I’ve played some weird games over the last few years, but this one has an element I’ve come to be familiar with. Mitchell Corporation, the driving force behind the original Puzz Loop that started it all and the Magnetica games that appeared on both the DS and Wii, bring a lot of that gameplay to the company’s eShop debut. But Tokyo Crash Mobs brings the marble-matching game to a level I never would have imagined. READ MORE
The original Fluidity is still one of the best original titles to appear on WiiWare, so when I first heard about a 3DS eShop sequel being planned, I was certainly looking forward to it. That sequel, Fluidity: Spin Cycle, arrived in late December. Some cosmetic changes have been made that make the game appear like some sort of mascot platformer if you don’t see any actual gameplay images, but rest assured: this is still the same splashing, freezing, and lightning-blasting Fluidity puzzle-platforming. READ MORE
The 3DS is still somewhat lacking in the RPG department, especially compared to its predecessor’s insane library, but the eShop has started to provide some inroads for the genre. Crimson Shroud from Level-5 is one such eShop offering. It brings with it a unique aesthetic and interesting mechanics, seeking to replicate a tabletop pen-and-paper session in many ways. READ MORE
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! is developer WayForward’s latest effort in their increasingly successful attempt to take over the world, one awesome licensed game at a time. Based on the wildly-successful, demographic-transcending Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time is a short, simple trek through an endearingly strange world that strikingly pays tribute to… Zelda II, of all things. READ MORE
The Paper Mario series is one that’s taken an interesting path. The first two games were amazing RPGs, but then a pair of factors threw it in a different direction: the decreasing worldwide popularity of the genre, and the rise of the Mario & Luigi series. A franchise in exile with Super Paper Mario, it’s settled somewhere closer to home with this latest entry.
Just not close enough. READ MORE
