The 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…
Read MoreI’m not sure how Nintendo and Game Freak manage to do this: over and over again they repackage the same game and convince us all it’s worth playing again. Pokemon Black and White 2 add the barest minimum of new features over the top of the game engine that has…
Read MoreOne of the most exciting features of the EB World Expo game recently held in Sydney was the opportunity to go hands on with the Nintendo Wii U. Most of the launch games were playable at the event, and I got to run through a couple of the games at…
Read MoreWhat lies within its deadly ruins? La-Mulana is an intimidating game. Whenever I try to imagine what it would be like to play it in an age without the Internet — without online friends to pester for tips and tricks, and whine to when I get stuck — I shudder…
Read MoreA man trapped between two dimensions tries to escape a disintegrating alien base in this puzzle-laden, side-scrolling shooter. Cool, right? Fractured Soul is an interesting game. At first, I thought it was a straight-up action/ platformer- but it’s not. It’s actually more of an action/ puzzler. There’s definitely some shooting going…
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