Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth

[Setzer]

Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth is a third-person action/adventure video game developed by Treasure Co. Ltd and published by Nintendo. The game was released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan in 2000, and on the iQue in China in 2004. Originally titled Glass Soldier, as with Treasure's Radiant Silvergun, the game's limited print run and high import demand make it a rare and sought-after title today.

A strange fact about this game is that despite its Asia-exclusive release, it features extensive voice acting in English with subtitles in Japanese. As a result, it soon became one of the most requested Wii Virtual Console titles in North America, with gaming site IGN declaring that there would be a "Very High" probability of its release after the initial announcement of the service.[1]

Sin and Punishment was eventually released on the Virtual Console in Japan on September 20, 2007, in PAL regions on September 28, 2007 and in North America on October 1, 2007.[2] The PAL and North American release features further translation, with English menus in addition to the original English voice acting while retaining the Japanese subtitles, offset by a higher Wii Points price (1200 Points versus 1000 Points).

- Wikipedia

I'd have to hear some critics from friends first, but it sounds good enough to buy.

[Richard-RN]

It's pretty crazy. I don't really understand the story at all (maybe its one of those things where having an actual instruction manual helps?) but the gameplay is pretty awesome. Its an on rails shooter, but the variety of the stages and enemies keeps it fresh. The controls are initially very confusing but once you get used to them they work fine. I think I got about 3/4 of the way through before I had to quit, but so far it was definately worth the 1200 points I used.