Wii Shop Channel Gains Pit Crew Panic, Space Invaders Gets Even and Metal Slug 2

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As Monday arrives, so does set of additions to the Wii's online Shop Channel:
    Virtual Console
    • Metal Slug 2 (SNK, Neo-Geo) / 900 Wii Points ($9)
All three games are now available to download. The official details follow:

SPACE INVADERS GET EVEN
Taito
1 player
Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Cartoon Violence
500 Wii Points ($5)

The Space Invaders are back, and this time they're out to get even. Take control of a UFO and make those Earthlings pay by unleashing your fleet of heroic invaders against their puny tanks, fighter jets and artillery—but watch out for the massive boss awaiting you at the end of each stage. Use your invaders' five attack types and the might of the mother ship to rack up high scores, then upload them via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and see where you stand in the global rankings.

Pit Crew Panic!
Hudson Entertainment
1-4 players
Rated E for Everyone
800 Wii Points

Pit Crew Panic! is a frantic, action-packed game that unfolds on the racing circuit. During the game, the pit crew is not only faced with repairing vehicles, but also various WHATSITs. Handling the WHATSIT repairs is a pit crew made up of legendary beauties. The controls are simple: Just grab a member of the crew with the Wii Remote controller's A Button, then release the button when the Pointer is over the damaged PART, and that crew member will begin repairs. Assign repairs to the members of your team and provide support using the Wii Remote to send a fully repaired WHATSIT out of the pit as quickly as you can. The game features Normal mode, which can be played using one of two rules: Abnormal mode (players split into two teams and compete against each other) and Ranking mode (compete with players around the world for the top record). Each mode can be played with a maximum of four Wii Remote controllers, allowing you to team up with friends and family. Your teamwork could lead to outstanding records.

METAL SLUG 2 (Neo-Geo)
SNK
1-2 players
Rated T for Teen-Blood and Gore, Violence
900 Wii Points ($9)

Released in 1998 by SNK, METAL SLUG 2 is a side-scrolling military-action game. Players choose from Marco, Tarma, Eri and Fio, setting their sights on wiping out Morden's newly remobilized Rebellion Army. Just like the original METAL SLUG, players blaze a trail by shooting and jumping, but METAL SLUG 2 adds a new arsenal for you to command, including a heavy machine gun, a shotgun and even a laser gun, providing players with rich variety. Battle effects are packed in, as well—players turn into mummies after getting caught in poison gas coughed up by mummies. After picking up too many food items, characters turn fat, but they get an attack-strength upgrade. Two-player action is supported, too, so players can have a blast with their friends.

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

From The Chatty
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    December 1, 2008 9:52 AM

    You can get the Metal Slug Anthology for Wii, which is a standalone retail product, for $20 as it was a launch game for the Wii. Don't waste your money on this VC release, go pick that up instead. It includes Metal Slug 1, 2, X, 3, 4, 5 and 6 plus it has refined controls and graphics. Just another case of VC releases being way to expensive.

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