This week's additions to the WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare downloadable game services offer fast cars, talented canines and classic casino kicks. Gamers can get behind the wheel of a world-class speedster in Need for Speed: Nitro-X or enjoy short- and long-distance running challenges with Triple Running Sports. If it's pet-oriented fun you're after, Derby Dogs lets Wii owners raise their own talented pups and train them for competition, while Go Fetch! gives Nintendo DSi users a way to give their virtual pooches an active workout. For a taste of Las Vegas anywhere you go, 21: Blackjack puts a high-stakes card table in the palm of your hand.
This week's download line-up sees pinball, blackjack, military conquest, bank robbing and battling gnomes. It's an odd one to say the least...
"Centrally founded on an admittedly good concept, Derby Dogs may appear to be an adequate purchase. But parents in particular shouldn't be so trusting. After repeated plays, it's not long before anyone (child or otherwise) realizes the game for what it is: a simulation game that feels distant in the interaction it provides and flawed in the elements it presents." -- Wiiloveit.com
"So it’s finally come down to this: the last release in the now-infamous Triple Sports series. I’m sure you weren’t expecting Triple Running Sports to be a spectacular conclusion to the series, but I was a tad optimistic that this would turn out to be decent. Unfortunately, Triple Running Sports follows certain trends with the other releases for the worse. Although it certainly isn’t the worst one in the series, Triple Running Sports is still a game best left alone." -- Wiiloveit.com
