According to Nintendo, this week on the Virtual Console, it's all about the age-old question: Which is cooler, ninjas or circular yellow dot-eaters?
Of course, this is wrong on two separate levels. One, there were no dot-eaters back in the days of feudal Japan, and two, unless it’s a debate with ninjas against pirates or zombies, ninjas always win. Period. End of discussion.
Still, this stupid debate does lead to us getting some pretty kick-ass stuff this week on the ol’ Virtual Console. This week's new games are:
Pac-Man (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Move Pac-Man through the maze, avoiding ghosts and eating all the Pac-Dots. Beware, each of the ghosts behave differently. When Pac-Man chomps a Power Pellet, he becomes invincible and is able to eat the blue ghosts. The more ghosts Pac-Man eats in a row, the higher the score. Don't forget to eat the bonus fruit too. Released in 1980, Pac-Man is the most well known video game on Earth and is also commonly acknowledged as one of the most successful coin-operated games in history. Enjoy this masterpiece of gaming history today.
Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Players take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a rising warrior in his family's clan whose main role in the world is to protect the Dark Dragon Blade from falling into the hands of evil. Ryu travels to America to seek vengeance for his father's death. Players fight their way through 14 challenging side-scrolling levels while defeating gangs of street thugs, battling evil ninjas and fighting barbarian bosses by using the deadly Dragon Sword, ninja skills and Ninpo (ninja magic). Players can run, crouch, jump and climb as they make their way through each stage and collect items to gain points, strength and weapons.
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