Get ready to street fight this week as Street Gangs™ launches on Virtual Console. Follow high school students Alex and Ryan on their quest across River City to rescue Ryan’s girlfriend, Cyndi, from a gang hideout at River City High. This urgent journey sees them battle student groups such as the ‘Frat Boys’ and ‘Jocks’ and take on mini-bosses who get in their way. First released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, this beat ‘em up role playing combo allows players to move freely around the screen executing an array of street fighting moves. Collect cash from defeated gang members to buy improved abilities and special items such as new shoes, books and health snacks! Only for the truly tough, Street Gangs™ is available on this week’s Virtual Console for 500 Wii Points.

If you’re in the mood for something more tropical this week, venture into treacherous territory as Adventure Island™ comes to Virtual Console! First seen on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, this side-scrolling, action-packed title sees players lured onto the dangerous Adventure Island. In the role of Master Higgins, whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by a treacherous Witch Doctor, players must carefully navigate perilous forests and monster infested caves. Grabbing items as they travel around the island to top up decreasing energy levels, players must call upon all their skill and chart their way through eight exciting worlds! Not for the faint hearted, Adventure Island™ is available to download this week for 500 Wii Points.

Virtual Console offers users the ultimate retro gaming experience. This week’s titles join the list of 189 classic titles already available for Virtual Console in Europe.

IMPORT REAL LIFE SATELLITE MAPS AND CREATE SPECTACULAR CITIES WITH FAMOUS
LANDMARKS

 City Life 2008 Edition, the latest version of the popular City Life series is released today by Ascaron. Design, build and maintain magnificent cities, importing real life satellite maps and famous landmarks to create an urban paradise.

 The game features a variety of environments on which to base each city. Build residences, industries and businesses and watch the population grow. With total freedom of construction, there are limitless options for designing an entirely new civilisation and watching it thrive. Get it wrong and it could self-destruct.

 A successful city is built on a balanced economy with happy citizens. To achieve this, all six sociocultural groups must be attracted to the city, from the wealthy ‘Elite’ to the impoverished ‘Have-Nots’. Make sure all six groups live in harmony to avoid violent clashes. Use the 360° camera
rotation and zoom functions to dive into a city and walk its streets, observing the inhabitants and their daily dramas. 

Ensure there are essential local services for the citizens by building industries for employment as well as ample recreational areas for leisure time. Environments also have to be safe and free from pollution so watch the location of industries and provide plenty of police stations. A clean and safe environment will make a city run smoothly. Unhappiness will only lead to violence and discord.

To See Pimpmywii.co.uk’s review of this game head to this link

GameTrailers.com Reveals The Top Ten Most Anticipated Games Of 2008

Capcom’s Resident Evil 5, Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 andBethesda Softwork’s Fallout 3 Cap Off the List

WHAT:
GameTrailers (GT), the reigning video destination for gamers, announced today the Top Ten Most Anticipated Games of 2008. The GT editorial department poured over hundreds of upcoming releases and selected the superlative ten based upon time spent with the game at media gatherings as well as the reputations of a given series. To honor the ten chosen games, GT has debuted all-new videos that showcase gameplay highlights and editorial commentary on the merits of each - viewable now at GameTrailers.com!

“We thought it would be difficult to top 2007, but after examining all of 2008’s upcoming releases, we were surprised to find that this year could end up having just as strong a line-up of games as last year,” said Shane Satterfield, Editor in Chief of GameTrailers. “With all three consoles hitting their stride, the quality and quantity of software will be incredible, and narrowing down the choices to just ten was no t an easy task.”

Without further ado, the most anticipated games of 2008 are:

10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- A dozen new characters, including Solid Snake, Sonic and Olimar as well as online play, expanded single player and co-op modes and a stage builder puts this highly anticipated game on the list

9. Ninja Gaiden 2
- Blood, blood and more blood is included in this Xbox 360 exclusive sequel where lopping off limbs modifies enemy behavior resulting in dynamic and dangerous combat situations that will test gamers ninja reflexes like never before

8. Prototype
- All the action takes place in a war torn New York City where infected mutants and the military are vying for control, providing a perfect backdrop for gameplay chaos

7. Grand Theft Auto IV
- The latest GTA touts new cover systems, transportation methods, communication tools in a spit-polished Liberty City

6. LittleBigPlanet
- The big draw for this highly anticipated title is that gamers can easily create their own objects and levels to share with their PSN friends

5. StarCraft II
- The game, in production since 2003, will boast new units, a new non-linear story campaign and a glossy new 3D veneer powered by the Havoc physics engine

4. Final Fantasy XIII
- Not much is known about this highly anticipated sequel but gamers can look forward to an intricate narrative, fantastic characters and a new combat system upon its release

3. Fallout 3
- Fallout returns, and it’s packing mushroom clouds and other amazing features, like having your father generated based on your character’s features

2. Metal Gear Solid 4
- Sure to be a fan favorite for its stellar production values, the series’ stealth-action gameplay as well as an intriguing plot rife with mystery and monkeys

1. Resident Evil 5
- Topping the list at number one, the horror title Resident Evil 5 is sure to capitalize on the excellence of its predecessor with outstanding weapon upgrades, headshots and a creepier story line

WHEN:
AVAILABLE NOW - Thursday, February 21

WHERE:
[HD] http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30915.html
[SD] http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30916.html

Commodore Gaming teams up with Nintendo of Europe to bring classic C64 games to the Wii!

Already a firm favourite with Wii owners, Virtual Console is once again expanding its catalogue, this time with the addition of a whole new games format. Later this year, Wii owners will be able to enjoy classic titles from the best selling personal computer of all time, the Commodore 64. These titles join classic gems from the likes of Nintendo, SEGA, Turbografx and NEOGEO already available via the Wii Shop Channel.

The release of the Commodore 64 in 1982 was an historic moment for the computer and video games industry. According to the Guinness Book of World Records it remains the best selling single computer model of all time, with an estimated 22 million units sold. Its immense popularity saw an unrivalled collection of over 4,000 rich games titles released through its production lifetime (1982-1994), helping to establish the C64 as a ‘gamers favourite’. Now, some of the greatest Commodore 64 titles will be made available for Wii owners to download and play via the Virtual Console service.

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming, commented, “The massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts.”

Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of European Marketing & PR of Nintendo Europe adds, “We are extremely pleased to be working with Commodore Gaming to provide even more retro hits for Wii owners to choose from on Virtual Console. With over 184 classic titles now available to enjoy, Virtual Console on Wii is a great way for users to access a breadth of classic retro games. We hope that this great choice of games will bring nostalgia to our gaming fans, while an entirely new generation of video game players can experience a host of classic games for the very first time.”

Among the first titles from Commodore 64 which will be made available on Virtual Console are International Karate and Uridium. These great titles will be bolstered by regular updates to the line-up from the Commodore 64 back catalogue.

Virtual Console games from Commodore 64 will be available from the Wii Shop Channel soon and can be downloaded for 500 Wii Points each. Currently these titles will only be available on the European Wii Shop Channel.