WiiWare Titles released this week for the Nintendo Wii
Contra Rebirth
Publisher: Konami
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Chief Salamander and his Neo-Salamander Force travel back to 1973 A.D. to invade Earth. They land in Central America and take control of the Shizuoka ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. There, the aliens plan the destruction of all the “Contra” on Earth. The Galactic President calls on Lance Bean, a member of the elite “Contra” warriors, to save the day, but his sudden disappearance jeopardizes the safety of the planet. Now, Bill Rizer and samurai Genbei Yagyu are the last hope for Earth. They must pick up their weapons and defeat the evil Neo-Salamander Army before all is lost. Experience the fast-paced, action-packed, side-scrolling adventure that pioneered the run-and-gun genre.
Description: With ColorZ, go forth in your spaceships on a mission to clean up virus-infested planets. Immerse yourself in a new gaming experience that will reveal mind-hand-eye coordination skills you never knew you had. Absorb viruses of your own color, but steer clear of the others. If necessary, you can cleverly merge your ships together to create new colors. Buzz past your enemies to keep your combo and clock up a new high score. Explore an extra dimension with the game’s multiplayer mode and share the unique experience of cooperative play between friends. Pool your forces, synchronize your movements and become a unified team of up to three players to meet the challenge together.
Virtual Console
Super Return of the Jedi
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: LucasArts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Join the Rebellion and crush the Death Star in a giant universe filled with all the action and adventure of the Star Wars finale. Take command of five different characters – from Wicket the Ewok to Princess Leia – and go up against the Empire’s worst, from Jabba the Hutt to the Emperor himself. You’re going to need every ounce of Force you’ve got in you. Battle in actual movie locales, from Jabba the Hutt’s palace to the Forest of Endor and the Emperor’s Tower. Cross sabers with the darkest of the dark side: Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, the rancor, Darth Vader and the Emperor.
Nintendo DSiWare
Clubhouse Games Express: Family Favorites
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Choose from five family-friendly games in this Nintendo DSiWare version of the popular Clubhouse Games. Play classic card games like Hearts and Contract Bridge; connect bones to other bones in Dominoes; think strategically in the simple but addictive Dots and Boxes; and move your pieces towards a common goal in Ludo. Play by yourself or use DS Download Play to host as many as seven friends.
Digital Extreme is the software company behind Bioshock 2’s multiplayer mode. Bioshock 2 multiplayer options so far announced is a free-for-all, a team deathmatch, and an unannounced mode. This unannounced mystery mode, is what most Bioshock fans are eager to find out. The free for all and team deatmatch modes are looking great, but I believe that the single player experience is what is going to steal the show and the main reason Bioshock fans will be buying the game.
Check out the multiplayer video and let us know what you think of it.
Singularity the video game is being developed by Raven Softwareand published byActivision. And will be released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
In Singularity, you will fight you way through an ever-shifting environment haunted with time ravaged creatures, while sudden time waves hurl you back and forth between 1950 and the present day. Use your wits and the perfect weapon “The Time Manipulation Device” to unravel the conspiracy on the remote island of Katorga-12.
The game takes place in 2010 and the plot revolves around a mysterious island known only as “Katorga-12” where Russian experiments involving “E99”, took place during the height of the Cold War era. Sometime during 1950, a terrible catastrophe known as the “Singularity” occurred on the island. Players control Nate Ranco, an Air Force pilot who is sent to investigate bizarre radiation emissions coming from the island, only to crash land there. After regaining consciousness, Nate finds the TMD (Time Manipulation Device) and discovers that the island is constantly shifting between the time periods of 1950 and 2010. Ranco’s goal is to find his co-pilot, escape the island and eventually prevent the Singularity from occurring.Besides having to deal with hostile Russian forces in both time periods, the player must also deal with hideously mutated flora, fauna and former residents of the island, some of which have developed time manipulation powers of their own.
Aussie fans have a fantastic opportunity to meet the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, in-store at The Nintendo Experience, EB Games Swanston St, this Wednesday 9 September at 11:30am.
Charles has been the voice of the lovable plumber Mario for Nintendo for nearly 20 years. He also provides the voice of several other Nintendo characters such as Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. This event will give fans the chance to come along and meet the voice behind these iconic characters.
The first 50 people in line to met Charles will receive a great Mario gift bag! Nintendo will also be running a best dressed Nintendo character competition, with the winner set to receive a great Mario Wii Pack including a Wii and six Mario Wii Games. EB Games Swanston St will be running some great deals whilst Charles is in store: with a range of Mario Wii games available for $59 each and a range of Mario Nintendo DS games for $42 each.
EVENT DETAILS
Who: Charles Martinet and Nintendo
What:The Voice of Mario- Special Event
When: Wednesday 9 September, 11:30am
Where: EB Games, The Nintendo Experience Store, 67 Swanston St, Melbourne
Tomorrow 09/09/09 The Beatles the greatest band ing history will be coming to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii gaming consoles, with The Beatles : Rock Band. Thanks to Harmonix & EA.
Fan will now be able to experience the Beatles legendary story from the inside. You won’t just be able to watch and listen as the Beatles make history, create landmark records and conquer the world. This time and for the first time you’ll be a part of it.
Join John, Paul, George, and Ringo onstage at legendary shows, behind closed doors in the recording studio, and in dreamscapes that bring their psychedelic imagery to life. The acclaimed Rock Band elements of interactive play and full band capacity are here, but with brand-new additions. This will be the first music game to offer harmonies, challenging you to recreate The Beatles’ vocal blend. There are custom-built models of the instruments the band itself played, audio straight from the masters, and graphics that take you on a magical tour through the key moments in Beatles history. Master the songs to hear rare audio and view unseen photos from the archives!
Check out the gameplay trailer and enjoy being part of history tomorrow.
The Saboteur is a open world action adventure set in Nazi-occupied Paris created by Pandemic Studios and EA. Your mission is to avenge the loss of your loved ones by hunting down your sworn enemies. Fight, climb, and race your way through this unique world to destroy the lives of those that have taken everything from you
You play as Sean Delvin, a street-tough Irish racing mechanic seeking personal redemption on a Nazi officer that has taken everything away from him. Now, it’s time for payback—with the help of the French Resistance, British intelligence, an arsenal of weaponry, your own street smarts and brawn, you must exact revenge on those who aimed to destroy your life.
Sean is motivated by retribution and armed with tactics of sabotage. He must blow up zeppelins, derail trains, implode bridges, destroy armored tanks, and level enemy facilites in the name of vengeance.
Enter the seedy world of a saboteur living in a stylized 1940s Paris, where the women are sexy, the missions are epic, and the revenge is satisfying.
TheSaboteur will be coming to Xbox360, PS3 and PC December 8th of 2009
We have to great titles released on Xbox Live Arcade this week (Wednesday). Both for a reasonable price.
First We have :
Sonic & Knuckles (400) ms points
The blue hedgehog and the red echidna were sworn adversaries in Sonic 3, but in the platform adventure Sonic & KnucklesTM, Knuckles realizes that he’s been just a pawn in the schemes of Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik). Knuckles, the former adversary, now supports Sonic to chase the common enemy, and each must use their strengths to acquire the priceless Master Emerald and save Angel Island.
Check out the Xbox Live Arcade Site for Sonic & Knuckles
Wallace & Gromit Ep. 2: The last resort (800 points)
Will the perfect holiday turn into the perfect crime?
When unrelenting rain ruins their holiday plans, Wallace & Gromit bring the beach to 62 West Wallaby with a makeshift resort – in their basement. Keeping customers satisfied is tricky business, especially when one of them is clocked on the head by an unknown assailant. Whodunnit? Find out… with a little help from Wallace’s latest invention, the Deduct-o-matic!
Jump on over to Telltale Games Website to read more about Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventure.
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While were at it check out all the other great Xbox Live Arcade Titles At Xbox Marketplace
