NGamer issue 55

 

This is kind of weird because the writing is a deeper orange than is shown here. Ah well. They gave Sonic Colours an 86. I'm looking forward to trying it out myself when it comes out! 

Professor Layton and Ace Attorney are getting a crossover game

This news raised a few eyebrows I'd say!

But yes it's actually happening. Phoenix Wright somehow gets warped to Professor Layton's universe and I suppose they'll team up to right wrongs together. It's one of those unlikely pairings that actually sound like they go quite well together.

Needless to say, fans are very excited about all this!

Kirby's Epic Yarn is getting some good reviews

Have a look at some of the reviews coming out for the new Kirby game. They're pretty nice! I just thought I'd take a printscreen of the metacritic page as it is so far. I don't often watch video reviews but I am for this title. Everyone sounds so happy to talk about it!

I can't think of any other Kirby game that people looked this much forward to and at the same time was also so well received. I can think of fewer franchises more deserving of this warm reception than Kirby and even fewer developers who deserved so much kudos as Good Feel is getting right now. Their previous effort, Wario Land The Shake Dimension is quite underrated.

My favourite line from a review of this game so far is the one where in their pros and cons section they only listed one con and it reads: "it ends".

Issue 82 of Retro Gamer

Here's the latest issue of Retro Gamer with a Mario 25th anniversary special.

See the numbers all over the cover? They're actually 25 openable flaps each revealing a Mario game behind them. It's a pretty fun idea!

The whole issue is one big Mariofest. It's great and even the anti-Mario grumblers are ok with it since its a special occasion and all!

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.

On Edge magazine's review of Last Window

This article gave me food for thought. I already knew that Last Window's developer Cing filed for bankruptcy but I never thought to observe the parallel with the main event that is taking place in the game - the owner of the apartment building where Kyle Hyde lives suddenly decides to close it down and sell it. This is what Edge magazine does in its review.

Now, Last Window was being developed last year whereas Cing filed for bankruptcy sometime this year. I wonder if Cing developed this game knowing what was going to happen to them and if they intended to express themselves through the events that take place in this game? I'll continue to play it with this in mind.

But hey, it could very well be a coincidence. Then again, thinking about this kind of thing can be fun.

A Shadow's Tale aka Lost in Shadow is out on Wii today in Ireland

Today A Shadow's Tale, which is known as Lost in Shadow in America, has been released in Ireland and the rest of Europe. I couldn't find it in any of my local shops so it must be another one of those limited releases.

You may have seen clips of the game before, it's a 2D platformer with puzzle solving but what's unique about this is that you're a shadow and you're jumping on shadows of platforms. Might be worth a look!