Virtual Console and WiiWare for 02/09/09.

LIT (WayForward Technologies, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older—Violence, 800 Wii Points): Dark creatures have taken over Jake's high school, and it's up to you to guide him through each classroom in order to be reunited with his girlfriend Rachael. Existing light sources must be used smartly to create bridges of light for Jake to cross. One false step and Jake gets pulled into the darkness. Along the way he'll encounter twisted versions of his school's faculty, which must be battled in order to advance. LIT is a horror/puzzle game that requires the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers. It contains 30 levels, five boss battles, replay modes and several unlockables, including multiple endings, Dark Mode timed challenges and an unlockable character.

Wolf of the Battlefield™: MERCS (SEGA GENESIS, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older—Mild Violence, 800 Wii Points): Following a rash of terrorism outbreaks and increasing opposition from guerilla fighters, the U.S. government has decided to hire a group of professional mercenaries to undergo secret missions, battling through enemy lines to go where no ordinary soldier would dare to go. Based on the popular arcade game, the SEGA GENESIS version of MERCS lets you play as a MERC and also adds an original mode, allowing players to choose from five different characters. Take no prisoners as you shoot, drive jeeps and tanks, and clash against huge bosses to accomplish your mission.

Sorry. Not as "pretty" as it usually is. Apparently when I tried to post the whole thing 'My HTML is not well formed.'Phantom_Leo

I'll join the crowd expressing interest on LIT.

Wow! I'm going to download LIT tonight. That looks genuinely interesting, and the price of 800 points is right.

http://www.wiiware-world.com/news/2009/02/usa_wiiware_update_lit

This is the description and thread regarding LIT on WiiWare-World. There's a few people who've played it and so far they seem pleased. And if nothing else click the link for more screenshots, and a developer interview.

Impressions when you can please.dvader654

I was finally able to give this a little bit of a play last night. I used the game to give me a diversion for those times I had to exit Deadly Creatures to silence my arachophobic twitches. There are a LOT of spiders in that game: wolf spiders, brown recluse, and black widows. And they're all rather realistic. Not at all comfortable for me.

Anyway, the first thing to note is that while this game has a horror venear, it is really a puzzle game. It has not scared me much at all at this point, but it is rather tense at times when you take the wrong step only to meet doom at what can only be described as floor monsters. The goal in each room I've played is to light your path to prevent the monsters from getting you. You use the nunchuk to move around (with the analog stick), and you use the Wiimote as either a flashlight or to move or activate objects in the game. You don't have a lot of waggle in the game, though because your flashlight seems to be one of those that require you to shake it to recharge it, you have to do that every now and them. You'll also be using motion-sensing to throw some items.

So the overall point is that if you love puzzle games, this is a very good one. If you are looking for scares, you probably won't find them here.

[QUOTE="m0zart"]

[QUOTE="dvader654"]Impressions when you can please.dvader654

I was finally able to give this a little bit of a play last night. I used the game to give me a diversion for those times I had to exit Deadly Creatures to silence my arachophobic twitches. There are a LOT of spiders in that game: wolf spiders, brown recluse, and black widows. And they're all rather realistic. Not at all comfortable for me.

Anyway, the first thing to note is that while this game has a horror venear, it is really a puzzle game. It has not scared me much at all at this point, but it is rather tense at times when you take the wrong step only to meet doom at what can only be described as floor monsters. The goal in each room I've played is to light your path to prevent the monsters from getting you. You use the nunchuk to move around (with the analog stick), and you use the Wiimote as either a flashlight or to move or activate objects in the game. You don't have a lot of waggle in the game, though because your flashlight seems to be one of those that require you to shake it to recharge it, you have to do that every now and them. You'll also be using motion-sensing to throw some items.

So the overall point is that if you love puzzle games, this is a very good one. If you are looking for scares, you probably won't find them here.

[QUOTE="dvader654"]Impressions when you can please.m0zart

I was finally able to give this a little bit of a play last night. I used the game to give me a diversion for those times I had to exit Deadly Creatures to silence my arachophobic twitches. There are a LOT of spiders in that game: wolf spiders, brown recluse, and black widows. And they're all rather realistic. Not at all comfortable for me.

Anyway, the first thing to note is that while this game has a horror venear, it is really a puzzle game. It has not scared me much at all at this point, but it is rather tense at times when you take the wrong step only to meet doom at what can only be described as floor monsters. The goal in each room I've played is to light your path to prevent the monsters from getting you. You use the nunchuk to move around (with the analog stick), and you use the Wiimote as either a flashlight or to move or activate objects in the game. You don't have a lot of waggle in the game, though because your flashlight seems to be one of those that require you to shake it to recharge it, you have to do that every now and them. You'll also be using motion-sensing to throw some items.

So the overall point is that if you love puzzle games, this is a very good one. If you are looking for scares, you probably won't find them here.