Three new Virtual Console titles were added to the North American Wii lineup today, though I'm sure everybody will only pay attention to the one biggie: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The first 3D Zelda incarnation is widely regarded as one of the best in the series and has also been a template for all Zelda games since. It's the origin of the "lock-on" combat scheme, the basic layout of the land, and you'll find many tunes that have been remixed in later Zelda games, including Twilight Princess. If you haven't experienced the Nintendo 64 masterpiece, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. It's 1,000 Wii points and worth every cent.

Also on the roster is Bio-Hazard Battle, a multiplayer action game originally for the Sega genesis, and Chew Man Fu, a classic TurboGrafx16 action/puzzle game. Both are interesting games in their own right, but they have a mighty big shadow to contend with this week.

Game reviews @ the Virtual Console Archive