Reader Review: The Last Tinker: City of Colors (PC)
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Posted on August 8th, 2014 by
The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a vibrant 3-D platformer in a world where you just don’t see too many of those anymore. Since it was on PC, I had my brother Nathan review it. So click to check out his take on this cool little game.
Armillo (Wii U)
Posted on August 6th, 2014 by
Armillo is an intergalactic space armadillo who lives peacefully on his home planet. But one day, evil mechanical alien Darkbots invade his galaxy and kidnap Armillo’s brother. Now it’s up to Armillo to roll out and save the day and rescue his brother. Armillo is a downloadable Wii U game that’s a lot better than what you might think.
LetterHero (iPad)
Posted on August 4th, 2014 by
With the new school year starting soon, it’s a great time to help your kids brush up on their reading and spelling skills. It’s LetterHero to the rescue! This spelling action game is available to download for iOS devices (review on iPad here) and adults can enjoy it, too!
The Games of Wii Sports Club
Posted on August 1st, 2014 by
One of Nintendo’s most popular sports titles on the Wii was Wii Sports. So when the Wii U first came out, naturally Nintendo had a Wii Sports title for that, too. But they released it a little differently. Shortly after the launch of the Wii U, you could download and play games on Wii Sports Club. You could pay for each sport separately or pay to play by the hour. But now Nintendo has just released a disc copy of Wii Sports Club with little to no fanfare, so I thought I’d write about it a bit in this blog.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (360, Xbox One, Wii U, PS4)
Posted on July 30th, 2014 by
Juan is a humble Mexican farmer, but one day while helping prepare for his village’s Day of the Dead festivities, a group of evil skeletons kidnaps El Presidente’s daughter, who is also Juan’s childhood friend. These skeletons, led by the evil Calaca, plan to merge the world of the dead with the world of the living, and they kill Juan before he can rescue the girl. Stuck in the world of the dead, Juan finds a mysterious mask. When he puts it on, he becomes a strong and powerful Luchador. The guardian of the mask, a lady named Tostada, tells Juan that the mask not only gives him the power of a Luchador, but will also allow him to return to the world of the living so he can rescue El Presidente’s daughter, defeat Calaca and his minions, and save both worlds in the process. I don’t know what is different in the Super Turbo Championship Edition of Guacamelee, since I never played the original, but this downloadable game is a 2-D action platformer with Metroid-style exploration and combo-based fighting gameplay (360 version reviewed here).
Reader Review: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (PC)
Posted on July 28th, 2014 by
My good friend Leroy is back to guest review another game! This one is a whimsical puzzle action game that looks right up my alley! With a title like Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake, how can you NOT click to read his review?
Marvel Pinball: Deadpool (360)
Posted on July 23rd, 2014 by
Everyone’s favorite “Merc With a Mouth,” Deadpool, is bouncing of the comic book pages and into his own pinball game. His table features all the madcap nonsense and crazy humor you’d expect from Marvel’s most wisecracking superhero (and sometimes villain). You can download and play it on consoles that support Zen Studios’ pinball games and PC, but it’s reviewed on 360 here.
Reader Review: Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (PC)
Posted on July 21st, 2014 by
My good friend Leroy is back to review an add-on to a game he wrote about last year called Electronic Super Joy. The add-on is called Groove City. Click to find out if it’s worthy of your time:
Photos With Mario (3DS)
Posted on July 18th, 2014 by
The last thing we’ll look at in our “Free-to-Play” Week is an application for 3DS that you can download on the eShop for free. It’ll let you take photos of Mario characters using cards, similar to how the AR Games functions on your 3DS. But while the Photos With Mario app is free, the way you get the cards isn’t. You have to buy special Nintendo Points cards that have the Mario cards included, and you can only buy them at Target stores.
Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball (3DS)
Posted on July 16th, 2014 by
The next game in our “Free-to-Play” feature week is a strange one, for many reasons. It’s a baseball game, but quite different than other ones you may have played. And second, it’s from Nintendo, which is unusual because they generally don’t dabble in this kind of game. They have this and a free-to-play version of Steel Diver for download, a submarine game on 3DS. The baseball one piqued my curiosity though, so since it was free to download, I figured, why not?
