Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel
From family-friendly puzzles to crackling combat, this week's additions to the Wii Shop Channel offer a mix of downloadable delights. Fight fans can even choose between futuristic space missions and retro-styled martial arts battles. Take your pick and kick off the summer with an invigorating dose of Wii action.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed 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
Protöthea (UbiSoft, 1 player, Rated E for
Everyone-Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Protöthea is a top-down
scrolling shooter game with free movement that puts players in complete
control of a last-generation spaceship. The mission is to destroy the
asteroid called Maqno 01 and finish with the plans of The Core.
UbiSoft's Protöthea introduces new concepts to a beloved, classic game
style while mixing genres and utilizing the full capabilities of the Wii
console, from graphics to controls. Players of all ages and experience
levels will enjoy taking command of their ship, blasting through four
different worlds in 10 challenging missions. Use your weapons arsenal
and the special bonus items to help you accomplish your mission, and
don't forget to slow down time and take an edge over the enemy.
Toki Tori (Two Tribes, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Toki Tori is his name, and collecting eggs is his game. In this puzzle/platform game, players use a variety of items such as the Telewarp, InstantRock and Slug Sucker. Clever use and combination of these items are needed to solve all the game's levels, of which there are more than 70. Levels range from easy to brain-teasingly hard, resulting in dozens of hours of puzzle play time. Toki Tori makes the most of what Wii has to offer. It uses the Wii Remote™ for a unique control scheme, which offers players a new and more relaxing play style. A second player can help you out by drawing hints while you are playing. The game even uses the Wii Message Board in a unique way.
Virtual Console
Ninja Combat (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E 10+
for Everyone 10 and Older-Mild Suggestive Themes, Fantasy Violence, 900
Wii Points): Released in 1990, Ninja Combat is a side-scrolling
combat-action game. Take control of the ninjas Joe (one player) and
Hayabusa (two players), and enter into battle against a group of evil
ninjas called the Kage Ichizoku. Make your way into their home fortress,
Ninja Tower, which dominates a big city of the near future. Fight using
normal attacks, jumps, special movements and ninja materials that
deliver damaging blows to all enemies on the screen. In addition, you'll
find weapons and items to aid you along the way. Even better, as you
progress in the game, reliable allies such as Musashi, Kagerow and Gembu
will emerge to fight alongside you, allowing you to choose a new
character in each stage. Ninja Combat also supports simultaneous play
with two players, so you can grab a friend and defeat the Kage Ichizoku
together.
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