Overview
- Number of Players
- 4
- Genre
- Release Date
WiiWare
26th Apr 2010 — 700 points
30th Apr 2010 — 700 points
- Feature Support
- Official Site
- nordcurrent.com
Reviews
Review 5 Arcade Gems (WiiWare)
Gems? More like paste.
The term "arcade" has seemingly come to be synonymous with a game that has a "pick-up-and-play" feel to it, just as arcade games of old. Of course the motivation of manufacturers of these arcade machines was to encourage players to drop coins on games they hadn't seen before, in the hopes they would enjoy...
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5 Arcade Gems News
Nintendo Download 30th April 2010 (Europe)
Catching up with North America
It seems pretty much all the releases featured this week have already been seen in North America, though there is something new in the form of some additional DLC for Mega Man 10 and Simply Solitaire for the DSi. Since some of these releases only came out Monday in North America we don't have reviews up for them all...
Nintendo Download 26 April 2010 (North America)
Arcade minis, puzzling and fighting on Wii; driving, tower defence, shooting and more on DSi
Whilst the Wii has the usual 3-release week (two WiiWare and one Virtual Console) the DSi has six new releases this week in North America – whew! Also of note is the next entry in the WarioWare D.I.Y. Big Name Game series, this time from Edmund McMillen of...
About The Game
Welcome to 5 Arcade Gems, a collection of five wacky arcade games. You can play alone or together with your friends – you will definitely find something for your taste, be it a medieval knights game or ultra-modern space shooter.
- Compete with other knights to beat the Evil Wizard's challenge in Templar Bashing.
- No hazard gets in the way of the dutiful Pizza Jungle Delivery company, not even the fierce savages who won't tip!
- Outsmart your competitors in RC Buggy Madness.
- Demonstrate your skills and reflexes in Lumberjack Trials.
- And of course, no adventure is complete without some deep space alien-bursting action in Whirling Rangers.
Comments 5
Looks like it could be mildly entertaining. Won't lie, I think I'm going to steer clear simply due to the lack of online play. Why don't games like these take advantage of the Wii's wifi connection?! =(
Nordcurrent? I'm sorry, but I'm already for 95% convinced that this is going to suck.
You make a good point IAmThetot, its unfortunate that developers don't make use of the online features. Heck Capcom uses there own methods for online play which proves developers are not limited to use the branded Nintendo Wifi method for their games (friend codes, limited interaction with opponents etc..).
Having online cost money and time for developing.
If you think about it Ezekeil, these companies have the money and should be willing to put the time in. It's what makes a great game, not just some shovel-ware title thrown into a bin at a Wal-Mart like a lot of the Wii titles i've seen.
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