Wii Shop Channel: Space Harrier, Home Sweet Home and Alien Crush Return

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Continuing its traditional celebration of Monday, Nintendo has listed and priced the downloadable Wii games that will be released later today via the Wii Shop Channel.
    WiiWare
    • Alien Crush Returns (Hudson) / 800 Wii Points ($8)
    • Home Sweet Home (Big Blue Bubble) / 1000 Wii Points ($10)
    Virtual Console
    • Space Harrier (Sega AM2, Sega Master System) / 500 Wii Points ($5)

All three games will be available for download beginning today at 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST. For more details, check below for the official descriptions.

ALIEN CRUSH RETURNS
Hudson Entertainment
1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone - Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence
800 Wii Points ($8)

ALIEN CRUSH RETURNS is the ultimate incarnation of the popular TurboGrafx pinball classic, Alien Crush. Boasting innovative game and control features, this is one Wii experience that you don't want to miss. With all the ball-blazing simplicity and flipper action thrills of standard pinball, ALIEN CRUSH RETURNS has all the visual and digital elements that you've come to expect in a video game, including grotesque, eye-stunning playfields as well as unique Action Ball gimmicks that redefine the fun and excitement of pinball. You can even nudge the machine with your Wii Remote controller. What's more, you can connect via Nintendo�® Wi-Fi Connection to enjoy a variety of features such as four-player head-to-head action, high score competitions and Extra Stage downloads.

Home Sweet Home
Big Blue Bubble Inc.
1 player
Rated E for Everyone
1000 Wii Points ($10)

Picture this scene... You move into your new home, and every room is perfect. Every room, except one. Here is the blank canvas for your vision, but you lack the know-how. Who do you call? The Home Sweet Home team! Home Sweet Home will give you the chance to unleash your hidden talents as an interior designer. You choose the furniture, patterns and colors to create a masterpiece that will blow your client away. With simple controls, a fun graphical style and an easy-to-use interface, Home Sweet Home allows you to nurture your creative side. Remember, a house is not a home until it is a Home Sweet Home.

Space Harrier (Sega Master System)
Sega AM2
1 player
Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence
500 Wii Points ($5)

Space Harrier was originally released in the arcade in the 1980s, developed by AM2, which also developed OutRun and Afterburner. Space Harrier is widely recognizable by many arcade fans due to its distinctive, colorful art design and its fast-paced action. The SEGA Master System version is considered a solid port of the arcade game, containing 18 levels of intense fun. As the "Space Harrier," you must fight your way through "The Land of Dragons" and defeat the bosses at the end of each level to restore peace to the land. Are you prepared? Get ready!

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    November 3, 2008 7:50 AM

    Space Harrier: another game that deserves a real sequel. or modern eye candy redo.

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      November 3, 2008 7:53 AM

      It has had both! There was a space harrier 2 on the genesis, it was practically a launch title. Also, Space Harrier was refurbished as part of one of the Sega Ages collections.

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        November 3, 2008 8:01 AM

        The Space Harrier remake was utter crap. SLOW, and added superfluous stuff like lock on missiles. If I wanted lock on, I'd play Panzer Dragoon. Now the Space Harrier II Collection on the PS2, THAT was awesome.

        Anyway, Sega made Planet Harriers for arcade only a few years back. It wasn't bad at all (but the original harrier wasn't in the game.... WHAT)

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