Kirby and co. enjoy a relaxing day at the beach in a little inflatable dinghy when a tornado comes along and shipwrecks them all to a deserted island. They then meet a veteran star warrior who still believes the big battle from long ago is still going on.
This is probably inspired by all those stories about Japanese soldiers from World War II ending up getting stuck on Pacific islands and not hearing about the war being over for years due to being away from everything. I love those stories.
The NME monster this time is a genuinely ridiculous looking monster with propellors on its arms. Kirby gets the Tornado ability from it.
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Showing posts with label Cave Story on Wii. Show all posts
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
My top 10 games of 2010 (finally!)
Now then, after some careful consideration of all the games I played that were released last year I have come up with my top 10 favourites. Without any further delay let's start!
10. Donkey Kong Country Returns
It's a good challenging 2D platform game but it's so low in this list because it's nowhere near as excellent or as magical as the original SNES trilogy were for several different reasons. I probably shouldn't go into too much detail about them here but there is one I can't let pass and that is the blow move. What a stupid idea that was.
9. Ace Attorney Investigations
This is an interesting third person adventure spinoff of the brilliant Ace Attorney series. I often found my interest waning while playing but I can't think of any other reason why than it being so different to the original series. There's still a lot of great humour and characters, especially the charming and quixotic sidekick Kay.
8. The Crystal Bearers
I hate calling this game by its full title: "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Crystal Bearers". It's just too damn long. Anyway this is a rather enjoyable sandbox style adventure game where you throw things at other things with your telekinetic powers. The game's plot is fun in an Indiana Jones kind of way and it isn't too long. It also has extremely quick load times!
7. Dragon Quest IX
This traditional RPG is advertised a lot for its networking features and it's many many extracurricular quests but I have to say I completed the main game without doing any of the extra stuff and found it to be a pretty solid RPG all on its own! I love the fact you can avoid enemies too. I was doing that most of the time and just had a really nice time adventuring in the world! Met some great characters too - my favourites being the kidnappers. It may not be as good as DQIV or V but it's a genuinely solid entry in the series.
6. Last Window
I've posted a lot about this enjoyable and easy going point n' click adventure game. The dialogue between the characters is what kept me playing the most and it hits that sweet spot of "cosiness" that makes you want to keep playing. Makes for a fantastic way to pass a boring commute.
5. Pokémon Ghost Black ReTold
Not actually a game but a "kinetic" style visual novel where you just press a button to advance to the next section. This game is FREE homebrew and a whole playthrough lasts 10-15 minutes. It's great because of its use of images and music to tell a wonderfully eerie story and it brought one of the most compelling experiences I've had this year on my DS. Please play it on your DS!
4. Sin & Punishment 2
Fantastic sequel to the N64 rail shooter that improves upon it in every conceivable way! It's very high on this list because it's incredibly stimulating and satisfying to play!
3. Sonic Colours (Wii version)
I've posted alot about this game already but here I'll say why Sonic Colours is higher than Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Generally it's a much purer, more addictive game than the other two and it is much more considerate to the player, therefore earning it all the praise it can get. Also, no load times!!!
2. Cave Story (WiiWare)
This is number 2 because it's already been topping lists for six years and it took an unbelievably long time to be available on WiiWare. Actually that's not the real reason. I'd nearly still put it at number 1 if it wasn't for the next and final entry on this list:
1. Watching "X's Adventures in Minecraft" on YouTube
I couldn't play Minecraft over the last year because my computer was extremely temperamental so I had to watch this video series recommended to me by everyone I expressed curiosity of this game to.
So wow, two things that I loved straight away about this. One was where X was spending his first night in a tiny cubby hole he dug out for himself while he could clearly hear the eerie moans of zombies outside. The second was where he was making his way into a deep dark unexplored cave. It was an amazing experience watching all this going on accompanied by his commentary.
This is my game of the year because it captured my imagination like no other. I still haven't actually played it but I will now that I have a newer, less temperamental computer! I won't actually build much I'd say. Just whatever I need to go adventuring and exploring!
10. Donkey Kong Country Returns
It's a good challenging 2D platform game but it's so low in this list because it's nowhere near as excellent or as magical as the original SNES trilogy were for several different reasons. I probably shouldn't go into too much detail about them here but there is one I can't let pass and that is the blow move. What a stupid idea that was.
9. Ace Attorney Investigations
This is an interesting third person adventure spinoff of the brilliant Ace Attorney series. I often found my interest waning while playing but I can't think of any other reason why than it being so different to the original series. There's still a lot of great humour and characters, especially the charming and quixotic sidekick Kay.
8. The Crystal Bearers
I hate calling this game by its full title: "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Crystal Bearers". It's just too damn long. Anyway this is a rather enjoyable sandbox style adventure game where you throw things at other things with your telekinetic powers. The game's plot is fun in an Indiana Jones kind of way and it isn't too long. It also has extremely quick load times!
7. Dragon Quest IX
This traditional RPG is advertised a lot for its networking features and it's many many extracurricular quests but I have to say I completed the main game without doing any of the extra stuff and found it to be a pretty solid RPG all on its own! I love the fact you can avoid enemies too. I was doing that most of the time and just had a really nice time adventuring in the world! Met some great characters too - my favourites being the kidnappers. It may not be as good as DQIV or V but it's a genuinely solid entry in the series.
6. Last Window
I've posted a lot about this enjoyable and easy going point n' click adventure game. The dialogue between the characters is what kept me playing the most and it hits that sweet spot of "cosiness" that makes you want to keep playing. Makes for a fantastic way to pass a boring commute.
5. Pokémon Ghost Black ReTold
Not actually a game but a "kinetic" style visual novel where you just press a button to advance to the next section. This game is FREE homebrew and a whole playthrough lasts 10-15 minutes. It's great because of its use of images and music to tell a wonderfully eerie story and it brought one of the most compelling experiences I've had this year on my DS. Please play it on your DS!
4. Sin & Punishment 2
Fantastic sequel to the N64 rail shooter that improves upon it in every conceivable way! It's very high on this list because it's incredibly stimulating and satisfying to play!
3. Sonic Colours (Wii version)
I've posted alot about this game already but here I'll say why Sonic Colours is higher than Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Generally it's a much purer, more addictive game than the other two and it is much more considerate to the player, therefore earning it all the praise it can get. Also, no load times!!!
2. Cave Story (WiiWare)
This is number 2 because it's already been topping lists for six years and it took an unbelievably long time to be available on WiiWare. Actually that's not the real reason. I'd nearly still put it at number 1 if it wasn't for the next and final entry on this list:
1. Watching "X's Adventures in Minecraft" on YouTube
I couldn't play Minecraft over the last year because my computer was extremely temperamental so I had to watch this video series recommended to me by everyone I expressed curiosity of this game to.
So wow, two things that I loved straight away about this. One was where X was spending his first night in a tiny cubby hole he dug out for himself while he could clearly hear the eerie moans of zombies outside. The second was where he was making his way into a deep dark unexplored cave. It was an amazing experience watching all this going on accompanied by his commentary.
This is my game of the year because it captured my imagination like no other. I still haven't actually played it but I will now that I have a newer, less temperamental computer! I won't actually build much I'd say. Just whatever I need to go adventuring and exploring!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Cave Story finally available for WiiWare in Ireland and the rest of Europe!
I bought this as soon as I could! I've been waiting for it for so long... I'm really glad it's finally available here. I'm going to play loads of this!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Cave Story for WiiWare finally gets a release date for Ireland and the rest of Europe!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Episode 1 of Sonic 4 may be out on WiiWare BUT!...
...I will not even entertain the thought of buying it until Cave Story gets released on WiiWare over here. No rush, just saying!
The American version of Cave Story is being updated with things like Gamecube controller support. That's good news. It ought to be out here soon then right?
As for Sonic 4 it's been getting mixed opinions which is to be expected. Some complain about the physics of the game. They do seem kind of funny alright.
The American version of Cave Story is being updated with things like Gamecube controller support. That's good news. It ought to be out here soon then right?
As for Sonic 4 it's been getting mixed opinions which is to be expected. Some complain about the physics of the game. They do seem kind of funny alright.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Cave Story still not out in Ireland for Wiiware yet but now announced for DSiWare also
I loved Cave Story when I played it. It's a freeware PC game that everyone loved so much and admired its creator so much they actually wanted to pay for it, so the creator got together with Nicalis to make it available to buy on the American Wiiware, which is kind of like an example of shareware working really well.
The thing is though that its still not out on WiiWare yet over here and we've been waiting well over a year for it. I'm not against buying it on DSiWare but I demand the chance to buy it on WiiWare! At least when they announced this the creators reconfirmed it was definitely coming to the European WiiWare. It even has a PEGI rating so we're still holding strong, waiting patiently and watching those weekly shop channel updates.
The thing is though that its still not out on WiiWare yet over here and we've been waiting well over a year for it. I'm not against buying it on DSiWare but I demand the chance to buy it on WiiWare! At least when they announced this the creators reconfirmed it was definitely coming to the European WiiWare. It even has a PEGI rating so we're still holding strong, waiting patiently and watching those weekly shop channel updates.
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