The titans of Young Justice go head to head against a cadre of villains in the first trailer for the upcoming game. Young Justice is probably the best superhero cartoon on the air right now and is arguably the best to hit the small screen since Justice League Unlimited was…
Read MoreIt’s a risky move bringing a multiplayer party game series to handheld consoles. Games in these franchises are best played as a group of family or friends sitting around a TV. Handheld consoles generally suit either a single player or online multiplayer experience. So there’s a disconnect with handheld multiplayer…
Read MoreTypically with the games industry the finest games hit a platform at the very end of its lifespan. As developers are more comfortable with the platform’s strengths and limitations they’re able to optimise it to the finest degree to create the deepest and most rewarding experiences available on the platform.…
Read MoreI know there’s a gamer sub-culture that appreciates games that are deliberately (painfully) hard. These are the kind of people that buy into the retro-modern games and tributes. They’re the kind of people that arcade games would have sucked right in before people realised that buying a game and playing…
Read MoreIf there was any game that the 3D effect of the 3DS could mess up, I was worried that it would be Professor Layton. What made the DS games such a joy to play was the impeccable 2D animation, character art, and cutscenes that looked like they could have been…
Read MoreThe New Super Mario Bros 2 DLC is definitely a big arrival for the eShop, but players actually have quite a bit to download through Nintendo’s service this week. So, Coin Rush isn’t the most exciting of things. We know that. But what is exciting is that there’s DLC for…
Read MoreThe name of the game this week on the Nintendo Download is full on, retail games. Stuff like Mario Kart 7, Starfox 64, and Ocarina of Time 3D are all now posted for download. It’s nice to see Nintendo getting the eShop up to date with some of the biggest…
Read MoreBravely Default: Flying Fairy released this week in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and quite a few screenshots have been coming out as a result. This RPG developed by Silicon Studio and published by Square Enix has only had a release in Japan so far, but I have liked what…
Read MoreGiven the popularity of this series to date, there are some pretty hefty expectations riding on this game’s success for Nintendo. Published by Capcom, this title is set to release in Japan December 8th, 2012. These screens are from the Wii U title, and there is supposed to be integration…
Read MoreTalk about a weird franchise. The “main” Pokemon games – those games where you battle and capture hundreds of monsters and then trade and battle them with your friends – is an amazingly addictive and consistently great series. The “sub” Pokemon games are almost universally terrible. Pokemon Snap way back…
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