Wii strikes the right chord with unique family music game
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GET INTO THE GROOVE THIS CHRISTMAS WITH Wii MUSIC
The sheer pleasure and creativity of making music – either on your own or as part of a band – is only a few hand gestures away this Christmas with the launch of a unique new game only for Wii – Wii Music.
Easy to play and with no experience necessary – you and your friends and family will soon be jamming for fun and making sweet music across a range of over 60 different instruments on more than 50 tracks made famous by artists from John Lennon and The Police to Madonna and Kylie Minogue and including compositions by Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Beethoven. You can’t make a mistake – if your movement is not entirely accurate, Wii will make the right kind of sound for you.
You can choose to record all instruments yourself or choose your part in a band of up to six members – the others created and controlled by the Wii.
Before you know it, you will be turning out superb sounds on everything from piano, guitar and saxophone to the bagpipes, sitar, beatboxer and even a barking dog! Instruments are played by simulating real-life movements using the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk.
Roogoo arrives on Wii…
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Save Planet Roo and all its citizens from the evil Meemos by guiding differently shaped meteors that sustain and feed life to the planet. Rotate floating land masses to allow meteors to pass through safely. Use quick reflexes to navigate obstacles and complete the levels.
Roogoo brings intense and fast-paced action in over 100 unique levels such as Meemoo City, Roolands, and sky shape diving. Easy to pick up and play yet challenging to master with an appealing artistic style, Roogoo has something for both casual and hardcore gamers. Roogoo Tower Attack is ideal for multiplayer and head to head competitive challenges.
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga coming to Europe this Winter
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16th October ’08
Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore are pleased to announce the upcoming European release of The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga for PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and Wii™.
Spanning KOF 94 – 98, this collection replays the classic storyline of the Orochi Saga….
The King of Fighters ‘94:
The year is 1994. Invitations to the King of Fighters tournament have been sent to the world’s greatest warriors. However, the patron of this little party remains unknown. It cannot be Geese, nor can it be Krauser. So who could they be from…? Among all the hopes and doubts, the legendary superstars of the fighting world begin to form their mighty teams. The intensity of the fan’s excitement reaches a fevered pitch as the tournament finally approaches its beginning.
Japanese software sales (10/6 – 10/12)
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01. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 104,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 86,000 / 1,681,000
03. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 49,000 / 955,000
04. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (KOEI) 48,000 / 157,000
05. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Z (Namco Bandai) 48,000 / 449,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 16,000 / 2,722,000
07. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 10,000 / 1,809,000
08. [PS2] Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) 8,000 / 26,000
09. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 8,000 / 123,000
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 8,000 / 383,000
Castlevania Judgment supports the GameCube and Classic controllers
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“…And if you’re not convinced that swinging a Wii remote is the best way to beat the Count, worry not; you can also play using the GameCube or Classic Controller.” – Nintendo Power
Well, that’s good news, but even so, it probably won’t save the game. Impressions of the game haven’t been too positive as of late.
Although Nintendo does not offer demos of WiiWare titles, 2D Boy has been kind enough as to provide a demo of the PC version of World of Goo. The demo should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect considering the PC and WiiWare versions are more than similar. 2D Boy states that the demo has the entire first level of the game – definitely a generous sampling!
New LIT and Cursed Mountain info
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Nintendo Power has released even more information on LIT and the mysterious Cursed Mountain title.
LIT
-Developer of Contra 4 and Shantae (Way Forward)
-’Built around the concept that light is life and darkness is death.’
-Play as ‘Jake,’ a high school student whose school is overrun by shadowy creatures that are too dark to see, but can be sensed crawling and scratching everywhere!
-Jake and his girlfriend, the only survivors, are in contact only by cell phone.
-Thirty levels and five ‘puzzle oriented’ bosses (all former school staff, now horrible monsters)
-Use control stick for movement
-Carve paths via light sources to escape
-Wii remote is flashlight
-Switch from top down view to 3d behind back perspective.
-Turn on lamps, break windows and more to light the way and survive.
-Use tools such as flares, TV remotes, slingshot, computer monitors and more to escape!
Cursed Mountain
-Use Tibetan Prayer movements to exorcise demons.
-Enter the ‘Bardo’ or Tibetan Spiritual Realm to see otherwise invisible ghosts.
-Combat mechanics are why developer Deep Silver chose Wii.
-Wanted a survival horror that wouldn’t let you clutch the controller close, saying that the open armed movements make you feel ‘very vulnerable,’ which adds to the experience.
-The mountain itself offers exciting challenges, including a balance act that requires you to tilt the remote for balance as you cross a narrow passage.
Nintendo Power review scores
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Away: Shuffle Dungeon (DS) – 7
Boogie Superstar (Wii) – 7
Brothers in Arms: Double Time (Wii) – 7
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) – 8
Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii) – 4.5
Dokapon Kingdom (Wii) – 8.5
Dragon Ball Origins (DS) – 7
Facebreaker KO Party (Wii) – 5
FIFA 09 All Play (Wii) – 7.5
King of Fighters: Orochi Saga (Wii) – 8
LEGO Batman (Wii) – 7
LEGO Batman (DS) – 7.5
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DS) – 5
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked (Wii) – 6.5
Master of the Monster Lair (DS) – 6.5
MySims Kingdom (Wii) – 7.5
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii) – 8
Ninjatown (DS) – 8
Robocalypse (DS) – 7.5
Rock Revolution (Wii) – 4.5
Rock Revolution (DS) – 5
Shaun the Sheep (DS) – 4
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals (DS) – 8
SPRay (Wii) – 3
Tecmo Bowl Kickoff (DS) – 6
TNA Impact! (Wii) – 5
Transformers Animated: The Game (DS) – 7
Ultimate Band – 6
We Cheer (Wii) – 6
Thanks to Biggity for the news tip!