November 3, 2008 12:22 PM PST
WiiWare and Virtual Console releases for this week
This week brings us a bizarre sci-fi pinball game, a home-remodeling simulator, and an original space-themed shoot-em-up.
- WiiWare
- Alien Crush Returns (Hudson Entertainment, 800
Wii points): Alien Crush Returns is an updated version of the classic Turbografx 16 game. It's a pinball simulator unlike anything you've played because it looks like you're playing inside someones digestive system. Your Nintendo Wi-Fi connection extends the fun, bringing your gameplay online with up to four friends.
- Home Sweet Home (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 1,000 Wii points): Calling all aspiring interior decorators: Home Sweet Home lets you design your dream room with its easy to use interface and controls.
- Virtual Console
- Space Harrier (1986, Sega Master System, 500 Wii points): Originating in the arcades of the 1980s, Space Harrier lets you play through 18 levels of intense space shoot-em-up combat. Defeat the bosses at the end of each level and restore peace to your homeland.
What games do you think are missing from the Wii Virtual Console? Sound off here!
Before covering games and gear for CNET Reviews, Jeff Bakalar dabbled in film and video production. An avid writer, reader, and gamer, Jeff is also an obsessive New Jersey Devils hockey fan. Catch him live every day as the co-host of CNET's infamous podcast, The 404. 
