This light but exciting week is led by Excitebots: Trick Racing. Also, Motörhead hits Guitar Hero and Toby Keith, Yngwie Malmsteen, and more hit Rock Band 2.
This week is a light one with only three releases, with Nintendo's exciting sequel Excitebots: Trick Racing being the only big name among them.
For downloadable content, Guitar Hero: World Tour has three re-recorded songs by Motörhead and Rock Band 2 has a little bit of country (Toby Keith), a little bit from a guitar god (Yngwie Malmsteen), and three other bands (Black Tide, Bullet for My Valentine, and The Shins).
Wii Games
by Pedro Hernandez
Excitebots: Trick RacingPublisher: Nintendo Cost: $39.99, $49.99 with Wii Wheel included ESRB Rating: E Release Date: April 20 Excitebots: Trick Racing is the follow-up to the 2006 Wii launch title Excite Truck. It contains all the high-flying stunts, points victories, and track deformation from the original, but players will now drive animal and insect-shaped vehicles with unique stats. Players can also collect power-ups that temporarily transform their vehicles for a brief advantage over their opponents. The controls from the first game return with emphasis on Wii Wheel control, and there is online play for up to six players. Check out our impressions of the game from GDC 2009. |
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DS Games
by Lukasz Balicki
101-in-1 Explosive MegamixPublisher: Atlus Cost: $19.99 ESRB Rating: E Release Date: April 21 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is 101 different mini-games on one DS game card. There are various mini-games such as sports-themed mini-games, shoot'em-ups, clones of existing games such as Snake, and obscure mini-games that deal with divorce and halitosis. Check out on our review for more details. |
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I Love HorsesPublisher: Bold Games Cost: $19.99 ESRB Rating: E Release Date: April 21 I Love Horses is a virtual pet simulator involving horses. Players will be able to play, train, and care for horses with fun mini-games, such as playing hide-and-seek and joining in a sing-a-long! |
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DLC
Guitar Hero: World Tour
This week's downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour includes three re-recorded songs from the British rock band Motöhead. Each song is available for 200 Wii Points ($2) each.
- "Iron Fist" by Motörhead
- "Jailbait" by Motörhead
- "Love Me Like A Reptile" by Motörhead
Rock Band 2
Twelve songs hit the Wii Rock Band 2 Music Store this week, with six songs from country superstar Toby Keith and three songs from Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. There are also songs from the indie rock group The Shins, hard rock band Black Tide, and Welsh metalcore group Bullet For My Valentine. Each song is available for 200 Wii Points ($2) each.
- "Warriors of Time" by Black Tide
- "Waking the Demon" by Bullet for My Valentine
- "New Slang" by The Shins
- "Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith
- "How Do You Like Me Now" by Toby Keith
- "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith
- "She's a Hottie" by Toby Keith
- "Should've Been a Cowboy" by Toby Keith
- "Who's Your Daddy" by Toby Keith
- "Caprici di Diablo" by Yngwie Malmsteen
- "Damnation Game" by Yngwie Malmsteen
- "Red Devil" by Yngwie Malmsteen
For Nintendo's Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare releases for this week, check out our weekly article.
