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SLEEP CLOCK: YOUR SLEEP PATTERNS Publisher: Nintendo Released: October 29th
You can always rely on Nintendo to come up with quirky ideas, and this one’s no exception. Expect to be setting sleep high scores sometime this autumn.
FATAL BLOW Publisher: Rising Star/GameBridge Released: November
Another 200 point impulse-priced title in the GO Series, this side- scrolling brawler has players battling cyborg enemies in urban environments. With its crazy aesthetic and simple mechanics, this looks like another pick- up-and-play hit.
DARK SPIRITS Publisher: Rising Star/GameBridge Released: December
You can’t beat a bit of bullet hell insanity every now and then, and this side-scrolling blaster looks tailor-made for gamers who wish it was still 1987. With its highly detailed visuals and unique power-up system, this one looks like much more than a simple tribute to the past.
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D-TANK Publisher: Rising Star/GameBridge Released: December
The sixth in the GO Series of superb Japanese titles is also the most substantial, and
somewhat breaks away from the ‘simple arcade fun’ formula. In this simple-looking game, you control a simple tank from a top-down perspective as enemies pour out.
IVY THE KIWI MINI Publisher: Rising Star Released: October 29th
Designed by Soniclegend Yuki Naka, this adorable 50 stage title could well be one of the biggest DSiWare titles yet. In the game, you need to get a flightless bird called Ivy to her mother, avoiding the mean animals that stand in her way. Aww.
DIVERGENT SHIFT Publisher: Konami Released: December
This gorgeous 2D platformer tasks players with using both screens at the same time as they navigate across typically hazardous environments. With more than a nod to the also-brilliant Chronos Twins, this is another sure sign of the kind of creativity we’re seeing on DSiWare.
THRUSPACE Publisher: Nintendo Released: October
Essentially 3D Tetrisin a scrolling tunnel, this intriguing-looking puzzler tasks players with rotating blocks as they descend, and slot them into the appropriate shape in the wall. Success moves you through to the next rapidly approaching sector.
HYDROVENTURE Publisher: Nintendo Released: December
This absolutely gorgeous- looking water-based physics puzzler promises to be one of the star attractions on WiiWare in the run-up to Christmas. The trailer video reveals plenty of tilting and splashing around as you coax fluid, steam and even ice to its eventual destination.
PUZZLE AGENT Developer: Telltale Games Released: November
Already the recipient for blanket critical acclaim upon its release on PC, iPad and iPhone, this Professor Layton-style puzzle adventure is a very welcome addition to WiiWare. With its
adorable lo-fi cartoon style, you play nerdy FBI agent Nelson Tethers in a murder mystery set in a sleepy town full of crackpots.
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BIT.TRIP FATE Developer: Aksys Games Released: October
The fifth in the series titles sees the loveable CommanderVideo entering typically retro- psychedelia territory in this bizarre hybrid of on- rails shooter and rhythm action. Promising true bullet hell, this twist on classic gaming will be exciting, intense, but far from easy.
FAST: RACING LEAGUE Developer: Shin’en Released: December
Shin’en has rapidly carved itself a great reputation for top-notch download titles, with The Art Of Balanceand Jett Rocket both well worth checking out on WiiWare. Its latest is a futuristic anti-grav racing title, with more than a nod to F-Zeroand WipEout, which is never a bad thing when in capable hands.
CAVE STORY Developer: Nicalis Released: December
Originally released as freeware on PC some six years ago, its belated arrival on WiiWare has been loudly celebrated in the US. Promising a compelling story and gameplay, you play as a silent dude who has lost his memory. Nintendo Powerhas nominated it for Game of the Year.
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