Before ANYONE comes out with: "Ugh. Another shooter!" READ THIS FIVE-STAR REVIEW NOW:
"Considering the rarity of the Mega Drive original, the fact that Musha Aleste has landed on the Virtual Console is something to celebrate. Very few people have had the pleasure of experiencing this brilliant title and hopefully that will now be rectified. Granted, if shooters aren't your bag then this is unlikely to change you mind in the same way that games like Radiant Silvergun might – but still, it remains one of the best shoot 'em ups on the Mega Drive and is arguably one of the best of its era." -- Virtual Console Reviews
Just a bit of nostalgia for you all: MUSHA comes from the developer Compile.
"So what?" You may say.
Compile was responsible for some of the most solid, addictive, and well-done sleeper titles of the 80's and 90's.
See if any of these rings a bell.
- Alien Crush
- Blazing Lazers
- Devil's Crush
- Golvellius: Valley of Doom
- The Guardian Legend
- M.U.S.H.A.
- Robo Aleste
- Space Megaforce
- Zanac
Anyone who owned a TurboGrafx knew the names Alien and Devil's Crush. The Sega Master System got its very own Zelda clone in Golvellius. NES owners got an incredibly unique Legend of Zelda meets Top Down Shooter game with Guardian Legend. The SNES was graced with the magnificently coloful and frantic playing Space MegaForce. The term "Artificial Intelligence" was introduced to NES owners with the automatic difficulty-adjusting gameplay of Zanac; a personal favorite of mine -AND- one of the most memorable Editors ever to grace GameSpot, Greg Kasavin...
...all of this was due to the incredible creativity of one of the most under-rated, under-appreciated and unsung developers of the 8 and 16-bit era.
Unfortunately, as of 2002, Compile declared bankruptcy and was disbanded; its members to be divided amongst other developers all over Japan. Thanks to Nintendo and the Wii VC, though, their memory and rock-soiid games live on today!
I mean, it's disgusting that I have so little knowledge of the myriad great classic and sleeper games out now on the VC.
What were you thinking, Leo?
SteelAttack said:
Disgusting...
Pardon?
phantom_leo said:See if any of these rings a bell.
Nope
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WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Jan. 19, 2009
Wii™ owners know all about the power of motion, and this week's additions to the Wii Shop Channel deliver some cool new reasons to keep on moving. Race, jump and skid in a high-powered hot rod. Slide, shoot and score in a glide hockey showdown. Soar, swoop and battle in a futuristic armored fighter. With fun, invigorating games like these, the only thing you won't be able to do is sit still.
Nintendo adds new and cIassic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. 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 retail outlets. This week's new games are:
WiiWare™
High Voltage Hot Rod Show™ (High Voltage Software, Inc., 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): High Voltage Hot Rod Show is a slick and fast-paced racer that challenges up to four players to tear up the track on a variety of off-road courses, mastering death-defying stunts and building enough Boost to stomp the competition. Players must learn to tame their monster Hot Rods by nailing ramps, power slides, bunny hops and tricks while avoiding mud pits and smashing through Boost Rings to fill their Boost Meters. Players can compete against seven CPU opponents in Championship mode or set their best lap times in the time trials. Top times can be uploaded to an online scoreboard via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection* and shared with players around the world. Multiplayer supports up to four players in split-screen mode, giving each player a wide range of controller choices. (Router and broadband access required for online play. For more information, go to www.Nintendo.com.)
Family Glide Hockey (Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy are back for more family fun, and this time it's glide hockey. Hone your skills in a gymnasium, a forest park, a beach, an amusement park, even the freezing Arctic. Family Glide Hockey sports appealing cel-shaded graphics and endearing music to go with its friendly, competitive match-ups. Choose between single-player mode, versus mode (up to four players can play), or challenge your skill in engaging minigames such as Glide Hockey Brawl, Glide Hockey Drill and Glide Hockey Tracer.
Virtual Console™
MUSHA™ (SEGA GENESIS, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): MUSHA is a SEGA GENESIS game that shooter fans favor for its intense and exciting gameplay. Players must control Terri, a girl who pilots a MUSHA (Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor). Terri's goal is to eliminate Dire 51, an Intellicomputer that has gone out of control and is planning an offensive attack upon humanity. Use special weapons like the Vanishing Buster, Blazing Beam and Defensive Detonator, along with offensive options that allow six types of formation fire. Battle through seven exhilarating levels to finally reach and destroy Dire 51 once and for all.