Nintendo 64

Sin & Punishment

There is one simple fact you need to understand: you don't really need to know Japanese to play this game. There are about eight choices on the main menu, but after some trial and error you'll know exactly what is what. Personally, I found Sin and Punishment to be one of the best games to ever grace the N64.

Sin & Punishment is one game that did not need much translation to bring to the West, and has thankfully now made the leap courtesy of the Wii's download service. This wondrous mixture of Nintendo goodness and Treasure mayhem should definitely not be overlooked now we have all been given the chance to play it - be sure to download it as soon as possible!

Sin and Punishment is a lot of fun, but the game's complete lack of difficulty and fairly short length really hurt it. If you can remember to double-jump over incoming shots and tap the Z button every time someone gets close enough to feel your sword, you can walk through Sin and Punishment in about two hours. The story adds a lot to the game, but not so much that you'll be replaying the game over and over again. While the game is enough of a technical and artistic achievement to warrant a US release, no plans to do so have been announced as of this writing.