Top 3 WiiWare Games
WiiWare is Nintendo’s equivalent to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace and Sony’s Playstation Network. It is a
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means through which developers can easily distribute cheap games over an internet connection. And while it’s much earlier in its life cycle than its counterparts, some true gems are already available that are unlike anything you’ll find on the other networks. Here are three:
#3: Gyrostarr
Gyrostarr is a racing game unlike anything you have probably ever played before. Simple yet engaging, while providing up to 50 levels of gameplay, it is a worthwhile addition to anyones WiiWare library.
In essence, it is a space-shooter and racer wrapped up in one. Select your ship and prepare to be blown away as you are sent blasting down a tunnel of space tubing. The objective is to use your ship’s grapple arm to seize power orbs before you reach the tunnel’s gate, to open it. As you fly through each tunnel, you’ll see plenty of power ups that can also be grabbed with your grapple, and enemies that you will need to shoot down.
Gyrostarr includes both single-player and local multiplayer options. The multiplayer is rather best described as cooperative play, because even though each player is competing for a high score, both are assisting each other to power the gate. Gyrostarr is a worthwhile game that should not be missed.
#2: Lostwinds
WiiWare games are unique because the motion controls provide new ways to play. LostWinds is no different. The simple story involves a boy named Toku, who meets a wind god name Enril. Together they set out to save their village from impending darkness and doom. But what stands out is that you control Toku with the Nunchuk, and Enril with the Wii Remote. Using swishes of the Wii Remote, Enril can produce blasts of wind that contribute greatly to the platformer aspects of the game. It is often that there is a ledge that you cannot reach, and the only way to do so is to jump with Toku, then create a blast of wind with Enril that will launch you up to your destination.
Many puzzles await surrounding this mechanic. And besides that, the gorgeous graphics and scenery are sure to suck you in.
#1: World of Goo
World of Goo is possibly the wierdest and most addictive game available on WiiWare. The basic objective is stick together blobs of living goo in each level to form a path to pipes that suck them in. The remaining blobs roll over the makeshift path to their destination. The gameplay I find very reminiscent of Lemmings, but it holds it’s own very well with a cute, quirky style and bizarre humor.
Being an instant-classic of a puzzler, this is one WiiWare you should get above all others.
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