Nintendo Wii Virtual Console October 15th Releases

This week, Gate of Thunder, Metal Marines and Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos arrives on Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console. Here is a brief rundown on the titles of yesteryear.

Gate of Thunder
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Original System: TurboGrafx CD
Original Release Date: 1992
Genre: Shooter
Controller Options: Classic, Gamecube and Wii Remote
Wii Points: 800
ESRB Rating: E
Although it may seem like just another shooting game of many for the TurboGrafx16, Gate of Thunder is among the very best ever made. Not to mention that the intense gameplay is enhanced with spectacular metal music. Gate of Thunder is also the first TurboGrafx CD game released on the Virtual Console.

Metal Marines
Developer: Namco
Publisher: NBGI
Original System: Super Nintendo
Original Release Date: 1993
Genre: Strategy
Controller Options: Classic and Gamecube
Wii Points: 800
ESRB Rating: E
Metal Marines is an underrated turn-based strategy game. Even though it was released over ten years ago, the game still provides an incredible amount of depth and longevity. Metal Marines is a great buy for strategy fanatics.

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Tecmo
Original System: NES
Original Release Date: 1990
Genre: Action
Controller Options: Classic, Gamecube and Wii Remote
Wii Points: 500
ESRB Rating: E
Ninja icon, Ryu Hayabusa returns to wreak even move havoc than before. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos is better than the original (which is an awesome game) in every way from the balanced difficulty to the cool new power ups. Therefore, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos is the best Virtual Console game this week.