Thursday, August 11, 2011
Kyotokei blasts away at this week's Nintendo Downloads
Quite a few interesting download titles available for Nintendo fans this week. For Wii users, there's Hudson's Super Adventure Island II for Virtual Console and "bullet hell" shooter Kyotokei for WiiWare. 3DS and DSi owners might want to look into Avenging Spirit and Go! Go! Kokopolo, the latter of which is being touted as a "chase 'em up". 3DS users, don't forget to connect to the eShop by the end of the day today or you'll miss out on 20 free games from Nintendo. Kyotokei is a "bullet hell" side-scrolling shooter featuring the polarity shifting mechanic seen in Ikaruga. By changing either into a black or white polarity, you are able to harm enemies opposite your color and safely pass through shots that are like-colored. Bravely navigate through huge salvos of bullets for 500 Wii Points. Master Higgins returns in Super Adventure Island II to save his newfound love from the evil king of Waku-Waku Island. In this 2D platformer, Master Higgins must make use of items and friendly prehistoric animals to find the evil king and rescue his wife. Help out Master Higgins on his mission for 800 Wii Points. The hero of Avenging Spirit begins the game being gunned down by mobsters and his girlfriend kidnapped at the same time. How will the hero save his loved one when he's dead? He comes back as a ghost who can possess other people and use their unique skills. Add this classic Game Boy title to your Virtual Console collection for $2.99. In Go! Go! Kokopolo, a bobcat who has been rudely awakened from his daily siesta decides to have revenge on the no-gooders that interrupted his nap. Provoke enemies into chasing you then lead foes in a race through mazelike levels to bait the pranksters into getting eaten by Snap Snap plants. Get sweet revenge on bullies for $7.99 / 800 DSi Points. Crazy Hamster stars a cute hamster who's rounding up lost supplies before hibernating for winter. Players don't have direct control of the hamster so you must lay down tools in the hamster's path to avoid danger. Worth $1.99 / 200 DSi Points to purchase. My Asian Farm is the latest entry in the My Farm series of farming sims. Like previous games, your job in My Asian Farm is to successfully run a farm and raise animals native to Asia. You can also trade with DSi and 3DS users who own My Australian Farm, My Exotic Farm, and My Farm to get animals exclusive to their version. Pick up My Asian Farm for $1.99 / 200 DSi Points.