What’s New
Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel
Neither sleet nor snow nor ice-cold winter winds shall keep Wii Shop
Channel users from enjoying the best new and classic games. In fact,
this week's offerings include a hot new strategy-based puzzle game that
promises to keep everyone in the household enthused, no matter how
frightful the weather outside may be. Harrowing puzzles, hockey pucks
and a world-famous hedgehog are all featured in the latest downloadable
lineup, providing red-hot gaming thrills to counter the imminent
December chills.
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
Bruiser
and Scratch (Steel Penny Games, Inc., 1 player, Rated E for
Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Bruiser and Scratch are stranded in a
strange world with a dark secret. Their only hope in finding a path home
is to unravel the mystery of this place, one oversized puzzle at a time.
Along the way, they make new friends and meet up with old adversaries,
each of whom plays a role in their journey. Bruiser and Scratch offers a
number of tutorial levels to bring the player up to speed gradually. The
story unfolds over 48 puzzles and six landscapes. And for players who
can't get enough, Challenge mode offers 75 additional puzzles that range
from child's play to mind-bogglingly difficult.
Hockey Allstar Shootout (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Use the Wii Remote controller as a stick and take the shot as you compete in three exciting Hockey Skills Challenges. In Head 2 Head, it's just you versus the best goalies in the world in a five-puck shootout. Race against the clock to post the most goals in the fastest time. The three difficulty levels will place you against three increasingly talented goalies, each donning the jersey of their home country. In two-player mode, each player will take a turn as shooter and as goalie, and the player who scores the most goals in five shots is the winner. In Sharp Shooter, you post a high score in one of three difficulty levels by breaking as many targets as you can. Each time a shot fails to break a target, an X will appear in the upper left corner. Three misses and the game is over. Power Shot has you take your best shot and watch the Shot-Speed Clock light up. You have three attempts to blast the fastest shot you can, and only the best speeds will grace the high score list.
Virtual Console
Sonic
The Hedgehog 2 (SEGA MASTER SYSTEM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone,
500 Wii Points): Play the popular Sonic The Hedgehog sequel, made
specifically for the SEGA MASTER SYSTEM. Sonic returns home to his
island just in time to see Dr. Eggman (a.k.a. Dr. Robotnik) run off with
Tails. In fact, Dr. Eggman has kidnapped all of Sonic's animal friends
and placed them in robotic mind-controlling suits. He demands the six
Chaos Emeralds, hidden on the island, in exchange for their safe return.
Explore underground mine shafts, dash through underwater tunnels and
hang glide through the clouds in Sonic's search for the Chaos Emeralds.
Once Sonic's found them all, he must face off with the evil Dr. Eggman
and thwart his plan for global domination.
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here for a list of games available on Virtual Console.