Welcome to another edition of the Nintendo Download. This week, 3DS owners will be treated to Retro City Rampage: DX, an enhanced and updated version of the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii game that most of us refer to as “8-bit Grand Theft Auto.” Also available today are a pair of Wii U titles: Percy’s Predicament, a family-friendly platformer, and Ninja Gaiden, one of the greatest ninja games to ever grace the NES.
Tomorrow, Nintendo and Square Enix will add Bravely Default, an RPG in the style of classic Final Fantasy titles, to the 3DS eShop and WB Games will do the same for The Lego Movie, a Lego-style game based on the movie of the same name. The Lego Movie will also be available on the Wii U eShop.
Finally, One Piece: Romance Dawn, an RPG based on the popular anime, will be available through the 3DS eShop on Tuesday, February 11.
More details on all of these games can be found after the break.
Wii U eShop
Ninja Gaiden – Players take the role of Ryu Hayabusa and fight their way through 10 challenging side-scrolling levels while defeating gangs of street thugs, battling evil ninjas and fighting barbarian bosses. Using the deadly Dragon Sword, ninja skills and ninja magic, players make their way through each stage and collect items to gain points, strength and weapons.
Percy’s Predicament – Percy’s Predicament is a single player game in which you control Percy Penguin, who has become trapped within a magical orb. You must navigate the course and collect all the fish before the time runs out! Controlling Percy is incredibly simple as the interface relies solely on the GamePad’s control scheme.
The Lego Movie – Step into the blocky shoes of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average citizen who is mistakenly identified as the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. (Available on February 7)
3DS eShop
Retro City Rampage: DX – Rampage the ’80s in an open world by stealing cars and running missions, all while jumping on civilians for coins and outrunning the law with power-ups. This send-up of ’80s and ’90s video games and pop culture includes both a full Story Mode of open-world adventure as well as an Arcade Mode for quick pick-up-and-play action. If that’s not enough, it also packs an interactive city full of shops, mini-games, customizations, collectibles and special guest stars.
Bravely Default – Square Enix’s highly acclaimed fantasy RPG brings deep, strategic combat to the Nintendo 3DS system in an ambitious game that bolsters its turn-based combat with a compelling new risk-and-reward system. Explore Luxendarc as Tiz and other memorable characters on a visually stunning quest to restore balance to the world. (Available on February 7)
The Lego Movie – Step into the blocky shoes of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average citizen who is mistakenly identified as the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. (Available on February 7)
One Piece: Romance Dawn – Level-up your characters and choose your own path to become King of Pirates! Join the Straw Hat Crew to defeat powerful enemies using a turn-based battle system and discover ingredients that will make your crew unique. You play, you decide, you make the adventure yours in this One Piece RPG on 3DS! (Available on February 11)
