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Prince of Persia gets Nickelodeon makeover
“Kid-friendly” isn’t a term you would normally use to describe the Prince of Persia franchise. On the contrary, the most recent titles in the long-running series have fallen very solidly under the “T for Teen” rating. For whatever reason, though, Ubisoft is out to change that.
The latest entry for Nintendo DS, Prince of Persia: The [...]
And the World goes “meh”: Nintendo’s Keynote
All eyes are on the gaming world this week with the Expo extravaganza that is E3. While the air is rife with anticipation, things seem to have fallen a little sour for the Nintendo crowd.
With very few things to actually anticipate, Nintendo fans had some pretty fantastic guessing games as to what the Big [...]
Scratch on your DS with ProteinDS
Perhaps the next best music making application for the Nintendo DS since the guitar sim Jam Sessions and the quirky Electroplankton is a homebrew by the name of ProteinDS. It turns the user’s DS into a functional turntable. While it doesn’t exactly imitate the appearance of a physical turntable, it displays the audio clip scrolling [...]
The potential triumphant return of Tecmo Bowl
When it comes to football games, Tecmo Bowl can be considered my first and only true love. Even today, if I were given a chance to play Tecmo Bowl or preview the new Madden NFL, I would choose Tecmo. In my opinion, it is more of a football game than Madden with respect to the [...]
No new DS at E3? Break my heart even more…
In a disappointing yet not-so-surprising move, Nintendo Japan has denied the rumors of a DS redesign to be revealed at E3. Now, I know that I had some not so kind words for the DS when this first was announced but, now that the Nintendo higher-ups have quashed this rumor, I feel a bit more [...]
BioWare brings dark edge to lovable hedgehog
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. That’s a pretty ominous title for such a happy-go-lucky character. But I guess that’s what happens when one of the most renown RPG development houses gets ahold of the classic Sega franchise.
It’s a bizarre match to be sure, but BioWare’s new title for Nintendo DS is looking like a winner. [...]
New DS to be at E3? My heart is breaking
In a surprising turn of events, word on the street says that Nintendo might be announcing a third version of their money printing machine at E3 this coming July. While details are slim, this has made me both excited and pissed off. A new DS? Count me in… oh wait, that’s right, I’ve already [...]
Nintendo summer - It’s going to be hot, folks!
Whew, the long, slow first quarter of the year is finally over. Now it’s time to take a look forward at the games we’ll be playing this summer, at least during the times that we’re not at the beach or otherwise enjoying being outside instead of in front of a game machine. Yeah, right.
Today I’m [...]
Perfect Prosecutor? Ace Attorney spin-off in the works
If you own a DS, chances are you’ve heard of the Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban games. To those not familiar with the series, these games are a sort-of mash up of old school adventure gameplay, with logic puzzles, and an engaging storyline.
The previous entries in the series had you playing as the defense attorney Phoenix [...]
Give the Elf some food, already! Gauntlet coming to DS
I was a freshman in college when the classic 4-player action title Gauntlet hit the local arcades. In the months and years that followed, a lot of the money that I was supposed to be spending on things like books and oh, you know, food and stuff, was plunked down instead into that evil machine.
There [...]
