on Dec 15th 2011 2:00PM
A relatively obscure sequel to a very popular NES game appears on the 3DS eShop this week: Sunsoft's Blaster Master: Enemy Below for Game Boy Color. It's time to return to the world of upside-down space trucks and floating cyborg head things. WiiWare offers a new Carmen Sandiego game (what?) about math (what?) and DSiWare shows it is possible to offer a retail DS game as a download -- though that functionality has so far been almost the exclusive domain of tiny publishers. For example, today we have Elite Forces: Unit 77 from Gammick Entertainment, and a game in the spirit of a retail DS release: a new sequel to 2007's WordJong.
WiiWare Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Lady Liberty (Gamelion, 1-6 players, 600 Wii Points): Solve math puzzles in order to stop Carmen Sandiego from getting away with the Statue of Liberty.Demo: Paint Splash (KnapNok, 1-4 players, 0 Wii Points): What would it be like to draw with your Wiimote? If you can't imagine that, try this demo.3DS eShop Blaster Master: Enemy Below (Game Boy Color) (Sunsoft, 1 player, $4.99): A sequel to the NES classic, featuring the same mix of side-scrolling vehicle and top-down on-foot exploration.DSiWare Elite Forces: Unit 77 (Gammick Entertainment, 1-4 players, $7.99/800 DSi Points): Formerly a retail DS game, now you can download this isometric military action game.WordJong Arcade (Magellan Interactive, 1 player, $7.99/800 DSi Points): TextJust SING! Christmas Vol. 3 (dtp young entertainment, 1 player, $1.99/200 DSi Points): Tis the season to sing into your DS.
Get ready for battle with your own customized blaster! Will you take on the enemy with a pistol? Will you become a clone trooper and blast battle droids with your rifle? The choice is yours. Assemble the parts in different ways to create different configurations. Pull the trigger and watch the barrel light up! The weapon sounds change with each new attachment! Build your own blaster and get fired up for action and adventure!
