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Lucasarts FINALLY drops some news on their new Star Wars game for the Wii.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/820/820763p1.html

September 18, 2007 - Ever since Nintendo unveiled its new videogame console, players have fantasized about the possibility of an original Star Wars game in which the Wii remote would effectively become a Jedi's lightsaber. It's taken publisher LucasArts much longer than expected, but on Tuesday it revealed that it is indeed working on a project that will make use of Nintendo's controller in exactly that fashion. A Wii iteration of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will, according to the company, give players "… the chance to live out their fantasies by wielding the Wii remote as a lightsaber while using the nunchuk controller to torment foes with their Force powers." Sold.
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I was hoping it'd be a wholly original game built around that mechanic, not a watered-down port with the mechanic tacked in.

We're talking about the Nintendo Wii so what more could be expected? ;)

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We're talking about the Nintendo Wii so what more could be expected? ;)

That'll teach me not to get my hopes up.

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Fixed!

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My comment about the Wii was legit. Ever since the system came out, so many of the games (by many of the 3rd party companies, not just Lucas Arts) have been watered down versions of games that look light years better on the 360 and PS3 and the only stand out is that they have the Wiimote functions tacked on.

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I'm not saying that there aren't plenty of cheap ports with Wii controls shoddily shoehorned in, but your comment painted a broader stroke than that. LucasArts is especially notorious for lazy licensed cash-ins, and that says something when "lazy cash-ins" is nearly synonymous with "licensed games".

On the other hand, there are plenty of Wii games that aren't cheap ports with motion controls hastily added as an afterthought. Your comment implied otherwise. Narrowing it down to LucasArts, or hell down to licensed games, and it becomes a lot more "legit".

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I'm not saying that there aren't plenty of cheap ports with Wii controls shoddily shoehorned in, but your comment painted a broader stroke than that. LucasArts is especially notorious for lazy licensed cash-ins, and that says something when "lazy cash-ins" is nearly synonymous with "licensed games".

On the other hand, there are plenty of Wii games that aren't cheap ports with motion controls hastily added as an afterthought. Your comment implied otherwise. Narrowing it down to LucasArts, or hell down to licensed games, and it becomes a lot more "legit".

Yeah some companies are worse then others. Obviously Nintendo themselves are going to put out some truly 1st class material and some others out there do a decent job and as time goes by better uses of the Wii's motion sensitive controllers will occurr. But for now, a lot of stuff on the Wii appears to be just after thoughts by some of these game companies to make a quick buck off of the Wii's popularity... the new Cruis'n game by Midway is one of best examples and biggest offenders.

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Right, but

On the other hand, there are plenty of Wii games that aren't cheap ports with motion controls hastily added as an afterthought. Your comment implied otherwise.
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Link returns from The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess to pick up the Wii Zapper and take aim at a host of targets in this shooting-gallery-style game.

* Anyone can pick up the Wii Zapper and become a master marksman in the quick-play shooting galleries of Link's Crossbow Training. Dozens of fast-paced stages offer a wide variety of game play, from shooting stationary targets to defending a supply wagon from onrushing hordes of enemies. Multiplayer modes let players and their friends share a Wii Zapper to shoot for the high score.

* Link's Crossbow Training comes bundled with the Wii Zapper. After a few rounds of Link's Crossbow Training, players will be more than ready to pick up any of the future Wii Zapper titles, like Medal of Honor Heroes™ 2, Ghost Squad™ and Resident Evil®: The Umbrella Chronicles.

Using the Wii Zapper: The Wii Zapper requires the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, housing both in a comfortable and intuitive frame. The control stick on the Nunchuk controls player movement (on stages that allow player movement), while simply aiming the Wii Zapper moves the targeting reticule on the screen. Pulling the trigger fires Link's crossbow. By aiming off screen, players can turn Link to face in a new direction (again, on stages that allow this).

Link's Crossbow Training contains three basic game styles: target shooting, defender and ranger. There are 27 stages in total, and these categories represent only generally how each individual stage operates. Each stage's goal is to earn the highest score possible within the time limit. All rounds can be played with multiple players: Players pass the Wii Zapper around and then play one at a time and compete for the high score.

Target Shooting: In target-shooting rounds, players shoot bull's-eyes as they pop up on the screen. In early stages, targets are stationary. As the game difficulty increases in later levels, the targets move. Hitting the center of the bull's-eye nets more points, and hitting targets in succession without missing earns combo multipliers. Link can aim anywhere on the screen.

Defender: In defender rounds, players remain stationary but can look and aim in all directions - sometimes even in a full 360 degrees - by aiming off screen. Hordes of enemies assault Link, and he must fight them off. These battles have a great deal of variety, from fighting off skeletons in a desert to defending a wagon from boar-riding Bokoblins.

Ranger: In ranger rounds, players can move throughout the level using the control stick and aim anywhere they want by aiming the Wii Zapper wherever they want to look. In these missions, Link storms enemy encampments, fights his way through a forest and seeks out his foes while exploring the environments.

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Speaking of great looking original titles for the Wii, there's more out on No More Heroes. Unfortunately looks like they changed the voice acting. It's still bad, but doesn't seem to have quite the over-the-top 70's Hong Kong cinema feel now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVHwL0hAHmA

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Heads up.

In this sunday's Kolhs ad there is a ad for 30% off all video games. Even though my local one's don't carry PS3 titles, the circuit city I go to honored the ad and gave me 30% off of heavenly sword and Dynasty warriors gundam. I didn't even have to fight for it...also the kid checking me out says "Nice find...I guess I'll have to get some game with this too."

I'm sure it would work for the Wii too.

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I finally got a Wii last week and thought I'd add my $.02 ...

I can't get over how cool this thing is. So far I'm just completely blown away. I'm simultaneously slogging through Metroid and Zelda, and it's instantly nailed home why I've owned every Nintendo console since the NES. I'll still pick up a PS3 at some point (assuming they ever bring the price down to something reasonable) just for Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, et al, but I can't imagine passing up Miyamoto-stamped first party Nintendo goodness.

My only gripe is leveled at Amazon for taking so *(&$#^% long to ship my component video switcher so I don't have to unplug this thing to hook up my dvd player.

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Speaking of great looking original titles for the Wii, there's more out on No More Heroes. Unfortunately looks like they changed the voice acting. It's still bad, but doesn't seem to have quite the over-the-top 70's Hong Kong cinema feel now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVHwL0hAHmA

I'll settle for "original when it was on Dreamcast". Samba de Amigo is officially coming to the Wii!

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Speaking of the Dreamcast, I recently read that, in Japan, 4 games were released for it this year, and more games are coming in 2008. That blows my mind, considering it came out 3 years before the Gamecube.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast

Yeah, but Sega themselves officially stopped supporting it. They don't even service them anymore.

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So are any of you keeping tabs on the Smash Bros website? Sonic is officially in and kickin ass.

But just seeing the new release date just blows, oh well the later the better. :)

Sonic does kick ass though, guess Nintendo had to live up to the rumors.

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But just seeing the new release date just blows, oh well the later the better. :)

Sonic does kick ass though, guess Nintendo had to live up to the rumors.

I'm disappointed by the extended release date as well but if it means that we'll get an even better game then so be it. I mean look how badly Twilight Princess was delayed and the result.

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I just picked up Bleach the other night for my Wii....I didn't get into Metroid like I was hoping and considering my days as a hard core gamer have come to an end cause of long hours at work, so semi short and to the point games are what I want to play for now.

Bleach isn't bad, neat graphics like the show, fast pace combat and can get pretty tricky. What I dislike is the fact you can achieve bankai very easily, just build up your guage and shake the nunchuck and walah!

While in the DS version, you gotta do a combo to get it and I'm still mastering it.

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Have you seen the release titles list for the wii from Wired/ there are tons of games (yea, I know lots of them a bad, however there are some great ones in there)

Wii

Oct. 1: MLB® Power Pros from 2K Sports

Oct. 1: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire from D3Publisher of America®

Oct. 2: Crash® of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Oct. 5: Balls of Fury from DSI Games

Oct. 8: Donkey Kong®: Barrel Blast from Nintendo

Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts

Oct. 9: Bleach: Shattered Blade from SEGA

Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL from WB Games

Oct. 10: Arctic Tale from DSI Games

Oct. 15: Sea Monsters from DSI Games

Oct. 16: Thrillville®: Off the Rails from LucasArts

Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts

Oct. 23: Backyard Football from Atari, Inc.

Oct. 23: The Sims 2 Castaway from Electronic Arts

Oct. 23: Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis from Rockstar Games

Oct. 23: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night from Sierra

Entertainment, Inc.

Oct. 23: NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution from TOMY Corporation

Oct. 25: M&M'S® Kart Racing from DSI Games

Oct. 28: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock from Activision

Oct. 29: Battalion Wars 2 from Nintendo

Oct. 30: Ben 10: Protector of Earth from D3Publisher of America®

Oct. 30: Showtime® Championship Boxing from DSI Games

Oct. 30: NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET from Electronic Arts

Oct. 30: THE SIMPSONS from Electronic Arts

Oct. 31: Manhunt 2 from Rockstar Games

October: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe from Activision

October: Bee Movie Game from Activision

October: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground from Activision

October: Ultimate Duck Hunting from Detn8 Games Ltd.

October: Mercury Meltdown Revolution from Ignition Entertainment

October: Namco Museum Remix from NAMCO BANDAI Games America

October: Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity from The Game Factory

October: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth from THQ

October: Bratz: The Movie from THQ

October: Cars: Mater-National from THQ

October: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots from THQ

October: SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis from THQ

Nov. 5: Fire Emblem®: Radiant Dawn from Nintendo

Nov. 6: DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party from Konami Digital

Entertainment, Inc.

Nov. 6: LEGO® Star Wars: The Complete Saga from LucasArts

Nov. 6: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA

Nov. 12: Super Mario Galaxy from Nintendo

Nov. 13: Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 from Atari, Inc.

Nov. 13: Godzilla Unleashed from Atari, Inc.

Nov. 13: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary from Eidos, Inc.

Nov. 13: BLOCKS from Electronic Arts

Nov. 13: MEDAL OF HONOR HEROES 2 from Electronic Arts

Nov. 13: LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge from MumboJumbo

Nov. 13: Geometry Wars: Galaxies from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Nov. 19: Link's Crossbow Training (packaged with Wii Zapper) from

Nintendo

Nov. 19: SMARTY PANTS from Electronic Arts

Nov. 20: Jenga World Tour from Atari, Inc.

Nov. 20: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords from D3Publisher of

America®

November: Trauma Center: New Blood from Atlus USA

November: Star Trek: Conquest from Bethesda Softworks

November: Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey from Disney Interactive

Studios

November: Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour from Disney Interactive

Studios

November: High School Musical: Sing It from Disney Interactive Studios

November: Garfield Gets Real from DSI Games

November: Furu Furu Park from Majesco Entertainment

November: AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! from Mud Duck Games

November: Ghost Squad from SEGA

November: WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008 from THQ

November: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 from Ubisoft

November: CSI: Hard Evidence from Ubisoft

November: My Word Coach from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Catz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Dogz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Horsez 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft

November: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 from Ubisoft

Dec. 4: Alvin and the Chipmunks from Brash Entertainment

Dec. 4: The Golden Compass from SEGA

December: MX vs. ATV Untamed from THQ

December: Super Swing Golf Season 2 from Tecmo, Inc.

December: Rygar®: The Battle of Argus from Tecmo, Inc.

December: Cranium: Kabookii from Ubisoft

December: Nitrobike from Ubisoft

Holiday 2007: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams from SEGA

Winter '07: SoulCalibur Legends from NAMCO BANDAI Games America

Jan. 21: Endless Ocean from Nintendo

Feb. 10: Super Smash Bros.® Brawl from Nintendo

Feb. 15: Yamaha Supercross from DSI Games

Feb. 19: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity from SEGA

February: No More Heroes from Ubisoft

February: Wild Petz Tigerz from Ubisoft

March: Obscure: The Aftermath from Ignition Entertainment

Q1: LUXOR 3 from MumboJumbo

Q1: One Piece: Unlimited Adventure from NAMCO BANDAI Games

America

Spring '08: Mario Kart® Wii (name not final) from Nintendo

Nintendo DS

Oct. l: The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass from Nintendo

Oct. 2: Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol from Nintendo

Oct. 2: Backyard Hockey 2008 from Atari, Inc.

Oct. 2: Holly Hobbie & Friends from Majesco Entertainment

Oct. 2: Crash® of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Oct. 2: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night from Sierra

Entertainment, Inc.

Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts

Oct. 9: Flipper Critters from Ignition Entertainment

Oct. 9: Bleach: the Blade of Fate from SEGA

Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: DUCK AMUCK from WB Games

Oct. 15: Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day from Nintendo

Oct. 15: The Aly & AJ Adventure from DSI Games

Oct. 16: Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations from Disney Interactive

Studios

Oct. 16: Thrillville®: Off the Rails from LucasArts

Oct. 16: Fish Tycoon® from Majesco Entertainment

Oct. 16: Super Collapse! 3 from MumboJumbo

Oct. 17: Prism from Secret Stash Games

Oct. 19: Betty Boop's "Double Shift" from DSI Games

Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts

Oct. 23: THE SIMS 2 CASTAWAY from Electronic Arts

Oct. 23: Rhythm 'n Notes: Improve Your Music Skill from AGETEC

Oct. 23: Backyard Football 2008 from Atari, Inc.

Oct. 23: Napoleon Dynamite from Crave Entertainment

Oct. 23: Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century from D3Publisher of

America®

Oct. 23: Hannah Montana: Music Jam from Disney Interactive Studios

Oct. 23: Disney Princess: Magical Jewels from Disney Interactive Studios

Oct. 23: Power Rangers: Super Legends from Disney Interactive Studios

Oct. 23: Zoo Hospital from Majesco Entertainment

Oct. 23: FRONT MISSION® from Square Enix, Inc.

Oct. 23: NARUTO: Path of the Ninja from TOMY Corporation

Oct. 25: Sea Monsters from DSI Games

Oct. 25: Arctic Tale from DSI Games

Oct. 30: Ben 10: Protector of Earth from D3Publisher of America®

Oct. 30: Suite Life: Circle of Spies from Disney Interactive Studios

Oct. 30: Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas from DSI Games

Oct. 30: NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET from Electronic Arts

Oct. 30: THE SIMPSONS from Electronic Arts

Oct. 30: Puzzle de Harvest Moon from Natsume Inc.

Oct. 31: Dementium: The Ward from Gamecock Media Group

Oct. 31: Solitaire Overload from Telegames, Inc.

October: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe from Activision

October: Bee Movie Game from Activision

October: Shrek®: Ogres and Dronkeys from Activision

October: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground from Activision

October: Touch Detective 21/2 from Atlus USA

October: Animal Genius from Scholastic

October: Build-A-Bear Workshop from The Game Factory

October: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth from THQ

October: Cars: Mater-National from THQ

October: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera from THQ

October: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots from THQ

October: Ratatouille® Food Frenzy from THQ

October: SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis from THQ

October: Chessmaster: The Art of Learning from Ubisoft

October: Imagine: Babyz from Ubisoft

October: Imagine: Fashion Designer from Ubisost

October: Imagine: Master Chef from Ubisoft

October: Imagine: Animal Doctor from Ubisoft

October: Wild Petz Dolphinz from Ubisoft

Nov. 6: Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids from 2K Play

Nov. 6: Go Diego Go: Safari Adventure from 2K Play

Nov. 6: Baby Pals from Crave Entertainment

Nov. 6: Horse Life from D3Publisher of America®

Nov. 6: LEGO® Star Wars: The Complete Saga from LucasArts

Nov. 6: Chicken Hunter from MumboJumbo

Nov. 6: DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker from Square Enix, Inc.

Nov. 10: Showtime® Championship Boxing from DSI Games

Nov. 13: Enchanted from Disney Interactive Studios

Nov. 13: BOOGIE from Electronic Arts

Nov. 13: ORCS & ELVES from Electronic Arts

Nov. 13: Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends from Majesco Entertainment

Nov. 13: Geometry Wars: Galaxies from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

Nov. 19: Mario Party® DS from Nintendo

Nov. 20: Godzilla Unleashed Double Smash from Atari, Inc.

Nov. 20: Jenga World Tour from Atari, Inc.

Nov. 20: LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge from MumboJumbo

Nov. 20: FINAL FANTASY® XII: REVENANT WINGS from Square Enix, Inc.

Nov. 26: Master of Illusion from Nintendo

November: Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare from Activision

November: Ontamarama from Atlus USA

November: Draglade from Atlus USA

November: Elf Bowling Collector's Edition from Detn8 Games Ltd.

November: Garfield Gets Real from DSI Games

November: Clue/Mouse Trap/Perfection/Aggravation from DSI

Games

November: Contra 4 from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

November: Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 from Konami Digital

Entertainment, Inc.

November: Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake from The Game

Factory

November: Bratz Super Babyz from THQ

November: Bratz: 4 Real from THQ

November: Warhammer® 40,000: Squad Command from THQ

November: WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008 from THQ

November: Ninja Gaiden® Dragon Sword from Tecmo, Inc.

November: My French Coach from Ubisoft

November: My Spanish Coach from Ubisoft

November: My Word Coach from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Catz 2 (working title) from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Dogz 2 (working title) from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Hamsterz Life 2 from Ubisoft

November: Petz: Horsez 2 from Ubisoft

November: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 from Ubisoft

Dec. 4: Alvin and the Chipmunks from Brash Entertainment

Dec. 4: The Golden Compass from SEGA

Dec. 10: RIP: Death Volunteers from Telegames, Inc.

December: Diary Girl from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Jan. 15: Barnyard Blast from DSI Games

Jan. 21: Advance Wars®: Days of Ruin from Nintendo

Jan. 25: M&M'S® Kart Racing from DSI Games

Jan. 31: Command & Destroy from DSI Games

January: Miami Nights from Ubisoft

Feb. 4: Professor Layton and the Curious Village from Nintendo

Feb. 12: New Zealand Story Revolution from Ignition Entertainment

Feb. 15: Yamaha Supercross from DSI Games

Feb. 19: Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer from SEGA

Feb. 26: Bubble Bobble Double Shot from Ignition Entertainment

February: Imagine: Figure Skater from Ubisoft

February: Wild Petz Tigerz from Ubisoft

February: Assassin's Creed from Ubisoft

March 4: Disney Friends from Disney Interactive Studios

March 29: Ultimate Card Games from Telegames, Inc.

March: Insecticide from Gamecock Media Group

March: My Life Coach from Ubisoft

Q1: Eco Creatures: Save the Forest from Majesco Entertainment

Q1: Polar Bowling from MumboJumbo

Q1: Slingo Quest from MumboJumbo

Q1: Tropix from MumboJumbo

Q1: Polar Golf from MumboJumbo

Q1: River King: Mystic Valley from Natsume Inc.

Q1: Harvest Moon DS Cute from Natsume Inc.

Q1: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA

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Speaking of Twilight Princess, Zelda is probably the second most popular series for Nintendo (with Mario being the first). This title rakes in a ton of cash for Nintendo, but they couldn't hire some voice over artists to give this game some extra depth? Something more than the random "HEEEEEEeeeyyyyy" that a few characters yell out, or the incoherent noises that some of the others make. The game is cool and all, but this was really disappointing.

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Well I do see maybe half dozen games on the Wii and DS that I'd be interested in playing if those release dates don't change.

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So I picked up Bleach- Shattered Blade.

Its not bad. I really like the controls and the action is fast and furious. It does take long to win the game with one character in episode mode but there are many (I'd say at least 20) character's to open and beat episode mode with each one. BTW the background for the episode is a bit hoakie but they fit it into the storyline nicely. Also, for those that aren't watching the series in japanese it doesn't go too far ahead of where cartoon network is at.

Gameplay works with a series of flicks with the wii-mote and movemet by the nunchuck. Three levels of attacks for each of chop, slash, and stab. Then there is also bunkai moves. They also added a little mini-game that can occur when their is a "clash" of two A-button attacks. Its basically a 5-round game of rock, scissors, paper using chop, slash, and stab. Winner gets to deal out the damage measured in win margin.

So far I really like the game. Don't expect the level of play that's in the PSP games but is quick mindless fun with a shallow learning curve. Anybody could pick this up and offer a decent challenge within 15 minutes of play...making it hella fun when having friends over to play against.

I give is a 9/10 when considering what else we've seen for the wii.

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So anyone else notice that a new console has been added to the Virtual Console library?

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So anyone else notice that a new console has been added to the Virtual Console library?

Which console is it? It still looks like the standard affair, unless I've missed something (NES, SNES, Genesis, TG16, N64) :huh:

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The NeoGeo was added. First games are Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Art of Fighting.

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ooooohhh i noticed that (the games that is) but my brain didn't click that it was NeoGeo. Most of the NeoGeo games got ported on SNES and other systems, that i didn't recognize it at first glance.

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