There are two new additions to the European and Australian WiiWare libraries this week. One is Oxygen Games’ Pirates: The Key of Dreams, and the other is perhaps the worst WiiWare game yet, slated by the press when it was released in the US recently, SPOGS Racing.

Pirates: The Key of Dreams (Oxygen Games), 1-4 Players, 1000 Wii Points):

Pirates: The Key of Dreams is the prequel to the Nintendo DS title Pirates: Duels on the High Seas, and sees a navy captain on a mission to retrieve “The Key of Dreams”, a volatile artefact, from the famous sea pirate, Blackbeard.

Pirates: The Key of Dreams is a frantic, nautical shoot ’em up. Sail your way across the Caribbean, cannons blazing, looting booty, running blockades and, ultimately, battling Blackbeard himself. The player takes control of a Navy Captain sent deep undercover as a ruthless Pirate in order to seek out and retrieve The Key of Dreams, a valuable and dangerous cursed artefact. Rescue castaways to bolster your ship’s crew. Gain performance increases to your navigation, weaponry, structural integrity and cartography skills. Collect increasingly powerful weaponry including Rockets, Mines, Chain Shot, Saw Blades and a Flamethrower to hurl destruction into the path of your enemies.

Play against three of your scurvy friends or AI opponents in pitched multiplayer battles with more than 35 levels in seven themed environments. Choose from different ship types that reflect your play style. You can even play in turbo mode if you’re Pirate enough!

SPOGS Racing (D2C Games™, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 1,000 Wii Points):

Jump in, gear up and modify your ride on the fly as you compete head-to-head for a totally outrageous arcade racing experience on your Wii console. Whether you’re a casual gamer or hardcore racer, SPOGS Racing features fun for all.

Coming at you full throttle is SPOGS Racing, an all-new racer featuring classic arcade racing, pick-up-and-play controls, all-new racing vehicles and Crash N’ Grab battling action. Jump in, gear up and modify your ride as you compete head-to-head for a totally outrageous arcade racing experience.

Race along in unique SPOGS Racers that can be personalized, customized and modified with unique images and vehicle parts. Crash ‘N Grab battling action delivers head-to-head fun as you battle it out to steal each others’ parts and upgrade your SPOGS Racer with new engines, tires, tailpipes and brakes. A library of game images let’s you customize and personalize your racing experience.

Intuitive Wiimote game controls and a robust feature set delivers the fun of arcade racing with hours upon hours of entertainment. Race across 12 different tracks filled with loops, jumps, weapons and power ups. Battle it out in head-to-head split screen action. Or challenge yourself in Season Mode and race to be the best.

Until next week… spend those Wii Points wisely!