Every week Cyril Lachel comes down from his giant castle in the hills to provide the final word on all of the classic downloadable games and retro compilations. This is the Retro Round-Up, your official guide to the best (and worst) in classic gaming for the Nintendo Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Join us as we shed some light on what games are worth your five or ten dollars, and what games you should avoid at all costs. For more information about these games (and retro gaming in general) we invite you to check out Defunct Games. This week we go on another adventure with Lolo and fight it out with yet another Street Fighter II game on the Virtual Console. And if that`s not enough, you should check out our review of Sensible Soccer on GameTap. You`ll find all that below when you read this week`s episode of the Retro Round-Up!

Adventures of Lolo 2 (Wii VC)
What Is It?
Even though it has a number in its name, Adventures of Lolo 2 is nothing more than an expansion pack for the first Lolo game. This is exactly the same game ... only this time with a bunch of new puzzles to solve and a new story. This is the story of Lolo, who apparently has to rescue the "beautiful" Lala once again from a brand new bad guy. Of course, like the original game the story doesn`t matter. At best this is just a reason to keep the adventure going, which translates to us getting more cool puzzles to solve. This Adventures of Lolo sequel doesn`t try to do anything new; it simply exists to offer you 50 puzzles that you can solve at your leisure. That`s a mere ten cents per puzzle, which is a fantastic bargain. Adventures of Lolo 2 won`t change the way you look at NES puzzle games or anything, but this is a fantastic expansion pack to what was a surprise release on the Virtual Console. It`s easy to fall in love with Lolo and Lala, so make sure and give this series some love and show HAL Laboratory that we need a comprehensive sequel/compilation to the various Adventures of Lolo!

Does It Still Hold Up?
Like the original game, Adventures of Lolo 2 definitely holds up well. The concept has been copied by dozens (if not hundreds) of different puzzle games, including some of the best titles of 2007 (Crush, PQ2: Practical Quotient 2, etc.). Sure the controls are a little clunky, but the puzzles are incredibly creative. And best of all, these levels are actually difficult. The kind of difficult that will have you searching GameFAQs for the answer.

Is It Worth the Money?
You`re definitely going to get your money`s worth when you buy Adventures of Lolo 2. This is the perfect game for all of you puzzle fans who have already gone through all of the levels in the first game. With its creative level designs, challenging puzzles and endearing characters, Adventures of Lolo 2 is one of the best games on the Virtual Console. Regardless of whether it`s this Adventure or the original, the Adventures of Lolo series is worth picking up ... especially since it`s only $5.


Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Wii VC)
What Is It?
Let`s get one thing clear, there is no bigger Street Fighter II fan than me. I`m one of those suckers that bought every single version of the game released (all three Super NES games, the Genesis games, the version for the 3DO and even the import TurboDuo port) and I still love the game as much today as I did 15 years ago. But I cannot recommend Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers in good conscience. This is the third (and final) Street Fighter II game released on the Super NES. It includes four new characters (Dee Jay, Fei Long, Cammy and T. Hawk), brand new art, more bac...