There have been many questions over the past few years about Nintendo concerning the rising popularity of mobile games versus the handheld market. A big one is, how is Nintendo going to compete or adapt? Pokémon Shuffle is our first look at this evolution, but will it put Nintendo on a path to become a master, or be a shameless pay-to-win artifact?
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GameReviewPad contributors give their thoughts on the Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void Closed Beta trailer.
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I discovered the popularity of Hatsune Miku when my friend sent me a video of her performance. I was amazed that people were cheering at a hologram, but it was something different. When the game was released in Japan, I saw gameplay footage and wanted to play it for myself.
Thankfully, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F was released in the US and I loved the challenge the game brought me. Will the sequel, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd bring new features to Miku and her friends, or will you be hitting yourself with a celery stick for getting excited over nothing?
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First and foremost, forget that Assassin’s Creed Unity ever happened. It holds no impact and in no way represents what Assassin’s Creed Rogue is. That being said, Rogue is essentially Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag 2; what Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was for Assassin’s Creed 2. So I will be comparing improvements from Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and from the other entries in the series.
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Tango Gameworks, a department of Zenimax Asia, hit a home run on there very first game. From starting out with the high expectation of being published by Bethesda Softworks, they nailed it. I mean with the help of Shinji Makami, or the creator of Resident Evil the game was bound to be a success. The Evil Within automatically draws you into it’s story, with you being detective Sebastian Castellano, and getting sucked into a world of horror, murder, fright, and mystery. Trying to survive is not your only goal in this world, but keeping your two junior detectives safe is also on the agenda.
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Intelligent Systems’ first New Nintendo 3DS handheld game has been published in the form of a turn-based, third-person shooter known as Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. This marks one of the first games -aside from Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and other reverse compatible games- that has utilized one of the handheld’s new control capability, specifically the c-stick. Most notably renowned for developing one of the highest rated games for the 3DS -Fire Emblem Awakening- Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. functions much like Awakening with limited moves allowed for the players to choose from in the campaign as well as online multiplayer formats.
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