A few weeks back developer Image & Form released a rather spectacular little platformer on the 3DS eShop. SteamWorld Dig is a hugely creative and charming game, and promises some great things for the SteamWorld franchise into the future. While Image & Form doesn’t restrict itself to Nintendo platforms, it…
Read MoreCalling Sonic Labyrinth one of the less beloved titles in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is something of an understatement. A frequent contender for worst game in the series during fan discussions, Sonic Labyrinth makes its debut on the 3DS to virtually zero applause. Yet in some perverse way, it…
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 MoreAs an optimist, I have to believe that at some point in the development of Summer Carnival ’92: Recca, a soft spoken member of the team finally mustered up the guts to ask whether the game was going to be too fast for the average player. After playing the finished…
Read MoreLast year’s 3DS eShop Heavy Fire offerings, Special Operations 3D, fell far short of what Teyon previously delivered on the budget retail PS3 release, Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, even though it chose to stick with the same dusty desert setting. This year, Teyon takes us out of the desert heat and…
Read MoreThe Shin Megami Tensei series does not quite have the same reputation for brutal difficulty of the likes of Fire Emblem, though it certainly comes close and the series can be somewhat difficult for newcomers and is rooted very firmly in a lot of the ‘typical’ JRPG principles. You’ll be…
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 MoreThe PS4 finally has a release date, there’s way more of a reason to own a Vita, the eShop welcomes a sale on Atlus games and The Chaos Engine returns for PC. Big PS4 news drops at Gamescom As expected, Sony announced the release date for it’s upcoming fourth PlayStation…
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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