Donkey Kong Country Returns
Anyone familiar with the original Donkey Kong Country series remembers how much fun they were. The environments were vibrant, lush and full of secrets, the music was probably some of the best at the time and the gameplay was energizing, challenging yet fulfilling. Thankfully Donkey Kong Country Returns is a return to form. Instead of reimagining Rare's classic SNES series like the Nintendo...
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
The Nintendo 64 was a glorious console. One of the best ever made, and it has some of the best games of all time. Star Fox 64, Zelda 64 and Mario 64; they are all timeless classics, but there was another game that drew a lot of attention. Masato Maegawa’s Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is the sequel to Sin and Punishment: Hoshi no Keishōsha (Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth)...
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Over the year's, Kirby has cemented himself as being an iconic, albeit under-appreciated character in the Nintendo universe. While games in the Kirby series were solid in their own right they weren't necessarily innovative and were generally minimalist interpretations of other side-scrolling platformers like the Mario or Donkey Kong series. Although Kirby Canvas Curse did make use...
Epic Mickey
Combining old school Disney with modern day charm, Epic Mickey is the latest game to come from Warren Spector, creator of Deus Ex. The game is Disney’s attempt to reshape Mickey’s character and allow players to see his more mischievous side. And from what I’ve seen so far, the developers at Junction Point Studios certainly seem like they’re well on their way with this inventive...
Interview with the Creator of Blaster Master
For anyone willing to openly award themselves the status of “gamer” during the NES era, Blaster Master is a game that requires no introduction. Boasting some of the most progressive game design for its time, together with a brilliant audio score and visuals that tested the limits of the 8-bit hardware, it has become a “must play” title for later generations of gamers as well in order to...
Transformers: War for Cybertron
When game developers grab onto a popular franchise like Transformers, you think they would be careful with the product they release. But most of the time this hasn’t been the case. While the early cartoons were just a ploy to sell more of the action figures, it grew into a worldwide phenomenon that still remains incredibly popular today. Maybe it’s because of these high expectations that...
Lv42′s E3 Favorites
E3 has come and gone, and of course that mean's that there is plenty of time to talk about what we liked, or in some cases, didn't. Each of our writers has outlined (roughly) two things that they were most excited about at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Michael Brown – Editorial Director Professor Layton and the Unwound Future It's no secret that I am absolutely...
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Since the release of Super Mario 64, Nintendo has been struggling to create a 3D platformer that is as crisp and immersive as its 2D predecessors. While Mario 64 was a hallmark of its time, it had numerous camera and control flaws that had yet to be polished. It’s hard to imagine that almost 9 years have passed since that time, when 3D graphics were only beginning to shed...
Endless Ocean: Blue World
Let me tell you a secret: I love nature programs. I don't care if it's Nature, Planet Earth or Wild America, I have loved these shows since I was young. The ways in which animals interact with their environments has always astonished me and is something I still care deeply about. Unfortunately, I have had little time to watch these programs because of my busy schedule, but...
Monster Hunter Tri
In my humble opinion, nothing makes a game more compelling and ultimately gratifying than it kicking your ass over and over again with little remorse. Unfortunately, some games do this with gimmicks like high-leveled bosses that require frustrating amounts of grinding or blatant cheating on the computer's part. The rest, on the other hand, accomplish their difficulty a different way. While at first...
