On the PAL Wii Virtual Console today: Ninja Commando and Art of Fighting 2

Get a Wii Points Card at Amazon UKToday Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games went live at midnight CET. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon UK (Card).

We’ve included videos of the games so you can see if it’s for you. This week’s new games are:

Ninja Commando (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points = €9 / £6.75 / AU$13.50) This 1992 action game by Alpha Denshi is a top down, vertically scrolling shoot ’em up. The Mars Corporation has caused a problem in the time continuum, and it’s up to the Ninja Commandos (choose between Joe, Ryu and Rayar) to go after Spider, leader of the MC, and stop his evil work.

Art of Fighting 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points = €9 / £6.75 / AU$13.50) This is the 1994 sequel to the original Art of Fighting, and the prequel to the original Fatal Fury. The player faces a variety of opponents in best two-out-of-three matches. Each of the game’s characters have a unique fighting style and set of special techniques.