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Kid Icarus: Uprising
As that great actor, James Caan, said a long time ago, “You know the old saying, absence makes the heart grow fonder? Absence makes them think you’re dead.” That’s been the problem for Nintendo’s Kid Icarus for the last nineteen years. Once upon a time he was part of the gang, partying with Mario and…
Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games
There was a sense of hell freezing over when Nintendo and Sega’s respective mascots, Mario and Sonic, first appeared alongside one another in a videogame. But few things build bridges faster than a pile of cash, and the commercial success of Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games, back in 2007, has made this London-centric…
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 on Nintendo 3DS by Konami
Nintendo platforms have been kinder to Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer franchise in recent years than any other. For while FIFA has been mopping up the acclaim across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it’s been the Wii edition of Pro Evolution Soccer that’s been earning real praise. Opportunity knocksKonami has now clearly spotted an opportunity…
Ridge Racer 3DS by Namco Bandai
For some reason, the Ridge Racer series gets overlooked when highlighting the joys of arcade racing titles. Sure, the franchise arguably peaked with Ridge Racer 4, but there are few games that have gleefully exaggerated certain driving mechanics to such impressive effect. Now the series is back – with added 3D! Perhaps in an attempt…
Nintendo 3DS
3D films were first around in the ‘roaring twenties’ – although they only really rose to prominence in the 1950s, with the likes of The House of Wax. Then stereoscopic movies fell out of favour, before making a comeback in the 1980s, when Jaws 3D put everyone off the idea for good. Or so we…