New 3DS StreetPass Games: Feed Mii
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Posted on February 22nd, 2017 by
This new StreetPass mini-game is all about cooking, but it has kind of a creative premise. You are a chef in a restaurant in an RPG, and heroes come in and eat your food to get energy to go off on their quests. It kind of reminded me of another 3DS game I reviewed a few years ago called Weapon Shop de Omasse, where you were a blacksmith in an RPG weapon shop and made weapons for heroes.
New 3DS StreetPass Games: Market Crashers
Posted on February 21st, 2017 by
So in this new StreetPass game, you’re a Day Trader on Wall Street and your StreetPass tags are advisors. The more advisors you have, the more accurate their predictions for the day will be. When you’re ready, you’ll go to a graph screen where you can press a button to buy stocks, and one to sell stocks. When the graph line dips low, you’ll want to buy, and when it rises high, you’ll want to sell. You’ll want to end your day with more money than you started with. Yeah it’s about as fun as it sounds.
New 3DS StreetPass Games: Slot Car Rivals
Posted on February 20th, 2017 by
Back in the late Summer/early Fall, Nintendo released a new batch of 3DS StreetPass mini-games. I didn’t get them right when they came out because I didn’t have an opportunity to get out with a bunch of 3DS users to really take advantage of the StreetPass capabilities. But a couple of weeks ago I went to PAX South, so I finally had a reason to download these games and try them out. You can download the games separately, or in a bundle for less than ten bucks, so it wasn’t that bad. The games are pretty small, so I thought it would be fun to do a mini-review of each game per day this week. So we’ll start with Slot Car Rivals!
Shift DX (3DS)
Posted on February 15th, 2017 by
Shift DX is a downloadable platform puzzle game for the Nintendo 3DS. Each single screen puzzle room requires you to reach a door to exit the level, and that’s it. But in order to do so, you’ll have to shift the playfield so the floors become ceilings and vice versa.
Toby: The Secret Mine (Wii U, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android)
Posted on February 13th, 2017 by
Toby’s friends have all been imprisoned in little cages and taken away to a mine by baddies, and it’s up to Toby to save them. Toby: The Secret Mine is a 2-D platformer adventure with silhouette style graphics and gameplay similar to Limbo. In fact, if Toby didn’t have those big horns or ears sticking out of his head, I probably wouldn’t be able to tell much difference (although it’s not quite as creepy and the backgrounds aren’t as dark either). It’s available to download on Wii U, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on Wii U here.
Super Mario Run (iOS)
Posted on January 30th, 2017 by
Super Mario Run is kind of a big deal because it’s the first time in a long while that Nintendo has made a game for another platform. Sure they did Miitomo last year, but that was more of a social app and a scaled down version of Tomodatchi Life, and Pokemon GO was a joint venture. But this is an actual true game starring Nintendo’s most beloved mascot. It plays nearly like what you think it would, as a continuous runner starring Mario. He constantly runs forward in typical Mario themed worlds, and you just tap the screen to make him jump over obstacles. It’s available for iOS devices, but reviewed on iPad here, because I can’t imagine playing this game on a tiny cell phone screen.
The Little Acre (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 25th, 2017 by
The Little Acre is a point and click adventure with hand-drawn graphics, so it kind of has a Willy Beamish feel to it. You play as father Aiden and daughter Lilly, who live on a small farm with Aiden’s dad. His dad is an inventor and has made a portal to another dimension. One day, he goes missing and Aiden searches for him and discovers the portal machine. When Lilly wakes up and finds her dad missing, too, she goes after them as well. It’s up to you to help reunite them and bring them back home. It’s available to download on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
BlazBlue Central Fiction (PS4, PS3)
Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by
BlazBlue is a series of popular 2-D fighting games by Arc System Works, makers of other well-known fighters like Guilty Gear. Now the latest in the BlazBlue series is available to play on Sony’s current home consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Feist (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 18th, 2017 by
Feist is a physics-based 2-D platform action game with puzzle elements. You play as a little furry critter who has been captured by larger furry critters. Now you must escape from your cage and survive a harsh forest wilderness where everything is out to get you. The graphics look like everything is in shadows, similar to Limbo (though not near as scary). Feist is available to download on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Galaga Wars (iOS, Android, Google Play)
Posted on January 16th, 2017 by
I’m a huge fan of classic Namco arcade games, like Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, etc. So when I saw a new Galaga game on my iPad and it was free to play, I just had to check it out and review it. It’s available on iOS, Android, and Google Play, but reviewed on iPad here.
