

HydroventureĪ physics-based puzzle game where the star is a small puddle of water, Hydroventure is easily one of the Wii Shop Channel's best offerings. Less of a city building game and more of a tower defense one, it was up to you to place traps and monsters in your dungeons to stop the king's advancing forces, in another awesome Wii Ware game that's well worth a download. We've spent over 40 hours perfecting our kingdom so far - and we haven't even finished all the quests.Ī sequel, My Life As A Darklord, was released sometime later, which told the same tale but from the perspective of the bad guy.

As time goes on, your village goes from hamlet to bustling city - and you begin to uncover the truth behind your father's disappearance. The more you build, the more citizens you get, giving you people to chat to, quests to complete, and the ability to round up some of your loyal subjects and send them out to explore nearby dungeons. With a magical power to build fuelled by a mysterious crystal, you take control of the prince, wandering round the fledgeling city, choosing where and what to build, from houses, to temples, bakeries, weapon shops and more. Set in the cutesy world of role-playing spin-off Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, My Life as a King tells the tale of a young prince and his advisors, who've fled from a poisonous miasma, and are hoping to find both a safe place to rebuild their kingdom, and their lost king, who they believe was taken by the nefarious Darklord. The oddball boffin Professor Strawbinski is a particular highlight with his unusual requests. The better you do, the happier your customers will be, and the greater chance you'll have of receiving a gift or post card from their next holiday destination. Using your Wii Remote as a pair of scissors, trimmer and comb, you need to shape, chop and lop their branches into their desired styles, whether it be a stripy jumper, an ice cream cone or a replica of the pyramids, before painting it the right colours. Adorably random and odd-ball, you set up shop in a small town of talking plants, and before long the inhabitants are queuing up for a pruning - from a shallot starlet (don't call her an onion!) to a cowboy cactus and a suave banana who thinks he's James Bond.
