Club Nintendo Games

So what else can hard earned points be spent on with the Big N in Japan? Well how about these DS games? No overly expensive intros or CG developed plots, just lashings of solid gameplay to remind us why handheld gaming can be tube stop missing fun....
Whilst slightly envying those who can't recall scratched screens and playground brawls over whose go it was on Donkey Kong, Genki also has a slightly wry smile when thinking back to the misty days when toy shops had counters containing the exotic Game & Watch Collection. In fact, Genki would go so far as to say we wouldn't trade such memories for a full head of hair. Well not on a good day anyway... Yet in Nintendo's all encompassing love for its devotees, gamers of all ages can press there slightly runny noses and Space Invader crisp fingers over the glass counter once again with these delightful compilations...
Three titles are included in the initial installment: the pest ridding Green House, the overrun mechanic in Oil Panic and the evergreen Donkey Kong that still whiles away those car journeys, though ideally not when driving. In part two Octopus and Parachute help to while away any waiting lounge. Happy days.
But that's not all: Tingles Balloon Fight DS is a tribute to the classic title and very tasty Game & Watch making good use of the DS's merits and with clever single and multi player modes to extend the games longevity.
Finally Zekkyo Senshi Sakebrain demonstrates a strangely expansive gaming world for a give away title (well for those with the required points) with atmospheric rain lashing down on the Goemon style towns through which our samurai be suited players stroll. Plenty of opportunities to test martial arts ability soon prevail with the mic being used to issue commands to your player such as kick or punch. Players can also transform into a lycra suited sentai with the feel of plenty of cheese and ham as in Ouendan as the over the top transformations take place. Multiplayer only for two or three players and players must work in true Wa harmony to beat the bad boss. Perfectly designed for such a giveaway title.
So there you have it: ghost Club Nintendo of Japan memberships, we salute you.. Just don't expect the envelope it was sent out in to not have the delivery address blacked out for fear of the Big N ninjas....