Most games based on a certain franchise are usually developed in a way that they appeal only to those who are fans of the original franchise. Bakugan: Defenders of the Core is the sequel to the previous game, Bakugan: Battle Brawlers. Despite having t...
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August 16, 2010
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) Review
Dragon Quest is one of the most storied franchises in Square Enix’s line up, though it’s understandably living in the shadows of the Final Fantasy series too, having had notably less exposure to the West. Thankfully, with the most recen...
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May 22, 2010
Infinite Space (DS) Review
SEGA sure is deserving of some praise from the “hardcore” gamer crowd. If not for their efforts in releasing mature games on the Wii or their penchant for keeping retro gaming alive, this new real-time space combat DS game is another of...
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April 28, 2010
Monster Hunter tri (Wii) Review
The video game industry is a dangerous place for developers, publishers and gamers themselves, particularly when talking about console exclusives. Monster Hunter, one of Capcom’s most storied franchises with quite possibly one of the most ded...
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March 26, 2010
Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver (DS) Review
I used to be a huge Pokémon nut. I had all the Pokémon games, knew the insides and out of the games, collected the cards, watched the TV show religiously, and then some. At the height of my fandom were Pokémon Gold and Silver f...
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October 4, 2009
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (DS) Review
Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ve been fairly neglectful of my Nintendo DS in the last couple of months. But, seriously, who can blame me? There’s been so much good stuff being released on the Nintendo Wii that it’s just so hard to pul...
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April 27, 2009
Little King’s Story (Wii) Review
Wow. This is a really great game. It's really great for a lot of reasons; it's original in so many ways, it looks very nice, it sounds great, it’s long and constantly entertaining and challenging, it’s genuinely funny and quirk...
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December 23, 2008
Dungeon Maker (DS) Review
With the advent of high definition gaming, a lot of consoles these days don't have "sleeper hits" or titles that you've never heard of that may be good. With the Nintendo DS though, several developers have been able to take advantage of the relati...
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October 29, 2008
Dinosaur King (DS) Review
Dinosaur King (DK) is essentially a Pokemon game in disguise. Whilst DK has a few ideas of its own, it doesn't take much time with the game to realise that it is heavily influenced by the incredibly popular Pokemon series that has seen several releas...
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October 22, 2008
Zubo (DS) Review
Ill admit that when Zubo arrived on my doorstep that I was understandably skeptical about the quality of the title. Thats the biggest problem with the Nintendo DSs library today, a large amount of low quality software makes any game with a basic looki...
