Mega Man 10 is out today for Wii! And just in case you didn’t buy the four original Sonic games on the Virtual Console, you can get them on a DS game pak this week. MLB 2k10 is also out on both Wii and DS. There’s a new game that comes with a camera for Wii called Racquet Sports, too. Personally, I want to go download some Silversun Pickups on Rock Band 2 before their tour hits town this weekend!

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Cyber Monday and the weekly Wii Shop Channel Monday collide!  This week:  Space Invaders Get Even and Pit Crew Panic on WiiWare, and Metal Slug 2 for Virtual Console.  My pick is Space Invaders Get Even (only 500 points).  Metal Slug 2 is tempting, but I’d rather get the Anthology already available for Wii.

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Another Monday and it’s time to go shopping.  Looks like we have a new WiiWare rhythm game called Helix and a couple of eagerly awaiting Virtual Console releases, Ys Book I & II and Samurai Shodown 2.  Not a bad haul for Virtual Console fans.  Helix on the other hand is a bit questionable due to lack of information.  The publisher, Ghostfire Games, has a listing for open job positions on their main web page.

But I digress … Anything here catch your eye? 

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The important thing I needed to remember while playing the titles in the SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 collection is that they were first and foremost arcade games.  The fighting games are purely quick brawls, the adventuresome titles are very short in length, and the sports titles are fairly simple in their controls.  That said, I had a great time playing a group of NEOGEO games I had never experienced before.  Unfortunately, the menu system is a bit clunky since it didn’t seem to recognize the Classic Controller automatically (like pretty much every Wii game).  I didn’t think the medal achievement system would be that interesting to me, but it was always neat to see a medal show up at the bottom of the screen when you accomplished something.  It’s also nice for some games (like Metal Slug) that the system would automatically set resume points for you to come back and play after you die.  It sure was fun to play some of these games and the $30 price tag is definitely worth it for some games like Shock Troopers, Metal Slug, and World Heroes.  (Of note, you can find this same collection online at a price of $15 for the PS2 version.)   It’s a great treat when you have a friend to play these games; highly suggested if you and a room mate want to spend a night blasting bad guys in multiplayer.  Read on past the break for my take on each title.
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Holy cats, it’s the original Mega Man!  Also, Midnight Pool for WiiWare from Gameloft and the SNK title Neo Turf Masters.  Check out full descriptions after the break.  Will you bust out 500 points for the original Mega Man?

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