What game gets the cheerleader, Juliet Starling, grooving to Rock Lobster? Just Dance 4, naturally. I should explain that, right? We’ve reviewed Ubisoft’s newest entry into its party game mega-franchise, and just to show you how it’s done we’ve got some footage of various people having a great time playing…
Read MoreThis is a topic that has been constantly gnawing at the back of my mind for quite a while now and that I wanted to put in writing; less obvious games (i.e. no Mario, Zelda, Metroid or third-party AAA titles) for the Wii U that would not only appeal to…
Read MoreCircle Entertainment is not even trying now. It’s a development team that has never really minded ripping off other original ideas and throwing a cheap copy onto DSiWare, but it’s taken things to a whole other level this time around. As a business strategy it makes sense. There’s not a…
Read MoreDigitally Downloaded’s Farida recently had the opportunity to have a talk with infamous games industry analyst Michael Pachter. Infamous because his words are often twisted by the enthusiast press as having a vendetta against Nintendo, and of late Nintendo’s Wii U console. To set the record straight he elaborated 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 MoreThe Christmas season is the critical time for the games industry. Although the predictions are that it will be a deflated year for sales, the marketing budgets will ratchet up and as everyone is aware, there are some big releases on the horizon. In terms of software, we’ve got a…
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…
Read MoreEvery so often the games industry throws up an auteur – a true artist whose games are not necessarily understood, let alone liked. Like foreign films though, these auteurs find small, committed fan bases of people who appreciate what they are trying to do, even if they occasionally miss the…
Read MoreYou’ve got to admire the logic and historical accuracy of video games. According to Samurai G, Tengu (the famed “Harbinger of War”) sealed his devastating power inside thousands of gold coins. These coins are conveniently scattered throughout a linear path whilst suspended in mid-air. Despite the presence of an enemy…
Read MoreRecently a really interesting discussion topic emerged over at the NintendoLife forums: it started with a simple question “what if Link was a girl?” and evolved into a broader discussion about Nintendo and its approach to gender in its games. It’s a long discussion, but let’s boil it down to…
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