Yarn lens flare. I’ve really struggled with how I should open this review, but I think the statement above offers the best summation of Kirby’s Epic Yarn short of something that reads like the opening of a press release. Coming from Good Feel, the same team that brought 2008’s Wario Land: Shake It,...

There are certain inevitable truths that are part of life in the 21st Century.  Reality TV has a stranglehold on the airwaves.  People are STILL falling for the old ‘Nigerian Bank Scheme’.  And summer blockbusters will be accompanied by a video game tie-in.  One such outing for 2010 will apparently...

Game: The Munchables Developer/Publisher: Namco Bandai Games Platform: Wii Genre: Action Platformer Price: $19.99 (Dropped from $29.99) Verdict: Super cute characters can’t make up for lack or variety Pros: Fun, cute, suitable for kids Cons: Short, very easy, almost no replay value When veggies go...

Next Monday, July 27th, Legendo Entertainment will release The Three Musketeers: One for All! for WiiWare. Until now the game has only been playable on the PC. In the platforming adventure adaptation of the classic novel, players will control Porthos, one of the mighty musketeers, as he tries to save the...

Playlogic is working on a brilliant new game entitled Fairytale Fights. Unlike the stories your mom read to you when you were a kid, this fairytale has a sadistic twist. Players choose their favorite storybook character, like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Snow White, in an attempt to save their...

Press Play, a Copenhagen based game studio is making the switch from casual Flash games to physics based 2D platform games, the first being Max & the Magic Marker. Max & the Magic Marker combines good old platforming fun with the ability to draw using the Wii remote as the magic marker. Like magic,...

Cocoto Platform Jumper was originally developed for the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game also appeared on the Nintendo GameCube, but only in Europe. Now, WiiWare is bringing Cocoto Platform Jumper to the masses. The game was inspired by Nebulus, a classic platformer of the 8-bit era. Neko Entertainment...

Reviewed by Jaden Walker Released: March 17th, 2009 Developer/Publisher: EA Games (Henry Homepage) Verdict: Buy it. Hell, buy two! Pros: One of the most unique gaming concepts ever. Insanely addictive. Cons: Sharing the game with siblings/ significant other (hence the “buy two”...

Developer: Irem Publisher: Atlus Released: April 7, 2009 Verdict: Buy It if you love old-school platformers Pros: Retro-style gameplay, colorful graphics and whimsical theme, challenging but fair Cons: May play too ‘retro’ for some people, lacks much replay value You would be forgiven if you...

Release: Jan 21 2009 Developer: Twisted Pixels Publisher: Microsoft Genre: Adventure, Platformer Witty, fun and memorable, The Maw is the first XBLA game of the year worth owning Recent XBLA releases have been somewhat lacking in their originality, quality and that all-important ‘wow!’...