This week on the US VC: Blades of Steel, Rolling Thunder 2, Donkey Kong Country 3

Gorillas, secret agents and hockey players come crashing to the Wii’s Virtual Console service today thanks to another batch of releases for the US VC. Check out the full article for the full list of new releases.

Gorillas, secret agents and hockey players come crashing to the Wii’s Virtual Console service today thanks to another batch of releases for the US VC. Here are this week’s classic titles:

• Blades of Steel (NES, 500 Wii Points) – Classic hockey action from the days of the NES. This one lets two players duke things out with each other out on the ice with a mix of finesse and brute power.
• Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES, 800 Wii Points) – Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have been kidnapped by the Kremlings. It’s up to Dixie Kong and the giant infant Kiddy Kong to rescue them from the Kremlings and their new leader, KAOS.
• Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis, 800 Wii Points) – There’s a new bad guy on the block in this sequel to 1986’s run and gun arcade title Rolling Thunder . As a member of Interpol’s Rolling Thunder task force, it’s up to you to take him down.

There you have it, guys. All of these titles will be available on the Wii Shop Channel at 9 A.M. PST.