Four Stars
Review – Shin Megami Tensai Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Survivor for the Nintendo DS is a jump into the long line of Shin Megami Tensai games. The series has always dealt with various degrees of biblical ideology; usually involving angels or demons tempting man. Devil Survivor does all that while bringing in a whole new strain on humans, the desire to survive during a catastrophe and what it means to be good or evil.
Review – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
It’s no mystery, I absolutely loved the first Professor Layton game. All the stories about new Layton games and movies in Japan make me green with envy. But finally, I have Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box in my hands and further in love with these games I fall! If you played the first game and liked it at all, buy this sequel. If you haven’t played the first, you can actually...
[Review] Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 What makes my Dad and Tiger Woods awesome
I never thought I’d ask for my father’s help in a video game, but I was at my wits end – I was 12 over, behind a tree, in the deep rough, and my hand hurt. Tiger Woods PGA 10 had bested me, I needed someone who knew golf – time to ask Dad. “How do you hold your golf club?” I asked him, “My left hand keeps cramping up and I can’t get the ball to go st...
Infendo Reviews “Retro Game Challenge” [DS]
Gamers who grew up with the NES no doubt remember the controller smashing frustration of the 1980s. Games were unforgiving and unfair, but we loved them anyway – extracting far more joy than anguish from our time with that little gray box, the Nintendo. Playing Retro Game Challenge for the DS is a lot like reliving those lazy summer afternoons with the NES, but without the anguish. Any...
Review: Fireworks dazzle in Big Bang Mini
Sometimes, the best games are the ones you didn’t see coming. Those games are special. Without media hype or a franchise to which they can attach, they fly under the radar, and no one seems to notice. Big Bang Mini is one of them. I’ll be honest. After the game cartridge made that satisfying, springy click into my DS, the last thing I expected was to be blown away. The game’s gen...
Review: Zelda Minish Cap (GBA)
I just completed The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap for Game Boy Advance. It was a delight. What’s more, it still amazes me that developers (Capcom, in this case) can create such compelling experiences for a system so short on capabilties like the GBA. That should tell you something about what makes a great game. For those who played Wind Waker, you’ll feel right at home with the overall ...
Review: Gyrostarr
My first run through Gyrostarr was a failure. I hadn’t read any of the instructions, just hopped in and started to play. “This is trippy,” I thought as a I blasted away at ships and avoided all the obstacles. Finally, I reached the end of the level and BLAM … crashed into the final gate. Turns out you need to collect enough energy to make it through, energy I had advo...