Truly, this game is the most anticipated WiiWare release there is - and it's easy to see why. The Nintendo Download press release goes out every Monday morning, you readers see that Cave Story isn't in it, and the Comments box explodes with unbridled rage and anti-Nintendo sentiment. Chiptune rock band Anamanaguchi will be lending its signature sound to the game. But while previous efforts were rather modest (but nonetheless awesome) affairs, Runner supposedly has 50+ levels of platforming action, making it sound like Gaijin Games' biggest effort yet. We know it's a platformer and expect it to utilize music in a big way, as previous Bit.Trip games do. Its next game in the series, Bit.Trip Runner, is still a bit of a mystery, but we have been promised another throwback to bygone gaming eras. Why It's Hot: With three retro-cool Bit.Trip games under its belt, Gaijin Games has cemented itself as one of our favorite Wii developers. The first three Bit.Trip games, Beat, Core and Void, have all been solid games - so you can safely get yourself hyped up for Runner, with confidence it'll be worth your Wii Points as well. Commander Video, the series mascot, will be more active than ever before as he takes the leading role - running, jumping and defeating foes in his best impression of Super Mario.
Overview: The fourth installment in Gaijin Games' highly addictive Bit.Trip series, Bit.Trip Runner will take the signature low-res, super-retro visual style of the franchise and apply it for the first time to a platforming game design. And really, thank the maker you can see monsters on the overworld – no more random encounters! - Levi Buchanan Arc Rise Fantasia combines some very traditional RPG elements with a handful of new systems, such as an ability point pool your party draws from to fight battles and crystals that appear on the battlefield that can be attacked to earn power boosts. Why It's Hot: When Daemon played Arc Rise Fantasia at the Tokyo Game Show last year, he described it as feeling a lot like Final Fantasy. You can plug in a Wii Classic Controller and be taken back to the past, to the days when great JRPGs were a dime a dozen on Nintendo's systems.
You'll get all your favorite features here - a party of diverse heroes, a menu-driven battle system, a fantasy-themed world with a storyline focused on a dragon invasion and, maybe best of all, traditional control. We're just happy that it's coming at all, as the Wii library could certainly use a fresh, traditional Japanese RPG. Overview: Winner of our "Best Wii RPG" award at last year's E3, Arc Rise Fantasia went through a publisher transition recently, as it was originally going to be brought to the States by XSEED - but Ignition Entertainment's handling it now.
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