Wii Shop Channel Monday – Gyrostarr, Alex Kidd, and Burning Fight
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 8:15am by David 
High Voltage Software’s highly anticipated tube-shooter Gyrostarr finally comes out today, along with a couple Virtual Console games. Click on in to see the list.
Gyrostarr – WiiWare - 700 Wii Points
Gyrostarr challenges you and up to three additional players to pilot your ships through a series of twisting, turning technoplasma tracks while battling a variety of deadly alien foes at ever-increasing speeds. While fighting and maneuvering, you must collect enough energy to activate the ancient warpgate at the end of each track. Succeed, and you can journey to the next, even deadlier track. Fail, and the gate will slam shut, destroying your ship. Enhance your ship with weapon pickups, coordinate attacks with your friends to fire powerful combined blasts and use your grapple to snag energy and pickups in the midst of combat. Control your ship with the Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller or Classic Controller, or use the “paired” control system that allows two players to use a connected Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Classic Controller at the same time. Offering 50 levels of intense action, powerful pickups, high-speed bonus levels and mayhem for up to four players, Gyrostarr is a killer arcade challenge. [Published by High Voltage Software]
Alex Kidd in Miracle World – Sega Master System – 1986 – 500 Wii Points
In this platformer from the 1980s, you’re Alex Kidd, looking for your lost brother Egle. In order to find your brother, you’ll have to contend with the evil Janken the Great, who will send his henchmen and monsters at you to thwart your progress. One aspect of this adventure is that you’ll have to play the classic game of “rock, paper, scissors” against the henchmen in order to defeat them. With 16 different levels to conquer in order to save Egle, this classic is sure to test your skills and your wits at the same time. [Originally published by Sega]
Burning Fight – NEOGEO – 1991 – 900 Wii Points
Burning Fight is a side-scrolling hand-to-hand-combat action game. In pursuit of Casterora, leader of a huge syndicate that has escaped from New York to Osaka, the protagonists are three detectives: Duke, Ryu and Billy. Each character fights using a combination of punches, kicks and jumps, plus his own particular special move, activated by simultaneously pressing the jump and attack buttons. These lethal techniques have enormous destructive force, but they also consume a great deal of energy. For this reason, players must use their special moves with skillful timing. Luckily for the detectives, new weapons and additional health can be found by breaking things like phone booths and street signs along the way. A boss, who must be defeated in order to continue the mission, awaits players at the end of each stage. You can also take on the gang with a friend, but beware-attacks by one player can damage the other, so keep an eye on where your partner is in the heat of the battle. End Casterora’s reign of terror once and for all. [Originally published by SNK]
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
gyrostarr here I comeeeeeee !!!
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:33 am
About freaking time for Gyrostarr. Might have to finally purchase my first WiiWare game, as long as the reviews are good.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:41 am
It’s funny to hear how people are looking forward to Gyrostarr, even though we know pretty much nothing about the game yet. Hopefully Gyrostarr lives up to the high expectations. (Unless the reviews are spectacular, I plan to stick with my well-loved VC version of the TG-16 shmup classic: Soldier Blade.)
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:54 am
Alex Kidd, baby! All right!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:41 am
Does any know if Burning Fight is a two player game (in that both players play at the same time)? Or is it a one-at-a-time two player game. I was watching a Youtube video of the game, and I thought I saw during one of the intro’s a clip where two players were on the screen at the same time (player’s one health was on the left, and players two was on the right), but it was only there for a second, and I’m not sure if it was just part of the intro, or if they actually allow dual players.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 am
I think we know a decent amount about Gyrostarr. Either way, I’m buying it without consulting any reviews. High Voltage Software gets my support. I liked the video I saw of the game and that’s enough for me.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Seconded Brian. I don’t know what a review is going to tell you that the Video won’t. You fly and shoot, don’t get enough kills and the portal does not open. If this sounds like a fun diversion to you than you are all set. If you think it would get repetitive then pass on it.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
So…How is it?
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Gamers are lazy we need reviews and blogs like this to find info. This game is going to rock! Reviewers suck and they know it because they don’t know what I like!
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
What a meh week. Yes, I said it, Meh, and the last two weeks had better games (Dig Dug and Samurai Shodown)
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
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June 23rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I bought Gyrostarr today. Didn’t read any reviews or anything. Just bought it.
It’s pretty, it’s hectic, its packed full of levels, the enemies and attack patterns switch up on you, the grapple and energy mechanics are fresh and fun, and it supports up to four players.
I love it.
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Thanks for posting some impressions, gojiguy! Seeing a video isn’t convincing to me when deciding what games look good… but hearing actual opinions of gamers means a lot. Looking forward to hearing what other people think too!
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
So ejamer… maybe now you’ll buy it? Just teasing ya buddy. It’s your money and it doesn’t grow on trees. Still, I’d be happy to hear that you gave it a try.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Ahhhh, Alex the Kid,the crown jewel of the sega master system.
I can’t wait to download it.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Possibly Gyrostarr,but I’m 12 and 12-year-olds don’t have that much money.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:28 am
YYYEEESSS! Alex Kidd. I can’t even begin to count how may hours I played this game, sitting on my bed staring into a 13″ Goldstar color tv into the whee hours of the night, recording the rock-paper-scissors throws of each of the henchmen, figuring out which items to buy, etc.
Did anyone else get as giddy as I did when you saw Mario and Luigi swimming like Alex on the VC download screen? No? C’mon, man up and admit it. Nice touch, Nintendo. Very classy.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:32 am
ok i’ve seen a lot of alex kidd fanatics but never played the game before, unfortunately. So tell me, fanboys, is this game REALLY that fun? or is it just a trip down memory lane?
June 24th, 2008 at 11:30 am
i hope people out there know that they should be supporting this game and the conduit