If you’ve been hanging around IGN’s DS channel even casually over the past few years you’ve undoubtedly stumbled across some of our glowing praise for Picross DS. It’s one of the best titlesNintendo ever released on the original DS format, a budget-priced puzzler that was so addictive (and still is today) that we named it the #3 overall [...]
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Review : Super Adventure Island 2
Posted by Rishi on September 26th, 2011
Hudson’s Master Higgins is almost always found doing the same handful of things. Running, jumping, collecting fruit and riding skateboards in inappropriate tropical areas pretty much sum up his activities in every Adventure Island installment that’s been re-released in the Wii Shop so far – from the NES original to its TurboGrafx sequel and all [...]
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No Comments »Review : Rise of Nightmares
Posted by Rishi on September 26th, 2011
A good survival horror game can suck you in, maybe more than many horror films. You sit in the dark, tension rising as you peek slowly around every corner, wondering what new terror awaits. You desperately hope there’s ammo in the next room, and not the corpse of your wife. And then you pretend you’re [...]
Posted in Adventure, Genres, Platform, Reviews, Xbox 360 Tags: Review, Rise of Nightmares No Comments »Review : The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Posted by Rishi on September 26th, 2011
The Team Ico games posses a special quality. The loneliness of quiet castles, the sting of goodbyes cut short, and the courage to stand against something greater than yourself — these feelings represent a meager few of the reasons Ico and Shadow of the Colossus earn the “special” salutation. Originally PlayStation 2 games that struck [...]
Posted in Adventure, Genres, Platform, Reviews, Xbox 360 Tags: Review, The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection No Comments »Professor Layton and the Last Specter – The RPG Trailer
Posted by Rishi on September 22nd, 2011
The latest DS puzzle mystery will feature a massive RPG bonus. Check out footage of the “side” quest. More Professor Layton and the Last Specter Videos
Posted in 3DS, Adventure, Genres, Platform, Videos Tags: Professor Layton, the Last Specter, The RPG Trailer No Comments »BloodRayne: Betrayal Review
Posted by Rishi on September 14th, 2011
Finicky controls taint the exciting combat in BloodRayne: Betrayal, creating an uneven and frustrating adventure. The Good Making enemies explode is fun Striving for high scores is satisfying. The Bad Major control issues hound you in combat. Painful platforming sequences. Difficulty spikes quickly halt your progress. Dhampirs are notoriously difficult to control. Born of the [...]
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