So we actually get another decent game this week for the DSiWare service.
Ferrari GT is probably pretty self-explanatory so I won't overly get into it here but I will say that it looks pretty fun. King of Fighters '95 also arrives this week on the Virtual Console. If you like classic fighters, you could definitely do worse...
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: APRIL SHOWERS GAMING FANS WITH DOWNLOADABLE
ACTION, RACING AND PUZZLES
April 26, 2010
In the world of downloadable video games, this week's forecast
calls for nonstop showers of awesomeness. A flood watch is in effect as
heavy levels of high-quality digital entertainment threaten to disrupt
boredom and bad moods across the country. Gale-force fun is expected as
games like Ferrari GT: Evolution, System Flaw Recruit and Scrabble™
Slam! arrive via the Nintendo DSiWare™ service. Wii™ owners are
advised to stock up on snacks and fresh batteries for their Wii Remote™
controllers, as new titles for the WiiWare™ and Virtual Console™
services may keep them confined to their living rooms for quite a spell.
Meanwhile,
the "Big Name Games" section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series
continues to offer new downloadable microgames created by the industry's
most talented designers. This week's entry comes from Edmund McMillen
of Team Meat, the studio behind the upcoming Super Meat Boy,
which launches for the WiiWare service this summer. New "Big Name Games"
will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download
for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access
and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™
family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the
WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to
learn more about these games and to see a video of Edmund McMillen
creating his original microgame, Meat Boy!
As a special
bonus this week, Nintendo Channel visitors can also access a free demo
version of the game Picross 3D™ for the Nintendo DS family of
systems. This remarkable new puzzle game is easy to play but hard to put
down. It combines the fun of crossword puzzles and sudoku with
delightful 3-D images. Players must use logic and deductive reasoning to
reveal hidden objects within blocks of numbered cubes. This temporary
demo version is available at no charge for a limited time, so log on now
to discover the irresistible fun for yourself.
Nintendo
DSiWare
Ferrari GT: Evolution
Publisher:
Gameloft
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price:
800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Join the elite circle of
Ferrari car owners and take part in exclusive races around the globe.
Take on challenges for fame and pride as the fastest driver of the
world's most prestigious car brand. The game includes 32 authentic
Ferrari car models: Ferrari California, F430, Enzo Ferrari, F40,
Testarossa, 250 GTO and more. Use DS Wireless Play to challenge your
friends in heated multiplayer races. Complete driving courses to obtain
your driver's license through fun challenges. Master a race track or
race through the streets of seven famous cities including Paris, Rome
and New York.
DodoGo!
Publisher: Neko
Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) -
Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi
Points
Description: DodoGo! is an adventure set in the
time of the dinosaurs. Save as many dodo eggs as possible by leading
them to safety. The fascinating little eggs love to roll, jump and laugh
together, blissfully ignorant of the dangers around them. Get creative
with simple tools. Build dynamic structures and modify the terrain with a
simple touch of the stylus. Shape, brush, saw, dig and even use
explosives. Enjoy more than 100 captivating missions, with bonus levels
for a change of pace and lots of surprises.
System Flaw
Recruit
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB
Rating: E (Everyone) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 500
Nintendo DSi Points
Description: This innovative action
shooter uses the Nintendo DSi™ Camera application to turn your
surroundings into the playing environment. You have been chosen to take
part in the most arduous training program to combat the threat we call
the Flaw. The invasion could take place at any time, so we need the best
there is. Truly unique and totally physical with 360 degrees of
intensity, System Flaw Recruit is the future of hand-held gaming
excitement.
Don't Feed The Animals
Publisher:
Electron Jump Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
(Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi
Points
Description: Don't Feed The Animals is a
strategic defense game about children who have been hoarding their
treats all summer in their backyard fort. They've attracted the
attention of the local wildlife (the backyard is on the edge of a
forest). To defend their treasure, the kids use all the materials at
their disposal to create three types of robots: melee, sound and water
bots. These bots act like a tower does in a tower defense game, keeping
the enemy from the base. Each bot has certain strengths and weaknesses
against different enemies. The enemies include bears, raccoons, rabbits,
turtles and cats. Play through 50 levels consisting of waves of animals
- increasing in difficulty - who attempt to steal the candy. Should a
creature reach the base, it will take a treat; this treat must be
recovered or it will be lost. Should a boss reach the base, the game is
lost. Successfully fend off the animals so the children can enjoy their
end-of-summer feast.
Puffins: Let's Roll
Publisher:
Other Ocean Interactive
Players: 1
ESRB Rating:
E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
The baby puffins need your help! Reunite the missing baby puffin eggs
with their mothers in Puffins: Let's Roll. Several eggs have been
misplaced, and they're just about ready to hatch. Use an innovative new
control scheme to roll the egg around 20 levels of fiendish puzzles.
Race against the clock in two exciting game modes: Safely return the egg
to its mother in Egg Roll or try to collect all of the Golden Capelin
in Capelin Catch. Beware of rocks, trees, ice and other hazards as you
roll the eggs back to the safety of their mothers. Take too long or bump
into too many obstacles and you'll have a cranky baby Puffin on your
hands.
Scrabble Slam!
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E
(Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
Scrabble, long considered to be one of the world's most popular
board games, is enjoying a tremendous surge in popularity, both online
and in the real world. Scrabble Slam! is a new way to play that
challenges players to spell words as quickly as they can.
WiiWare
5
Arcade Gems
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1-4
ESRB
Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 700
Wii Points™
Description: Welcome to 5 Arcade Gems, a
collection of five wacky arcade games. Whether you play alone or
together with your friends, you'll definitely find something to suit
your taste, be it a medieval knights game or an ultra-modern space
shooter. Compete with other knights to beat the Evil Wizard's challenge
in Templar Bashing. No hazard gets in the way of the dutiful Pizza
Jungle Delivery company, not even the fierce savages who won't tip.
Outsmart your competitors in RC Buggy Madness. Demonstrate your
skills and reflexes in Lumberjack Trials. And of course, no
adventure is complete without some deep-space alien-bursting action in Whirling
Rangers.
Brain Drain
Publisher:
Enjoy Gaming Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
(Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Brain
Drain is a funny and challenging puzzle game. Place the elements of
a scrambled puzzle according to a given model. Select elements with
your game cursor and spin them to move elements in the puzzle area. Some
puzzles may feature malicious game effects that will slow you down
during your puzzle solving. There are three game modes to choose from:
Challenge (200 fixed puzzles with preset best times to solve and beat),
Race (a stream of puzzles and best-time tables to beat in four
difficulty levels) and Random (relaxed, random puzzling that continues
endlessly).
Virtual Console
THE KING
OF FIGHTERS '95
Original platform: NEOGEO
Publisher:
D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) -
Alcohol Reference, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 900
Wii Points
Description: Released in 1995, THE KING OF
FIGHTERS '95 is a fighting game that features main characters from
the popular Fatal Fury, Ikari Warriors, Psycho Soldier and Art
of Fighting games. They return to battle following the release of
1994's THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94. Kyo Kusanagi's rival, Iori
Yagami, has also joined the fight to leave his lasting mark on the
continuing storyline and on Kyo, the game's hero, so watch out. As with
the 1994 release, you'll find three-on-three team battles, a power gauge
that lets you store up energy to land a devastating blow, and the
one-shot reversal super-special moves unique to the series. On top of
all that, this release also adds a new "Team Edit" feature, allowing you
to enjoy bouts with a level of strategy like you've never experienced
before.