Ever since the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console started rolling out I have been waiting (and waiting) for the classic RPGs that I loved to play on the go to start hitting the store. Specifically of course I’m referring to the Game Boy’s Final Fantasy Legends games, but there were others,…
Read MoreI don’t play too many Lego games these days. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, but it’s simply that after those excellent Star Wars ones, I’ve felt they’ve been too iterative for their own good. So I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes…
Read MoreA video game doesn’t need a compelling storyline or a realistic tone in order to be an enjoyable experience. Animal Crossing is an addictive simulation game where you, the player, are the centre of the universe with a utopia of carefree duties and colourful friends to live with. It’s a…
Read MoreNow that the dust has settled from the storm that was E3 2013, the time of reflection has begun. The whirlwind between Microsoft and Sony has clearly been topping headlines across major aggregate gaming sites understandably, but not so much so for Nintendo. For better or worse, Nintendo decided to…
Read MoreThe majority of the adventure genre is fittingly moulded around exploration. The most common approach to “exploring” in retro gaming was to utilise trial and error puzzles with ambiguous solutions rather than teach the player intuitively so that the length of the experience could be drawn out. The former approach…
Read MoreInteresting news coming out of Nintendo’s towers; the company is indeed working on a free-to-play title to be release by March 2014. This announcement came out a pre-E3 analyst briefing, and as reported by Nintendo Life it appears to be a concession by the company that this is what needs…
Read MoreWhile we had a couple of issues with Nintendo’s E3 show this year, there was one game that is impossible not to get excited over; Smash Brothers 4. To be released on both 3DS and Wii U the game looks spectacular on both platforms, and there’s a couple of new…
Read MoreI’ve never played mini golf in my life. The closest I’ve been to the real thing has been through video games like Gummy Bears Mini Golf. Unfortunately, video games like Gummy Bears Mini Golf don’t make me want to go out and play the real thing with friends or family……
Read MoreWill you be playing anything else on Wii U this year? 2014. That’s what I heard over and over again in an E3 presentation from Nintendo that promised almost nothing we hadn’t already known about. The good first – Smash Bros (2014) is happening and includes fan favourite, Mega Man,…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! E3 is just a few short days away, and naturally that’s all we’re going to be talking about for the next week or so. But what are the Digitally Downloaded team looking forward to the most? Over the next couple of days our team will…
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