NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: NINTENDO GAME SYSTEMS SUDDENLY BESET BY KIWIS AND HEDGEHOGS

Oct. 11, 2010

When the words "hedgehog" and "video game" show up in the same sentence, it's pretty clear which gaming superstar you're about to encounter. Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I arrives on the WiiWare™ service this week, adding a fresh chapter to one of the most beloved series in all of gaming. Meanwhile, on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, Ivy the Kiwi? Mini finds the flightless Ivy on a quest to find her mama, while Datamine and G.G. Series SUPER HERO OGRE challenge players to recover lost files and battle evil foes, respectively. Whichever games they choose to download, Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ fans alike should prepare for elevated levels of fun.

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WiiWare

Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I

Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 1,500 Wii Points™
Description: The sequel DVader has waited 16 years to experience is finally here! Featuring enhanced game-play elements such as the cIassic Sonic Spin Dash and the versatile Homing Attack, Sonic 4 picks up right where Sonic and Knuckles™ left off. With Eggman finally defeated, Sonic runs off to explore new zones and uncharted lands. Dr. Eggman, furious at the destruction of the Death Egg and the failure of his plans, puts all of his most devious schemes into action. In an effort to finally rid himself of Sonic, he revisits - and improves - the very best of his creations. Get ready for the next chapter in an epic 2D saga built for old and new fans alike.

Triple Jumping Sports

Publisher: The Code Monkeys Ltd.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Triple Jumping Sports is the most advanced recreational jumping game available for the WiiWare service, immersing players in the world of competitive jumping. Most events consist of activities that are traditionally derived from hunting and combat skills. Over time these practices have evolved into a variety of competitive sports that include Long Jump, High Jump and Pole Vault. As with real-life jumping events, players have full control over the speed, height, angle and distance. All of these will influence the success of the jump.

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Nintendo DSiWare

Ivy the Kiwi? Mini

Publisher: XSEED Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Ivy is on a search for her mother and she needs your help! Help guide Ivy by stretching vines and protecting her from treacherous terrain and mean animals that stand in her way. She's a bird, but she can't fly, and she's going to need all the help she can get if she's going to find her mother. Will Ivy find her mother? More than 50 stages provide loads of fun for the whole family.

Datamine

Publisher: Enjoy Gaming ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: You are the safety inspector at the largest data storage facility in the world. Unfortunately, your laziness at work has led to the biggest cataclysm of the wireless age: the loss of all mankind's data. You have been chosen to embark on a dangerous journey to retrieve the lost data. Datamine is a great arcade-styIe action game where you control a robot and beam at data bubbles to split and catch them. Test your skills in 100 challenging levels. Grab equipment upgrades like speed boost, sticky shots and shields. Break encrypted data and fusion bubbles that multiply when they touch others.

G.G. Series SUPER HERO OGRE

Publisher: Genterprise, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Charge up your Superhero Attacks and be a super-cool superhero. An evil army is on the march. Confront it and save the day in this superhero action game. Each time you defeat an enemy with a Hero Attack, your Hero Gauge goes up. Then, with simple button commands, you can use the charged-up Hero Gauge to unleash powerful Superhero Attacks on your foes. Continue to land Hero Attacks to keep the Hero Gauge charged and perform a devastating chain of Superhero Attacks. After you destroy the lesser enemies, a boss will appear. Defeat it to clear the level.

meh a poor week for me

phantom_leo said:

Waiting for Vader impressions...

Seriously.  I feel like those people crowded around the Chilean mine waiting for the miners to come out...

ASK_Story said:

Sonic 4 would've been so perfect as a $10 game. $15 is a bit steep for a game that can be beaten real quickly.

I don't know how long Sonic 4 is compared to original 2D classics, but if they're the same length than I guess $15 isn't too bad if you see it that way.

From what I can gather I think there is a lot of pressure from MS to have $15 as "the price" for premium releases, so maybe that's why it costs what it does.

Everyone is guessing the game is the same length as one of the old ones, in which case I'll pick it up.  Same reason I am pre-ordering Duke Nukem, I just have to see for myself.

1up gave Sonic 4 a B.

Some things to be concerned about. They said the frustrating fights, occasionaly puzzles (that probably slow the gameplay down) and bad music hurt it. They even said that it doesn't best Sonic Rush...which makes me scratch my head a bit.

But they said for every one fault there are five other things the game does right.

But I'll trust Vader's impressions more than these reviews.

Well I almost downloaded Sonic 4 and then chickened out at the last minute. I ended up picking up Super Fantasy Zone on the VC and Learning With the PooYoo's Episode 3.

Yeah it's not the lengthiest game around, but it is fun. I used to play that unlicensed Tengen version of Fantasy Zone on the NES all the time, so this is kind of like a nostalgia trip on steroids for me.