One of the most anticipated Nintendo games this year leading up to E3 was the 3D Mario action game Nintendo promised they would reveal at the show. When Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed Super Mario 3D World, fans were quite shocked. It’s a little different than we all expected, but my short hands-on time with the game proved that it is a Mario game with a lot of promise. Super Mario 3D World looks and plays exactly like Super Mario 3D Land on Nintendo 3DS...
Being a fan of the Pikmin series since its debut in 2001, I was very excited to get my hands on the latest Pikmin game coming out in August on Wii U. Pikmin 3 may not contain any old characters aside from the Pikmin, but contains a brand new control scheme, pretty visuals, and new ways to command your Pikmin army. I got to play co-op in one stage of mission mode. The level I played is one Nintendo has shown in the past. It uses both red Pikmin and the new Rock Pikmin...
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has always been one of my favorite Zelda games to date. It was also the game that introduced me to the entire series. I was very excited when Nintendo revealed that an HD remake of Wind Waker would be arriving this year. I was even more excited to actually go hands on with a small portion of the game as well. When seeing the game running for the first time, I was in awe of how pretty the game looks in high definition. The visual...
Sanctum, third place for my 2011 Game of the Year picks here at Levelsave.com (I’ve been here coming up on two years already?) by Coffee Stain Studios was a beautifully executed cross-genre experience. There has been some news of Sanctum 2 being released to both PC and console platforms, and I’ve gotten my hands on a preview build of the game. This is a game wherein you create a maze and place turrets to kill creeps, and then enter first person mode in order to...
Schein is a 2D platformer in development for the PC by indie studio Zeppelin Studios. They started out as a group of students working on projects at their university where they began working together to develop a video game. The premise of Schein is that you’re a guy lost in a swamp and you’re trying to find a way out. Over the course of the journey puzzles, and pitfalls await to slow you down and trip you up. The core gameplay of Schein is what makes it unique...
PAX, and other gaming events, can be fun and exciting, but dangerous. Not only do you have to deal with the physical strain on your nerdy body, but there is a biological war going on every time you step into the convention center. I have been on both sides of several conventions, not all of them gaming, and have a few tips to keep your pain to a minimum and your enjoyment to a maximum. These are specifically aimed at PAX but several could be used for any type of...
Dollar Dash, developed by Candygun Games, is coming soon to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. According to press releases from the game’s publisher Kalypso, Dollar Dash will feature in-depth customization options and intense multiplayer action. Dollar Dash is a top down multiplayer shooter where campy crooks do their best to steal and sabotage their competitors. Using various types of weapons to achieve their goals of glorious loot. Dollar Dash could be one of those...
While playing Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages, I took a trip down memory lane and remembered many years ago when I had discovered a copy of Asteroids at my cousin’s home. Looking back, I was kind of struck on how the simple black and white “graphics” gave a sense of the loudest of silences that only space provides. Well, except for the monotone, “Pew, Pew Pew” that accompanied the sound of fire every time one were to engage the “Kill...
When Sony Santa Monica Studios revealed that God of War: Ascension would have a multiplayer mode, I thought to myself, why would they choose to do this? I’ve been a fan of the God of War since the beginning in 2005. The single player formula is just awesome with interesting puzzles to solve and the epic feeling of wielding the Blades of Chaos. Some of the most satisfying moments I’ve ever had playing video games is just beating enemies to a pulp with the...
We’ve got ten codes for Firefall’s Beta to giveaway, read the preview then enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Firefall has had a pretty big presence at PAX the past couple of years and after getting some time to go hands on, it is pretty easy to see why. Firefall, developed by Red 5 Studios is a new breed of MMORPG combining first person/third person shooter gameplay into the deep RPG and customization features of traditional MMOs. The gameplay is fast...
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