Alien Crush Returns & Space Invaders Get Even In Japan

Considering that Space Invaders Get Even was originally a retail release, I think the DLC pricing for the game seems rather reasonable. To buy everything will only set you back 2000 Points, which is pretty good compared to FFCC: My Life as a King.

The Starter Pack is smartly priced, and even if you don't bother with buying any additional levels it seems to offer far more playability than a few VC games set at that price.

First Japan gets Dracula X now they get Alien Cruch Returns. Man! they are lucky.

Space Invaders is the highlight for me. I never really was into pinball.

Huh forgot about Alien Crush Returns, oh well im still going for Space Invaders

I'm jealous of the two wiiware games a week, also the fact that they aren't Midnight darts and Lost winds: Party on! lol

I would have named this "Aliens attacking japan" instead

@Hydroswimmer: Do they really get two a week? If WWW did list all of their updates and not only those when they got different games, they only get 2 A month
Europeans only get a max of 2 every 2 weeks

@mrk - The starter pack has only one level. Even at 500 points, I can't see how that could possibly be a good value. Expansion packs consist of only two levels. Also have a hard time believing it's a good value. Finally, Taito is really telling us that there would have been only 7 levels in a retail release? Also doesn't sound like a very good value.

Now maybe the levels are more complex and varied than they're letting on. But until they prove it, I'm going to be extremely wary of this title.

Alien Crush is only 800 points, but how many tables will there be? Pinball games never seem to have enough tables.

@thewiirocks

Perhaps there's other modes or something else? If there isn't, it'll probably be a pretty limited and pricey title. But hey, there's always hope(except for when there isn't >.<).

It all depends on how long the length is for each level in SIGE. If it take 30 mins - 1 hour to complete, that sounds good for 500 Wii Points.

I look forward to both games being released especilly Alien Crush

I think the value of the DLC will really be determined by the replay value of the levels Taito is selling. If this game can keep me coming back to the same level (a la Star Soldier R), then five bucks for 2 levels is a bargain buy. If it's more of a LostWinds style "one time through and you've done it all" type thing, then I might sit out on dropping $20 bucks on the game. In either case, I don't mind a measly five bucks for the starter pack, the screenshots and the concept alone have sold me on that.

Hopefully, the starter pack will have a small file size, since the additional levels are left out. Like, if the game engine itself is 25 blocks, and each level is 50 blocks, then that is 75 blocks for the game, and 100 blocks per additional level pack. So instead of having a huge game that occupies 375 blocks and not having room for it on your Wii, if you play with one level pack installed at a time, you'll be able to access all of the content without requiring as much storage on your Wii.

This would be a completely different situation that Final Fantasy, which contained all of the features in the original download but just denied you access to it until you paid for more.

Still, I wonder if such a game as Space Invaders would be better suited (and probably sell more full copies) as a budget Wii disc title.

I hope both come over here soon. Both look absoulutley fantastic and seem like major winners for the WiiWare service. Alien Crush Returns looks like the better of the two. Review Predictions: Alien Crush Returns: 7-9. Space Invaders: Get Even: 5-7, do to having huge stroage and being so darn expensive. But they will still be pretty good overall.

I'll definitely be getting both games. I have 500 points that I have left over from my previous purchase, and at the very least the starter pack will satisfy me until I can afford to buy the other packs. Alien Crush Returns looks like the best Pinball game I've ever seen, and definitely worth every penny!

@Tony. Alien Cruch? Never heard of that game before. Is it about an alien that breaks his leg?

Somebody please Dazza, Damo, someone at Wiiware World click on the playasia banner and purchase a Japanese Wii with a bunch of Wii cards. That way we can get a more in depth look at games that have been released in Japan but not here (or in PAL regions).