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Retro Review: The Legend of Zelda (3DS Virtual Console)

January 28, 2012

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It’s hard to play the original The Legend of Zelda. The game does a terrible job of being playable. At yet, it’s impossible not to respect the game that kickstarted one of Nintendo’s most valuable properties. The game starts and then dumps a couple of pixels called “Link” on a…

Review: Balloon Kid (3DS Virtual Console)

January 28, 2012

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Balloon Fight is a pretty neat game, as primitive as it is. Ambassadors have been able to play the NES original for free on their 3DS for some time, and indeed of the ten NES Ambassador games, Balloon Fight has ended up being my second most-played game (after Yoshi, naturally).…

Review: Balloon Kid (3DS Virtual Console)

January 28, 2012

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Review: King Arthur 2: The Roleplaying Wargame (PC)

January 28, 2012

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Let me preface this review by saying that I am not a big fan of the large scale strategic games where you control a mass of units over a vast battlefield in real time ala the Total War franchise. In saying this I was very impressed with how King Arthur…

Review: King Arthur 2: The Roleplaying Wargame (PC)

January 28, 2012

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Review: Zpulse (iPhone)

January 27, 2012

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When I sit down to play a rhythm game I only really want a few things. Gameplay that is simple yet at the same time fun to keep me playing for hours on end and a tune that annoyingly stays in my head, with me humming along gleefully. Sadly, you’ll…

Review: Zpulse (iPhone)

January 27, 2012

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Nintendo’s new network unveiled

January 27, 2012

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is a good day. Nintendo has announced some stuff that will bring its consoles up to its rivals in the digital download space. That announcement is the Nintendo Network (as reported by IGN). What is the Nintendo Network? Well, firstly, it’s personal accounts. That means that…

Nintendo’s new network unveiled

January 27, 2012

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1C Company teams up with EA’s Origin

January 26, 2012

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1C Company publish a range of niche games, including Men of War: Assault Squad, Men of War: Condemned Heroes and King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North. Now you’ll be able to buy them through Origin. For EA’s Steam rival to be a success, it needed to buddy up with these…

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