LAUNCHES: Aero the Acrobat™ VC
Originally released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Aero the Acrobat's variety, charm, and challenging gameplay entertained a generation of gamers who cut their teeth saving the circus without even questioning why. Now the game is coming back to surprise new fans and delight old ones on the Wii Virtual Console.
Discover for yourself why Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded AERO THE ACROBAT™ "Best New Character" when it was released!
Here’s the original description from the back of the box as it appeared in 1993:
The madman industrialist Edgar Ektor has seized control of the World of Amusement. He and a deranged cast of fairground freaks threaten the circus. The only hope for survival is the high-flying, death-defying AERO THE ACROBAT™!
Spine-tingling terror unfolds as AERO tackles Ektor's wicked henchmen. Bungee jump into a battle with evil! Skydive toward the danger below! Hang on for the ride of your life as you rise and plunge on a roaring roller coaster! Tiptoe across a terrifying tightrope! Then power drill and twist AERO right through every sinister circus enemy imaginable. And all the while, the show must go on!
It could become a carnival of carnage in the World of Amusement. Because the evil Ektor isn't clowning around...and there's nothing amusing about that.
Original fans can revisit this arcade-platforming classic on the Wii Virtual Console and see if they still have it, while new fans can see one of the most challenging and inventive mascot games from the 16-bit era.
Released: July 26, 2010
Cost: 800 Wii Points
Platform: Wii Virtual Console
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