New on Virtual Console: Fantasy Zone, Mega Turrican
Apr. 14
Hello friends. How do you feel about shooters? There's about a million of them on the Virtual Console right now. From games where you walk and shoot things to games where you fly and shoot things, Nintendo has you covered. Luckily, this week sees one new release of each! Fantastic. It brings to mind that one scene in The Blues Brothers when the lady at Bob's Country Bunker tells Elwood that they have both kinds of music, country AND western.
Anyway. Fantasy Zone (500 Points, SMS) is a fondly remembered horizontal shooter that by all means SHOULD have been the Sega Master System's Virtual Console debut, while Mega Turrican (800 Points, Genesis) continues the VC's fine tradition of continuing to offer run-and-shoot games that aren't the original Contra.
And yeah, I've kind of fallen behind on my reviewing duties, sorry. I'm thinking of making an all-in-one update covering all of those VC games that nobody's been buying over the last few weeks. Some kind of "roundup," I guess you could call it. Yeah, that's the ticket.
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
April 14, 2008
Danger may not be your middle name, but you'll find plenty of it in this week's additions to the Wii Shop Channel. Two classic side-scrolling action titles invite players to blast and battle their way to a thrilling climax. In a spaceship or an assault suit, it'll take all the grit and gusto you can muster to survive these perilous, heart-pumping adventures.
Nintendo adds new 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:
Fantasy Zone (Sega Master System, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Take command of the spaceship Opa-Opa and blast your way through various fantastical levels as you try to take out all the enemy bases in each stage. Once you've destroyed the bases, you'll have to beat the stage boss in order to move on to the next level. By using your guns and bombs wisely, you'll be able to take down your enemies and explore each of the crazy environments in this side-scroller. You can also buy upgraded weapons for your ship by accessing the shop. Various Sega games through the years have referenced the Opa-Opa-now you can play the game that started it all.
Mega Turrican (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): The Machine has enslaved the galaxy under its tyrannical rule. As Bren McGuire, the last survivor of the United Freedom Forces, it is your duty to destroy the evil forces of the Machine that have devastated the galaxy. Fight through countless hordes of enemies using everything at your disposal. Use the weapons and power-ups of your Turrican Assault Suit, including the incredible Plasma Rope, to fight back the tide of oncoming enemies and find the health and power-ups that will keep you alive. Fifteen levels of chaos and destruction stand between you and freedom.
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