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Sega sets first-quarter Wii VC lineup

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jan 8, 2007 1:20 pm PT

Publisher to bring Streets of Rage and four more Genesis games to Virtual Console in coming months.

Sega has been a big supporter of the Wii's Virtual Console service since the system launched last November, providing new Genesis games for the Wii Shop Channel every week through Christmas. But while the first two weekly Virtual Console updates of the new year have come and gone without a new Genesis game, Sega is pledging to continue its support of Nintendo's new system with five more titles through the first quarter of the year.

The quintet of Genesis games set for release by the end of March consists of Streets of Rage, Bio-Hazard Battle, Comix Zone, Gain Ground, and Bonanza Bros. While the popular side-scrolling brawler appeared in a number of compilations during the Genesis and Sega CD eras, Streets of Rage hasn't been rereleased in North America in several console generations.

Outside of the shoot-'em-up Bio-Hazard Battle, the rest of the lineup is populated by action games. Gain Ground is a port of an arcade action game that let players control one of 20 characters from an overhead viewpoint as they attempted to clear levels by rescuing captives or destroying enemies. Comix Zone puts a twist on the action genre by structuring its levels as living comic book pages thatthe player must fight through, while Bonanza Bros. is an early stealth action game that lets two players work together to rob buildings packed with security guards.

Sega did not announce specific release dates or prices for any of the titles, but so far every Genesis title on the Virtual Console has sold for 800 Wii Points ($8).

106 Comments

  • KingKoop

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 2:49 am PT

    I want Mega Swiv !!!

  • samad5

    Posted Feb 9, 2007 6:51 am PT

    All these virtual games are good news but where the hell are the old Sega Arcade Classics. Also $8 bucks!! Cricky. Sega Megadrive Collection is going for what $20 on the PS2 only.

  • Raven-Army

    Posted Feb 4, 2007 5:00 am PT

    Gain Ground you are the future, just got this, forgot how good it is!!

  • KickinIt_ftw

    Posted Feb 2, 2007 11:01 am PT

    @keyser27 Where is General Chaos? Best game of 16 bit generation.

    Seconded. I still have the cart for General Chaos. AMAZINGLY entertaining. It was an EA/Game Refuge title, so I'm not sure if you'll see it for download anytime soon, sadly.

  • undox

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 12:36 pm PT

    I'll wait to see if there is Sega Genesis Collection 2 before downloading any Sega games first.

  • Poison_Me_Rum

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 3:18 am PT

    I'm really excited about Bonanza Bros. I used to love that game! Of course, Streets Of Rage is a must.

  • kamicolo

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:23 pm PT

    i'm jealous, the sega collection on the PS2 is great and all but I would love to have Streets of Rage on that disc

  • BloodMist

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:24 pm PT

    Streets of Rage babee, hell yes!!

  • Phazevariance

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:05 pm PT

    I remember COmix Zone, that game was awesome!

  • runstalker

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:18 am PT

    Streets of Rage fans: If you have A) a decent computer, and B) a good USB gamepad, be sure to download Streets of Rage Remake. Google it. A very nice indie remake just released, featuring all the characters and remixed original levels, and a great high-quality remix soundtrack. Someone should sign these guys, polish it up a bit, and bring it to PSP or XBLA. It's that good.

  • jmg128thinfrgt

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:49 am PT

    Streets of Rage. Thats all Im going to say.

  • Nawras

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:47 am PT

    You go SEGA!

  • Chi-You-Man

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 9:42 am PT

    YAY, Bonanza bros!, i love that game, i can't wait to play it again

  • jtim6007

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 8:14 am PT

    Comix Zone, yay!! One of my favourite games of all time!

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:34 am PT

    Where is NiGHTS??

  • axillia

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:11 am PT

    Where's my Phantasy Zone Sega?

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 6:56 am PT

    sweet. the more games the better!!!!!!

  • GrimBee

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 6:00 am PT

    "Bio-Hazard Battle"

    WOW! I love streets of rage, but it is truely amazing that they dug up this old liscence.
    Those of you who dont even know what this is... its basically R-Type, organic!

    It mingles up the random weapons a bit, its astonishingly hard, but the music in it is out of this world, literally! I totally love the soundtrack in this game. Especially the first two levels, has a very "big budget" and "epic" sound to it.
    Sadly the game kind of gets into tedium, and incredibly hard (you WILL get mad).

    Now, on the track of shooters like this - I want Thunderforce IV, best shooter on the Megadrive, imo. Music is the best on the Megadrive, right up there with Streets of Rage 2 and Sonic 2 (etc).
    Gynoug is another one which had great music and very cool game.

    And where is Rocketknight adventures? Wii people need this game! They need it I tell you!
    When I get a Wii, I hope these games will be out for it then, much better than the nes crap they have on the virtual console right now... baseball?? What about stunt kids, chip n dale, mario 3, track n field 2... where are they?!

  • V_Zarnold_N

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 5:52 am PT

    about time sega got on the ball... ive been waiting for this

  • eggsiboss

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 5:41 am PT

    streets of rage, meh, what about 2!

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