Kirby Crashes Wii-kly Update

This week’s Wii-kly update brings you two new psychedelic classics for the Nintendo Wii. Kirby 64 is the character’s first 3-D adventure game. It offers players the chance to combine some of Kirby’s abilities. For instance, Burn and Cutter powers can be used together. If the bright cheerful colors of Kirby’s world don’t fit into your outlook, you can try the more disturbing Psychosis. This shooter takes you into the mind of a demon, leaving you to shoot your way through your own inner demons to save your soul. Full details follow the Break.

Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards: (Nintendo 64(R), 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Kirby’s first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land’s powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it’s scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, you’ll use Kirby’s trademark copying ability to use enemies’ strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and you’ve got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.

Psychosis: (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This is a side-scrolling shooter played in a world created from the mind of a twisted demon. Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every person’s heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five “causes” (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these
features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.

via Press Release

Oh, that Kirby. Always getting himself into trouble. Most recently, he’s been imprisoned in a world made of yarn! If you’ve got the game, take a look at our Kirby’s Epic Yarn walkthrough here.