For the first time since their Japanese release in 1994 and 1995, respectively, Pulseman and Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen has finally come down under courtesy of Nintendo's Virtual Console service. Pulseman is a side-scrolling shooter from Sega where you play as a cyborg who is out to defeat his father who has gone crazy with power. Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen on the other hand is a traditional turn-based Japanese RPG, set in the fictional land of the Kingdom of Zenobia, which is in the middle of a vicious struggle for survival against an evil army. As the leader of a band of rebels, it's up to you to fend off those who seek to topple the monarch and bring back the peace. Both Virtual Console games are available now for 900 Nintendo points.

On the WiiWare front, we've got Gradius Rebirth, which combines Konami's classic side-scrolling space shooter and adds in an entirely new chapter, throws in an online leader board for those of you who are competitive about scores, and a new replay mode so you can now re-watch your missions. We also have Bit Boy!! which is a funny one. Set over five stages, each stage represents a different era of gaming, for example the first stage is set in a 3-bit dungeon, while later on the levels are set in 3D worlds. Gradius Rebirth and Bit Boy!! came out overnight and both cost 600 Nintendo points.

It's been a quiet week on Xbox Live Arcade with the only game to be released on the service this week being Worms 2: Armageddon. Just in case you've never played a Worms game before, it's a 2D turn-based shooter, which stars worms on steroids who pack plenty of firepower, all with one goal: to be the last one standing. Worms 2: Armageddon will set you back 800 Microsoft Points.

There's more shovelware for DSiWare this week, with both a Mario-themed Calculator and Mario-themed Clock coming out to accompany the Animal Crossing-themed currency converter, which was released a couple of weeks ago. The only real game to come out for Nintendo's handheld system was Brain Challenge by Gameloft--a Brain Training clone which has been ported to more platforms than you can poke a stick at. The two Mario-themed apps are available for 200 Nintendo Points, while Brain Challenge is a bit pricier at 800 Nintendo points.

Finally we have the PSN, which saw two games hitting its virtual store shelves this week. First up is The Punisher: No Mercy, a PSN exclusive based iff Marvel's popular vigilante and pits him against a horde of enemies in arena-type gameplay. Apparently there's a story amongst the waves of enemies, but given the plots that we've seen in previous arena games, we're not getting our hopes up. The other PSN game to come out this week is a puzzle game by the name of Numblast. Set in Japan, you step into the shoes of uni students Aoyama and Akasaka, who are trying to reverse a spell which accidently turned Akasaka into a monkey. For the full list of content to come out on the PSN over the week, check out the list below:

The Punisher: No Mercy A$12.95 (10.35)
Numblast A$8.45 ($6.75)
Red Baraon Arcade Trial free
Little Big Planet Statue of Liberty costume free
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Speed Pack A$9.95 ($7.95)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Livery Pack free
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Kemp Armour free
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Rogal Armour free
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Artem's Armour free
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Queen Armour free
Guitar Hero World Tour: 21st Century Digital - Bad Religion, Linoleum - NOFX, Ruby SOHO - Rancid. All tracks are A$3.45 ($2.75) each.
Rock Band: Blue Morning, Blue Day, Feels Like the First Time, Head Knocker - Foreigner, Hey Johnny, What's Your Name Again? - The Devil Wears Prada, Image of the Invible Man - Thrice, Sweet Talk - Deer and the Headlights, and Weapon of Choice - Black Rebel. All tracks are A$2.45 ($1.95) each.
Rock Band: Foreigner Pack 01 A$6.45 ($5.15) (contains the three Foreigner songs mentioned above)
Rock Band: Warp Tour 2009 Pack 02 A$6.45 ($5.15) (contains Hey Johnny, What's Your Name Again? - The Devil Wears Prada, Image of the Invisible Man - Thrice, Sweet Talk - Deer and the Headlights, and Weapon of Choice - Black)

Worm Warfare!