Category: Nintendo 3DS

Project X Zone Developer: Banpresto/Monolith Soft Publisher: Namco Bandai Genre: Tactical RPG Release Date: 06/25/2013 Project X Zone really didn’t seem like a game that would come stateside. The legal nightmares alone involving licensing characters from Sega, Capcom and Namco Bandai franchises, several of which have never appeared in a North American release before, seems…

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya Developer: Sonic Software Planning/Camelot Publisher: Sega Genre: SRPG Release Date: 06/13/2013 (Originally 1994) Man, it’s nice to see another portable Shining Force game. The last one was back in 2004 with the remake of the first game in the series. The Sword of Hajya is an odd duck though,…

Mahjong 3D – Warriors of the Emperor Genre: Puzzle Developer: dtp young entertainment GmbH Publisher: Engine Software Release Date: 11/30/11 Every time I see a Mahjong video game I get really excited. I start thinking that my Mahjong fixation I obtained from watching too many episodes of the anime Saki may finally be sated. Sadly,…

The Starship Damrey Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Level 5 Genre: Adventure Release Date: 05/16/2013 I’m a big point and click adventure game fan, but one thing you don’t run into often are games of this genre set in space. I can think of From Software’s Echo Night Beyond and, well… that’s it. At least until…

Super Little Acorns Turbo 3D Genre: Nut Grabbing Developer: Team Pesky Publisher: Pixel Toys Release Date: 4/18/13 Mr. Nibbles has a problem. Other woodland creatures have stolen his stash of acorns, and he needs to get those acorns back otherwise his family will starve. Instead of grabbing a shotgun and going all Fallen Down on…

The Croods: Prehistoric Party Genre: Pointless Movie Tie-In Developer: Torus Games Publisher: D3 Publishing Release Date: 03/19/2013 The Croods is a recent animated movie about a prehistoric family that, according to IMDB, is about the family losing their cave and having to go on an adventure to find a new cave or something. I like…

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Genre: Action RPG Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date: 03/19/13 It’s been three years since our last proper Monster Hunter release in the US, as the last couple of franchise releases on the PSP and PS3 were not ported stateside. Giving the franchise a break in the US might not have…

Air Battle Hockey 3D Publisher: Agetec Developer: Silver Star Genre: Sports Release Date: 01/03/2013 Everyone remembers the first video game to achieve mainstream popularity. It seems like part of the vernacular of the gaming culture that we’ve all come to know and love. Of course I’m talking about PONG. It’s a simple concept of a…

Super Black Bass 3D Genre: Underwater Fighting Developer: Starfish-SD Publisher: Rising Star Release Date: 4/2/13 I really don’t like fish. I don’t like the flavor or touching them, I don’t even like seeing them in an aquarium. I’m fine with underwater things staying in the water. So what’s really odd is that I love fishing…

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Developer: Next Level Games Publisher: Nintendo of America Genre: 3D Action Release Date: 03/24/2013 If you’re a longtime reader of my video game writing, then you know I’m generally not a fan of Mario themed games AT ALL. I can count on one hand the number of Mario games I enjoy…

Witch’s Cat (Nintendo 3DS) Publisher: Agetec Inc. Developer: Silver Star Japan Genre: Action/Adventure/Puzzle Release Date: 01/31/2013 Witch’s Cat is a single-player spin-off from the Rabi Laby series. If you haven’t heard of Rabi Laby, don’t feel bad; I hadn’t either. From what I can gather, Rabi Laby is about a girl, Alice, who really likes her rabbit, Rabi.…

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Genre: Platformer Developer: Mercury Steam Publisher: Konami Release Date: 03/05/2013 Well, the Castlevania reboot initiated with Lords of Shadow back in 2010 appears to be a universal one. Aside from the original game and its DLC, and the planned console sequel coming later this year, Mercury Steam…

Coaster Creator 3D Genre: Simulation/Design Developer: Big John Games Publisher: Big John Games Release Date: 2/28/13 Roller coaster and theme park design games have a decent following on the PC, thanks to gems like Theme Park and Roller Coaster Tycoon, but their market and appeal are somewhat less significant in the console market. While games…

Bloody Vampire Genre: Bloody Backtracking Developer: SilverStar Publisher: Agetec Inc. Release Date: 1/31/13 There are a lot of games out there that try and provide the experience of games that we enjoyed playing in the past, games that are meant to either trigger nostalgic feelings in those of us that are old enough, and made…

This game is overpriced for what it offers, which is no real 3D aspect to speak of, a falsely inflated number of occasionally broken games, and no multiplayer support.