Sin And Punishment, Gradius III hit PAL Wii Virtual Console
For the first time ever this month, European and Australian Wii owners through the Wii Shop Channel will be able to broaden their horizons with a selection of great games previously only available in Japan and America. Two weeks ago was the introduction of this first Hanabi Festival and last week there was the Ninja Week. The final week of Nintendo’s special Hanabi Festival is Sci-Fi Week, go back to the future with two stunning sci-fi classics! If you want to have a snowball’s chance in hell to get Super Mario RPG and Earthbound on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia, then you’ll buy one or more of these. Not just for future Japan-only or American-only games to be released in PAL (or NTSC) regions, but also because games like Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth are amazingly fun to play. Note that I can say this, because I imported the game for my Japanese N64 back in 2000.
Sin And Punishment (Nintendo 64)
Treasure’s acclaimed 3D third-person shooter makes its eagerly-awaited debut on Virtual Console. Battle through wave after wave of bio-genetic and mechanical enemies as you fight to save the Earth from its own destruction. This Virtual Console version of Sin And Punishment has been specially updated to include English menu and tutorial text, English subtitles in the end sequence and the game itself has English voice acting.
Gradius III (Super Nintendo)
Strap yourself into your Vic Viper starfighter and engage the armadas of the Bacterion Empire, in Konami’s classic side-scrolling shoot ‘em up from 1991. Tool up with different pre-set weapons systems or mix and match lasers, missiles and shields to create your own custom set-ups; and get set for one of the most challenging shooters ever!
Legend of Hero Tonma (Turbografx)
Discover the Legend of Hero Tonma on Virtual Console, it’s a platform shooter that tells the story of Tonma, a trainee magician tasked with rescuing an imprisoned princess. Blast enemies with magic spells and battle giant bosses as you travel across seven stages filled with treasure chests and outrageous power-ups like the Groundhog Bomb and Treasure Goblin!
