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NA Wii Virtual Console: 02/25/08: Dream Land and Twisted Demon Mind Land

Akira_EX | February 25, 2008 | Press Release | Wii 
In continuing the trend of pretty-good games we've been getting the past few weeks, the ball keeps rolling this week when everyone's favorite puffball gets another game on the Virtual Console.

That game is none other than Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards for the Nintendo 64. The game features the option of combining two Copy Abilities into a new one, allowing for up to 35 different combinations. It is also Kirby's first 3D adventure, and the only Kirby game to grace the N64.

The other game this week is a scrolling shoot-em-up called Psychosis for the TurboGrafx16. Gameplay features the addition of satellites around the player's ship when a powerup is gained, and the player is able to reposition these satellites when necessary.

Recap:
  • N64: Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, 1-4 Players, 1000 Points
  • TG16: Psychosis, 1 Player, 600 Points

    Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.
  • This week's additions take players on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. Kirby® is back and armed with a bunch of new talents, including the option to combine abilities. Curious to find out what mixing the Burn and Cutter powers gives Kirby? We won't spoil that for you here. If the colorful landscapes in the pink sphere's world are too much for you and you're looking for straight firepower instead, then try plunging your soul into the mind of a twisted demon. We'll just see how you fare against wave after wave of bizarre enemy creatures in that kind of environment.

    Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

    Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards: (Nintendo 64®, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, you'll use Kirby's trademark copying ability to use enemies' strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and you've got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.

    Psychosis: (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a side-scrolling shooter played in a world created from the mind of a twisted demon. Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every person's heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five "causes" (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.

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    • 0 thumbs!
      Andrew5 | February 25, 2008
      Cool, the Wii needs more Nintendo 64 games on the console.
      Kirby in 3D?
    • 0 thumbs!
      PaperMarioDude8946 | February 25, 2008
      I love this kirby game. best one IMO.
      buy it. i loved it years ago, but then i sold it to gamestop to get Super Smash Bros Melee
    • 0 thumbs!
      gotenks992 | February 25, 2008
      OMG KIRBY 64!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR YOU!!!!

      Now I need Wii Points.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Murray3 | February 26, 2008
      aw, got my hopes up, 64 Kirby was great but I need Dreamland 3, or Super Star!
    • 0 thumbs!
      Yoshi Freak | February 27, 2008
      Well Murray Super star is getting a DS remake, Dreamland 3 Is not yet avalible.

      Hey, Gotenks I'll buy you kirby if you buy me Starfox.

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