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September 13, 2013

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September 13, 2013

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Apart from its undying love to the way of the pinball, it seems like developer Zen Studios is just as passionate about kung fu and dance music, and it shows in KickBeat, the team’s latest PlayStation Network title. Music gaming has been on the decline as of late, but KickBeat harkens…

Review: Game Dev Tycoon (PC)

September 13, 2013

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It’s often quite disheartening when two games turn out to be incredibly similar affairs. Game Dev Tycoon, the first entry from Aussie startup, Greenheart Games, plays much like its inspiration: Kairosoft’s mobile hit Game Dev Story. But the last thing I’d want is for this review to serve as a…

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September 12, 2013

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Early this year, Real Racing 3 turned the media’s attention to the racing genre on iOS devices, much like Mario Kart Wii’s plastic steering wheel peripheral did for the Wii. While Real Racing 3’s beautiful graphics and social integration kept us racing for 40+ hours here at the DDNet offices,…

Review: The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character (Vita)

September 12, 2013

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The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character, a remastered version of the PS Mini title, still provides the same fun and colourful atmosphere on the Vita. Players control an orange octopus in an effort to retrieve all of its offspring scattered throughout the world. Birds, bulldogs and projectile-throwing hats are…

Review: Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS)

September 12, 2013

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Here’s the reason this game is essential if you’re one of those people that grew up in the 80’s and 90’s with Dungeons & Dragons and other pen and paper RPGs, and the likes of Wizardry on your PC; In Etrian Odyssey you draw a map on grid paper as…

Soulcalibur going free-to-play

September 12, 2013

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So, you remember when I argued that the fighting game genre was one ripe for the freemium model? That being able to buy individual characters could work much like people are happy to buy individual characters in a game like League of Legends and in fact this was good for…

Review: Sonic Generations (3DS)

September 11, 2013

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Sonic Generations on home consoles far exceeded the standards of the average anniversary game. Ironing out the kinks of Sega’s past efforts such as Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours, the game seamlessly rotated between 2D and 3D mechanics and transcended what could have been a cash-in nostalgia gimmick. Backed up…

Game Atelier’s Tiny Death is alive on the iOS Marketplace

September 11, 2013

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Game Atelier has charmed us with Flying Hamsters, SunFlowers, Space Pirates and ever a Zorbie, but now it’s ready to charm us with, err… death. In Tiny Death, Game Atelier squashes the Grim Reaper down to a cute and lovable size, and puts him up against 80 challenging levels in…

Square Enix has another iOS Final Fantasy port/ remix thing on the way

September 11, 2013

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Square Enix gets a bad rap from self-proclaimed “hardcore” gamers for taking games like Theatrhythm, which was always a touchscreen-only experience, and then releasing them on iOS. Something about a lack of buttons being an issue on a touchscreen-only game… I dunno. I long ago gave up on trying to…

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