Wii-kly WiiWare And Virtual Console Update 3/2/2009
Now that Nintendo has gotten the Commodore 64 announcement out, it seems that the Wii updates are back to business as usual. There's only one WiiWare game released this week and it is Family & Friends Party, a minigame-filled "interactive board game" for up to eight players. With the eight players split into teams, it sounds like a board game in the vein of Cranium rather than Mario Party, so fans of the former may want to check it out. What's really exciting this week though is the Virtual Console release, which brings us Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. Even if the game wasn't inspired by various Queen songs it's an excellent RPG/RTS hybrid in its own right, and well worth your Wii points.
WiiWare
- Family & Friends Party (Gammick Entertainment, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Have fun with all your friends and family as you take on some very exciting challenges. This is an interactive board game for as many as eight players of all ages. The goal is to be the first to complete a series of challenges. During each turn, a challenge will be played by one or two players per team depending on the type of challenge you've been given. (Other players on your team can still help and support you). There are six different "Single" challenges that must be played cooperatively by members of the same team. Family & Friends Party can also suggest "Versus" challenges, which must be played competitively by all teams at the same time.
Virtual Console
- Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (Super NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): It's up to you to defeat the Empire. It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the Zetegenian Empire first conquered the Kingdoms of Zenobia with a wrath of fear and bloodshed. You are the leader of a band of rebels who've fought to preserve the last shred of honor in this desperate time of treachery. Manage the ranks of a full-blown rebel army, complete with hundreds of characters, magic items, weapons and mystical Tarot cards. You must succeed in ousting the evil usurpers-your fate, and that of the entire population, depends on it.
NaviFairy
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 2 March 2009
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Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen for VC is hawt. (well, if you don't have the PSX release at least.)
I am of a mixed opinion of the remixed music for the PS version, but they insane levels of rare items (Princess Crowns, Blood Drops, etc) that are dropped can be a lot of fun. (maybe slightly game unbalancing. I mean, being able to throw a team like the image above is kinda broken, and far too easy to simulate sans-Dragoons.)
So stoked; I almost peed my pants when my boyfriend called to tell me about this.