VC Tuesday: Space Invaders Get Overturned

by JC Fletcher { Dec 2nd 2008 at 9:00AM }

Nintendo of Japan has started off December the right way: with a bunch of video games. Between Virtual Console and WiiWare, an astounding six new (or new to Wii) games are available in Japan today. Of course, one of those games is Atlantis no Nazo, which was so bad, it was almost released as a sequel to Super Pitfall. The other, Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no Hi (Day of Resurrection) contains the original Invaders along with a "Plus" mode that adds new graphics and powerups. It's also 200 points cheaper than the other version of original Space Invaders.

Atlantis no Nazo (Famicom, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no Hi (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

The WiiWare game you're most likely to care about is Overturn, the Balance Board-compatible, online robot fighting game. We like Yomikikase Asobi Wii, the interactive Momotarou storybook, but it's got pretty tough competition from online robot fighting.

Overturn (1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Pit Crew Panic! (1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
Hamaru Billiards (1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Yomikikase Asobi Wii (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)

Gallery: Overturn

Tags: atlantis-no-nazo, midnight-pool, overturn, pit-crew-panic, space-invaders, vctuesday, yomikikase-asobi-wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ramuji @ Dec 2nd 2008 3:09PM

I'm a little torn on downloading Overturn; I normally don't enjoy robot shooting games, but the price, balance board use, and online functionality are tempting me.

I kinda feel the same way about Pit Crew Panic! The price is low, and there are online leader boards. I'll wait on reviews for this one, though.

Unfortunately for Hamaru Billiards, Cue Sports (from Hudson) beat it by just a few weeks. For the same price (500), Cue Sports has online play (by friend code or random), 9-ball, 8-ball, and snooker (!!), so it is the easy winner for me.