The Nintendo Download ends the year on a high note with the release of Terry Cavanagh ‘s indie darling VVVVVV on the 3DS eShop, adding a 3D twist to the game’s already twisted gravity platforming.
If the 3DS does nothing more than get a few indie PC greats into the hands of the masses, then I consider it a success. You may remember VVVVVV from its starring role in the Humble Indie Bundle #3, or from its charmingly primitive visuals mixed with a simple yet satisfying gravity control mechanic. Help Captain Viridian find his missing crew and save the day by flipping gravity on its stupid gravity arse. I should write the back of video game boxes.
There are things other than VVVVVV in this week’s download as well, but typing out their names isn’t quite as entertaining, so I only did it once. You can find those below.
WiiWare (Wii)
Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math
Publisher: The Learning Company
Price: 600 Wii points
Bad news, detective! Those vicious villains of V.I.L.E are at it again. This time they’ve struck Big Ben in London, England! Just when we think we’ve put a stop to their trouble, they come up with a new scheme to vex us. The Chief wants ACME’s best agent on this case, and that means you, detective. So grab your gear-you’re headed to London!
Carmen Sandiego is back and only you can foil her V.I.L.E plans. Travel the globe, solve brain-twisting maths puzzles, and catch the villain behind the Big Ben Burglary.
Crack the case of the Big Ben Burglary in single-player Story Mode. Perfect your maths skills in single-player Practice Mode. Challenge your friends and family to solve maths puzzles against the clock in Multiplayer Mode.
In Carmen Sandiego Adventures in maths, you practice your maths skills and use them to fight crime. Ideal for grades 4–5, maths topics include arithmetic, logic puzzles, fractions and much more!
DSiWare (DSi / 3DS)
Cake Ninja
Publisher: Cypronia
Price: $US4.99 /500 DSi Points
Become a true Cake Ninja warrior. This casual game invites you to slide the stylus across the screen to slice cakes into small pieces like a true ninja warrior. It’s very easy to play. The more cakes you slice, the longer you stay around. The longer you survive, the higher your score. How long can you last? You can also challenge your friends to a multiplayer game and find out who’s the best player.
Slingo Supreme
Publisher: Magellan Interactive
Price: $US7.99 / 800 DSi Points
Create more than 16,000 levels, discover unlimited Daily Challenges and beat the Devil in new mini-games. Slingo Supreme is the sequel to Slingo Deluxe, packed with even more Slingtastic fun. It features a new Supreme mode that lets you build more than 16,000 different Slingo games. It also offers an infinite supply of Daily Challenges, new Powerups (including Reel Nudge and Instant Slingos) and the long-awaited introduction of Devil Mini Games. Now you can finally take on that Devil and beat him at his own game.
eShop (3DS)
VVVVVV
Publisher: Nicalis
Price: $US7.99
There’s something terrible wrong in an alternate dimension! Help Captain Viridian flip to find five crew members, 20 hard-to-reach Trinkets and save a dimension on the brink of destruction. It’s a space opera in the most unique scale with a style that only VVVVVV can bring to you. Instead of jumping, control the direction of gravity by inverting your gravity and allowing Captain Viridian to flip between the floors and ceilings of the environment.
For adventurers who save the dimension, there’s still hours and hours of new gameplay with all-new Player Levels. Test your mettle and see if you have what it takes to beat a collection of levels created by other famous game developers.
Inspired by classic 8-bit days gone-by and now with experience-heightening 3D, VVVVVV will challenge even the most battle-hardened old-school gamers.
Bionic Commando
Publisher: Capcom
Price: $US3.99
Take control of the powerful bionic arm and infiltrate the Empire’s fortress. Rad Spencer is a member of FF Corps, an elite group of commandos who serve the Federation. The group is specially trained in the use of powerful wired grappling guns. When the Federation’s greatest soldier, Super Joe, is captured while infiltrating the enemy Doraize Army and investigating the development of a powerful super-weapon, Rad Spencer is sent in to save his missing comrade. Take control of Rad and his powerful bionic arm as you infiltrate the Doriaze Army’s heavily guarded fortress, navigate 19 levels, fight to save Super Joe and ultimately take down the enemy leader in this classic side-scrolling adventure.
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