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Monday, Aug 6
Nintendo Wii Review: Mario Strikers Charged
The fact that the Wii has been getting so many ports has been a sore spot for many Wii owners, even though games like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Battalion Wars 2, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are set to come out in the next few months. However, not every port is cause for conce...
Sunday, Aug 5
Nintendo Wii Review: Mario Strikers Charged
Many of the significant issues with Mario Strikers Charged lie with Super Mario Strikers on the Gamecube. Out of the Mario sports games, this is the least compelling, fun, and inventive. While Mario Golf and Mario Tennis take a backseat, Strikers is the spin-off to gain an unnecessary sequ...
Saturday, Jul 21
Opinion: Retro Corner: Super Mario Land
None of the enemies would be reappear in future platforming Mario games, and the same goes for the soundtrack. Even with the resounding sales success, Mario Land 2 would become a traditional Nintendo platformer, with giant sprites and a far more involving game world.
Monday, Jul 16
Wii Virtual Console Releases for July 16, 2007
Paper Mario was released on the Virtual Console in Europe and Japan last week. Balloon Fight was released on the Virtual Console in Europe during June. Silent Debuggers was released on the Virtual Console in Japan during June. The new Virtual Console entries can be downloaded from the Wii Sh...
Thursday, Jul 12
Nintendo Wii Review: Pokemon Battle Revolution
Perhaps the biggest blow to Pokemon Battle Revolution comes in the form of its control scheme, which feels completely wasted on the Wii. Using the Wii remote, you can select different options during battle, namely which attack to use... but you can also do the very same with the D-pad on the Wii...
Wednesday, Jul 4
PS2 Review: The Adventures of Darwin
The Adventures of Darwin is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for Content Descriptors. This game can also be found on: GBA, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Mobile Phone.Mel Odom is the author of over 100 novels. Winner of the American Library Association's Alex A...
Tuesday, Jul 3
Nintendo Wii Review: Mario Party 8
This game has a solid interface full of colorful graphics, varied sounds and themes/elements similar to other successful Mario games. Players roll die to move on game boards that include character themes and an interesting real estate theme involving hotels. As with most Mario games, pl...
Wednesday, Jun 27
Nintendo Wii Review: Mario Party 8
There are six themed boards in Mario Party 8. To name a few, you have: Donkey Kong, Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and a level that looks like the Super Smash Bros. Melee Earthbound level. Some of the levels have unique elements to them. For instance, in Luigi’s Mansion, the board is a mystery...
Saturday, Jun 16
Retro Corner: Wario Land Virtual Boy
While the Virtual Boy languished and bombed at the hands of the video game media at the time, players skipped directly over this red and black gem. Without a true dedicated Mario title for the console, his arch nemesis stepped in to grab the platforming crown. Level design is where Wario stan...
Wednesday, Jun 13
Nintendo Wii Review: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
As stated above, this game was released (in a slightly different format and with online play) for the PS2 and Xbox last fall. However, the experience of playing a game on the Nintendo Wii is unlike anything else currently in existence. This game certainly doesn't represent the best possibl...
Monday, Jun 4
Music Review: HORSE the Band - A Natural Death
Yes, you read that right. It is small, to my knowledge, sub-genre of post-hardcore/screamo that integrates 8 bit synthesizers to bring to memory the music of games from the original Nintendo system. Think Mastodon in a mash up with Metroid and Super Mario Brothers 2. It's odd to be sure, but d...
Sunday, Jun 3
Nintendo Wii Review: Super Paper Mario
Games such as Super Paper Mario are all you need to justify buying a Wii. This is a true system seller, reassuring players that while Nintendo will milk Mario with disasters like Mario Hoops on the DS, there's always a way to bring him back. This is a game just shy of perfection.
Monday, May 14
Nintendo DS Review: Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
Back in the 80s, video games were one of my favorite things to spend my money on; it didn’t matter if it was on cartridges for my Atari 2600 and Nintendo or pumping quarter after quarter into games at the arcade or local pizza joint. Some were classics (Super Mario Bros., Zelda), some I couldn’t...
Monday, May 7
Nintendo Wii Review: Super Paper Mario
The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess’ run as the single must-have Wii game has come to an end. Super Paper Mario is an enjoyable game, especially for Mario fans looking for something a bit more old-school, like New Super Mario Bros. was on the DS. Super Paper Mario successfully blends 2-D pla...
Saturday, Apr 7
Music Review: HORSE the Band - The Mechanical Hand
Is HORSE the greatest band to try something different? No, but they are trying something different. From the crazines of "Birdo" to the Nintendo-epic sounds of "Soaring Quails" and "Taken by Vultures" to the spasms of "Manateen" this is a band that is doing something different, for bette...
Tuesday, Mar 20
DVD Review: Captain N: The Game Master - The Complete Series
One of the coolest parts of the series is the main characters' ability to "warp" to other game lands. In one episode the main characters go to a Tetris-themed world, in another they visit Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda series. Interestingly enough, they never run into the largest Nintendo c...
Friday, Nov 24
DVD Review: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Volume 2
The format of the show (1989-1990) was part live-action (with Danny Wells and Former Wrestler Captain Lou Albano as Mario and Luigi) set in the basement of the Mario Brothers plumbing business, while the other half was animated and set in Mushroom Land (where the majority of the original...
Tuesday, Aug 22
PS2 Review: Ruff Trigger - The Vanocore Conspiracy
No, it's worse. I have an addition to bright shiny objects. I feel the need to collect them wherever I go. I even think that if I collect 100 of them, I get an extra life. It's a problem for a lot of us video game mascots. Actually, I'm not sure. It's there to give me an excuse to show off my double jumping a...
Sunday, May 14
Nintendo DS Review: New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. is setup in the very traditional eight worlds akin to Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, including an overworld map, towers, ghost houses, Toad houses, and of course castles to finish a world. New Super Mario Bros. is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for Comic Mischie...
