Cartoon Network Battle Crashers (3DS, PS4, Xbox One)
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Posted on December 19th, 2016 by
Uncle Grandpa accidentally shifts his RV into Dimension Break gear and ends up crashing through all sorts of Cartoon Network worlds. Now it’s up to him, Steven Universe, Finn and Jake from Adventure Time, Gumball, Clarence, and Mordecai and Rigby from Regular Show to fight enemies across all their universes in this arcade style action sidescrolling beat ‘em up. It’s available for 3DS, PS4, and Xbox One, but reviewed on 3DS here.
Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle (3DS)
Posted on December 14th, 2016 by
A rabbit-eared ninja named Usagimaru sets out to save villagers who have been captured by evil Oni in this puzzle platform adventure. It has a mythical Japanese look and feel, and plays similar to other classic platform puzzlers like Solomon’s Key. It’s available to download on the Nintendo 3DS.
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky (PS4, Vita)
Posted on December 12th, 2016 by
A group of high schoolers from Tokyo get involved in a serious accident (a huge hole appears in a road). But instead of winding up dead, the bunch of teenagers ends up in a strange world full of floating islands, monstrous creatures, and a huge tower. Now they must fight to uncover the truth as to why they’re there, and stop evil forces along the way in this anime styled RPG. It’s available for Sony’s PS4 and Vita, but reviewed on the Vita here.
Just Dance 2017 (Wii U, Wii, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, PC)
Posted on December 9th, 2016 by
Ubisoft’s popular dance game series’ most recent entry is out, with new features and of course, new songs. It’s available for nearly all the current game consoles (even the Wii), but reviewed on Wii U here. The biggest new feature is the ability to use your smartphone as a controller. Just download the Just Dance app and make sure your console is connected to the Internet. I didn’t try using my smartphone myself, as my phone is a bit old and Wii remotes are easier for me to figure out. But I imagine more people have smartphones than Wii remotes, so more people can join in on the fun with this game!
Chase: Cold Case Investigations -Distant Memories- (3DS)
Posted on December 7th, 2016 by
This is a downloadable text adventure game where you play as two police detectives in Tokyo. You’ll crack cold cases, which are crimes that haven’t been solved in a long time. Aside from reading a lot, you’ll interview suspects and witnesses, as well as investigate crime scenes using the 3DS touch screen and stylus.
Tumblestone (Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on December 5th, 2016 by
Tumblestone is a puzzle game that hearkens back to the puzzlers that had a bit of a boon in the late 80’s and 90’s. When you see it, you may think of games like Puzzle Bobble, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, Cleopatra Fortune, or Magical Drop (especially Magical Drop). The top of your well playfield is covered with colored blocks, and you move a character around on the bottom. Line them up to a block at the top and press a button to take it away and it’ll move to the top of the screen. Then you must match two more squares of the same color before you can repeat the process again. So yeah, it really reminded me of Magical Drop, except less arcade-y and more cerebral. It’s available to download on computers, Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, but you can also get physical disc copies of it on the PS4 and Wii U. That version on the Wii U is what’s reviewed here.
Skylanders Imaginators (PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, 360)
Posted on December 2nd, 2016 by
Skylanders is super huge here at GamerDad.com, as it is the first of the ‘toys to life’ games to come out. The game series is extremely popular, with a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon and now a new cartoon on Netflix. And now they’ve released the sixth main game in the series! Have you ever wanted to create your own Skylander? Nah, me neither. But when I was a kid, I doodled all sorts of Pac-Man mazes in my school notebook, and created all sorts of imaginary Mega Man bosses. So I imagine kids today would definitely be into creating their own Skylanders. And that’s just what you do in Skylanders Imaginators. It’s available for nearly all the current home game consoles, but reviewed on PS3 here.
Runbow Deluxe Edition (Wii U, 3DS)
Posted on November 30th, 2016 by
Last year, one of the most popular (and fun) downloadable indie games on the Wii U eShop was Runbow. Now you can get it in a physical disc form, with all the DLC and added extras included! There’s also a version called Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition for the 3DS, but we’re reviewing the Wii U version here. Runbow is a competitive 2-D platformer for up to nine players, and it has a colorful twist. Every second or so, the background will change to a different color, and any platforms or walls that are that same color will blend into the background and disappear, so you’ll have to stay on your toes!
Two or More (iOS)
Posted on November 28th, 2016 by
You’ve probably played a variation of this puzzler and not even realized it. In Two or More, the field is full of colored squares. You must drag your finger across as many adjacent same colored blocks as you can. When you do, they’ll disappear and you’ll get points. Only difference between this and the many others like it is that in this one, you must make a path with your finger, not just tap on the squares, so you may not be able to clear all the squares depending on how they are arranged. So it’s a bit trickier. Two or More is available free-to-play (two bucks will remove the ads, though) for download on iOS devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
Pathfinder RPG Fall 2016: Smaller and More Evil
Posted on November 19th, 2016 by
The theme for all things Pathfinder this fall has been dark and deadly supplements to the game to bring a bit of horror to player’s games. Supplements have been released featuring the covert shenanigans and evil organizations found in Ultimate Intrigue and Villain Codex, the dank and dark setting found in Horror Adventures, and the dark ghostly burdens found in the Haunted Hero Handbook. It is as if the teenaged(1) Pathfinder RPG has entered its Goth stage. There is even a release of miniatures, Deadly Foes, designed to complement these dark tales of woe. Aside from the darker side, the Pathfinder rulebooks have taken a page from cell phone technology and have been shrunk into easier-to-carry paperback editions.
