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ESRB Ratings: Pop Island, Bit.Trip VOID, new WiiWare/DSiWare Titles

posted 12 Sep 2009 08:01 by Knuckles Sonic8

Let's start off with the familiars, shall we? First of all, we get a rating of Pop Island -- a puzzle title we already knew about that's heading to DSiWare. Sounds like the game's progressing well, and the summary gives us hints as to the type of gameplay that will be found therein:

"This is an action game in which players run, jump, and spin around "cartoony" islands to collect as many flags as possible. Players can also use power-ups, such as firecrackers or "paper missiles," to slow down their opponents. When hit by a projectile, players cry out and may lose some of the flags they collected."

A rating for Bit.Trip VOID has also popped up in the last few days confirming that Gaijin Games is hard at work with this one and it could very well see a release this month or next. Usually, Bit.Trip games appear rather quickly after they get rated by the ESRB so let's hope that's the same case here:

"This is a rhythm game in which players use a large ball to collect a series of black dots that fly around the screen. Each time a dot is collected, it emits a musical tone that corresponds to the beat of background music."

Now time for some new titles! The first is a party game entitled "iCarly", which is obviously based on the iCarly TV show. The game is heading to Wii also but this listing is separately for the DSi so it's likely that this is a DSi-exclusive title. The game's been rated E for "Comic Mischief".

"This is a collection of mini-games (i.e., party games) based on the iCarly TV show. Mini-games include chopping fruit on a conveyor belt, swatting away greedy hands from a freshly-baked pie, and shooting water at characters emerging behind a couch. In one mini-game, players use a mechanical claw to pop pimples on a character's face."

Skyworks Interactive Inc. seems to be at work with a DSiWare title that hopes to replicate the Skeeball experience on the handheld. The game is known as Arcade Bowling (and so it therefore has a slightly-misleading title to those who may not be as familiar with the game). While this sounds promising, it should be noted that the game has appeared on the iPhone prior to this. It's great to see even more iPhone games transition over to DSiWare. The question is: If the iPhone version is only $1.00, how much will the DSiWare version cost? Summary reads as follows:

"This is a skee ball game in which players roll balls down a narrow alley and up a ramp into designated scoring holes. Players can select different background music tracks, view high scores, and choose between two different gameplay modes."

Looks like Big Blue Bubble is at it again. We haven't heard a peep from them since their last game, Hockey All-Star Shootout (which turned out to be an abysmal game all around). Thankfully, it sounds like they've been working at a game in a completely different direction and with the length of time since we last heard from them, it's likely that this project has been worked on for months. Their upcoming WiiWare game has been confirmed to be Pub Darts; it's been rated E with an additional descriptor for a minor "Alcohol Reference".

This is a darts game in which players can compete in matches of 501, Killers, Cricket, Around the Clock, and Baseball. Players can create their own avatars and select different dart designs to use in the game. Frothy mugs of beer are displayed on a menu screen and in some game environments.