Adventure Time Run: The Ooo Expedition (iOS, Android)
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Posted on August 21st, 2017 by
Adventure Time is one of Cartoon Network’s most popular animated programs (is it even still on?), and out of all the cartoon licensed games out there, I think I’ve reviewed more Adventure Time ones than any other in the 20 plus years I’ve been doing this! Many of these titles imitate other genres of games, like point and click adventures, card games, 2-D platformers, top-down Zelda-like quests, and more! And some, especially on tablets, are just spinoffs of existing games, like Adventure Time Ski Safari. And now the show is getting the Temple Run treatment. Adventure Time Run is available to download free-to-play on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).
The Fighters of ARMS
Posted on August 18th, 2017 by
ARMS is Nintendo’s newest fighting game on Switch. Originally I wasn’t going to get this game for a while, but I found a sale where it was ten dollars off. Doesn’t sound like much, but considering Nintendo’s first party games hardly ever go on sale, I decided to take the plunge. ARMS has a lot of interesting fighters, so I’ll do what I usually like to do with these kinds of games. Here’s a blog about each of the ARMS fighters! Nintendo has said that more will show up as DLC, so I also posted my own ideas for original fighters and existing characters, too!
Collar X Malice (Vita)
Posted on August 16th, 2017 by
Outside of the Phoenix Wright games (which I consider to be more of a point and click adventure), I have never tried a game in the ‘visual novel’ genre. So when Aksys sent me a code for Collar X Malice on the Vita for review, I decided I’d finally give this type of game a try. In the game, a terrorist organization has already killed several police officers in a Japanese city, and now the government has quarantined the area and given all citizens over a certain age a gun so they can defend themselves. This has put the whole city in disarray. You read the story from the point of view of a female Japanese police officer. Shortly into the story, she gets kidnapped by the organization and is forced to wear a special collar so they can monitor her actions. If she speaks of the incident to the police, the bad guys could remotely inject a lethal poison from the collar into her. She also finds a secret detective group who wants to help her, but with her life on the line, who can she really trust? That’s what you’ll have to find out!
Infinite Minigolf (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Posted on August 14th, 2017 by
Zen Studios is best known for their Zen Pinball/Pinball FX series of video pinball tables, and now they’re taking a swing at another game where you hit a tiny ball down a hold. Introducing Infinite Minigolf, where you can play 9 hole single player tournaments, compete against local and online players, and even design and share your own courses! It’s available to download for nearly all the current game consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
WWE Tap Mania (iOS, Android)
Posted on August 9th, 2017 by
I have some friends who are into professional wrestling, but I’ve never been able to get into it myself. I don’t have anything against professional wrestling, and I think the physical prowess of those athletes is amazing, but it’s just not my cup of tea. But every now and then I’ll try watching or playing something related to wrestling to see what it is my friends like about the whole thing. Recently SEGA released a downloadable endless clicker called WWE Tap Mania, so I decided to try that. Of course, that might’ve been a mistake as I’m not a big fan of endless clickers either, but let’s see how it goes. The game is available on iOS and Android devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
LEGO Dimensions Wonder Woman Fun Pack
Posted on August 2nd, 2017 by
The Wonder Woman movie has been very successful in theaters this summer, and may end up being the best movie this season. So to celebrate the success, WB Games sent me the Wonder Woman Fun Pack for LEGO Dimensions for review purposes. And so here’s the review! LEGO Dimensions is available for nearly all current consoles, but played on Wii U here.
Nintendo Handhelds (New Nintendo 3/2DS/XL)
Posted on August 1st, 2017 by
It is easy to argue that the Nintendo Gameboy revolutionized the portable gaming market, and may even have created the market. Since that time, Nintendo has found the Gameboy system to be a reliable source of income, updating the system and churning out games at a regular pace. For the past six years, the system of choice has been the Nintendo 3DS line. (Note that the “Gameboy” moniker is no longer present.) However, calling it the 3DS line of hardware does not do the variability of options justice. In celebration of the newest release, the Nintendo 2DS XL, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at the history of the handheld and possibly offer some advice..
Pauli’s Adventure Island (iOS, Google Play, Windows Store)
Posted on July 31st, 2017 by
Just so you know, this game has nothing to do with Hudson’s Adventure Island game series. Instead, you play as bunnies Pauli or Gemmi as they run, jump, and spin on a 2-D platforming adventure…presumably on an island. Their home is being overrun by weird baddies and it’s up to you to help them. It’s a free-to-play game (with a two dollar ad removal fee) for iOS, Google Play, and Windows Store, but reviewed on iPad here.
Cars 3: Driven to Win (PS4, PS3, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One, 360)
Posted on July 28th, 2017 by
Cars 3 is driving around theaters this summer and now you can cruise around with the characters in the Cars 3: Driven to Win racing game. Play as Lighting McQueen, Jackson Storm, Mater, and many more in a plethora of racing events. Cars 3: Driven to Win is available on nearly all current game consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Micro Machines: World Series (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on July 24th, 2017 by
As most little kids like to do, when I was young I enjoyed playing with toy cars. The biggest contenders were Hot Wheels and Matchbox. But later on, a new brand came on the scene called Micro Machines, which were a lot smaller than the others but proved to be just as popular. By the time Micro Machines came out, I was a little too old to “play cars” but I still remember the commercials where that guy who talked really fast from the FedEx ads was on there. Later on, they even had some top down racing video games based on the franchise. I recall renting the first one on the NES and SNES, and later I remember even reviewing a 3-D version on the PlayStation for The Dallas Morning News back in college. And now Micro Machines are back in a new multiplayer-centric game downloadable for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (PS4 version reviewed here).
