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The Wii Show #31 - Getting in Shape

Charlie George — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:58:11 +0000

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Wii Fit
Wii Ware
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The Wii Show VC European Update for 5/23/08

Charlie George — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:05:58 +0000

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This is a VC update for European releases for May 23, 2008.

New North American VC Releases

Charlie George — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:05:50 +0000

NES Play Action Football (NES®, 1-4 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): “Ready! Hut hut hut…” Nintendo takes to the gridiron with the classic football powerhouse NES Play Action Football. Featuring a distinct overhead viewpoint that creates an almost 3-D field, the action is more simulation-based than many of the more arcade-based games of the time. Play through four 15-minute quarters (in accelerated time) and even substitute players when your first-stringers get tired. Want more options? Each of the eight available teams has multiple running/passing plays to choose from while on offense, as well as a wide selection of defensive schemes that can be run when you’re on the other side of the ball. And in addition to viewing two full teams on the screen at once without any slowdown, you’ll hear voice snippets at key points of the game. Line up, and see if you have what it takes to win the Power Bowl.

Sonic the Hedgehog™ 3 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points): Sonic and Tails are back for another adventure as they again battle the evil Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik), who is desperately trying to collect all the Chaos Emeralds to rebuild his Death Egg. Our heroes must again find the Chaos Emeralds before Dr. Eggman does, but winning the race won’t be easy this time – a new adversary, Knuckles the Echidna, has arrived on the scene and will do whatever he can to keep Sonic and Tails from reaching their goal. Grab all the golden rings, find various bonus zones and overcome Knuckles and Dr. Eggman as you rocket through the third chapter in Sonic’s adventures.

Neutopia II (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): Experience improved graphics and controls in this exciting sequel to the action role-playing game Neutopia. Take on the role of the main hero’s son and watch as the story begins with the apparent revival of Dirth, the evil demon. Once again you’ll need to rely on your magic compass and the information you’ve gathered to find entrances to labyrinths and defeat the bosses in them. Make your way through the field, which can be tricky at times, to search for and find hidden information and items, or move blocks and destroy walls to uncover secret rooms. Like the original, this game has a save function, a finely tuned difficulty level and a fast-paced story, making it truly an RPG that everyone can enjoy.

Not a bad lineup of games this week. Which one would you buy?

Are You Ready To Get “Corrupted”?

Charlie George — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:59:20 +0000

We are almost upon the release of “Metroid Prime 3: Corruption”. The third and final chapter in the Metroid Prime trilogy. It makes it’s debut on the Wii tomorrow(8/21).

This month has been coined by NOA(Nintendo of America) as “The Month of Metroid”. And they have delivered. First was the release of first classic title on the NES early this month. Followed by “Super Metroid” on SNES through the virtual console.

There has been a lot of people gankin on the game, saying “it was a GameCube game, not a Wii game”. My answer to that is….so what, it’s Metroid. One of the best Nintendo franchises.

Now I can’t help but mention that tomorrow there will be some stiff competition for Samus. Out on the DS tomorrow is the sequel to the hit brain trainer “Brain Age”, which will be called, you guessed it, “Brain Age 2″, but not only that, Nintendo will be bundling it with their new colored DS Lite, which is crimson(dark red) on the top half, and onyx(black) on the bottom half.

Another HUGE release, which I have played and have a review up at Liveforxbox.com is “BioShock”. This game has been gaining and gaining more and more steam. This is going to be a trifecta of competition, so if you have the coin i recommend all three.

VC 5/28: Act Raiser, J.J. and Jeff, and Kid Chameleon

Charlie George — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:16:34 +0000

Sadly we are not killing things with vegetables. The thought was, was that we would get “Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness”, but it just wasn’t in the cards for us in the U.S.

We did get a nice selection though, the gem in my opinion is the pre Square-Enix game “ActRaiser” which is part sidescroller and top down urban planning sim.

“Kid Chameleon” hit the Sega Genesis end and the popular “J.J. and Jeff” for the TG-16.

Were you disappointed this week or did you get your fix this week? What were you hoping for this week?

VC Monday 3/26/07

Charlie George — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:42:53 +0000

This weeks VC title in the U.S. is “Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV” for the SNES. This is one of those triple “A” games. A game you must pick up.