Galaxy Force Plays Real Soccer at a Pirate Party
Nintendo DSiWare takes its first trip into the sports category this week with the cool, camera-enabled Real Soccer 2009. For more of a board-game feel, dive into Family Pirate Party on WiiWare and see who can collect the most gold. Finally, the out-of-this-world arcade shooter Galaxy Force II hits the Virtual Console.
Nintendo DSiWare
Real
Soccer 2009 (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800
Nintendo DSi Points): It’s time to live the soccer season to the max
with Real Soccer 2009 on Nintendo DSi. It will offer you a
never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet easily
accessible touch-screen controls. Take a photo of anything with the
Nintendo DSi Camera and turn the image into your own custom ball or team
flag, or even make yourself into your favorite player. With 198 teams
using real player names, realistic opponent behaviors thanks to advanced
artificial intelligence, and superior 3-D graphics, you’ll feel just
like a professional soccer player. Go ahead, take your best shot!
WiiWare
Family
Pirate Party (Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10
and Older – Mild Cartoon Violence and Suggestive Themes, 500 Wii
Points): Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy make their return as pirates
sailing the seas and skies. Roll the dice and sail through the islands
to gather the treasures each island holds. The person with the most gold
at the end wins. Family Pirate Party shines with its appealing
cel-shaded graphics and endearing music. Challenge up to three other
players (friends, the CPU or both) for some four-player board-game fun.
Do you have it in you to defeat your opponents and become the king of
Family Pirate Party!?
Virtual Console
Galaxy
Force II (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Fantasy
Violence, 800 Wii Points): Galaxy Force II is an arcade shooter with a
3-D view from behind your spaceship. Fly through five different planets,
taking on enemies in environments that range from a peaceful garden to
lands made of fire or ice. Navigate treacherous landscapes by flying low
over the planet’s surface and blowing up enemy robots, ships and
turrets, then flying through a tunnel to destroy the alien stronghold on
each planet. It is your duty as part of the Galaxy Force to defend
against the alien invasion and maintain peace in the solar system.
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. For the latest WiiWare games, click here. Click here for a list of games available on Virtual Console.
