Review

The latest eShop offering from RCMADIAX, PENTAPUZZLE has you manipulating various shapes to fill in grids.  You can slide and spin each piece all around, but everyone needs to be …
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While hardly the most imaginative title, Don’t Touch Anything Red is a good indicator of what the game entails.  And it delivers on its promise, being a runner where you …
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The Fossil Fighters series makes its move from the DS to the 3DS. Japanese gamers have been playing it for over a year, and now the rest of us can …
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Own the road

A lot could be written about Out Run.  The impact the game had on the arcade scene, its nonlinear gameplay, the genius of designer Yu Suzuki, etc. …
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A look at My Style Studio: Notebook

I’m not exactly sure what type of category “Lifestyle” is, but My Style Studio: Notebook is an edutainment application for creative types.  This …
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Don’t let the awful name fool you – Blek is a good puzzle title, with very rewarding gameplay.  The Wii U eShop has many quality puzzlers to choose from, but …
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Titan Attacks! is described as a “modern remix of classic arcade shoot’em’ups, and that’s a spot on description.  It’s a take on Space Invaders and Galaga, with a bit of …
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Adventure Bar Story gets immediate points for originality, turning a cooking title into a genuine RPG.  I haven’t seen anything like that since Grand Chef, an old 3DO import that’s …
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Excave is a rather average name for a rather average game. This new dungeon crawler doesn’t do anything egregiously wrong, but it comes up short in several ways. Genre fans …
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M2’s Genesis updates have been quite respectable, but it’s the arcade reworkings that have really brought their talents to the forefront. Fresh off Afterburner comes yet another arcade shooter, this …
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When Nintendo first showed off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, I was both excited and puzzled. While I couldn’t wait for a return to the game play of Kirby Canvas …
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After a longer than expected wait, the Moon Chronicles saga has finally resumed on 3DS. Thankfully this DLC brings all the remaining episodes together at once. Even better, they make …
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Puzzle Monkeys is a block dropping game that reminds me of Dr. Mario in more ways than one.  It’s picked a classic game for inspiration, and the addition of monkeys …
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KAMI is the latest 3DS puzzler brought to us from the team at CIRCLE Entertainment. They are responsible for publishing the Quell games on the eShop.  And developer Flyhigh Works …
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If you enjoy chasing high scores, the odds are good that Dolphin Up will entertain you. How long you’ll remain entertained is a fair question though, since there just isn’t a …
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I did not plan on reviewing Frenchy Bird. After my experience with Spikey Walls, I figured I’d let one of my coworkers take a crack at it.  The fact that …
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I briefly had my eye on this game when it first launched on WiiWare in late 2012.  As the service was nearly dead though, I quickly turned my attention towards …
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Gunman Clive is back, this time in a globe-trotting adventure.  He’ll face a mixture of new and returning foes in this challenging sequel.  The original was a very good action …
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