Oct. 15, 2007This week marks the first appearance of a CD-ROM game for the TurboGrafx16 on Virtual ConsoleTM. Take control of the Hunting Dog ship and battle deadly Obbellon fighters in the clas-sic horizontal sci-fi shooter, Gate of Thunder. If shooting's not your thing, you can go out and save the world from evil demons or a power-hungry general in this week's other offerings that bolster the Wii Shop Channel's catalog of action-adventure and real-time strategy games.
Three new clas-sic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. WiiTM owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii PointsTM to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:
Ninja Gaiden IITM: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES? 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points): In Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, a new villain, Ashtar, is revealed. Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa and rescue Irene Lew, a former CIA agent, from Ashtar. Destroy the Sword of Chaos, a weapon of great power forged from the bone of a demon. Use techniques such as the Fire Wheel or the Windmill Throwing Star and attack while holding on to walls and ladders. Use the most innovative technique of all - the ability to create Shadow Clones, orange shadow versions of Ryu that will constantly follow him, repeating previous actions (moving or attacking) in a delayed cycle. Once again defeat henchmen, creatures and bosses with new fighting techniques and even more weapons as you progress through multiple stages on your way to destroying Ashtar, Jaquio and the Realm of Chaos.
Metal Marines?/a> (Super NES? 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): Set in the near future, most of Earth's land has been disintegrated in the chaos of the Anti-matter War. This real-time strategy game portrays the Colonies' Allied Force - the Metal Marines - in their epic struggle against General Zorgeuf and the Imperial Federation, who are bent on world domination. Commanding the Metal Marines across a series of battles, the player must strategically allocate resources, ready supplies, manage funds and move troops in an effort to outwit and outmove the opponent. The real-time battle system rewards split-second decisions and adaptability in the struggle for military superiority. Unlike most turn-based strategy games, Metal Marines engrosses the player in a fast-paced and frantic battle in which both sides advance simultaneously. A constant eye must be kept on enemy movements to maintain a formidable defense and not miss the perfect chance to strike. Strategic foresight and quick judgment hold the key to victory.
Gate of Thunder (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): The legendary sci-fi shooter is back! Gate of Thunder is a horizontal side-scrolling shooter that places you in control of special undercover agent Hawk, whose mission is to stop the deadly army of Obbellon fighters. Jump into the action as Hawk gets aboard his ship, the Hunting Dog, and heads out toward the enemy. Blast through stages while effectively using all three of the weapons at your disposal and receiving support from ally Wild Cat ships. Switch through equippable power-up options on the fly to change the direction of your attack. You'll have to blast in front of and behind you to survive all seven stages. Hard-core shooting-game fans looking for a challenge can select HARD or DEVIL mode to experience even more intense action!
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I thought you said Metal Gear :PI'll check out Ninja GaidenVC Releases for 10/15/07! (Metal Gates o ...
A real time strategy game for the SNES? How did I miss that? Has anyone played it? Any good?
Metal Marines is awesome. A must buy for me.
How do you know what is going to be released 3 hours before release? I thought they came out at 12 eastern 9am pacific?
So this week we get our first TG CD game, and Hudson takes the opportunity to release...another shooter. Woo.Well, at least it's been a long while since the last one. But Y's Books 1 %26 II this sure isn't.
Ninja Gaiden 2 is gonna be the only one I buy out of those three.
i'll get Ninja Gaiden 2, but none of the others
sorry for the double post.....
[QUOTE=''PopeReal'']A real time strategy game for the SNES? How did I miss that? Has anyone played it? Any good?[/QUOTE] Supposedly very good for the SNES. There are videos of how it plays on youtube.
Nothing worth downloading this week. Since Nintendo delayed Smash Bros Brawl until next year they shouldmake up for it by releasing some awesome VC games like say Super Mario RPG or Donkey Kong Country 3 to name a few.
[QUOTE=''J_Ford'']Nothing worth downloading this week. [/QUOTE] You have no soul for gaming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Marines for those interesed in the title or wonder why it is considered one of the SNES overlooked gems.http://www.vc-reviews.com/review/585/gate-of-thunder.php review of gate of thunder. The other two recent releases are also reviewed there. Plus clips of each vc title that has been released or will be released.
OMG i almost thought that said marble madness. dammit!
Thanx a lot for the update. I think I'll go play Ninja Gaiden II on my NES though.
yet another lame week
Holy Crap ... I have completely forgot about metal marines. I loved that game back in the day! I wonder how it holds up to time though, my fondness of the game from back then could be decieving.
I'll download them all.
Another pathetic week, they need to release games that people HAVE ACTUALLY HEARD OF.
Ninja Gaiden II pwns.
Was I the only one hoping they'd release SSB to make up for the Brawl delay? Oh well, may check out Metal Marines.
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