Three worlds into Kirby’s Epic Yarn, I’m convinced this is the spiritual successor to Yoshi’s Island, which was and remains–arguably–the best 2D platformer of all time.

If you’re old enough to remember the disappointment surrounding the release of the follow up, N64’s Yoshi’s Story, Kirby’s new title is the game you actually wanted to play back then–A game where every level is so imaginative, fresh and fun that you can’t stop playing because you’re dying to see what comes next. (more…)

Sometimes it seems WiiWare is the ultimate showcase of “hit or miss” titles, with offerings ranging from the wildly pointless and stupid, to amazingly inspired and engaging.  I’m proud to say that the Cave Story is the latter, and by far one of the most complete and satisfying WiiWare titles to date.

Those familiar with indie gaming on the PC might remember Cave Story as Doukutsu Monogatari, developed solely by Daisuke Amaya and released for free in 2004.  The game quickly gained popularity and was translated into english by fans – it spent years as a cult indie classic until it was picked up by Nicalis, who brought it to WiiWare.  Is a freeware PC game worth 1200 Wii points? Absolutely.

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