Here I am on a glorious Hawaiian Monday, and I wake up to discover that Nintendo’s Virtual Console has been updated, yet again, with just two more titles. I am now 100% resigned to the fact that the service has slowed down on a semi-permanent basis.
The good news is that this week’s pair of games isn’t half bad. Adventures of Lolo 2 can be quite a fun, albeit slightly unforgiving little puzzler, and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers is a big update to the greatest 2D fighting franchise of the early 90s.
On a side note, have a bit of a problem with Nintendo’s Virtual Console release strategy, particularly the way they deal with these sequels (first releasing Street Fighter II, then Street Fighter II Turbo, and now The New Challengers). It just seems like a cheap ploy to make the big fans of the series spend more of their hard-earned Wii points as each update becomes available.
Read on for the official details:
ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game THE ADVENTURES OF LOLO. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges Lolo to rescue her again. Now he must take on the challenge of the Great Devil’s Tower and Castle mazes. Fortunately, Lala was able to analyze each of the mazes as she was taken to the tower and left clues in the Jewel Boxes in each room. Each Jewel that Lolo collects contains information that will help him in the next room. In order to succeed, he’ll also have to push tiles, pick up Heart Framers, temporarily turn enemies into Eggs with his Magic Shots and ward off enemy attacks by moving Emerald Framers. With your help, Lolo and Lala will work together to escape the Great Devil’s clutches and defeat him.
SUPER STREET FIGHTER™ II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen – Violence, 800 Wii Points): When SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS debuted, the fighting-game genre was forever changed. Along with a revolutionary combo system, the game introduced a new set of challengers to fight alongside the original Street Fighter II cast. In addition to the classic characters of Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Blanka, E. Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Sagat and M. Bison, take control of four brand-new characters in exciting head-to-head fighting game play. Choose T. Hawk and his unmatched strength to crush your opponents, use Deejay’s unrivaled kickboxing ability to defeat your opponents, unleash your inner dragon with the furious kung fu of Fei Long and drill your rivals with the deadly beauty of Cammy. Get ready for the Street Fighter tournament and the fight of your life.
