Author: Aileen Coe

  • Review: What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord? 2 (Sony PSP)

    What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? 2 Developer: Acquire Publisher: NIS America Genre: Strategy Release Date: 05/04/10 When the first game came out, back when the game’s title referenced the famous Dark Knight, NIS’s last minute decision to pull the plug on a UMD release loomed over its release, even as its…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • First Look: nail’d (Xbox 360, Sony PS3, PC)

    A couple of weeks ago, Chris Bowen and I attended a conference with Southpeak, where we got a first look at a new TNA game (which Chris discussed here), as well as a previously unannounced ATV arcade racer called nail’d. All the locales in the game are based on real life locations, though some liberties…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for April 26th, 2010

    The DSi has certainly been getting some love lately, with a whopping six new titles released on the DSiWare service this week. But first, this week’s VC release, which has been ported to various systems and released in the The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga compilation… The King of Fighters ’95 Developer: SNK…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for April 19th, 2010

    Last week’s set of releases was a mixed bag, with some releases worth checking out and others you could take or leave, and the DSiWare having the most releases. This week’s batch looks to be more of the same. First up, a familiar blue mascot who’s been quite prolific in terms of games he’s starred…

  • Review: Sushi Go Round (Nintendo Wii)

    Sushi Go Round Developer: Southpeak Games Publisher: Southpeak Games Genre: Casual/Simulation Release Date: 03/30/10 The porting of internet Flash games onto consoles and portables appears to have become a trend, as Line Rider 2 received such treatment on the DS and Wii. Both versions were summarily panned. Sushi Go Round started out as a flash…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for April 13th, 2010

    Here we are with another batch of releases, though only the DSiWare saw an abundance of releases this week. As usual, let’s have a look at the Virtual Console release first, which was originally an arcade game and has also been included on Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection… Zaxxon Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Original System: Arcade…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for April 5th, 2010

    Another week, another set of releases on Nintendo’s various download services. First up is this week’s Virtual Console release, which never saw an official North American release and is nigh impossible to find a copy of these days. It seems Nintendo’s hit a groove in selecting VC releases… Ironclad Developer: Saurus Publisher: SNK Original System:…

  • Review: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Nintendo DS)

    Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Genre: Adventure Release Date: 02/16/10 The Ace Attorney series has garnered quite the following ever since the release of the first game on the DS outside of Japan. Of course, the games used to be more commonly referred to as Phoenix Wright, but that had to…

  • Review: Imagine Reporter (Nintendo DS)

    Imagine Reporter Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Simulation Release Date: 02/02/10 When I reviewed Imagine Detective back in September, it drew more responses than I expected. So when Imagine Reporter came in, I was deemed the natural choice to cover it. I’m beginning to sense a pattern developing here… But I digress. Let’s find out…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for February 1st, 2010

    There’s no shortage of choices on Nintendo’s download services this week, which would be a good thing, considering how lackluster last week’s batch of releases was. Nintendo seems to like putting people on a proverbial roller coaster, alternating highs with lows to keep people in suspense. First, let’s take a look at the Virtual Console’s…

  • Preview: Trauma Team (Nintendo Wii)

    Trauma Team is a departure from the previous Trauma Center series, with less of a focus on performing operations and an introduction of five new specialties. Recently I was given the opportunity to watch a demonstration of the forensics part of the game. Thus far, it looks to be a treat for those who like…

  • Nintendo Download Wrap-Up for January 11th, 2010

    Well, here we are with the weekly slew of Nintendo downloads. Only one release for this week on the Virtual Console, and it’s… well, not a very big one, and it may seem like a letdown after last week’s Final Fight 3. But let’s see what the staff has to say about it… Shanghai® II…

  • Demo Impressions: Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! 2 (Sony PSP)

    Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! 2: Time to Tighten Up Security! Developer: SCEI/Acquire Publisher: NIS America, Inc. Genre: Strategy Release Date: March 2010 This past July, NIS released Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This?, which charged you with raising an army of monsters to squash any heroes who tried…

  • Review: Press Your Luck 2010 Edition (Nintendo DS)

    Press Your Luck 2010 Edition Developer: Ludia Inc. Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Trivia/Game Show Release Date: 10/27/09 I’ll kick off this review with an admission: I’ve never seen the original show, due to the fact that I wasn’t even alive for much of its run (and would you look at that, I just dated myself). In…

  • Review: Mytran Wars (Sony PSP)

    Mytran Wars Developer: Stormregion Publisher: Deep Silver Genre: SRPG Release Date: 10/26/09 This past August, I attended a Deep Silver press event accompanied by fellow writer and boyfriend Chris Bowen, where we were able to to play preview copies of Mytran Wars and four other titles, including Cursed Mountain. Chris noted that while the game…

  • Review: Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (Nintendo DS)

    Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island Developer: Gust Publisher: NIS America Genre: SRPG/Simulation Release Date: 10/27/09 Just about everyone’s familiar with the typical RPG plot: you’re put in the shoes of a chosen one who get swept up in some grand scheme involving the end of the world. So off he (or she, depending on…

  • Review: A Witch’s Tale (Nintendo DS)

    A Witch’s Tale Developer: Hit Maker Publisher: NIS America Genre: RPG Release Date: 10/09/09 Many people have read or seen renditions of such tales as Hansel and Gretel, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz at some point in their lives. Of course, these tales have been recreated into versions of the interactive variety,…

  • Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (Sony PSP)

    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Genre: RPG Release Date: 09/22/09 (retail), 10/01/09 (PSN) When Revelations: Persona (known as Megami Ibunroku Persona: Be Your True Mind in Japan) was first released, RPGs hadn’t hit their stride with the mainstream audience, and few were familiar with anything pertaining to Japanese pop culture, especially anime.…