Chasing Aurora (Wii U)
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Posted on December 2nd, 2012 by
Nintendo’s new Wii U console already has a great selection of launch titles, and there are plenty more to download on the system’s eShop as well. One of those is Chasing Aurora, a competitive multiplayer 2-D aerial action game featuring bird people in flight chasing each other.
Scribblenauts Unlimited (Wii U, 3DS)
Posted on December 1st, 2012 by
The critically acclaimed and highly creative action puzzle game series Scribblenauts is now on the Wii U and 3DS with a dictionary’s worth of enhancements and improvements. You still play as Maxwell and use your magic notebook to write anything to make it appear in the game to help you collect Starites. But now they actually give you a reason for doing so. You see, Maxwell’s parents are adventurers and have discovered many amazing artifacts. That’s how Maxwell got his magic notebook. One day, a hungry old man begged Maxwell for food, but Maxwell played a dirty trick on him and wrote ‘rotten apple’ in his notebook to give to the old man. But the old man was actually a wizard and cast a spell on Maxwell’s sister Lily, gradually turning her into stone. The only way to save her sister is to collect Starites, and Starites only appear when you do good deeds for someone. So Maxwell sets out to use his magic notebook to do good deeds for everyone to save his ailing sister! (Wii U version reviewed here)
Rayman Origins (Wii, PS3, 360, 3DS, PC, Vita)
Posted on November 30th, 2012 by
When people think of Ubisoft, one of the first things to come to mind is Rayman. This popular limbless hero has been spotted in plenty of 3-D platform adventures, as well as helping spin off the poplar Rabbids series. But Rayman was originally a 2-D hero in the 32-bit PlayStation era. Now Rayman has gone back to his roots with Rayman Origins, a lush, 2-D platform action game for nearly all the current major game consoles (3DS version reviewed here).
Ben 10: Omniverse (Wii, PS3, 360, 3DS, DS, Wii U)
Posted on November 29th, 2012 by
Ben 10: Omniverse is the newest in the series of long-running Ben 10 animated shows on Cartoon Network. Ben is a boy who has a special wristwatch-like device that transforms him into all sorts of powerful aliens. He uses those powers to defend the Earth from intergalactic evil. In Ben 10: Omniverse, based on the new saga, Teen Ben and Young Ben team up with his new partner Rook to save the day once again in this new 3-D action platformer beat ‘em up available for all major current game consoles (Wii and DS versions reviewed here).
Poptropica Adventures (DS)
Posted on November 28th, 2012 by
Help save the Poptropica Museum, which has fallen into disrepair and is danger of being closed down. It’s up to you to travel to three crazy islands to gather artifacts to bring back as exhibits for the museum. Supposedly, this is based on a popular online game, but I’ve never heard of it.
Smart Girl’s Playhouse Mini (DSiWare)
Posted on November 27th, 2012 by
Now your little girl can enjoy a selection of mini-games taken from the Smart Girl’s Playhouse game series, downloadable on the Nintendo DSi or 3DS. Drawing, coloring, dress-up, counting, and more!
Johnny Hotshot (3DS)
Posted on November 26th, 2012 by
One day, when Johnny (from Johnny Kung-Fu) was on his lunch break, he was playing his favorite arcade game, Cowboy Hotshot. But he accidentally spilled his drink, causing the machine to electrocute and he got sucked in. Now Johnny is inside the game and is the newly appointed sheriff. Help Johnny shoot and catch all the bad guys in this shooting gallery challenge for 3DS, downloadable from the Nintendo eShop.
The Games of Midway Arcade Origins
Posted on November 25th, 2012 by
I just recently reviewed Midway Arcade Origins, a collection of coin-op arcade titles. And since I like game collections, here’s a brief overview of every game on the disc. There are more than 30 games to cover, so let’s get started!
Midway Arcade Origins (360, PS3)
Posted on November 24th, 2012 by
Now you can have a whole arcade in your 360 or PS3 without having to leave the house or spend a lot of quarters. Midway Arcade Origins is a collection of more than 30 of their coin-op titles, spanning over two decades from the early 80’s to mid 90’s. (360 version reviewed here)
Transformers Prime: The Game (Wii, 3DS, DS, Wii U)
Posted on November 23rd, 2012 by
Transformers Prime is the most recent computer animated cartoon based on the long-running Transformers toy line. You can watch the show on ‘The Hub’ cable channel. And now you can have a Prime adventure in video game form! The evil Decepticon leader Megatron has found a meteor filled with Dark Energon, and he’s towing it back to Earth. When Optimus Prime and the Autobots show up to stop him, the meteor explodes and all the Autobots plummet to Earth. Now it’s up to you to help Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots regroup and stop Megatron from using a secret weapon that could destroy the world! Transformers Prime: The Game is available for all of Nintendo’s current gaming systems (Wii, 3DS, DS, and later Wii U), and the Wii, 3DS, and DS versions are reviewed here!
