Nintendo’s Switch continues to be a home for interesting retro-themed titles, as two more are now available to purchase through the Nintendo eShop.
Developed by Lizardcube, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is a remake of 1989’s Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap, and the side-scrolling platformer has been updated with a hand-drawn visual style and a re-orchestrated soundtrack for its Switch debut. Also available to download this week is Fatal Fury, a re-release of one of SNK’s earliest fighting games.
Nintendo’s other platforms will receive a handful of new downloadable titles this week, including Urban Trial Freestyle 2 for the 3DS. Developed by Teyon, the stunt racer asks players to “pull off insane stunts on top of skyscrapers, speed down busy highways, and take intense rides through the suburbs.” There’s even a few new games available for the Wii U this week, including Virtual Console re-releases of Rayman Advance and Rayman 3.
You can learn more about all of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break.
Switch Games
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap – Boasting beautiful hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action and adventure!
Fatal Fury – Fatal Fury is a fighting game released by SNK in 1991. Players take part in brutal street fights in a variety of locations, with the goal of toppling the infamous crime lord Geese Howard. The game includes very unique features when compared to other fighting games available at the time, including a special Line Battle system that allows players to traverse between the foreground and background and two-player co-op functionality.
3DS Games
Urban Trial Freestyle 2 – The sequel to the popular urban-themed stunt bike racer has launched exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. This jam-packed sequel brings a fully functioning tricked-out track editor with online sharing functionality that allows players to share their creations with friends. The game also offers twice as many levels to rampage through and a myriad of new bikes and customization options available to unlock.
Ping Pong Trick Shot 2 – Test your ball throwing skills across a variety of new challenges in the follow up to Ping Pong Trick Shot! Use the Circle Pad or Stylus to throw a ball at just the right trajectory and power to make it land inside the cup.
Breakout Defense –Breakout Defense is a breakout game where you will face off against the computer opponent through 20 exciting levels. Do your best to defend your own blocks while at the same time aiming to destroy the blocks of the computer opponent.
Don’t Crash Go – Don’t Crash! This is the only rule of the game. Move left and right to change lanes, collect coins, and avoid a crash at all costs.
Wii U Games
Rayman Advance – In Rayman’s world, nature and people live together in peace. But one day, the evil Mister Dark steals the Great Protoon that provides energy and balance in the world. Betilla tried to stop him, but she wasn’t strong enough. Now strange new creatures appear and capture every Electoon they can find! They definitely need a hero… Rayman to the rescue!
Rayman 3 – When Globox, Rayman’s best friend, inadvertently swallows a dreadful black Lum, it isn’t the end of the world — but it could be! To prevent a full-scale invasion of malicious, ill-mannered hordes there is only one solution: Rayman must get someone to treat his burdensome pal.
Zombeer – Go through Mianus City fighting with hungry students, luscious cheerleaders, teachers wanting to examine your brain more closely, exotic dancers… and even a guy in thong who can’t stop dancing. Your girlfriend Karen is a zombie and the Chancellor is ordering the hordes to stop you from saving her. The only solution is to drink Zombeer to prevent zombification and to try to get as close to him as possible.
MOP: Operation Cleanup – You have been engineered using simple parts with one single objective: To clean up a polluted environment. Explore five challenging worlds with 50 difficult missions full of pixel-perfect platforming fun. Ordinary trash items have mutated into ugly creatures due to contact with radioactive and malignant substances. The foul odor is polluting and contaminating what remains. To save the world you must sweep the area for trash and run, jump, swim and slide your way through each world, destroying enemies and obstacles blocking your path.
Booty Diver – Take a dive into the perilous depths of the ocean as you seek sunken treasure while battling creatures who guard their treasure while managing your precious air supply.
Orbit – In Orbit you must guard your base by erecting a barrier to keep enemy ships out, at the right moment, scoring points along the way.
