Lux-Pain
What's worse than a worm in an apple?...
Boing! Docomodake DS
This Mushroom’s one pretty fungi.
Trackmania DS
Racing and level editors collide on the DS.
Dragon Quest V:Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Classic RPG gameplay meets some of the best storytelling you’ll ever experience in a videogame.
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Though the DS typically thrives from innovative ideas, sometimes it’s not a bad idea to follow lead on previously established success. Take Neopets Puzzle Adventure for example. After witnessing the success of 2007’s Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Capcom has followed suit and provided their own Othello based version of the game using the widely known Neopets license. This hig...[Read More]
CES 2009: Zubo Hands-on Impressions (DS)
Zubo is another original DS title by EA that fell a little bit under my games radar until this year’s CES. Taking a similar strategy to that of Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (by appealing to casual and hardcore gamers alike), Zubo looks equally polished in its presentation. However if Henry Hatsworth is the hardcore game that appeals to casual gamers then Zubo is the Yin to its Yang (i...[Read More]
CES 2009: Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS)
When an excellent title comes forth under the radar, it’s difficult not to be a little surprised and especially a little giddy. To be quite honest with you, I hadn’t heard much about Henry Hatsworth before CES 2009. Also, when scheduling the meeting with EA, none of us were expecting such a quality game to arise on the DS (let’s be honest, EA’s strengths have typically been on other platforms and ...[Read More]
CES 2009: Street Fighter IV/FightSticks & Fightpads
Around August or so of 2006, I recall a time when I and a couple of editors were looking forward to a few matches in the recent release Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting with none other than Microsoft’s own Ken Lobb. Now, I won’t consider myself to be incredible at Street Fighter (see Capcom Resident Evil 5 Party Video for a documented beatdown of myself) but I have been pretty decent in my time (...[Read More]
Wario Land: Shake It!
Wario is quite possibly one of Nintendo’s greatest creations. What has become Nintendo’s anti-character, this cousin of Mario is nothing like his happy-go-lucky counterparts but is rather a crude, selfish, money loving jerk who’s willing to do just about anything to increase his pocketbook. From his sinister, unnecessarily evil attitude to his silly, crude, and quirky style, Wario has become a Nin...[Read More]
Tornado
Systems as successful as the DS, GBA, Wii, or PS2 don’t necessarily require developers to create unique games in order to be profitable. If people are buying the system (which is/was the case with these systems), chances are there’s some group of people that will buy your game, regardless of its quality or distinctiveness. Thus, over the years, core gamers have had to sift through a large amount o...[Read More]
Pipe Mania
Aside from the many puzzle games I’ve played over my yearsas a gamer, Pipe Dream has a longhistory with me as being a highly addictive experience. Whether it was playedon the Microsoft entertainment packs or on SesameStreet ABC’s 123’s, I used to love the game. And, this long history is alsoa testament to the skills that I have while playing the game (and many gamesfrom the puzzle game genre). Th...[Read More]
Pipe Mania
The Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS have more than seentheir share of puzzle games over the course of the last 8 years. The portabilityof handhelds seems to be one the best reasons why puzzle games are sosuccessful on these systems and the DS’s wonderful touch screen controls makefor quite the experience. This is precisely why I enjoy being a Nintendo editorso much and why handhelds are without ...[Read More]