Tech Shout!

It’s that time of the week when Nintendo releases it Wiikly Update for Wii owners. This week has seen the arrival of Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom and Phantasy Star II. However, don’t let the Roman numerals confuse or even put you off, labeling them as sequels.

Phantasy Star II is a single player game which costs 800 Wii Points. This RPG features an epic story line and turn-based battles. You’ll be playing as Rolf, Nei, Rudo or several other characters as you navigate through the Algol star system battling the evil Dark Force.

Along the way, you’ll be able to build your characters, select the right weapons and armor, and take on the forces of evil through various missions as you find the right combination of characters to complete each objective.

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom is once again a single player game which will cost you 500 Wii Points. Read on to know more about the game.

Join master ninja Ryu Hayabusa, last member of the famous Dragon Clan, in the third and final chapter of the legendary Ninja Gaiden saga. Ryu is framed for FBI agent Irene Lew’s murder, and it’s up to him to clear his name. Defeating superior life-forms created out of “life energy” called BIO-NOIDs and avoiding enemy ambushes are among the many obstacles which Ryu faces in this unpredictable adventure of mystery, deceit and destruction.

Noticeable changes to the game-play mechanics include Ryu’s ability to grab on to horizontal surfaces, his reduced falling speed and altered jumping maneuvers, and visible power-ups. Help Ryu defeat the forces of evil once more and discover the real culprit behind Irene’s death as one of the most loved trilogies in video-game history comes to a close.

Both these games were made available on Monday at 9 a.m. on the Wii Shop Channel.