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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
As a fan of the SMT games and a die-hard fan of their spin-off Persona games, I wanted to like SMTIV:Apocalypse, but I just can’t get into it. I played a bit of the first SMTIV and really didn’t care for it. This game is more of the same, but with less likable characters. I love the post-apocalyptic setting and the imagery, however the NPCs that you share living space with are completely devoid of character other than their names/descriptions like as “irrational woman” or “grizzly man”. No joke, these are the game’s style of naming unimportant NPCs. I guess it gives the idea that there are more people living…
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Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
I didn’t want to like this game, going into it. ‘It’s too cutesy,’ I grumbled. ‘I have no prior knowledge of this series, save for a few random screenshots I’ve seen on Twitter and Facebook. How am I supposed to review this?’ Well, after spending a week or so with this game, I can admit that it has grown on me. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX is basically an enhanced version of Project Mirai 2. I am a total virgin where this series is concerned, but not to rhythm games in general. Elite Beat Agents is a personal favorite of mine, as is PaRappa the Rapper, and to a lesser…
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Nintendo To Distribute Special Torchic
Copied from Nintendo’s Official Page: Starting on October 12th, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y players can get a special Torchic holding the Blazikenite, the Mega Stone needed for Blaziken’s Mega Evolution.
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Nintendo Has Lost Their Minds
So, this is a thing. It’s called the Nintendo 2DS and can do everything the Nintendo 3DS can except the 3D and close to protect the screens. I have lost all hope that Nintendo will ever get back to the Game Boy Advance days. I just…I’m flabbergasted, stunned, and bewildered by this announcement. Looking around, people who have had a hands on with it say that it’s comfortable, but come on! Look at it! It launches October 12th and will cost $130. When I first saw it, I considered it being something parents might get for their kids if it were $100, but I really hope nobody does as they’re…
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WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgames
Wario is greedy. Always has been, always will be. But even he isn’t oblivious to the times; after several quests to get rich the old fashioned way (collecting coins and treasures while being transfigured by enemies), Wario has found a new way to make money: game design. After seeing a fictional (well, kind of, you’ll see what I mean) GBA game called Pyoro making big bucks, Wario decides to make his own video game. And it’s… indescribable. I am not exaggerating when I call this series the most bizarre that Nintendo has ever produced.
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Kid Icarus: Of Myths And Monsters
In February of 1987 Nintendo released unto the world a game unlike any of there others. This game was released with very little fanfare and was often picked it up on a whim or found it for cheap, usually became enthralled. There are very few low scores for Kid Icarus recorded. The simplistic action platformer with the plot of save the princess from Medusa, was easily overlooked when Super Mario Bros. 2 (Doki Doki Panic) was looming near. The somewhat sluggish sales did not stop Nintendo from releasing a follow up prequel on their popular Gameboy console. So in early 1991 Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters was released. Again…
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Capcom Continues To Disappoint Me
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XInD7Hz47MI&w=540&h=304] Here’s the new trailer for the Japanese 3DS game, Monster Hunter 4. Anybody who knows me, knows that Monster Hunter is one of my favorite games. They also know that I’ve grown accustomed to playing it on the PSP. I can get down with dual analogs, but after 2000+ hours of playing with the “Monster Hunter Claw”, it’s next to impossible for me to adjust to the 3DS’s control scheme. The last game was the first Monster Hunter title I skipped since MHF first hit the U.S. on the PSP. If this does come Stateside, I may just have to pick it up. Damn you, Capcom! This could have…
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Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Due to the success of the first two Advance games, Nintendo decided to port the second SNES Mario adventure, Yoshi’s Island to the GBA, as Super Mario Advance 3. This game, like Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 before it, was a much easier port to the GBA then the first Mario Advance game, but Nintendo tweaked the game nonetheless, adding new features and sound effects.
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Super Mario 64
Platformers are decent launch titles that are frequently only as good as their main characters. For some messed up reason, people go gaga over this fat Italian plumber guy. Furthermore, his compatriots are even dumber characters with no real goal or purpose. Reguardless of this fact, the cast of Nintendo’s flagship series always manage to present amazing games. I think the first time I ever saw these “plumbers” do any actual plumbing was in Super Star Saga, but that’s beside the point.
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Super Mario Land
Poor Mario. If I went through as much chaos as Mario has to get to the end of a level, I really don’t know what I’d do when I found out the Daisy he’s looking for isn’t the real one. I kind of feel sorry for him. You all this work, for what? Nothing. There should be an option, “I know she’s not here, let me go to the last level.” Oh well. That probably wouldn’t be as fun.
Handheld Gaming Reviews
