Thanks to the cool dude that is Godwind for gifting this game, I get to write a post about Muscle March.
All right, so this game came out in Japan last year, I believe, and havn't heard much from it since then. It was released today on the NA Virtual Console.
First of all, the game is super colorful and the intro screen is a clear warning of what the game holds for you if you dare. I think a lot of people will be reminded of a Katamari flavor when playing this.
There are seven characters to choose from, all different nationalities, so for my first run I went with Rossi the Cheerful Polar Bear from Norway.
The three stages, by the way, are City, Village, and Space Station. Each has three different rounds of play, with two unique thieves per stage, and one common final thief. I like the Space Station thieves the best, though the village ones were pretty cool.
All the characters in the background are like dancing cardboard cutouts, while objects are 3D models. For the first and second stage, I got up to the third thief, but I ultimately gave up because it was difficult! You're gonna need some good reflexes for that last thief.
BUT, I did complete the entire third stage with one continue. At the end of each game you get a point total and are ranked in Muscle.
There's also a four player Endless Rush mode, but I only tried the first player variant of it. In that mode, you chase down a Gold Mecha Muscle on a rainbow.
Overall a really weird and awesome game. My only problem with it is that sometimes the poses can mess up, making you lose a heart.
Also, I'm not sure if you can unlock any extra characters... though it would be cool.
I have to go back and beat that first and second stage.
Also, I would like to add that this is what the Wii is about.
The WiiConnect24 thing is pretty sweet. A few days ago, I got my TV back. That meant I could start playing Wii again. While adjusting all my system settings, I decided to take a look at my Adress Book. On there, I have a person named MetroidFan. I met this person around the time that Metroid Prime 3 Corruption came out. This was back in the days of GameSpot forums. We added each other and would exchange friend tokens to unlock stuff in the game.
Its weird that after sending him a message, in what seemed like forever, he actually replied back. The thing I also like about this system, is that I can get messages and news through it, and my Wii tells shows me when I get new messages and news.
Also, what is possibly the most underrated thing on the console is the game gifting option. People don't realize that we can actually share (for a price) our favorite games with our friends. Never played Balloon Fight? Gifted! Never played a single TurboGrafx game? Well now you can!
Sure, the console doesn't keep me online 24/7. Nobody knows of my presence online. And I'm really fine with that. I'd rather you tell me what games you are playing than me having to check your achievement list or what not.
Anyhoo, I also got to actually try my WiiSpeak a few days ago. AND I also got to do a 3 player Animal Crossing run. The WiiSpeak is actually a very interesting piece. Instead of a single person hogging a headset, everyone in the room can participate, and that is what I believe the Wii is going for.
I could hear my friend, her boyfriend, and their parents speaking to one another. Their parents were actually speaking to each other, while their childrens fooled around on Animal Crossing in the same room which I just found to be nuts. One parent thanked the other over WiiSpeak for the Christmas cards they got... which was something interesting to experience for me.
This is why the Wii is my main console. I know it sounds nuts, but it is.
And if I ever want that big ol' online 10 vs 10 deal, I play my TF2.
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