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@CarlosM87 Back when NL originally split off from the Virtual Console Forums (now rebranded as This Old Neon), we kept the forums going and a chunk of the original community is actually still posting there. Still enjoying the old video games!

Eh, Bit.Trip Beat and Art Style: ORBIENT are good for what they are, but they have their fair share of problems. Similarly, I suspect this is OK for what it is, too. For 600 points, it could be a nice deal for folks who are interested in the "bit" aesthetic.

If Toki Tori gets in this game, I will buy it instantly. If not, I will buy it after a few seconds of hesitation.

Hopefully this article will serve as a reminder to those who haven't yet bought this game... Buy it now!

The headline's still redundant.

xesbeth, Europeans can at least import NA copies of this game, killing two birds with one stone:

1. You get a localized copy of the game (in English, anyway, for whatever that's worth, but since you're posting here in English I assume that's OK).
2. You boost sales of this poor little feller for XSeed.

This game is awesome. I actually prefer this one to its sequel, too. It's relatively simple and streamlined, which means it's also very well-balanced. Very very happy to finally see this one released.

Nobunaga!!!!!

@ joshysquashy — He said Microsoft, not the XBox, owns the office. Yasee, Microsoft also produces this line of popular and successful computer software...

Actually, thinking along these lines is basically the only way their "Sony owns the living room" comment can even be justified, since Sony produces a huge number of different home entertainment devices. Problem is, they explicitly said it was the PS3 in this case. Sorry Sony. Maybe they don't realize that their friends only get their PS3s out and play when they're around, because they know they're Sony employees and want to make them feel good.

Hoping for a beefed up combo of this and R2 on the PSN soon.

Looks like SS5 Special didn't make it on after all. That's a real shame. A real shame.

I agree with you Clayfrd. A big part of the reason games like this might sell poorly on the Wii is because many "serious" gamers that this kind of game would appeal to have more than one console—a Wii and something else—and they would rather play an id game on the "other" console.

Hudson picked up the VC version of Der Langrisser? Wow... that kinda sorta gives me some hope that we'll see Warsong over here in North America, if Hudson is willing to pick that one up as well.

We'll never see Langrisser II or Der Langrisser, unfortunately, but for the love of all things sacred, give us Warsong!

Castlevania ReBirth plz.

@Nanaki: Yeah, I've provided detailed constructive criticism to the staff of VCR and WWW in the past. I kept the responses they sent me.

But as for the retained NintendoLife content, if I have any constructive criticism, it's simply that I'd like to see news blog posts and reviews be proofread before they're posted.

Sorry if my first comment came off as rude. I legitimately thought this merger was a joke.

LOL, "new talented writers" — by merging with one of the most poorly written sites on the 'net. This is a great prank idea guys.

Great list! Good to see some love for Popeye and Arabian! Strider is also an obvious gimme. I'd throw Q*Bert on my list, too.

Sounds kind of like Darklord is a Tower Defense game. That strikes me as odd, given that we're probably getting Crystal Defenders too. I guess one is in the FFCC setting and one is in the FFTA setting, though...

Kudos to the article author for correctly saying "North America's first confirmed titles". Too bad the article header is still incorrect. "NA" has the same number of letters as "US" so it's equally effective as an abbreviation, more culturally sensitive, and has the added benefit of not being incorrect.

I am tentatively interested in the Wario and Art Style titles, but they're not enough to convince me to downgrade from my DS Lite quite yet. I'll be keeping an eye on the library as it expands.

So... what's the "step back" the review mentions? Just the literal step behind Little Mac?

This is one I never got to play much when I was younger. I'll probably give it a chance when it comes to North America, especially since I'm a fan of the NES one.

It's worth noting that this was released in Canada today as well... unfortunately.

You know, this isn't too too bad, but it's... well, it's pretty bad, yeah. Better luck next time dudes!

Great score for a great game. Fully deserving. The neat Ultima-style character creation is worth mentioning, too.

Me. But only because I've been predicting it every week.

And to the guys who are asking but getting no reply yet: this game is not turn-based. It's nothing like Shining Force, Fire Emblem, or Final Fantasy Tactics. It's still awesome though. It's just a very different kind of strategy game.

This game title epitomizes every complaint that people have about the Wii.

It's an Enix classic or a Square Enix classic, but it's not a Square classic.

I wish I hadn't sold my complete SNES version. At least it helped pay for my education...

Oh another thing... the levels don't play like Fire Emblem at all. This isn't a turn-based game. There's no grid. You deploy units on a map, select destinations, and they move in real time until they come into contact with enemies. Then a mini sort of traditional RPG fight takes place. But this is not a traditional turn-based, gird-based tactical RPG by any means.

Wait, the music is "nothing special" and the only real downside is Yoshi's annoying voice, and that drops the score to a 4/10? OK... This review actually makes the game sound pretty fun.

I don't care how many episodes FF4:TAY gets released in, nor do I care how much they each cost. I will get them all. I love FF4!

This was released in Canada today as well, of course.

It'll be fun playing some multiplayer FPS action against fellow forumers.

Faxanadu!!!!!!!

Less importantly, but still importantly, Xexyz!!!

Tactics Ogre was great, but it was only released in North America on the PS1. I don't know whether they can haul a translation off that version and release it on the SNES version for us or not. Probably not.

Me too Dazza! Toki Tori figurine ftw!

Sixteenth!

Come on, let's be fair to dfalco. He didn't say it's the worst game on the SMS... he said it's the "wrost"...

$30 = bargain price...? :lolo-spin:

Sounds interesting. I like simple classic gameplay paired with music lately. Could be worth a look.

Hudson is apparently pulling support for the VC so they can continue what has turned out to be a very lucrative venture developing WiiWare games. This game looks fun enough, but I'm not keen to pop and drop money on it and support a slap in the VC's cute little face.

Good list, actually. When I clicked on the link, I was getting myself all ready to say "where's Soul Blazer on this list!?" but there it is.

I don't agree with anyone who thinks this was a bad year for the virtual console, but I do agree that this is a bad top-5 list.

Like many other people commenting here, I give this game an 8/10 too (in the WiiWare ratings thread on VC-F). The graphics are great, and the controls are nice and tight and responsive.

While the out-of-bounds mechanic was the main problem I had with the game as well, I don't think it detracted THAT much from the game. The "in-bounds" areas are not as small as this review makes them sound, and NO hole requires you to get a hole-in-one to remain in-bounds.

The lack of extra features (especially ridiculous features like weather effects) are not a big issue, nor is the lack of stuff to keep you interested in multiple play-throughs, since you shouldn't be playing this alone anyway. The thing that's going to keep you interested in playing this game multiple times is not leaderboards (puh-leaze, why does everyone fall back on this as the bastion of replay value for every kind of game—they have their place) but competition between multiple players. The first course is easy, and me and all my friends easily get great scores, but the fun part was competing to win against those other golfers. We had a great time with it.

Anyone who was keen on trying this out shouldn't be dissuaded by one single "not bad" review, because reviews from many other people who've played the game are coming in better than "not bad".

We should all bear in mind that these aren't the "best" games, but the "best reviewed" games, as Dazza and the Metacritic folks have indicated. The people who run Metacritic are very careful to indicate that they're merely a review aggregator. In fact, MaBoShi is a great example of one of the common pitfalls of this kind of site; part of the reason that MaBoShi is so high on the list is because its score is only based on five reviews (Brawl, by comparison, comes by its 93 honestly with 80 reviews).

LOL @ people exclaiming "first!", whether they're actually first or not!

I'm watching this game and keeping my eyes on IGN and metacritic for when the reviews start coming in. Could be an interesting title/genre for WiiWare.

Fantastic update for Christmas! Yay! Nice to get three good games for a change instead of one terrible one.

Well, the 500 point price and the word "BananaMana" sell me on this game. Congratulations.

World of Goo and Orbient alone would have made for a great update! Happy holidays France!

Looks OK. The video makes it look like part LocoRoco, part N+...? As soon as I saw the title I said "better have balance board support." At a low price point it could be a good little time-waster.

Whether this game is any good will hinge on how well the controls are implemented.

Drats, I wanted this game to be good, or at least decent/playable. I like shootouts and skills competitions, so it's not like the fact that it's a very limited part of the game bothers me. But controls are important.

These are out in Canada today as well.

I may give the shootout game a try, simply because it's only 500 points. It has multiple play modes and leaderboards, so that must give it 500 points worth of replay value. VC-F folks can expect my professional opinion shortly.

So did Square Enix actually badge this game or are they still using the "Taito: A Square Enix Company" label?