Wii gamers are in for a treat this week

Aug 3, 2007 13:48 GMT  ·  By

Generally, Nintendo rolls out three titles every week for its Wii users to download via the Virtual Console. This week, owners of motion-sensitive controllers are in for a treat, as the company has released not three, but four new classics available for download, for the necessary Wii Points of course. So, without further ado, here they are below:

Shinobi III - Originally released on the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, Shinobi III is often viewed as the best action platform game in the famous Shinobi series, thanks to its high quality visuals and fast, varied gameplay. Players assume the role of Joe Musashi, a Ninjitsu fighter, tasked with taking on the evil of recently resurrected crime syndicate Neo Zeed. The game can be yours right now, for 800 Wii Points.

Dynamite Headdy - Developed by Treasure Co. and released on the Sega Mega Drive in 1994, Dynamite Headdy is an amusing action platform game set in a world full of living toys. Headdy, the star of a travelling theatre with an explosive, detachable head must fight his way past numerous evil puppets over several theatrical stages and defeat the evil puppet king, 'Dark Demon', and his minions, as well as attempting to defeat his life long enemy Trouble Bruin. Dynamite Headdy will set you back the same amount of Wii Points as the previously mentioned title - 800 Pts.

Shining Force (the SEGA Mega Drive original RPG launched in 1992) - A thousand years of peace are destroyed when the Kingdom of Runefaust brings war to the land of Rune. Wielding the Powers of Light, players must once again take on the Lord of Darkness and the evil creatures ravishing the land to restore peace to the war-torn nation. The same goes for Shining Force, as far as downloading price is concerned - 800 Wii Points.

Last, but not least, Virtual Console has Drop Off, up today for grabs. The game is a 1991 Turbografx action-puzzler - Princess Azumi has been placed under a sleeping spell and it's up to our hero Takashi to venture into her nightmarish dreams and save her from the sleeping spell. Players must use all their cunning to clear a path through the obstacles they encounter. By using the arrow items and controlling the angle of the ball to shatter the blocks that fall from the top screen, players must complete and solve the block puzzles in order to rescue Azumi from the dream world. You can grab Drop Off now for just 600 Pts.

Although the latter costs a mere 600 Wii Points, don't be fooled, as this one is probably the most challenging and intelligently crafted game of the lot. But hey, these are your points and you can do whatever you want with them.