The battle between beavers and robots that started on the DS will be making its way to the Wii. Fans of the 2008 DS game Robocalypse can get Beaver Defense from the Wiiware. The second game of the franchise focuses more on tower defense. Players must place defensive units on the map in the hopes of thwarting off the enemies.

The game’s producer Alan Martin has this to say about it:

“The story is hilarious and offers a fitting back drop for this fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek game where the player must thwart the plans of a maniacal beaver.”

Just like the DS version, the Wiiware’s Beaver Defense is written by Jay Lender. If you find the name familiar, you must have seen it at the end credits of SpongeBob Squarepants. There are a couple of tower defense games in the market today; I wonder what makes Beaver Defense different from the rest.

Like I said before, I don’t think Don King Boxing would be a good game and I was right. Don King teaming up with 2K Sports churned out a game that I would want to play. The storyline is interesting but boxing on the Wii is still a bad concept. Technology-wise, the Wii isn’t capable yet of exciting boxing action. Maybe the gameplay would improve once Wii MotionPlus is available.

Some have thought the Don King Boxing will be the game that dethrones Wii Sports’ Boxing but it still lacks the precision controls. Punches don’t go where you want them to go. Even after an hour or two of playing it, I had a hard time hitting uppercuts. The only difference it has with Wii Sports’ Boxing is that it incorporates the Wii Balance Board into its gameplay.

The story mode lets you play as The Kid as he begins his journey towards boxing supremacy. What I like about this mode is that it features real footage in telling the story. There are clips in between fights where boxers and managers talk about The Kid and how his career is rising. To unlock big purse fight, you have to meet certain conditions, such as winning by KO in a given round or get the judges decide the match to your side. The cinematics is great but the in game graphics still have to make do with what Wii has to offer.
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Last week’s Japan gaming console numbers are in and it looks like Sony’s PS3 is looking to cement itself as the number one gaming console in the land of the rising sun. It has surpassed Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox360.

Nintendo’s DS still remains the king of all consoles but Sony’s PSP is not far behind from it. The DSi might be the reason behind this lead and with all the hype it’s getting from its Northern American release. Will we seeing next gen consoles from other companies to rival the DS?

Here is last week’s the Japanese sales charts:

Nintendo DS: 65,809
PlayStation Portable: 54,148
PlayStation 3: 22,825
Nintendo Wii: 17,276
PlayStation 2: 5246
Xbox 360: 4849

The PS3 still has a lot of room to improve, with regards to its hardware. Maybe Sony would release another upgrade soon then it could strengthen its claim on the top spot longer. Meanwhile, owners are busy searching for free PS3 cheats and codes to tide them over.

If you enjoy music games then get Rhythm Heaven. Since I got a copy of the game, it has never left my DS. It’s like going in a time machine to the time when music games were played by a few. This is the time when Rock Band and Guitar Hero didn’t exist.

Rhythm Heaven features 50 mini games where you must tap the DS’ touch screen along with the song’s beat. The controls are that simple and could be addicting. But be warned. Don’t let the simplicity of its graphics fool you. Its learning curve is a little bit hard and can frustrate a lot of gamers. Good thing each game in Rhythm Heaven has a tutorial that would show you how to play the game. You can practice and master the game before playing it for real.

This is a music game so let’s talk about the music. There are no rock bands featured or pop songs in the play list. But that doesn’t mean that it is not good. You need to listen to the rhythm of the song in order to beat the game.