Cave Story released on Nintendo's WiiWare service on Monday, March 22, 2010.
Cave Story was designed by one game designer, Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya, over a 5 year period.
The WiiWare version is a port of the PC Cave Story game, that was released for free in 2004.
Cave Story can be downloaded off Nintendo's Shop Channel for 1200 Wii Points($12).
It took approximately 85 days for Cave Story's data to debut on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.
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Number of Players Reporting Data:
Cave Story has approximately 6,256 players reporting their play-time data, for its data debut on the Nintendo Channel.
"Total" Game-Play & Average Play Hours Reported:
Cave Story has 50,900 Total Hours reported for its debut, with an average of 8 Hours 8 Minutes play-time per person.
Sale Rank & Advertised Price:
Cave Story
's Nintendo Shop Channel sale rank is #20 out of 20 and the current selling price is 1200 Wii Points, which is the equivalent of $12.00.GameRankings.com Review Score Average:
Cave Story's review score average is 90.30%, based on 15 reviews.
Questions:
Have you played and beaten Cave Story if you downloaded the WiiWare version? If so, is your average play-time around the 8 Hours 8 Minutes; like isGobu currently reported per person reporting data?
If you have played the PC and WiiWare versions of Cave Story, do you prefer one over the other?
I have not played the PC version, and I have not downloaded the WiiWare version of Cave Story.
If you don't know what Cave Story is, I have included the trailer below:
You can purchase the game directly from the Nintendo Shop Channel with a credit/debit, or by purchasing a Nintendo Points Card(seen below):
Man. Games. I totally forgot about this one. I have this on my computer too, still want, I very much want it. Ah that wonderful music.
ReplyDeleteI played the Wii version first with the updated graphics and music. I thought it was a fantastic game and prefer the new tweaks over the old PC style.
ReplyDeleteYou're missing out on one really great game. It's a perfect blend of action and platforming and you've got weapon upgrades that can change the nature of fights very quickly. I have played through the game and spent somewhere between 8 & 10 hours, but don't remember exactly how long it took. You can check out my review over at Nintendo Okie.
ReplyDeleteI got the Wiiware version. I wish I knew about the PC version for free instead of spending the $12 on it. I've put about 3 hours into the game. Very simple. Haven't touched it in 2 months though. Maybe if I hook the wii up downstairs to my computer monitor, I'd remember I have one.
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I bought this game a little while back to support the one dev who made it ($12 is a little pricey, $10 would be better). Plus they reworked all the graphics for the Wiiware version. I think u can switch from old to new. Sadly I've only played for about 30 mins. I blame Monster Hunter.
ReplyDeleteHere's a list of games I have not finished because of Monster Hunter.
Lost Winds 2, Silent Hill SM, Marumasa, Red Dead Redemtion, Rage the Galditor, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Chrono Trigger DS. Thanks Monster Hunter.
@Chuckpebble:
ReplyDeleteYea, I try to watch for new games debuting each week. I haven't downloaded this one, but I may try the PC version to see if I like it.
@Parko:
So, you purchased the Wii version, then went and downloaded the PC version?
If so, would you recommend people play the PC version as a demo of the game?
@Tony Miller:
I did read the review on Nintendo Okie. :)
I even commented on it.
If others want to see what you thought, they can read it: http://nintendo-okie.com/2010/04/06/cave-story-review/#comments
@Nicodemus at Nite:
"Maybe if I hook the wii up downstairs to my computer monitor, I'd remember I have one."
Or, if you turned off L4D2, that would help more.
@TheButcher:
So, Monster Hunter is stealing game time from other games now...
*looks at unfinished games: Tenchu, Medal of Honor, Metroid Prime Trilogy
Yea, I think Monster Hunter could be a good reason why I haven't played some of my games in a while.
Thank you all for your comments!
Has anybody else played both versions of Cave Story, and prefer one more than the other?
@Paxton:
ReplyDeleteIf you're a real person, and not a spammer, comment back without the hyperlink; but being that I haven't seen your comments before and you have spammed the same link multiple times, I'm deleting all of them.