Reviews
Review – Data East Arcade Classics for Wii
[Guest review by Casey Willis] Data East Arcade Classics uses the broadest definition of the word classic (re: old). Majesco lovingly presents these 15 classic games against a green backdrop which I can only assume was designed by an intern. Actually, that’s not fair to interns. Some of them really work hard and try to prove themselves for little or no play. I was thinking more of th...
Review: The Magic Obelisk Delivers a Magical Puzzle Platformer
The Magic Obelisk introduces us to Lukus, a spunky little tree spirit, and Popo, his fairy-like light spirit sidekick. The game starts off as Lukus ventures into the world to find a good place to plant himself and grow into a tree. However, Lukus is forced to stick to the shadows. You see, if he stands in the sunlight, he will turn into a tree! Don’t worry though, you control Popo as he inte...
Reader Review: Heron: Steam Machine
[Guest Review by XCWarrior of the New Infendo forums] WiiWare is full of puzzle games. It is a rare occurrence for there not to be at least one every other week. So which ones are worth your time? Well, Heron: Machine has some great reasons to earn a look from you. For starters, the game is only $5, so even if you aren’t a fan, you won’t be out much.
Guest review – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
[Here’s a guest review by srkelley of the Infendo Forums!] Inconsistent. This word describes this game perfectly. The game starts off on a high note with excellent pacing and varied gameplay. Music will play with your ears and the sense of adventure and accomplishment will push anyone forward. The backdrop of the world is that when an ancient race called the Yukes disappeared, it caused peop...
Review – Fast Draw Showdown
Built on the assets from an old Laser Disc arcade machine, Fast Draw Showdown is the first WiiWare title featuring full motion video. It’s fairly compressed to fit with the WiiWare size limits, but still good enough to make out the corny and funny adversaries.
Bit.Trip Void is best trip yet
I spent some time playing the WiiWare game Bit.Trip Void over the holiday break and I have to say, this is the best game in the Bit.Trip series so far. I really enjoyed the creativity and challenge of the first two titles (Bit.Trip Beat and Core), but something about the growing and shrinking void in this game really makes me smile. I was a big fan of Art Style Orbient, too, so maybe growing a...
Review – Astro Boy DS, Overly Difficult and Lacking
Back in 2004, Astro Boy: Omega Factor was released for the Game Boy Advanced. The side-scrolling brawler was praised for its great gameplay, as well as minor RPG elements such as upgrades. I played the crap out of this game, so when I heard there was a game for the DS being released alongside the game, I hoped that they would take the concept and gameplay elements from Omega Factor and ramp them...
Spore Hero: Almost Something Special, but not
Once upon a time, there was a nice colorful peaceful planet filled with nice, colorful, peaceful creatures who liked to sing, dance, and fight for sport – until one day, twin meteors fell from the sky, crashing on the planet surface. One meteor brought an evil presence set on corrupting the planet – the other brought a small, charming, heroic creature whom would always live in the sh...
Review: Spore Hero Arena is a Dismal, Poor Add-On to the Series
A while back, Maxis announced their latest and greatest new franchise: Spore. The promise was to experience evolution in a whole new gameplay experience. Sadly, the majority of consumers found this to be a disappointing experience. Spore Hero Arena, the latest attempt at the game on the Nintendo DS, is dismal.
Infendo Review: NostalgiaRemember when games had a Story?
From the developers who worked on the Final Fantasy DS ports, comes a game that has been in the works since the Super Nintendo era. Produced by the team responsible for the Fatal Frame series. Nostalgia is a game that is supposed to drag up those nostalgic feelings of playing an old school Super Nintendo RPG games, and while Nostalgia is based on an alternate 19th-century Earth. Adventuring is a s...
Review: Dead Space extracts thrills on Wii
“Jesus Christ, we just killed someone.” You didn’t want to do it. You weren’t supposed to do it. But you had to do it. You didn’t have a choice, right? You saw it. He was slashing, gnawing, clawing at that”¦person. If you hadn’t sliced him in half, you would’ve been that horrifying smear of lifeless flesh on that cold steel floor. If you hadn’t killed him, he w...
Review: Wii Fit Plus – A Great Update to a Great Series
Wii Fit, an interactive fitness experience that has invaded the market place like a genetically modified pitbull on steroids, gave players the long-awaited ability to work out at home. With their Wii. This time around, Nintendo gives us Wii Fit Plus, which for all intents and purposes is an expansion to the original. Alot of people are probably asking though, “Is it worth the dough?!”