g. Contra, Gunstar Heroes) and allows one or two players to blast away the Nameless Ones, a group of aliens who have enslaved the human race and turned planet Earth into the Forgotten World. Unlike most shooters, Forgotten Worlds allows players to fire to aim and shoot in 360 degrees. Forgotten Worlds is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is available now through the Wii Shop Channel for 800 Wii Points ($8).
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Nov. 17, 2008
The ever-growing library of games on the Wii™ Shop Channel truly offers something for every gaming occasion, as seen in this week's new additions. Want to settle in for a few single-player laughs? Check out the latest hilarious Strong Bad adventure. Socializing with friends? Target Toss Pro: Bags lets you play with as many as 15 of your pals. Gathering with family? Even your grandparents can enjoy the arcade classic SPACE INVADERS®. And the side-scrolling action of FORGOTTEN WORLDS™ provides a wickedly fun diversion for solo gamers and fantasy-loving groups alike.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a broadband Internet 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 new games are:
WiiWare™
Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 (Telltale Games, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Move over, generically buff action heroes. Strong Bad is here to show you how it's done in his hand-crafted cinematic masterpiece, Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective. You play Dangeresque, a dirty cop in pursuit of a little action and several big sacks of cash. Can our hero stay alive long enough to defeat his arch-nemesis, save the world and get the girl? Looks like he's gonna have to jump.
Target Toss Pro: Bags (Incredible Technologies, 1-16 players, Rated E for Everyone, 700 Wii Points): Target Toss Pro: Bags is a new video game based on beanbag toss, the nation's hottest backyard and tailgate sensation. Bags – or Cornhole, as it's called in some parts of the country – originated in the Midwest in the 1960s and has since become a staple at outdoor social events from coast to coast. Similar to horseshoes, Bags is a deceptively simple yet extremely competitive game where players try to toss beanbags into a hole in a slightly raised platform or "box" for points. Whether at a tailgate party or a summer barbecue, the game has become a social focal point, and the unmistakable thud of bags hitting the box is now a universal party soundtrack.
Virtual Console™
SPACE INVADERS: The Original Game (Super NES™, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Experience one of gaming's iconic franchises in this perfect rendition of the arcade classic. Take aim at the field of invaders relentlessly marching toward you. Move quickly but carefully, using the barriers for protection as you avoid missiles fired by the aliens and try to destroy all of them before they reach the bottom of the screen. Further enhance the nostalgia by choosing from several modes that simulate different versions of the arcade game (such as upright cabinet or black-and-white). Or if you want to prove your superior skills to a friend, try the new VS mode and see who can stop the alien menace the quickest. All in all, it's pure gaming at its best, now with no quarters required.
FORGOTTEN WORLDS (SEGA GENESIS, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): FORGOTTEN WORLDS is a one- or two-player side-scrolling shooter made by CAPCOM. It was one of the first games to incorporate 360-degree aiming and shooting. This SEGA GENESIS version provides the same impact and intensity of the classic arcade game. In the 29th century, without warning, warships broke through the sky, loaded with fiendish aliens. They rained down fire, bombs, missiles and napalm, leaving the land barren and inhospitable. Humanity was enslaved and Earth became known as the Forgotten World. In a hidden place, a group of brave humans raised two male children in secret. They brought up the young men as warriors, training them for battle. The two warriors emerged as armed machines of might, strength and super power – the Nameless Ones. Fight the hateful invaders as the powerful Nameless Ones. Collect Zenny to upgrade your weapons and satellite, and free the planet.
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