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Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Review

September 9th, 2009

Game Review: Mario and Luigi first shared the spotlight in the 1983 arcade game, Mario Bros., where they teamed up to clean sewers by stomping bad guys. Although we immediately fell in love with them, the silent twosome’s lack of personality left us with more questions than answers. The mysteries continued well into the Super Mario Bros. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: In this charming adventure, a strange disease called “the blorbs” rips through the Mushroom Kingdom, causing peaceful Toads to balloon up and roll uncontrollably. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 9.1/10 (17 votes cast)

Rating: +4 (from 8 votes)

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Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box Review

September 9th, 2009

Game Review: The sequel, Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box, continues the exploits of the main character and his trusty apprentice sidekick, and because the sequel is a “more of the same stuff” continuation, a lot – nay, everything – that I said about the original will apply to Professor Layton’s Volume 2 adventure. Which means more of a good time. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: Early in the quest you’ll come into possession of a chef’s hamster. Throughout the quest you’ll earn items for this hamster, which is a puzzle in disguise: the challenge is to get the hamster to exercise, and by placing items in his path he’ll be attracted to them and start walking. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 7.6/10 (5 votes cast)

Rating: 0 (from 2 votes)

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Dawn of Discovery Review

August 28th, 2009

Game Review: Set in a bright, idealized version of the 1400s, Dawn of Discovery is a charming game of exploration and city building, with mechanics that are straightforward enough for anyone to grasp yet complex enough to stay satisfying in the long term. Dawn of Discovery for the Wii and DS share their title with a PC game, but aside from the era in which they take place and the most fundamental gameplay concepts, the games are quite different. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: The tale it tells is populated with overly broad characters–generous sultans, arrogant nobles, treacherous women–but it breaks up your path to progress into a series of bite-size objectives that make putting the game down very difficult. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 6.8/10 (9 votes cast)

Rating: +3 (from 3 votes)

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Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace Review

August 21st, 2009

Game Review: When you release a game that is effectively the ninth entry in what is already a stagnant franchise, keeping things fresh should be a primary concern. Capcom, however, seems content to drive whatever potential the Mega Man role-playing games had into the ground with Mega Man Star Force 3. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: As Geo Stelar, you become Mega Man and explore the wave world by merging with an alien named Omega-Xis. This time, the obligatory evil organization bent on world domination is called Dealer. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 8.2/10 (11 votes cast)

Rating: +5 (from 5 votes)

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Review

August 21st, 2009

Game Review: The DS has seen no shortage of role playing games, action role playing games, or strategy role playing games over the years. No, quite the contrary, as the system is starting to become the ideal place for niche gaming and 100 hour RPG classics, getting right up there with PS2 as a home for all things niche, traditional, and hardcore. Leave it to good old Atlus to give us another one with Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: The main story gets pretty involved pretty fast, though for anyone that picked up The World Ends with You there are a few similarities you may find. You follow around a young teen (daunting a pair of headphones) who is sectioned off in and around the Shibuya district of Tokyo. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 6.8/10 (13 votes cast)

Rating: +3 (from 5 votes)

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 D’s Stardust Accelerate World Championship 2009 Review

August 21st, 2009

Game Review: As long as the card game is still popular, Konami will continue to release Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship games each year so that players from all over the world can duel against one another, thanks to the Wi-Fi capabilities of the Nintendo DS. We were able to get a brief look at the game during Konami’s press event last week in San Francisco. The 2009 version boasts an all-new role-playing game based on the animated 5D’s series, which launched on the 4Kids network last September. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: The main character of the show is a fellow by the name of Yusei Fudou, a guy who’s trying to overcome his poverty-stricken childhood experience living in the slums of the low-class Satellite district and make it as one of the famous motorcycle-driving Turbo Duelists living in the high-class Neo Domino City. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 6.6/10 (20 votes cast)

Rating: +7 (from 9 votes)

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Pokemon Platinum Version Review

August 3rd, 2009

Game Review: Two things are certain in the crazy world of Pokemon: Somehow these adorable creatures trigger an undeniable urge to collect ‘em all, and every new generation of games ultimately spawns a special edition with additional features. Usually these new editions rely on cheesy gimmicks, but Pokemon Platinum’s gameplay is much more refined than that of its predecessors, Diamond and Pearl. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Storyline: The game’s storyline involves the awakening of Giratina, after which the Pokémon opens a portal to the “Distortion World”, an alternate dimension in which normal physical laws do not apply. ....READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Rating: 8.7/10 (20 votes cast)

Rating: +8 (from 8 votes)

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