American Virtual Console gamers will have a lot of fun this week as Nintendo has decided to release J.J. & JEFF, ActRaiser and Kid Chameleon for the Wii. Gamers will need a high-speed Internet connection to download these games.
Details of the games for the American VC:
J.J. & JEFF (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points):
J.J. & JEFF is a comical action game and features two clumsy detectives, J.J. and JEFF. They get an unusual request of rescuing a wealthy man who’s been kidnapped. Gamers can select between the two characters and set off alone to outwit their partner and save the day. There are six fields that are divided into four areas, where enemies, as well as the partner, will try to keep gamers from their goal.
ActRaiser (SNES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points):
ActRaiser was first released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1990. The gamer takes the role of the Master, a dethroned divine being whose once-idyllic world has fallen under the control of the Evil One. Stripped of godly power, the Master must in one way or another put an end to the Evil One’s reign and rebuild his desolate realm. There are two modes, Action mode, were the Master must battle against impossible odds to pacify the land and open the Simulation mode. This mode sees the Master run the development and repopulation of the territory he has reclaimed.
Kid Chameleon (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points):
Kid Chameleon was first released for the Sega Genesis in 1992. The story line revolves around the abduction of kids who play a realistic video game. The game has more than 100 levels where the gamers take on different forms such as a Berzerker, a Micromax, a Maniaxe or a Skycutter. There is one major difference between the original Kid Chameleon and the VC game as in the latter version you can save your game in between.
J.J. & JEFF, ActRaiser and Kid Chameleon will go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. ActRaiser has already been released for the European Virtual Console.