Review: Heavy Fire: Special Operations

One type of game that seems to succeed really well on the Wii is the light-gun shooter. This could have something to do with the fact that the pointer functionality on the Wii remote is deadly accurate compared to the guns from the old school arcade machines from back in the day. It also gave opportunities for series like Resident Evil, and Dead Space, to try out something new and unique with their respective franchises. Teyon has decided to jump onto the bandwagon as well by releasing their own take on the genre entitled Heavy Fire: Special Operations, exclusively for the Wiiware service. Can a game like this succeed on the downloadable front?, let’s find out. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 7/26 Edition

The lineup this time around actually doesn’t look all that bad. Wiiware gets a couple of interesting new titles that look like they are worth checking out. DSiWare, as usual, gets an abundance of new releases with the possibility of only one or two of them being any good. Last, but certainly not least, the Virtual Console rises from the grave and gives us old school fans something to play as well. Recommending only one game might be a hard thing to do, but I’ll give it a shot. Here it is, my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for July 26th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 7/19 Edition

Seems like everyone is living in the past as of late, because I keep on hearing them complain about how there are no Virtual Console titles being released onto the Wii Shop Channel. My answer to this is that maybe sometimes we need to give the newer games a chance. However, with that being said, this can be a hard thing to do, especially when week after week Nintendo releases nothing but shovelware crap for each of their downloadable services. As bad as most of them might be, there is a rare gem in there somewhere. So here it is, my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for July 19th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 7/12 Edition

Wow, this may just be the hardest decision that I have ever had to make when it comes to picking a favorite download, as there is really nothing here that sparks my interest. Virtual Console problems aside, I have never heard of any of these games. Who knows, there may be a rare gem in here somewhere, so let’s give it a chance. Here it is, my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for July 12th, 2010. (more…)

Review: Jett Rocket

I’m all for games that take chances with their design and gameplay ideas, but sometimes there’s nothing wrong with sticking to the tried and true, and Jett Rocket does just that. Shin’en offers something that Wiiware has been lacking for quite some time, which is a true 3D platformer that is as beautiful to look at as it is fun to play. Seasoned gamers may be turned off by how short lived this experience is, but for those people who choose to go along for the ride, they will not be disappointed. So fuel up that jetpack, and get ready to collect those solar panels, because it’s time to save the world. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 7/5 Edition

Welcome back everybody, hope you enjoyed your Fourth of July weekend, now it’s time to get down to some business. Somehow Nintendo thinks that by releasing 8 titles on both of their services, it will make up for their every other week release of Virtual console titles, and it doesn’t. There are just some games that are on offer here that made me go really, this is all we get. Either way, let’s get on with it, here is my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for July 5th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 6/28 Edition

The virtual console has been playing tricks on us as of late, but nevertheless it’s nice to see it return with a noteworthy title. Wiiware gets a game that could possibly be the sleeper downloadable hit of the summer, and the DSiWare service is on a rampage with the amount of titles that it is bringing to the table. With so much to choose from this time around, it may be hard to narrow it down to just one. I am required to make a choice, and here it is, my Nintendo Download of the Week for June 28th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 6/21 Edition

Now that all of the hooplah has died down from E3 2010, its time to get back to business. It seems like every time the Virtual Console gets a new release one week, it becomes forgotten by the next. To make matters worse, most of the downloads this time around are not going to grab anyones attention in my opinion. A pick still has to made, and I think I have a good idea about which one is better than the rest. So here we go, here is my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for June 21st, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 6/14 Edition

You would think that with each of the three main gaming companies having their big press conferences this week that they would bring their A game in releases for their downloadable services. I guess Nintendo decided to go the other route, and ended up releasing a bunch of games that none of us are looking forward to(at least for me), and maybe one that might be worth playing. At least the Virtual Console is back, so there is some upside to the whole situation. Even though I am disappointed in this decision, a pick still has to be made. So here it is, my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for June 14th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 6/7 Edition

It is going to be really hard for me to pick a favorite game this week, because most of them just look like shovelware crap to be honest with you. The VC service seems to be on vacation once again, and I think it’s about time it put down the magarita and got back into the ballgame, because there have only been a couple of games released for it in the past couple of months. Despite all of these issues, I am sure that there is something in here that might be worth playing. Here is my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for June 7th, 2010. (more…)

Preview: Bit Trip Runner

If you do not know anything about the Bit Trip series for Wiiware, then you just might be missing out on some of the greatest experiences that this service has to offer. Void, Core, and Beat were all revolutionary in their own way, and were just downright fun to play. Now comes along Bit Trip Runner, which is without a doubt the most frustrating, exciting, interesting, and unique game that I have ever played on Wiiware. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 5/31 Edition

To be honest with all of you, nothing in particular from this weeks available downloads sounds appealing, but I will give it a shot. The VC is back, and gets a game that I have never heard of, and some kids might recognize one of the Wiiware titles, as it comes from a popular cartoon franchise. The DSiWare service might have a shot with some of its offerings, but we will just have to wait and see. With that being said, here is my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for May 31st, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 5/24 Edition

Since Kirby Super Star was such a big VC release last week, I was kind of expecting no VC game this time around, and that’s exactly what I got. Oh well, its not that big of a deal, because both the Wiiware and DSiware services are offering up some great games, which is going to make my pic for the week that much more difficult. The only question now is do I pick a space shooter or light racing game? Here we go, here is my pick for Nintendo download of the Week for May 24th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 5/17 Edition

Seriously, if I do not choose the Virtual Console offering as my download of the week, all of my friends are going to think I’m crazy. It was one of those rare titles from my childhood that really stood out to me as a gamer. The hardest part about this decision is the fact that the WiiWare service has just released a game that has been on my must buy list ever since I saw the first trailer for it. Despite this difficult decision, here is my pick for Nintendo Download of the Week for May 17th, 2010. (more…)

Nintendo Download of the Week: 5/10 Edition

After the two stagnant weeks of almost nothing good coming out for either of Nintendo’s downloadable services, things are starting to get better. Even though this is a repeat from the last article, I still hate the fact that the Virtual Console is not getting the love and care it deserves. That being said, my pick for this week was a fairly easy one, especially since it was one of my favorite handheld games at Pax East. So without further adieu, here is my pic for Nintendo Download of the Week for May 10th, 2010. (more…)