Wow, not much from the big 'N' this week at all.
Flight Control, the popular iPhone game about air traffic controllers, comes to the DSi shoppe and that's about it. There's other stuff, don't get me wrong-
Ghostslayer for WiiWare is pretty self explanatory and does sound kinda cool- but where are the VC games? Glaring in their omission this week, there are no Virtual Console games to be found. None. They have been dwindling lately, but this is just wierd.
There are plenty of great games left in the catalog of the ages for Nintendo et al to sift through and unearth. I hope this isn't a trend.
Whether at Home or Out and About, Nintendo’s Downloads Make for Great
Fun
Let’s say you’re relaxing at home, but something doesn’t seem quite
right. Maybe your house has ghosts. Clearly you need to get GhostSlayer,
with its Wii MotionPlus™ accessory functionality, to figure
out how to deal with them. Or maybe your house has a mouse. Mouse
House™ puzzles seem the logical choice for you. Maybe you
just need to get out of the house and try some fresh air with Family
Go-Kart Racing. If it seems a bit brighter than usual outdoors,
that’s probably because Aura-Aura, the star of Aura-Aura Climber™,
has fallen out of the sky. While you’re out having fun, take and share
some crazy pictures of your friends and family with Faceez, or
spend a few relaxing hours directing flights with Flight Control™.
And while you’re out there, you might want to spend some time helping a
little boy recover his lost pet goldfish, Flipper.
WiiWare™
GhostSlayer
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment
Players:
1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence
Price:
600 Wii Points™
Description: Embark on a
thrilling ghost-fighting experience. Play as a Ghost Slayer as you
battle evil spirits that plague the mortal world. Your sword is your
only weapon against them. Eliminate all hostiles in your path and defeat
the Ghost Queen in the final stage in order to save the world. Unlock
new swords and acquire special techniques that you can use to your
advantage. Test your skills by playing all three levels of difficulty.
Enjoy the thrill of slashing ghosts and vaporizing them by swinging your
Wii Remote™ controller and experience sword-fighting game
play at a new level of realism by using Wii MotionPlus accessory (this
game can be played with or without Wii MotionPlus). Brace yourself for
the onslaught of blood-thirsty spirits.
Mouse House
Publisher: Big John Games
Players:
1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price:
600 Wii Points
Description: He’s clever, he’s daring, he’s
brave, he’s … a mouse! Mouse House is an accessible and
fast-paced logic puzzle game in which you lead a lively little mouse on
his hunt to collect the cheese in each of 100 challenging puzzles. But
these are no simple mazes – our adorable hero has to weave his way
though a cast of colorful critters, including stinger-shooting bees and
nasty rats, as well as tricky traps like conveyor belts, collapsing
floors and more. A true “pick up and play” game, Mouse House’s
combination of simple controls and multiple levels of challenge make it
perfect for players of all ages.
Family Go-Kart Racing
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players:
1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price:
500 Wii Points
Description: It’s Family Go-Kart Racing,
the fantastic new racing game from Arc System Works. The Family is back:
Billy, Sarah, Daddy, Mommy and new to the Family fun, Auntie and Gramps.
Choose among the six family members and six karts to take on 12 exciting
tracks and drift your way to victory. With the Wii Remote controller’s
tilt control, race against the clock in Time Attack to beat your
personal records, or take on the entire family in a full Grand Prix.
Steer your way through the Snowy Slopes, peel out in the World Bazaar
and go-go-go for gold on the Go-Go Rollercoaster. Earn your place as the
head of the family by outmaneuvering your kin with special items like
Acceleration and Lighting to zip past your opponents. Or, unleash the
Bowling Bomb and strike out the kart ahead of you.
Nintendo DSiWare™
Aura-Aura Climber
Publisher: Nintendo
Players:
1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price:
200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Aura-Aura
has fallen out of the sky and landed on Earth. He is determined to
return to his rightful place in the universe and become a bright star.
Take control of Aura-Aura, and help him to accomplish this by using his
grapple arm to grab a variety of grapple points and continuously climb
higher in the sky. Along the way, collect items to aid him (bombs,
extensions for his grapple arm) and avoid enemies that damage
Aura-Aura’s health. Two modes of play offer very different challenges:
Score Attack, in which you try to get to the goal with as many points as
possible, and Endless, in which your aim is simply to help Aura-Aura
climb as high into the sky as possible within the time limit. And even
if you think you’ve mastered the art of climbing, both modes offer
numerous medals to find or earn by completing specific tasks. With its
intuitive controls, straightforward game play, and incredible replay
value, Aura-Aura’s journey is arcade-style gaming at its best … or
should that be its highest?
Flight Control
Publisher: Firemint
Players:
1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500
Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Keep the skies safe in Flight
Control, the insanely popular worldwide hit from Firemint. In this
action-packed game, take on the role of an air traffic controller at an
increasingly busy airport. In complete control of the airspace, direct
aircraft to their appropriate landing zones while avoiding collisions.
Travel to airports set among green fields, a beachside resort, the
Australian Outback, a winter wonderland and even an aircraft carrier.
Learn how to land 10 different kinds of aircraft, including jets,
seaplanes and helicopters. To direct aircraft, simply touch and drag
them to their landing zones with the stylus without letting them
collide. Sounds easy? You’ll need smart strategy, keen eyes and a smooth
touch to keep the chaos under control. You can even work alongside a
friend in cooperative multiplayer mode, and guard the airways together. Flight
Control only takes a minute to learn – just don’t expect to put it
down as quickly as you’ll pick it up.
Faceez
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players:
1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference, Comic
Mischief, Mild Blood
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
Make your friends laugh with Faceez. Take pictures of their faces
with the Nintendo DSi Camera and then mix them and animate them. Dress
them up with lots of funny accessories. Place them in your own favorite
settings. Give free reign to your imagination with millions of possible
combinations. Thanks to the Nintendo DSi system’s connectivity with
Facebook, you can share your creations with your friends, who’ll be
rolling on the floor laughing. Photograph, disguise, decorate, animate
and send ... FACEEZ.
Flipper
Publisher: Xform
Players: 1
ESRB
Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
The hero of the game is a courageous young boy. You must lead him
through various worlds full of obstacles to retrieve his stolen goldfish
called Flipper. Get ready for a 3-D puzzle platform game set in four
different worlds with five levels each. The game features beautiful
pixel-art backdrops, cheerful cartoon characters and catchy music. The
voxel engine technology allows you to change the environment with some
cool power-ups. You can pick up power-ups that let you blast holes in
the environment while other power-ups restore it or build platforms.
It’s up to you to use the limited amount of power-ups wisely to complete
each level. Flipper is a fun and challenging puzzle game that is
suited for all ages.
