It might be 2007, but you know what? Lakitu is still totally awesome. So are goombas, koopa troopas, koopa paratroopas, and buzzy beetles. And don’t even get us started about the Hammer Bros. Those guys throw dark. This list of cartoony thugs comprises the more memorable enemies of 1985’s Super Mario Bros.

Greg Kasavin writes: “The charming visual style and the raw challenge of Gunstar Heroes make for a winning combination. Even if you never played this game in its heyday, chances are you’ll still be able to appreciate it as one of the most imaginative, well-put-together examples of a classic style of game. For your 800 Wii points ($8), it’s one of the best purchases you can get from the Virtual Console.”

Aaron Thomas writes: “Nintendo’s Virtual Console service is a great way for people to reconnect with the games of their youth. It also gives them an opportunity to play classic games that they may have missed because the games either were before their time or were for a system they didn’t own. One such example is Alien Crush, a pinball game that, until now, was enjoyed only by the handful of TurboGrafx-16 owners. Now, the game is available for just 600 Wii points on the Wii’s Virtual Console, and it’s worth every penny.”

The basic game here remains pretty much exactly the same as the 360 title - ie. like CoD2, but a bit bigger and more cinematic - but you’ll notice graphical effects that have been stripped out here and there. Most of the good ones, broadly speaking. As with its big brother, this is solid shooter action right through, and what it lacks in ideas compared to CoD2 it makes up for with bigger firefights.

Things are looking pretty good for Konami’s Elebits, advertised as a revolutionary game of hide and seek. Search high and low for mischievous little Elebits using the innovative features of the Wii Remote to push, pull, lift, throw and interact with anything and everything in the environment.

The GameSpot review states: “If you’re looking for a game that demonstrates the kinds of crazy gameplay the Wii is capable of producing with its motion sensing controls, Elebits may be right up your alley. Functionally it’s a first-person shooter for younger audiences, and the goal is less to shoot and more to capture. Think of it like Ghostbusters, except that instead of ghosts, you’re capturing teensy creatures called Elebits.”