The Legend of Kage, 3 other games confirmed for VC

We so love press releases! They may be boring but at least they put an end to rumors. There were a lot of hush talks surrounding the Virtual Console’s games, so we thought that a good ol’ PR is what everybody needs.

Fans of the Kage and Kiri love team need not worry anymore as Taito’s The Legend of Kage has just been confirmed for VC. To those not quite familiar with this, the classic Ninja game was originally released in 1985 on NES. Princess Kiri is held captive by some Yukikuza guy and it is your mission to rescue her.

Aside from throwing shurikens of different sizes to enemies, Kage also changes costume from time to time. Take note as well of hidden prayer items on the trees that can kill a lot of enemies at once so watch out for those. The game can be purchased for 500 Wii Points.

Aside from The Legend of Kage, here are the other three releases for this week. All four games should be up and live at 9 A.M. Pacific Time.

• Donkey Kong Country (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): An incredible island adventure, and the first game to feature Donkey Kong‘s sidekick, Diddy Kong; This game has more than 30 levels, plus dozens of hidden caves and secret rooms – more than 100 areas in all. Help the Kongs recover their stolen banana hoard.
• New Adventure Island (TurboGrafx-16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): Consists of seven exciting stages. Each stage is split into four areas, with a boss waiting at the end of the final area. Defeat all the bosses and release the kidnapped children. And waiting in the castle of the final stage – the wicked Baron Bronsky. Help Master Higgins defeat him and reclaim his bride.
• Streets of Rage (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): A group of determined young police officers has sworn to clean up the city controlled by a powerful criminal organization. Among them are Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding. They’ve decided to put their lives on the line and take back their city through their special hand-to-hand combat abilities.

We so love press releases! They may be boring but at least they put an end to rumors. There were a lot of hush talks surrounding the Virtual Console’s games, so we thought that a good ol’ PR is what everybody needs.

Fans of the Kage and Kiri love team need not worry anymore as Taito’s The Legend of Kage has just been confirmed for VC. To those not quite familiar with this, the classic Ninja game was originally released in 1985 on NES. Princess Kiri is held captive by some Yukikuza guy and it is your mission to rescue her.

Aside from throwing shurikens of different sizes to enemies, Kage also changes costume from time to time. Take note as well of hidden prayer items on the trees that can kill a lot of enemies at once so watch out for those. The game can be purchased for 500 Wii Points.

Aside from The Legend of Kage, here are the other three releases for this week. All four games should be up and live at 9 A.M. Pacific Time.

• Donkey Kong Country (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): An incredible island adventure, and the first game to feature Donkey Kong‘s sidekick, Diddy Kong; This game has more than 30 levels, plus dozens of hidden caves and secret rooms – more than 100 areas in all. Help the Kongs recover their stolen banana hoard.
• New Adventure Island (TurboGrafx-16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): Consists of seven exciting stages. Each stage is split into four areas, with a boss waiting at the end of the final area. Defeat all the bosses and release the kidnapped children. And waiting in the castle of the final stage – the wicked Baron Bronsky. Help Master Higgins defeat him and reclaim his bride.
• Streets of Rage (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): A group of determined young police officers has sworn to clean up the city controlled by a powerful criminal organization. Among them are Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding. They’ve decided to put their lives on the line and take back their city through their special hand-to-hand combat abilities.