One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
If variety is the spice of life, we’ve got an extra-spicy lineup for you this week on the Wii Shop Channel. From bouncing balls to out-of-control cars to hardcore fisticuffs, the latest game additions offer an incredibly diverse mix of Wii thrills. So if you’ve been saving up your Wii Points for something new and different, here’s your opportunity to cash in and kick up some serious fun. Enjoy!
Nintendo adds new and classic 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:
WiiWare
Pong
Toss—Frat Party Games (JV Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for
Everyone—Mild Language, 800 Wii Points): Pony up—it’s Pong Toss time.
Compete against your friends or the computer in this ultimate party-game
favorite. Play on a regulation table with up to four players. Make
consecutive shots for the Fireball bonuses and Roll-Backs as you or your
team try to dominate the table and reign as Pong Toss champs. In Speed
Pong, up to three challengers can compete at the same time. Speed and
strategy are the keys to this fast-paced game. Jack up your opponents by
using a slew of power-ups that will slow them down. The first one who
sinks the last cup wins it all. Be fast. Be furious. Be victorious.
Virtual Console
Chase
H.Q. (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and
Older—Drug Reference, Mild Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a
different style of racing game in which you attempt to catch criminals
by chasing them and ramming their cars off the road. Playing as two cops
from the NYPD special “CHASE H.Q.” unit, the first half of each stage
involves you maneuvering your unmarked car in a heated chase, followed
by an action sequence in the latter half. Once you reach the target
vehicle, you flip on your lights and siren, and then try to stop the
culprits by repeatedly colliding with them. Use your different gears
wisely as you make your way through streets and around corners, and be
careful not to hit objects or other cars, or you’ll lose speed. Also at
your disposal are turbo units for temporary extra speed and ramming
power.
ART OF FIGHTING 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen—Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Violence, 900 Wii Points): Released in 1994 by SNK, ART OF FIGHTING 2 sees 12 characters compete for the title in the toughest fighting contest of them all: King of Fighters. Each character has a range of deadly techniques in his or her arsenal, and players must use these lethal techniques to fight their opponents. As in the original ART OF FIGHTING, however, using a deadly technique lowers a character’s mental-energy gauge. For this reason, players must use these techniques carefully. Meanwhile, players can taunt an opponent to exhaust his or her mental energy, and even suppress their opponent’s techniques if successful. This type of mental-energy offense and defense gives ART OF FIGHTING 2 a uniquely enjoyable spin on the fighting-game genre. Further adding to the strategy required to win, an attack will become stronger or weaker depending on exactly when the button is pressed. And even if a player is thrown, defensive action is possible with the timely press of a button. All of this adds up to an intense and nail-biting fighting-game experience not found anywhere else.
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