Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a great game for any new Zelda player to get acquainted with the world and the characters.
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Tag: DS
Check Out the Nintendo World Pokémon Series Showcase
Over the weekend I finally managed to sneak in enough playtime to defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon Y and claim my rightful place as the Pokémon League Champion. In-between a few rounds of multiplayer battle and some Pokémon trading — we had to evolve those Haunters — the kids and I also took a few minutes to check out this great series retrospective from Nintendo.
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Nintendo Unveils 2DS, Gamers Scratch Their Heads
I get a lot of press releases from Nintendo. They hit my inbox nigh-weekly, generally touting some upcoming release or a bump in sales numbers. Still, yesterday’s announcement was different.
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo DS
I was really excited to get this game downloaded to my son’s Nintendo 3DS. I’ve been a fan of Mario since my parents bought our family the first Nintendo system when I was 6 years old (did I just age myself?) and we played the original Mario Bros. Thankfully the games have come a long way since I was a kid and I’m happy to say this game keeps in with the spirit of the characters and the storyline.
Continue ReadingPokémon Black/White 2 Is Great However You Choose to Play It
There’s something undeniably different about the latest chapter in the Pokémon saga. For a series that has, for some 15 years, defined itself by retelling the same story time and again with slightly adjusted characters, the fact that it’s a …
Continue ReadingFamily Tests 3DS as Multi-Purpose Vacation Device
We lent a family a 3DS to take on holiday with them. Their mission was to use it to take pictures, find information online when they were abroad and keep in touch with us while they were away. We spent …
Continue Reading3DS XL Time Lapse Battery Test
With the 3DS XL coming with a bigger battery and lasting longer than the original 3DS, my family got talking one breakfast time about which DS console would last the longest. My daughter thought that her DS Lite would outperform …
Continue Reading3DS XL Review: The Share Size 3DS
Something you learn to expect with any popular gadget is a yearly round of revisions. With the 3DS launch last year on March 27th we were due an update for Nintendo’s new handheld. On August 19th the 3DS XL arrives …
Continue ReadingPokémon Conquest Takes No Prisoners
Nobunaga’s Ambition stands out in my mind as a true anomaly; it was the video game I didn’t like. Sure, I’d played bad games before, flawed and un-enjoyable affairs – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on the 2600, for example – but …
Continue ReadingHands-on Gameplay With Lego Lord of the Rings
Some ideas are destined to be. Just as the coming together of Lego, Star Wars and a video-game was written in the stars, LEGO Lord of the Rings has been looming on the horizon as inevitably as night following day. …
Continue ReadingLego Batman 2 Restores Multiplayer to DS, 3DS and Vita
I discovered local multiplayer would be returning to the portable Lego games in LEGO Batman 2 DC Heroes!
Continue ReadingBrave Combines Archery and Gestures on Wii, PS3 and 360
Brave: The Video Game will be released this Summer alongside the film. Interestingly it’s currently slated for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and Windows PC/MAC — nothing mentioned about 3DS or Vita at this stage.
Continue ReadingKids Prefer Original Lego Batman Because of Multiplayer
My son had been saving up for Lego Batman 2, the latest in the Lego videogame series, and was working out whether he’d have enough money when the game lunches in June. A few calculations later and he looked downcast …
Continue ReadingThe 4 Best Broken Toys of All Time
An unbreakable toy is wonderful thing, not least for its ability to break other toys. But a broken toy, as I’ve discovered over the first few years with young children, can be just as much fun as when it was …
Continue ReadingNintendo’s Other Holiday Offerings
Though I even have to remind myself of this fact, Nintendo’s fourth quarter releases aren’t strictly limited to Zelda and Mario titles. While those games have rightly earned the lion’s share of attention from both gamers and reviewers, there are …
Continue ReadingA Second Hand Christmas Avoids the Frenzy
Having recently written about Ghost Trick and Solatorobo in glowing terms this week, I was happy to see them discounted in Amazon today (Ghost Trick is $12.59 and Solatorobo is $17.11). If Okamiden gets a similar discount I’ll be suspicious …
Continue ReadingGame Creation for Kids With Wario Ware DIY
Kids can create their own mini-games on the 3DS or Wii with this inexpensive title.
Continue ReadingMom’s Nintendo 3DS Guided Tour
It’s not until you start to explain the different features of the 3DS that you realize how complicated this stuff is if you haven’t got a long history with gaming. As one console builds on features of the previous one, …
Continue Reading3 DS Adventures That Shine on the 3DS
Although Nintendo isn’t currently going with the “save the best till last” approach, what with Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land hitting the system earlier than usual, it’s interesting to see that some of the best DS games …
Continue ReadingX-Men, Spider-Man Less-Than Super on Nintendo DS
Though its predecessor Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions was favorably accepted by both gamers and comic fans, the recent sequel Spider-Man: Edge of Time has received somewhat mixed reviews. This title is actually available on the DS as well as the 3DS, …
Continue Reading3 New Portable Sequels Worth Playing
One seldom uses the phrase “more of the same” as a compliment, but as I get older I find I have more respect for consistency. Do I want new and innovative ideas? Of course! And yet I am also down …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Presents: Family Gamer TV
GeekDad presents the first episode of its new video game web series for families: Family Gamer TV. Each episode will premiere exclusively on GeekDad every other Friday. Here’s how it came to be: Family Gamer TV (FGTV) has been a …
Continue ReadingPhineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Video Game: Good for Newbies, But That’s It
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Phineas and Ferb. The TV show is, for my money, one of the better TV shows of any kind on today, and far and away the best family-friendly cartoon — and …
Continue ReadingThe Cars 2 Game Is Mario Kart With Missiles
Cars 2 courts the success that Blur deserved. Xbox 360 and PS3 versions offer sought after karting action, while on the Wii Cars 2 offers a high octane alternative to Mario. The success of a game is as much about …
Continue ReadingLest We Forget: The Noble Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo drops DS Lite price to $99, re-launches classic titles and makes the last-gen machine a hard-to-beat bargain.
Continue ReadingHarry Potter Week: Getting Into Character, Video Game Style
A couple weeks ago, EA invited me to get a sneak peek at the new video game for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. As I sat down to the demo, I had to admit that I haven’t played one of the EA Harry Potter games since Prisoner of Azkaban, which, at […]
Continue ReadingPlaying Okamiden on 3DS Fixes Framerate Issues
While reviewing Okamiden for the DS I realized my write-up was far more positive than others I had read. It took e a while to figure it out, but this is largely because I was playing Okamiden on the 3DS …
Continue ReadingPeppa Pig Offers Some Import DS Fun For Your Very Young Gamers
I’m always a little suspicious of TV tie-in videogame series. When these focus on children’s TV, history seems to be even more littered with missteps and failures. However, after being roundly impressed with the Dora and Diego games I’ve been …
Continue ReadingNintendo 3DS: The Eyes Have It
I must admit, my head is spinning somewhat after the 3DS launch event. There was a lot to take in, and a lot of angles to consider. Was it a good device for casual gamers, or hardcore gamers? How did …
Continue ReadingRelive 16-bit Glory Days With DSi-ware
Perhaps the worst thing about the Nintendo DSi is the built in online store for download games. It’s slow at the best of times and fiddly to navigate. So I thought I’d save you trawling through games on that tiny …
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