USA WiiWare Update: Planet Pachinko and Jungle Speed

I hope we get Planet Pachinko next week for PAL WiiWare week
Looks good but I'm sure I'll read the review of it first
EDIT: My first ever first

Castlevania III is the clear winner of today's releases.

It's hard to compete with Castlevania 3

Neither game looks that great to me. However a really good review score might make me look into one of them. I will be surprised if either scores above a 7 though.

I agree with the above posters, Castlevania 3 is the way to go.

Waiting for reviews if worths waiting for the PAL release.

No surprises here! LOL. I really wanna try Jungle Speed (the Board game) but since it'll be hard to find in Canada, I'm debating if I should get WW Version. Hmmm.... If it were 500, its a must-buy, LOL.

1000 may seem a tad overpriced, yes, but when you realize its a Board game, that may re-affect your thinking. Also, Next Level Games FTW!

VC is a nice surprise I suppose...

Castlevania III wins this round, but I'm looking forward to seeing it Planet Pachinko turns out to be any good or not. It has some potential from what I've seen of the trailer, but it could be a complete dud, so I'll be waiting for the review on that one.

co-op for $5, could be worth it pending review

Nothing good on Wiiware today (why does that not surprise me?), but who gives a crap? Castlevania III, baby!

Nothing for me on WiiWare this week (again).

Planet Pachinko looks kinda interesting. If it gets good reviews I may get it. Especially since it is only 500 points.

Y'all are missing out...give Jungle Speed a try. The "real life" card game version is a TON of fun, and this version is only $10. A must-buy, in my book.

^card games really aren't my thing.

I wonder when a good wiiware game is gonna get released or at least Niki Rock 'n Ball.

Jungle Speed looks ok, Pachinko looks decent.
I'll just stick to MaBoShi and Tetris Party that I bought yesterday. MaBoShi is awesome! I pwn at the circle game but square is really hard.

Pretty good update, though C3DC is the best of the 3.

I do like the visuals of the games, Pachinko especially. Jungle Speed looks alright but nothing Special. 1000 points is a bit much for a card game but then again, i think people said the same thing about High Voltage's game at 700. Planet Pachinko sounds like a good buy. My next points card buys should consist of these sets of games. They would be either Lostwinds, New Adventure Island and Pit Crew Panic, or my other set would probably be Planet Panchinko, Niki, Pit Crew Panic and Pop Them, Drop Them Samegame (when released)

If nothing else, we went back up to 3 games! Just kidding, C3 is cool, & Planet Pachinko could be good, considering I like the genre & its only 500. Jungle Speed looks like a pass @ 1000. Who's reviewing what, by the way? (doesnt matter, just curious)
@Terranigma-You haven't picked up LW yet? Do so! It may be only 2-3 hrs long, but its really great and I personally got decent replay out of it (have beaten it 3 times so far.)

At 500 points this could be quite appealing
I first read that sentence as "appalling" rather than appealing... oops.

MaBoShi is awesome! I pwn at the circle game but square is really hard.
Same here - although I've been getting increasingly good at the stick game.

Y'all are missing out...give Jungle Speed a try. The "real life" card game version is a TON of fun, and this version is only $10. A must-buy, in my book.
Hello there, Playful Entertainment propaganda person - how are you doing?

Also: who's reviewing these two games.
And... what's everyone hoping to get in Europe next week? I'm hoping for Liight, Snowboard Riot and Pop Up Pirate (hell... why not?!?), although it would be nice to see Tiki Towers and MadStone make their way over here soon as well.

@Terranigma: You said Pit Crew Panic twice... I doubt it's that good.

Is Liight rated by any European ratings boards?

@bwaybuddy26: Not to my knowledge, but I know for sure that Snowboard Riot and Pop up Pirate are.

Cool...I honestly don't give a flying...practices self-control...I'm not interested in any of these, but still, it's nice to know they're here.

I'm reviewing Planet Pachinko.

@Corbie: Prediction-7/10

Looking forward to the reviews. I remember when they used to come out in a few hours. But, now the reviews are more accurate and info-filled, so its a nice trade off

Corbie, what is your new Avatar of? It reminds me a bit of the Rhombus boss in Elite Beat Agents

@Objection_Blaster
I will try to soon. I wanted to get it with my last points card but my brother wanted Tetris, so i got that and Secret of Mana. I'll probably end up buying that. Also, i need to save up as i head off to Rome in two months, so i need some spending money and the fact that i just helped pay for a copy of Webplus 10 for a birthday gift.

@Wiiloveit
"You said Pit Crew Panic twice... I doubt it's that good."
I said it twice as i had two different lists of games i would probably get when i get another points card. I went to a friend's the other day and he had it downloaded, so i tried it and think it's quite good for 500 (In Europe anyway). I changed the post to make it more clear.

I'm interested in Planet Pachinko. I may get it, if it gets a 7 or higher.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not a Playful Entertainment propaganda person. I'm just a long-time video game player who also is a huge board and card game fan. I'm not encouraging everyone to get Jungle Speed, but merely to not write it off as "just a card game." Jungle Speed (the physical card game) is a tremendously fun game, and a great match for WiiWare. It's getting a lot of disrespect in this thread, from people who haven't even tried it....which is disappointing. I'm simply saying it's worth a try, even at 1000 points (hell, the physical card game, which doesn't have all the features of the WiiWare game, has a $21.99 MSRP).

Actually I have read good things about the actual card game Jungle Speed. However, it may work better as a card game than as a video game but I will wait for the review. Also, a 1000 points may be a little much.

I already downloaded PP since it was only 5 bucks. The gameplay is fun and kind of addictive. And the text is actually kind of funny too.

@Wiiloveit
The bar game is pretty fun too. The thing I hate about square is that if you get to the top you can't see what's ahead. You do get more points but instant death doen't make that good of a trade off. Circle>Bar>Square.

@Terringma
OMG ELITE BEAT AGENTS PWNSSSSSSS
Ok had to get that out of my system. The avatar really looks like it though.

ON TOPIC
Jungle Speed actually looks like fun based on what people said. The graphics in Pachinko look AWFUL though.

Hey guys. Can you help me decide if I should get Castlevania 3? I have never played any of the series, so I'm not sure if I will be good. Any advice?

@AnakinOU-So have you played the wiiware junglespeed yet? I wasn't so sure about it (sounded like Slapjack). Looked it up. Might be interesting. Have to see how much there is to it.
Funny thing is, I don't think I'd heard of the real game before this. Seems some people really like it. I guess it must be decent. I really like Uno myself. Is it as fun as that?

@longtimegamer - Not yet...haven't been home today to d/l it.

As I don't usually play videogames with others at my place, I'd rather buy the physical version of Jungle Speed, since I can carry that one with me and take it to a friend's house. I'm not intetested on Planet Pachinko, but a very good review may change my mind.

I really feel out of the loop on this Jungle Speed game. Where'd everyone else hear of the real Jungle Speed game? I guess it's been out for a little bit. Can't get it in just any store can you?

@AnakinOU - You a fellow Oklahoman? Also wondering if you are a member of JediOKC with Vader there in your avatar.

I can definitely see me getting Jungle Speed...as well as UNO when it comes out or any card/ccg-type games.

I'm a HUGE Board Game fan also and I heard JSpeed IS really fun! AnakinOU, don't worry. If anyone shares your appreciation for Board Games, it's me. Trust me.

I love how Wiiloveit so quickly jumped to conclusions....

hey knuckles. do you frequent www.boardgamegeek.com? if not it's really good site for boardgame information and news.

If only they'd put Cosmic Encounter on WiiWare. There's a board / card game I'd buy up in an instant.

I second Cosmic Encounter, although I just ordered the new boardgame version. There are a ton of great Eurogames that take a long time to set up and would benefit from going digital. Still, all that tactile feel will be lost, and there would be no board to flip or bits to throw when someone gets upset.

Finally! They Decide to add Castlevania 3!=)

@KnucklesSonic8 Try here: http://www.boardgames.ca
@AnakinOU: I got the same treatment on a recent thread about Jungle Speed here... don't worry. Some people are just paranoid...

I agree though this game might be just better as a physical card game, unless it could be played online. Wiiware would be perfect for online boardgames, much better than the x-box which is getting all of them...

@maka, AnakinOU and KillRaven: I just became a new member of BGG last week. But for YEARS I've wanted to join. Dunno what took me so long. lol. Especially since I've developed MANY prototypes for my own Board Games!

Either way, with Jungle Speed coming to WiiWare, this opens up the genre of Board Games much more to developers. we already know UNO is coming but what else could we see..? I can't help but feel that Monopoly should have been WiiWare but anyways... I'd love to play board games online as maka stated, which is why I'm hoping GameLoft actually bothers to add Online Play to their iteration of UNO.

OMG ELITE BEAT AGENTS PWNSSSSSSS

No it doesnt. Who's been feeding you these lies?

Here's to hoping Planet Pachinko gets a good review. What with de Blob, Wario Land: Shake it, and Kirby's Dream Land 3, I'm now on a platformer high and looking for more.

I might need to buy MaBoShi next ...

"Either way, with Jungle Speed coming to WiiWare, this opens up the genre of Board Games much more to developers. we already know UNO is coming but what else could we see..? I can't help but feel that Monopoly should have been WiiWare but anyways... I'd love to play board games online as maka stated, which is why I'm hoping GameLoft actually bothers to add Online Play to their iteration of UNO."

I'm not a fan of Monopoly... Yeah, it sells a lot, but there are many better games. You can already play Settlers of Catan and Lost Cities on X-Box. While I'm not such a fan of so called "Eurogames", these are two excellent games that would fit perfect with the wii controls. I hope we can start seeing those games on wiiware...

Of course, online play is a must...

Seems that there are a lot of developers trying the 500 Points Track.

So... Bang! and Niki for America next week then? I'm expecting one of them to be released in America soon. I'm also expecting Beer Pong / Pong Toss for Europe soon.

@Terranigma: KK - from what I've seen, it just looks like half of Home Sweet Home - it's very similar in the building stages, but the designing feature has been removed, along with half the price. Fair enough, there's the multiplayer, but I'll likely only get it when there's a multiplayer drought or when I've got 500 points spare (although I'm also thinking of getting Boulder Dash for 500 points as well)
@AnakinOU: Awwww... That would have been so cool if I'd guessed correctly. Ah well...

I am guessing Niki Rock and Roll ball comes out next week

Who's reviewing Jungle Speed?

Planet Pachinko review is up!