3DS Reviews

Since 1997, Culdcept has been a strategy franchise popular in Japan. North America had a taste of Culdcept in 2003, when an expanded port of the second title Culdcept Second,...

Ever Oasis Review – Grab A Pina Colada

by Jerry Dobracki

Nintendo's handhelds have been the last bastion for quality, niche RPG's; whether they are Japanese or Americanized they usually are amazing. Ever Oasis is another title to be proudly written...

RPG Maker Fes Review – Create Your Own RPG on Nintendo 3DS

by Ashley

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I've used a few game design software programs in the past. Usually, there's a steep learning curve, and it takes a while to build your first game. With the RPG...

Cooking Mama Sweet Shop Review

Cooking Mama is a game series many DS owners are familiar with and a few remember fond memories of the charming franchise. The latest title published by Rising Star Games ...

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Review – A New Twist on the Fire Emblem Formula

by Alexx Aplin

I have been a fan of the Fire Emblem series since the first entry to release in North America (Fire Emblem, known in Japan as Fire Emblem: The Sword of...

Pirate Pop Plus Review – Boom Pow Bubble Pirates

by Josh Nichols

Pirate Pop Plus is clearly a labor of love and it shows on every screen flicker. It calls back to an earlier time in gaming where phrases like "Just one...

(Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories, Aksys Games)

Chase: Cold Case Investigations – Distant Memories Review

Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories developed by Arc System Works and published by Aksys Games is intended to be a visual novel, and it achieves this purpose beautifully....

(Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakul Castle, Aksys Games)

Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle

Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle for the Nintendo 3DS is a pleasant game that features a bit of Japanese lore and plenty of challenging puzzles. Usagimaru has been away...

Monster Hunter Generations Review

Monster Hunter Generations, previously known as Monster Hunter Cross in Japan, has reached North American shores this week. Nintendo 3DS players have a wonderful chance to explore mountains, plains, and...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma Review

Zero Escape, put simply, is a visual novel series where things go wrong and weird pretty hard and pretty fast. It is also a series I fell in love with...

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review – Cartography Returns

We appear to be in the decade of re-releases. A rain of HD remakes floods our systems and we shake our money at it like a new-age rain-dance. It has...

Robotics With Heart and Soul – SteamWorld Heist Review

December is somewhat known unofficially as a “dead month” in the professional reviewers circuit. Despite Christmas being around the corner, and money being flung around at profiteers in the hopes...

The Devil On Your Shoulder Whispering Adequate Temptations – Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Review

Oh JRPGs... you're like cider... you lure me into your sweet lair with delicious promises of comfort, laughter and an easy-going time. Then...then...then it just goes horribly wrong. All the...

A 3DS Mess – Rodea The Sky Soldier Review

by Johnny Axelsson

Rodea The Sky Soldier had a crazy development cycle. Yuji Naka finished his new game back in 2011, but for some reason Kadokawa Games did not localize it. Time has...

Not The Best Marmalade Sandwich – Paddington: Adventures In London Review

by Johnny Axelsson

When I was a kid I did not read a whole lot of Paddington. I checked some of the books out later, as curiosity got the best of me when I heard people...

3D Double D’s – Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson Review

by Jerry Dobracki

I love quirky, weird, and interesting games. I harken to the past generations when games were made for entertainment and not just a quick buck. Those times are almost completely behind...

Do a Barrel Roll…in 3D! | Star Fox 64 3D Review

by Rob Cotter

4 years ago

Nintendo does the world a solid by bringing back one of the best games in the entire Star Fox series. With Star Fox 64 3D, fans of Fox McCloud and...

A Hunting We Will Go! | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Review

4 years ago

Have you ever wanted to explore a wild terrain, hunt terrifying monsters and craft armor to become a walking trophy? Then Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate from Capcom is the game...

This Is Not The Brawl You’re Looking For | Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Review

by Adam Koziol

4 years ago

Smash Bros. for 3DS may be the fourth game in the series but it's the first instalment to be released for a handheld device. Whilst Smash on the go is...

Dig It | Shovel Knight Review

by Corey Atwood

As the Nintendo Entertainment System ages gracefully into its 30s, so too does the gamer generation it spawned. So as these grown-up NES kids are making games themselves, we’ve seen...

Plenty of Hijinx in these Links | Mario Golf: World Tour review

by Mike Mahoney

Spring is the air here in the Northeast. On any given weekend you can walk out your front door and hear your neighbors mowing their lawns or trimming their hedges....

Catching A Star To Your Heart – Kirby Triple Deluxe Review

by Mike Mahoney

It might have taken him longer than usual to make his platform debut but some things are just worth the wait, aren't they? Kirby is back for his 15th instalment...

It’s My Party And I’ll Sigh If I Want Too | Mario Party: Island Tour Review

by Emma Quinlan

Blistered hands, friction burned palms and broken analogue sticks, these might not sound like the types of casualties one would expect to endure whilst playing a video game but back...

Everyday I’m Swappin’ Them | Skylanders Swap Force 3DS Review

by Cody Perez

Growing up we all did it, we all played with action figures (they're not dolls, I promise!). Personally, I would dream up entire books worth of story-lines with my plastic...

Leashed Potential | AiRace Speed Review

by Corey Atwood