Pete_LeGrant July 6, 2009 DS, Downloadable, Wii 31 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

The latest WiiWare addition, BIT.TRIP CORE, brings the number of WiiWare games to 100, so Nintendo boasts today. Don’t say that you don’t have choices, because you have plenty!

What kind of title is BIT.TRIP CORE, anyway? I think “BTC” is definitely in order for this one, because I don’t think that the title rolls off the tongue–at all. Besides, does it really need the period?

WiiWare

BIT.TRIP CORE
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points™
Description: BIT.TRIP CORE continues the BIT.TRIP saga in this retro-arcade-style game. BIT.TRIP CORE
adds up to an exciting action/rhythm game that’s best played while
zoning out on the tunes and letting the visuals swallow you whole. The
experience is inspired by games from the ’80s, but with a modern twist.
The game play is entirely new to the series, leaving the single-axis
controls of BIT.TRIP BEAT behind in favor of the ability to
control two axes. If the difficulty gets you down, grab a friend and
play cooperatively with two-player multiplayer. Make it to the end and
you’ll have journeyed one step further to completing your BIT.TRIP.

BUST-A-MOVE Plus!
Publisher: TAITO
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: BUST-A-MOVE Plus!
is a simple but hugely addictive puzzle game in which you must try to
burst a multi-colored mass of bubbles with your very own bubble
launcher. Every time you make a group of three or more bubbles of the
same color, they pop. There are two game modes available: 1P Puzzle
(players tackle the game’s 135 stages in pursuit of a new high score or
best time) and Battle (players take on friends or computer-controlled
opponents). If that doesn’t satisfy your passion for popping, there are
a total of 270 extra stages waiting for you in the two add-on-content
packs, available for purchase on the Wii™ Shop Channel. BUST-A-MOVE Plus! is simple to get into and deep enough to keep you coming back for more.

Heracles Chariot Racing
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: The
famous Heracles has taken on a challenge like none he has ever faced.
Our hero will have to beat his opponents in a race across mythological
kingdoms and be the first to reach the top of Mount Olympus. You can
play as Heracles and help him return the sacred trophy, or play as one
of the other varied mythological characters from Satyr to Poseidon and
claim the prize for yourself. Race through three racing cups across 10
courses set in five mythic landscapes. Use awesome fantasy weaponry to
defeat your opponents: tridents, fireballs, Zeus’s lightning rods and
more. Get your friends together for intense two-to-four-player
split-screen multiplayer action in Championship, Single Race or Battle
mode.

Virtual Console

California Games
Original platform: Commodore 64
Publisher: Commodore Gaming
Players: 1-5
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Welcome
to California, home of the most radical sports in the world. You’re
about to hit the beaches, parks and streets of the Golden State to go
for trophies in everything from surfing to bike racing. California Games
gives you the hottest sports and the most aggro competition. You even
have to pick your own sponsor. So pull on those kneepads – you’re about
to get into the most fun you’ve had since Mom hid your skateboard. California Games is going to take you from surf to the turf, from the pipe to the parks.

Nintendo DSiWare

Art Style: BASE 10™
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Art Style: BASE 10
is a game of numbers. Your goal is simple: create combinations equaling
10 by sliding numbers around the playing field. Move them horizontally
or vertically, but be careful not to create an unusable non-number in
the process. Choose from one of three modes: eliminate a set amount of
numbers as quickly as possible in ZEROSUM MODE; get rid of prearranged
groups of numbers in as few moves as possible in PUZZLE MODE; or
continue removing numbers until your game is over in INFINITE MODE. In
addition, you can challenge an opponent to a two-player wireless battle
in VS MODE and see whose number-crunching skills reign supreme. If you
think you’re a master with numbers, the straightforward yet challenging
world of Art Style: BASE 10 gives you the opportunity to prove it in a unique way.

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: For
the racing elite, the world is their racetrack. Choose among 28 dream
cars and motorcycles from the world’s most prestigious manufacturers.
Then race your way through eight of the most renowned cities, fully
rendered in 3-D. Control your speed machine with either standard or
touch-screen controls for precision driving. Photos taken with the
Nintendo DSi™ Camera can be used as your personal icon or can appear
throughout the various environments, including the garage where you can
customize and tune your vehicles. From New York to Shanghai, Paris to
Dubai, you’ll weave a course through busy streets in six kinds of races
plus four-player Multiplayer mode. Avoid police, demolish competitors
and pass the leader to win. You’ll need to floor it at every
straightaway and push every drift to the limit to stay one step ahead
and become the ultimate VIP of urban racing.

Nintendo adds new
titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop™ and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m.
Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can
redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii
Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points
can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can
be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points
Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop
Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the
two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature
parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can
access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

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