E Shop and Downloadables Discussion

Who needs three versions of Street Fighter II?! Skip to New Challengers and don't spend anymore than that £5.49.

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You know what would be even better? If Capcom ported over that HD Remix of SSFII Turbo, that's what. It's almost five years old, aye, but I don't think anybody would object. I'm surprised more of these old PSN/XBLA games haven't made their way to eShop. How something like Sonic 4: Episode 2 winds up on Ouya sooner than Wii U is pretty strange to me.

I just want to give some praise to Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams. An ace little platformer with brilliant switching mechanic which deforms the entire level around you. There's just something amusing about playing a series that started off as a Mario rip off on Wii U. (Only thing is, at the moment, there's no sound on the Gamepad.)

What with this, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Splinter Cell, Pokemon Rumble U and Ducktales, the Wii U is finally hitting its stride.

My current plan is to get Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams once I've beaten Cloudberry Kingdom. That could be 2014.

Wii U Virtual Console

The Legend of Zelda £3.49

Wii U Retail Downloads

Rayman Legends £36.99
Disney Planes £34.99

Well, having beaten Cloudberry Kingdom (Chapter 7 is not part of the Story Mode! Yay!), I've got Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. It's a huge download that taxed my mid-range Internet connection to its limits and the game has yet to be much cop. Mind you, I've only done the first three levels - there better be more for my money later on.

This Week

Wii U eShop

TNT Racers - Nitro Machines Edition £6.99

Spot the Differences: Party! £4.49

Wii U Virtual Console

Breath of Fire II £5.49

Wii U Retail Download Discount

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Now £29.99

Wii Virtual Console

Sengoku 3 900 Nintendo Points

masofdas wrote:

Wii Virtual Console

Wait, what? Really? They're still putting out Wii VC stuff that we're just gonna have to redownload for Wii U? Jerks.

This Week

Wii U eShop

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara £11.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Mario Bros. £3.49

Wii U Price Promotion

Toki Tori 2+ £7.79 until 19th September

masofdas wrote:

Toki Tori 2+ £7.79 until 19th September

Now that I might go for *goes for*

Anyone fancy some downloadable Rune Factory? This has piqued my interest...

Looks decent

Balladeer wrote:

Anyone fancy some downloadable Rune Factory?  This has piqued my interest...

"Episodic" worres me in that context- the fun of HM/RF is that it is ongoing, episodic means with the farming element will be truncated, only letting you farm for so long, or becomes game-breaking as it continues to reward you faster than the rest of the game can keep up.

...er, aye. If Zero Jones is reading, could you tell us how you rated Toki Tori 2? It really appears as if the developers have listening to the original criticisms and improved the game as needed. But was the core experience that good in the first place? Do you recommend it?

That song has now been stuck in my head for the past hour now. Thanks Phillips  

Could of been worse though.

Phillips wrote:

"Doctor Jones, Jones, Calling Doctor Jones,
Doctor Jones, Doctor Jones, Get up now! (Wake up now!)"

...er, aye. If Zero Jones is reading, could you tell us how you rated Toki Tori 2? It really appears as if the developers have listening to the original criticisms and improved the game as needed. But was the core experience that good in the first place? Do you recommend it?

I also want a Toki Tori recommendation.

And now I also want a thread dedicated to Jes Bickham.

Hello! At the moment I've just got Toki Tori 2 (hopefully will upgrade to + before too long) and, although it's gorgeous, it's very frustrating and somewhat aimless. When you make a breakthrough you feel like you're on top of the world and there are some neat ideas but I don't feel it was worth it in its original form. If + is as much of an improvement as NintendoLife hint it is (though I have some issues with NintendoLife; a man pissing on a street corner would get 8/10 from them) in terms of helping the player, we might be on to a winner. I'll try and get it downloaded and played before the sale ends!

Edit: Hey, this was my thousandth post!

This Week

Wii U Virtual Console

Mega Man X £5.49

Wii U Retail Download

Game Party Champions 19.99

Wii U Discount

Chasing Aurora £4.19 until 3rd October

Kung Fu Rabbit £2.24 until 3rd October

If you've never played it before, you cannot go wrong with Mega Man X. If we ever did a Big Mega Man voting thread this would be jostling for the top spot.

Kung Fu Rabbit looks tempting at that price.

Kung Fu Rabbit is OK, in my opinion, but far from stellar. I died a few times because the collision detection was slightly suspect, and that's unforgiveable in 2013. Having said that, I got a fair bit out of it and you can hardly go wrong at that price.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate should be on offer on the eShop at £24.99 for 3 day's only. Get this people at that price, it's about 7GB download.

Just to report back on Toki Tori 2+: the puzzles themselves and direction to the next point of interest remain as frustratingly vague as before but you now have more tools available to stop yourself going in circles and/or solving puzzles that you've already cracked again. That takes the edge off but it's not one I can recommend, to be honest.

I went ahead and downloaded it a few days back. Definitely one to tackle with a guide. It's obviously a thoroughly proficient game, but it's vagueness puts me off too. Still, I'll tell myself that the free fiver I got from Nintendo Network Premium went towards it, so £2.79 for that isn't too bad at all.

This Week

Wii U Virtual Console

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link £3.49

Gradius £3.49

Wii U Permanent Price Reduction

The Croods: Prehistoric Party! NOW £19.99

Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade NOW £19.99