Contra Rebirth is this week's most anticipated title. You play as Bill Rizer and Genbei Yagyu as Bill's former partner Lance Bean has suddenly disappeared. In the game you will travel to various locations on Earth to defeat Neo-Salamander's army. Contra Rebirth is rated E10+ by the ESRB and is available for 1000 Wii Points ($10).
ColorZ is this week's second WiiWare game. You control three space ships that have a specific color, each of which absorbs viruses of the same color. In later levels, players must combine ships in order to create a new color and to absorb specific viruses. If controlling three ships simultaneously is challenging, you can play with two more friends so that each player will control their own ship. ColorZ is rated E by the ESRB and is available for 700 Wii Points ($7).
The release of Super Return of the Jedi for the Virtual Console marks the completion of the SNES Star Wars trilogy on the Virtual Console. In the game players will join the rebellion in hopes to finally destroy the Death Star. You will be able to play as five different characters ranging from Wicket the Ewok to Princess Leia and face off against bosses such as Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt. Super Return of the Jedi is rated E by the ESRB and is available for 800 Wii Points ($8).
Clubhouse Games Express: Family Favorites is the latest bite-sized game for DSiWare. The game offers five various games: Hearts, Contract Bridge, Dots and Boxes, Dominoes, and Ludo. The game also features the DS Download Play feature so that you can play with up to seven friends with just one copy of the game. Clubhouse Games Express: Family Favorites is rated E by the ESRB and is available for 500 DSi Points ($5).
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Sept. 7, 2009
As you bid farewell to summer, you can also greet the fall season with a great big smile, thanks to a fresh lineup of downloadable games from the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop. Super Return of the Jedi for the Virtual Console offers memorable space-themed action for Wii owners, while WiiWare welcomes a brand new entry in the classic Contra franchise. On Nintendo DSiWare, you'll find a portable version of the popular Clubhouse Games to help keep your autumn lively. Speaking of Nintendo DSiWare, time is ticking away on a special offer: Consumers can automatically earn 1,000 Nintendo DSi Points by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 pm Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com
WiiWare
Contra Rebirth
Publisher: Konami
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Chief Salamander and his Neo-Salamander Force travel back to 1973 A.D. to invade Earth. They land in Central America and take control of the Shizuoka ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. There, the aliens plan the destruction of all the "Contra" on Earth. The Galactic President calls on Lance Bean, a member of the elite "Contra" warriors, to save the day, but his sudden disappearance jeopardizes the safety of the planet. Now, Bill Rizer and samurai Genbei Yagyu are the last hope for Earth. They must pick up their weapons and defeat the evil Neo-Salamander Army before all is lost. Experience the fast-paced, action-packed, side-scrolling adventure that pioneered the run-and-gun genre.
ColorZ
Publisher: Exkee
Players: 1-3
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 700 Wii Points
Description: With ColorZ, go forth in your spaceships on a mission to clean up virus-infested planets. Immerse yourself in a new gaming experience that will reveal mind-hand-eye coordination skills you never knew you had. Absorb viruses of your own color, but steer clear of the others. If necessary, you can cleverly merge your ships together to create new colors. Buzz past your enemies to keep your combo and clock up a new high score. Explore an extra dimension with the game's multiplayer mode and share the unique experience of cooperative play between friends. Pool your forces, synchronize your movements and become a unified team of up to three players to meet the challenge together.
Virtual Console
Super Return of the Jedi
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: LucasArts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Join the Rebellion and crush the Death Star in a giant universe filled with all the action and adventure of the Star Wars® finale. Take command of five different characters - from Wicket the Ewok to Princess Leia - and go up against the Empire's worst, from Jabba the Hutt to the Emperor himself. You're going to need every ounce of Force you've got in you. Battle in actual movie locales, from Jabba the Hutt's palace to the Forest of Endor and the Emperor's Tower. Cross sabers with the darkest of the dark side: Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, the rancor, Darth Vader and the Emperor.
Nintendo DSiWare
Clubhouse Games Express: Family Favorites
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Choose from five family-friendly games in this Nintendo DSiWare version of the popular Clubhouse Games. Play classic card games like Hearts and Contract Bridge; connect bones to other bones in Dominoes; think strategically in the simple but addictive Dots and Boxes; and move your pieces towards a common goal in Ludo. Play by yourself or use DS Download Play to host as many as seven friends.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.
I'm definitely grabbing Contra, been looking forward to it for quite a while now. Now I just have to convince Chessa to play it with me...
Contra is one of those games where there's no way I could handle it today. I have Contra and Super C for the NES, but the only times when I could make any real progress in them was when I played co-op with my older brother. We had to use the lives code though... he didn't need it, but I sure did! These days I can't even get past the first stage...
I wonder if my brother would be interested in this...
Seriously, you shouldn't have to drop it down to easy or 7 lives, medium and 3 lives is just fine and you can't damage tank that way.
Where's the original NES Contra?
