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EU VC Release - 8th February - Lords of Thunder

Posted Thu, 07 Feb 2008 by Marcel Van Duyn

The sequel to Gate of Thunder manages to be even more fantastic!

The sequel to Gate of Thunder manages to be even more fantastic!

The third (!) week in a row with just one game! You can now download Lords of Thunder, a Turbografx-CD sequel to Gate of Thunder, which is a fantastic game.

Aside from the fact that the game was listed as costing 600 points instead of the usual 800 (which has now been fixed), there's not much else to report here. Obviously it's annoying that Nintendo are only releasing single games at the moment, but when the title in question is as good as Lords of Thunder you really can't complain; this is one of the finest shooters money can buy and should be snapped up without delay by all VC fans.

Check out the review:

Lords of Thunder

Tags: Virtual Console, EU releases, TurboGrafx-16.

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User Comments

Clayfrd

1. Clayfrd United States 07 Feb 2008, 23:11 GMT

Looks good. Hope they bring it to the States. Maybe the price was due to pure generosity, hmm? Ha, I kinda doubt it myself.

Will

2. Will Ireland 07 Feb 2008, 23:12 GMT

I think a lot of people have been waiting for this one :)

Shortay

3. Shortay United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:12 GMT

I'm speechless. A good game, but 1 game again?!

DEMON212

4. DEMON212 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:13 GMT

4th? Wasn't our release 4 weeks ago 1080 Snowboarding AND Riot Zone?

Anyway, LOT is an amazing game with an awesome price. I'm really happy about that :)

However I'm irate that SHMUP haters are totally screwed this week.

ChinSpin

5. ChinSpin United States 07 Feb 2008, 23:19 GMT

hope we get it on monday with the same price as europe

Damo

6. Damo United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:19 GMT

Seriously guys, this is game so good you really don't need another this week.

DEMON212

7. DEMON212 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:22 GMT

Unless you hate Shooters.

Shortay

8. Shortay United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:26 GMT

I hate shmups, so it's a dreadful week for me. It would have been so easy for Nintendo to release another game for people like me....

Angelic Lapras King

9. Angelic Lapras King United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:32 GMT

Then get into Shooters :P

Bass X0

10. Bass X0 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:32 GMT

I was thinking of downloading Story of Thor if I wasn't interested in what they gave us tonight. but i never played it before and i don't want to get burned again (didn't like Neutopia II even though everybody else was raving about it)...

Shortay

11. Shortay United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:33 GMT

I've tried, oh have I tried :P

Bass X0

12. Bass X0 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:36 GMT

i'm sure there are games we have all yet to download that we should do.

DEMON212

13. DEMON212 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:47 GMT

I'm at 121, there's 3 games if that, that I'd think I'd enjoy.

Zueri's at 130+.

Jogurt the Yogurt

14. Jogurt the Yogurt Canada 07 Feb 2008, 23:47 GMT

Honestly, I have no interest in this genre, but unlike many people here (apparently), I have no problem going for a week without downloading something. I'm perfectly content to let the LoT fans be happy and take a pass on it myself.

Phantom

15. Phantom United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:53 GMT

It seems I'm out of luck again this week...
I really hope they don't do these 1 game weeks when Wiiware finally starts.

DEMON212

16. DEMON212 United Kingdom 07 Feb 2008, 23:56 GMT

Wiiware will make it 0 a week.

Phantom

17. Phantom United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 00:00 GMT

So either a 1 wiiware or 1 vc game week? Yeah they probably would do that...

tnk4god

18. tnk4god United States 08 Feb 2008, 00:05 GMT

great game, bad selection, sorry you guys

Hangover

19. Hangover Sweden 08 Feb 2008, 00:09 GMT

One game... Hummmm... I think they want to milk sby for money... =P

Kawaiipikachu

20. Kawaiipikachu Australia 08 Feb 2008, 00:23 GMT

Nintendo just unable to get enough licenses to have more the 1 game per week at the moment so no complaints here at all not like all the winers there .

Drake

21. Drake Netherlands 08 Feb 2008, 00:26 GMT

The game's apparently 800 points now, so if you didn't buy it in time, oh well!

DEMON212

22. DEMON212 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 00:33 GMT

Smug mode :D

Yeah, Ninty are struggling to release the 140+ games that Star Mario because they just don't have the licenses.

And the tons of sequels/prequels to the games that we already have :rolleyes:

But w/e, not gonna argue, can't be bothered too.

Jogurt the Yogurt

23. Jogurt the Yogurt Canada 08 Feb 2008, 00:38 GMT

DEMON212, not everyone has already downloaded 75% of the entire VC catalogue. Go sit in the corner. ;)

DEMON212

24. DEMON212 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 00:46 GMT

Well stop grouping me with all those "Wingers" then ;) :lol:

SepticLemon

25. SepticLemon United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 00:59 GMT

Wow... I just downloaded this game and all I gotta say is...

Retro sh'ump + power metal riffs = Awesomesause!

This game is really worth it, and it's cheaper then the other Turbo CD games at only 600 rather then 800. Best deal on the Wii Shop Channel so far!

diablos79

26. diablos79 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 01:04 GMT

An awesome game and one that everyone should DL. Some bad news tho ppl , theyve already corrected the price and it is now up at the normal turbografx price of 800 points. DAMN THEM!!!

Sharecrow

27. Sharecrow United States 08 Feb 2008, 02:19 GMT

Hopefully it comes to the US sometime soon....not that I don't have a bunch of good stuff to play already, but I am always open for a good shoot-em-up.

Lugia2

28. Lugia2 United States 08 Feb 2008, 04:21 GMT

Just one?

Look, the game may be great, but at this rate we're not getting SMRPG, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Yoshi's Island, Majora's Mask, etc until 2015! What's wrong with these people!?!?!

90's Gamer

29. 90's Gamer Netherlands 08 Feb 2008, 05:30 GMT

That's even a most positive prediction at this rate....

Jogurt the Yogurt

30. Jogurt the Yogurt Canada 08 Feb 2008, 05:51 GMT

Lugia2, we're never getting Chrono Trigger at all, so scale your hopes back a bit. :)

Majiiine

31. Majiiine United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 06:15 GMT

Hope this one game per week thingie doesn't last long, I want to be able to atleast choose :(

E-dawg

32. E-dawg Australia 08 Feb 2008, 06:20 GMT

Honestly Nintendo, this is bloody ridiculous, we have too many side-scrolling shooters as it is and I want more than one game a week. We Need more N64 and SNES games, there is a total lack of them.

The Amazing Raccoon

33. The Amazing Raccoon New Zealand 08 Feb 2008, 07:09 GMT

have we had a single sega game this year?

maybe that is why we have only been getting one a month, because there is no sega to fill it up

saturnkid

34. saturnkid United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 08:05 GMT

We got a quality game at least. I'm afraid times have changed people, we are stuck with the single game release so there seems to be no point anymore in complaining we just have to accept it.
Apathy runs deep within me now, it is gonna take a run of quality games rather than one here and there to restore my faith, I can see my Wii going back in it's box in the near future.
I bet when this site was formed the state the VC is in now wasn't forseen.

Hangover

35. Hangover Sweden 08 Feb 2008, 08:33 GMT

Don't be so pessimistic... :)

djshep1973

36. djshep1973 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 08:38 GMT

What's up with all the whinging and whining?? Whilst I agree that it is a bit of a shame that we aren't getting more than one game-a-week these days, nobody says that you have to buy the games that are coming out. If you're not interested then save your points, be thankful for the stuff that is online, and play the games you already have!

To be honest, once I'd downloaded the games I really wanted, I wasn't interested in a lot of the games that were coming out at the 3-a-week rate anyways.

As for this week, I'm sure plenty of people don't like shoot-em-ups, but I love 'em so will rejoice in what looks like a cracker! :-)

PlayerOne

37. PlayerOne United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 09:02 GMT

The older VC games aren't going anywhere, they're still there available to download. Maybe the previous higher numbers were just to build up a catalogue, and now there's no need for so many new games a week?
Part of me, though, wonders whether the VC is just not enough of a commercial proposition to attract other publishers.
Whatever the case, I am no longer bothered about checking the shop on a Friday morning, and am happy to let this site's RSS feed tell me about the releases instead. Which is kind of sad, but not exactly the end of the world. :)

wii-c-kid

38. wii-c-kid United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 09:05 GMT

Whinger alert! I think the game is good, but I hate shmups and am fed up with RPGs - so a schmup with RPG elements is right off of my list. To compesate though I have bought Ice Climbers and Balloon Fight.

Maybe next week will be more interesting. Unless we get crap like Spelunker and Smash Ping Pong which seem to be hanging on the wings of release... :(

saturnkid

39. saturnkid United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 09:22 GMT

PlayerOne you may just have hit on Nintendos VC plan, a year of multiple weekly releases to build up a back catalogue(it does seem too much of a coincidence that the releases started drying up after a year of the Wii), then drip feed them there after.

Aldo

40. Aldo Germany 08 Feb 2008, 10:39 GMT

Hope for better times!!
Did anyone knows when the first Sega Master System Game comes to Europe?

Hero10x

41. Hero10x United States 08 Feb 2008, 11:51 GMT

this is depressing

D00M

42. D00M United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 13:37 GMT

Temped, but going to hold out for the Thunderforce series, Prefer ships over mechs (or whatever those things in Lords of Thunder are)

Castlevania III next week please :P

diablos79

43. diablos79 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 14:23 GMT

@ Aldo: i think the MS catalogue is gona start rolling out around march/april time. Dont quote me on it but thats what i heard.

ATRUEZELDAFAN

44. ATRUEZELDAFAN United States 08 Feb 2008, 16:29 GMT

Hmm a shoot em up that isnt a sci-fi. rare. anyway this game looks pretty awsome, hopefully it comes to the states on monday (along with a few other games too)

GamerWho

45. GamerWho United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 17:43 GMT

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo loses interest in the Virtual Console altogether, :-( especially if their lack of new content effects profitability, which it must be doing.

DEMON212

46. DEMON212 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 18:43 GMT

djshep.

People aren't complaining that they HAVE to buy a game. People are complaining that there's no back catalogue games that interest them, and the new games that are coming out, are coming out so slowly that the ones they want are gonna take ages to come.

They're also complaining that 1 game offers no choice/variety.

DOOM.

They're humans.

Wii-C.

That makes no sence "The game is good but I hate it so I'm not gonna buy it" :confused:

Rapadash6

47. Rapadash6 United States 08 Feb 2008, 19:27 GMT

What the hell is going on with VC?! I'm an American but I truly feel for you guys over in Europe. No Brawl date and now you're being snubbed for VC games!! It's total BS man... I know Nintendo has found this new casual market but it seems like they forget us core gamers more and more everyday.

That Guy from Faxanadu

48. That Guy from Faxanadu Sweden 08 Feb 2008, 19:54 GMT

Sure thing, I haven´t bought Gates of Thunder yet, but this one´s a must have!

DEMON212

49. DEMON212 United Kingdom 08 Feb 2008, 21:00 GMT

Rapadash, I wish I could QFT your last sentence :D

Because I think that's the cold hard unfortunate truth :(

Master Chief53

50. Master Chief53 United States 08 Feb 2008, 21:12 GMT

This sucks, I have U.S game consoles even tohough I live here. Oh well, Lords of Thunder is coming to U.S!

ChocoDK

51. ChocoDK Canada 08 Feb 2008, 22:29 GMT

I never heard of this game before just recently. I am happy that Europe got a game which is good but still it sucks for them that they have only been getting one game a week.

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