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Virtual Console Monday - Strong Bad Episode 2, Potpourrii, and Mega Man 2

Monday, September 15th, 2008 at 8:08am by David

Strong Bad Mega Man Wii WiiWare

How’s this for a Monday: two new WiiWare games and only one Virtual Console game, but you’re almost guaranteed to be satisfied!  The second Strong Bad episode, Strong Badia The Free, comes out today along with puzzle game Potpourrii.  Top that off with freakin’ Mega Man 2 on the Virtual Console and you can just hear the little Marios running across the screens as these games are downloaded.  Check out the full descriptions after the break:

WiiWare

Strong Bad Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free (Telltale Games, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, Use of Alcohol, 1,000 Wii Points): Strong Badia the Free is the second of five monthly episodes starring Strong Bad-the self-proclaimed “coolest person ever”-and the rest of the cast from the popular Homestar Runner Web cartoons. When Strong Bad fails to obey the King of Town’s totally unfair e-mail tax, he’s placed under house arrest. Once freed from his wrongful imprisonment, Strong Bad goes on a mission to unite the local warring factions under the Strong Badian flag. Is Free Country USA ready for such an awesome ruler? Strong Bad Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free also has the Videlectrix arcade classic “Math Kickers Featuring the Algebros,” plus all-new achievements, collectibles, costumes and Teen Girl Squad comics. You can even use Strong Bad’s Lappy to send e-mails and pictures to your Wii Friends. So what are you waiting for? Fire up Strong Badia the Free and get ready to kick some doughy King of Town butt.

Potpourrii (Abstraction Games, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): In the puzzle game Potpourrii, everything revolves around the seasons. For centuries, the seasons have followed a set pattern. But then things start to go awry in the forest. Suddenly it’s snowing while the sun shines and flowers bloom while leaves are falling. Then a strange purple goo appears. The leprechauns are stunned. Even worse, the magic oak of life loses its power. It all turns out to be the fault of an evil wizard. You must help the leprechauns defeat him and restore natural order. To do this, you need to collect seasonal spirits. Pick them up with the spirit cannon, shoot them at the center of the screen, group them and make them disappear. But watch out-they get faster and faster. In short: Potpourrii is a puzzle game that keeps you hooked with its colorful visuals, beautiful effects and easy-to-use controls using the Wii Remote controller. Play alone or with a second player, and even use your Mii character.

Virtual Console

Mega Man 2 (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Widely regarded by fans as one of the greatest action games of all time, Mega Man 2 is the second title in the seminal NES series. With even more stages and robot masters than the previous installment, its sheer size and scope are enough to get any action gamer’s heart palpitating. The year is 200X. Dr. Light’s super-robot, Mega Man, has succeeded in smashing the evil ambition of the nefarious Dr. Wily, and peace reigns over the planet. However, Dr. Wily proves to be a hard man to keep down and has returned with a new army of robot masters in tow to challenge our hero. Can Mega Man save the world again?

8 Comments

  1. klawz324 says...

    Holy Crap. I need more money to buy Megaman 9 now.

  2. jadenguy says...

    Where is bomberman?

  3. Gausser says...

    I’m not familiar with Homestar Runner. Are these games worth downloading anyway? I feel like I’m missing out on something by not downloading.

  4. Andrew G. says...

    @ Gausser: I hear that unless you’re a fan of the Homestar Runner web cartoons, the games will probably not appeal to you. Head on over to the site and see if it’s something you find funny, and maybe you’ll be interested in the games.

    Personally, I don’t know enough about the source material to download the games, but that’s just me.

    Good crop of games! Like many of you, I’m sure, I’ll be holding my money for Mega Man 9, as I already own 2 in the Anniversary Collection released a few years ago. But if you don’t own 2, be sure to download it, it’s a classic. ^_^

  5. James Kochalka says...

    I don’t watch the Homestar Runner cartoons online, and I think the game is awesome. I had a great time playing the first one and I plan to download the 2nd when I get a chance.

  6. Atlantis1982 says...

    No thanks, I still haven’t got the first episode; too expensive for my taste in that genre.

  7. ejamer says...

    Wow, great batch of games this week. Even if the puzzle game doesn’t end up being good, at least it still offers something different and unique.

    If you have the internet channel, you can watch Homestar Runner cartoons right on your Wii. That is a convenient way to find out if you’ll enjoy the humor in the related WiiWare adventure games.

    Hmm… I’ve got exactly 500 Wii Points left to spend. Is Mega Man 2 the best way to do that? Tough choice coming up later today. :)

  8. David says...

    Well, I got home and was all set to download Strong Badia the Free when I was told that I was out of memory to download it. So then, after ten minutes of ‘cleaning out the fridge’ I was able to get it. Fun game so far, but seems to have some buggy controls compared to the first one.

    As for ‘cleaning out the fridge’, that is for the birds. I had to delete WiiWare and a bunch of VC games to get enough space. There are a bunch of Wii Points left on my system and I really can’t spend them because I now have only 91 free blocks. Sheeesh!

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