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Japanese Nintendo Downloads: Escape from Various Locations
Marvelous's distinctively drab, enticingly bizarre adventure game Discipline launched today in Japan. We're eager to hear if the You Fluid weirdness overpowers the interesting puzzle-adventure concept. Also available on WiiWare: a couple of educational games, one of which is based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar; a haunted-house-themed minigame collection from Gameloft, and D3's room-escape adventure game.On Virtual Console, Activision's Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is now available, along with Finest Hour, a jetpack-enhanced run-and-gun from Namco. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points) Finest Hour (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) @Simple Series Vol. 4 THE Locked Room Escape (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Ghost Mansion Party (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points) Kodomo Kyooiku Terebi Wii Aiue Oomuzu (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) Discipline (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) Harapeko Aomushi no ABC (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Nintendo releases tiny August Virtual Console list for Japan
We don't know why we expect big Virtual Console lineups in Japan -- perhaps because it's the only region where zero-game or one-game weeks aren't the norm, and the only region where Nintendo seems to care enough to, you know, promote it. But only six games were announced for next month, including one game we knew was coming, Final Fantasy IV.The other offerings include a Kunio hockey game, a Namco cute-em-up, and two maze games: Pac-Mania, the pseudo-3D Pac-Man sequel that adds jumping, and Pepen ga Pengo, an updated, four-player sequel to Sega's 1982 Pengo, and something that we'd love to see released here as an import. You know, if Nintendo ever decides to get back to releasing VC games. Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey-bu! Subete Koron de Dairantou (Famicom) Final Fantasy IV (Super Famicom) Pepen ga Pengo (Mega Drive) Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Mega Drive) Cosmo Gang: The Video (Arcade) Pac-Mania (Arcade)
VC Friday: Swords & Soldiers suffer a Magical Pitfall
Those of us in North America are very jealous today, because Europe receives the very unique and downright good lookin' Romino title, Swords & Soldiers. Not only is it one to keep an eye on based on its art style, but its odd combination of strategy elements and hack-and-slash gameplay also make it noteworthy. We don't know how else to describe it other than unique. Okay, maybe adorable works, too ...Here's your goodies available for download this week: Swords & Soldiers (WiiWare, 1 - 2 players, 1,000 Wii Points) Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Mega Drive, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) A Little Bit of ... Magic Made Fun: Shuffle Games (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) %Gallery-29716%
VC in Brief: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Genesis)
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)We say: Platforming fans will enjoy it!This week, the Virtual Console has one title on offer: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. Perhaps it's nostalgia, or perhaps it's a void of proper platforming in my life, but I found myself hypnotized by this title. If you enjoy 2D platforming, then I'd suggest you hop on this train with me and ride it until the rails come off. Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks.
