Review

Astro is a fun new DSiWare shooter that’s almost dragged down by a number of small annoyances.  Fortunately its classic gameplay still manages to shine through, thanks in large part to it’s …
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Licensed games tend to have a bad reputation.  Hot Wheels: World’s Best Driver unfortunately reinforces this notion.  Had it been a $5 download I could be more forgiving, but …
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Cut the Rope is a fun little game, that earlier appeared on Nintendo hardware courtesy of DSiWare.  This 3DS eShop version brings with it sharper visuals, token 3D, and most importantly more …
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The newly released Mahjong 3D – Essentials retains the basic gameplay seen in a previous eShop title, Mahjong 3D – Warriors of the Emperor (same publisher) while taking out most (but not …
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While the 3DS version of this game has been available since the end of June, this DS port was only released a few weeks ago.  Why there was a delay of …
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Letter Challenge is a downloadable collection consisting of four individual word games.  Ideally this new DSiWare release could be a fun, low price way to pass the time.  Unfortunately the …
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A great war, a kingdom in need of rebuilding, monsters to battle, and treasures to collect, all in a fantasy world.  A fairly simple story for an RPG, but a pretty epic tale …
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Darts Up 3D makes a positive first impression.  You can select the number of rounds you wish to play, pick from a few different game modes, and choose from several further variants. The …
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Like the recently reviewed Quick Fill Q, Treasure Hunter X is yet another DSi download that saw a massive delay between its initial U.S. release back in early 2011, and …
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First, a disclaimer – These are not games that were ever actually in the arcades.  I used to get annoyed when publishers would use this disingenuous naming practice, but most …
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While gamers in the U.S. have had access to this title for quite some time, it was only released as a European download within the past few days.  Why there …
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This oddly named shape shifting puzzle game could, in a way, be compared to a flat Rubik’s Cube, where you match up colored tiles by sliding them with your stylus.  …
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Tangram Style is a puzzle game that was recently released on the 3DS.  There is not much to Tangram puzzle games and I have to give credit to Moving Player, …
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Duck Tales was a cartoon that originated in the late 80’s, and proved to be a very big success. This success carried over into the early 90’s, thanks to the …
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“As close as you can get to real bowling without wearing some one elses shoes.”   So proclaims Smash Bowling 3D’s manual.  But when you’re the third bowling game released on the eShop …
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The Wii U could use a game like Ice Hockey.  The NES classic turned 25 this year, and would make an ideal retro revival for the Wii U’s rather lean …
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Pikmin is a Nintendo franchise that has exploded in popularity, like many Nintendo franchises have done in the past.  Pikmin is an unusual game where players spend their time lobbing …
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