I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about the beat-em ups of the SNES, but apparently there's this "The Combatribes" that I--hand to god--have never seen anywhere in my gaming life, from scouring shelves at rental stores as a child to stocking sales drawers at Funcoland as a teen.
Something about the beat-em up genre during the SNES' heyday made the genre alluring to me during that brief period. While games like Double Dragon and Renegade were fun on the NES, they looked far inferior to their arcade counterparts. Games like Turtles in Time, Final Fight, Batman Returns managed to nail both the look and feel. Heck, I even enjoyed Rival Turf, which is a testament to my affinity for the genre. But this game, The Combatribes, is a complete and utter mystery to me.
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While I've enjoyed a handful of brawlers since, like Rockstar's version of The Warriors on the PS2 and Castle Crashers on Xbox 360, I still can't tear myself away from a 2D, old-school beat-em up, wrinkles and all. The Combatribes joins nine other games on the Wii and DSi's downloadable stores, including the fourth chapter of Tales of Monkey Island and a Christmas-themed puzzle game for WiiWare, a photo-recognition game for the DSi, and the original arcade version of Solomon's Key (which has previously seen an NES virtual console release). You can find all of the information about this week's games in the press release below.
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: NINTENDO OFFERS 10 DOWNLOADS TO HELP YOU RECOVER FROM YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Nov. 30, 2009
Whether you succumbed to a food coma, found yourself trapped at the mall or just planted yourself in front of the television, clearly you need a break from the exhausting holiday weekend. And Nintendo is here to help, with 10 downloadable games sure to provide a welcome distraction. WiiWare brings the latest installment in the gripping Tales of Monkey Island series, while Nintendo DSiWare serves up some magic along with the popular Bookworm and Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes, a game starring...you. And don't forget to take a trip down memory lane with two Virtual Console classics - one from Super NES and one from the arcades.
For you Flipnote Studio fans, there's something "dynamite" on the Nintendo Channel and the Flipnote Hatena Web site this week, so be sure to check it out. You can also watch and download Flipnotes created by renowned artists like Aardman Animations LTD. at the new Flipnote Central section.
WiiWare
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4
Publisher: Telltale Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Cartoon Violence, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
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