As a big fan of D & D, faithful attempts to parody the experience have always appealed to me. After all, the whole concept of suiting up awesome armour and descending into the inky black of a dungeon to slay orcs, trolls, and dragons is timeless, but it’s also quite…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. Arguably one of the best titles on the Wii was Donkey Kong Country Returns, which emerged on the console in 2010, and was then rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS. Now, developer Retro Studios looks to make its debut on the Wii U with the sequel, Donkey…
Read MorePre-empting a new Nintendo Direct tonight, Nintendo has rolled out an update for its Wii U console. This is a major update that offers some great new features. Nothing console-selling, but good additions for existing customers. The big one is that now Wii games (and Wii Virtual Console titles) can…
Read MoreToon Link is getting a lot of love lately, first with the Wind Waker HD remake for the Wii U, and now he is showing up in some screenshots of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game. It is really cool to see how this game is developing on both the…
Read MoreSince its unveiling at Nintendo Direct in January, I couldn’t help but feel a remake of Nintendo’s Game Cube classic, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, was a bit pointless. Numerous other titles could have used the high-definition treatment and Wind Waker’s original release presentation holds up better than…
Read MorePlatinum Games’ titles are nothing if not divisive. The Wonderful 101 is no different. In fact, with this specific game my Twitter feed contains comments ranging from “game of the year,” right through to “what the heck is this thing?” Division over the quality of a game isn’t anything new…
Read MoreToday has been an active day in the Nintendo household. Not only was a price cut announced, but a new system bundle was confirmed and a brand new variation of the 3DS was unveiled. Firstly, the big news; the Nintendo 2DS, as pictured to the right. Excluding the clam-shell design,…
Read MoreWhen it came time to head down to the local game store and pick up my copy of Disney Infinity, the only platform that made sense to me was the Nintendo Wii U. Not because the Gamepad is used in any special way (it isn’t), but for the same reason…
Read MoreBack when the 3DS didn’t have much software to speak of, I found myself hopelessly addicted to Pokémon Rumble Blast. It was addictive in short bursts and offered a nice little level structure that had me wanting to replay levels over and over again to catch all the critters. Pokémon…
Read MoreWayforward has an interesting track record. When the developer is working on a passion project, it is unbelievably good. When the team cares about the material they drip their hearts and souls into creating gorgeous, personality-filled animation and characters, and classic 2D level design. The other half of Wayforward’s business…
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