Toki Tori is exactly what everybody needs sometimes: a game to relax with that isn’t insultingly easy. Toki Tori moved as quickly or as slowly as the player wanted, it was beautiful to look at, and each level presented a challenge without feeling stressful. Toki Tori 2 changes the formula from the first game but, so far, retains the charm of the original. READ MORE
Whenever a new Rabbids game comes out, I get excited against my better judgment. I know I should know better by now, because there hasn’t been a decent Rabbids since TV Party. I keep getting excited because, for all bad games, the Rabbids are hilarious to me. Sadly, while Rabbids Land changes the formula up a bit, there’s just not enough of it and what is there isn’t particularly good. READ MORE
With the successor to the Wii launching without its own Wii Sports follow-up, it really makes sense for a third-party to try to fill the void with a solid-if-unspectacular motion-controlled sports compilation. ESPN Sports Connection is that game, basically, but while it does try the occasional new idea with the GamePad, it really should have spent more time working on the basics. READ MORE
Fitness games have come a long way since Wii Fit showed there was a market for them. From activity-based minigames to actual exercises with cameras for tracking movement, they’ve become a viable method of exercising, regardless of whether your goal is weight loss or maintenance. Even though there’s no camera this time, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 for the Wii U is still an excellent choice for those looking to exercise at home. READ MORE
Scribblenauts has always been a fun little creative sandbox, and increasingly so in the sequels. More freedom can be more fun, if you don’t take things too seriously, and while at some point in the past it dashed beyond the point of there being any challenge at all, it’s really not the reason you play. READ MORE
