Nintendo starts the week off with a couple new WiiWare and Virtual Console games. Here are the newest games available on the Wii Shop today (available beginning 9am PST):
WiiWare Release:
Gradius ReBirth (Konami, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points)
Virtual Console Release:
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (SEGA MASTER SYSTEM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, Crude Humor, 500 Wii Points)
"When you think of classic shoot 'em ups, the top 2 series that likely come to mind are Gradius and R-Type so let's take an in-depth look at both franchises and see which one comes out on top." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
After just a handful of games, SEGA's Master System support is all but dead on the Virtual Console. Putting Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars on there probably didn't help.
Over the past few years, publishers have embraced their old school roots and released new titles with eight and 16-bit style graphics, much to the delight of gamers who grew up playing NES, SNES and Genesis in the 80s and 90s. Only a handful of companies have done this, and thankfully, it appears that this renewed art style won’t go away any time soon. Here now, are a handful of new games with some retro flavor.
John Artest (RunDLC)
And they release so little on it every week.