Category: Nintendo DS
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Review: Monster Rancher DS (Nintendo DS)
Monster Rancher DS Developer: Cing Publisher: UFO Interactive Genre: Simulation Release Date: 08/03/2010 M-m-m-m-monster Rancher! To some of us (mainly me), Monster Rancher was a quaint little game that Tecmo released during the height of the monster battle/collection/raising craze. Monster Rancher was also an okay (for its concept) animated series with a horrible US theme…
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Review: Monkey Madness: Island Escape (Nintendo DS)
Monkey Madness: Island Escape Publisher: Storm City Games Developer: 7 Raven Studios Genre: Rail Shooter Release Date: 03/23/2010
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Review: Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Nintendo DS)
Sorcerer’s Apprentice Developer: Disney Interactive Publisher: Disney Interactive Genre: Action Release Date: 07/13/2010 The story of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has seen many incarnations. When Disney adapted it in the original Fantasia, it was such a hit that it was featured in the second Fantasia movie. Now they’ve put another spin on it and placed it…
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Review: Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena (Nintendo DS)
Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena Developer: Mumbo Jumbo Publisher: Mumbo Jumbo Genre: Adventure (Hidden Object) Release Date 07/27/2010 The Samantha Swift series has been around for several years as a PC exclusive casual game series. The franchise has three different games out currently and Mumbo Jumbo has finally decided to test the…
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Review: Dragon Quest IX (Nintendo DS)
Dragon Quest IX Developer: Level-5 Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Turn Based RPG Release Date: 7/11/2010 “There’s a new Dragon Quest coming out, it’s going to be for the DS, and Level-5 is developing it.” There’s not much I like hearing more than the fact that there’s either a new Dragon Quest coming out, or that…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for June 28th, 2010
Welcome to another week of Nintendo downloads, of which you’ve got plenty of options (especially on the DSiWare). First, let’s look at this week’s Virtual Console release starring our favorite mustached plumber… Mario Tennis Developer: Camelot Publisher: Nintendo Original System: Nintendo 64 Original Release Date: 08/24/00 Price: 1000 Points/$10 Chris Bowen: I’ve never been a…
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Review: XG Blast! (Nintendo DS)
XG Blast! Publisher: UFO Interactive Developer: Next Wave Team Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Release Date: 06/14/2010 UFO Interactive has become one of the go-to publisher of choice for shoot ’em up fans. Titles such as Radirgy, Raiden IV, Chaos Field, and I>Karous all made it to the US thanks to these guys. God knows I…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for June 14th, 2010
E3 is well underway, and Nintendo’s press conference is due to occur today. The staff there will be posting E3 updates here (and presumably on their Twitters) all week, and you can also follow the announcements as they unfold here. In the meantime, there’s a big batch of Nintendo downloadables up for perusal. First off…
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Review: 100 Classic Books (Nintendo DS)
100 Classic Books Publisher: Nintendo of America Developer: Genius Sonority Inc./HarperCollins Genre: E-Book Collection Release Date: 06/14/2010 For the two years I’ve been debating whether or not to get the Kindle from Amazon. I love to read and I have a ton of books. Buying a Kindle seemed like a good way to keep my…
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Review: Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (Nintendo DS)
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow Developer: Mistwalker, tri-Crescendo Publisher: D3Publisher Genre: RPG Release Date: May 18, 2010 Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow is the sequel to the XBox 360’s Blue Dragon, but don’t fret if you’ve never played the original; there’s plenty of exposition around to make sure a newcomer isn’t lost. In fact, that’s just what…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for June 7th, 2010
Things were looking up last week with a solid Virtual Console release in Wild Guns (and if you haven’t snagged that yet, what are you waiting for?), but alas, the Virtual Console’s time in the limelight was short lived. At any rate, let’s take a look at what’s new in the world of Nintendo downloads.…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for May 31, 2010
Even though today was a holiday, Nintendo still managed to put out its standard amount of downloadables, including a Virtual Console title that’s nigh impossible to get a copy of elsewhere of these days… Wild Guns Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Original System: Super NES Original Release Date: July 1995 Price: 800 Points/$8 Chris Bowen: Wild…
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Review: Dementium II (Nintendo DS)
Dementium II Publisher: SouthPeak Games Developer: Renegade Kid Genre: Survival Horror/First Person Shooter Release Date: 05/04/2010 If I were forced to pinpoint one title that got me hooked on video games, my answer would have to be Resident Evil for the original Sony Playstation. I used to stay awake all hours of the night watching…
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Review: Monster Racers (Nintendo DS)
Monster Racers Publisher: UFO Interactive Developer: Koei Genre: RPG/Racing Release Date: 05/11/2010
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Review: Picross 3D (Nintendo DS)
Picross 3D Publisher: Nintendo of America Developer: Hal Laboratories Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 05/03/2010
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for May 17th, 2010
Another week arrives and lo and behold, the Virtual Console did not have to suffer through another week of neglect. But was it worth the wait? Let’s take a gander… Kirby Super Star Developer: Hal Publisher: Nintendo Original System: Super NES Original Release Date: 09/20/96 Price: 800 Points/$8 Chris Bowen: This is a great collection…
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Review: Beat City (Nintendo DS)
Beat City Publisher: THQ Developer: Universomo Genre: Rhythm Release Date: 04/20/2010 Even though the formerly white-hot rhythm game genre is cooling down in the U.S., some companies are still making earnest efforts to produce music-based titles that set themselves apart from the army of guitar clones that have backed-up the digital highway since Guitar Hero…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for May 10th, 2010
Another week, another set of releases… and no VC release. Come now, Nintendo, surely there must be some games that haven’t seen the light of day here – don’t hold back on our accounts. That aside, the other two download services did see activity, so let’s take a gander at those. The big news this…
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Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for May 3rd, 2010
This week marks the arrival of a new month and… comes without a Virtual Console release. Ouch. However, both WiiWare and DSiWare services still received new releases, so let’s take a look at those. On the WiiWare service comes two new games. Zombie Panic in Wonderland for 1,000 Wii points/$10 is reminiscent of Little Red…
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Review: ATV Quad Kings (Nintendo DS)
ATV Quad Kings Publisher: Storm City Games Developer: Beyond Reality Games Genre: Racing Release Date: 03/02/2010 I have always enjoyed the racing genre. It’s easy for just about anyone to get into, if they have the interest. The concept is simple to understand and most games now have many additional features for enhanced gameplay and…