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Friday, June 14, 2013

Preview: "Project X Zone" (2013) "Awakening Simulations"

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By: Gabriel Roderick
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Recently I was able to sit down and play the one stage demo of this simulation rpg game from the eShop channel.


The ally units are of course already picked for you and include; Ryu & Ken / Ichiro & Sakura / Gemini & Erica / Kurt & Riela / Soma & Alisa / Kite & BlackRose


And I was amazed by this game!


This game plays a lot like Fire Emblem meets Marvel vs. Capcom. Ya know strategy simulation with crazy combos and a LOT of characters.


With over 200 characters in total to be exact! Some are combo units, while others are rival units, and solo units. It's rumored there will be DLC for the game as well, which would be a fantastic addition to the game.


I'm hoping that the street pass features of the game will mirror those of Fire Emblem Awakening, with fighting the others units!


Graphically it's you're run of the mill fighter/ Nintendo type game. It looks a look like Jump Super Stars from the Shonen jump series. As a matter of fact the voices are in Japanese with English subtitles.


The controls can be a lot to take in at first, especially with combos and understanding the "cross" fighting system.


The demo is lacking a LOT in the story field so they say, I mean it tries to give you a great team up scenario but most characters are confused on why they are here. Sometimes it can be very confusing just to jump in but we'll have to see!

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Preview: "The Walking Dead: Game" (2013) "Possibly More Characters For Clementine?"

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Telltale Games released this little video on their twitter account today; Walking Dead (https://vine.co/v/b3gbMwUuD1x) 



There is two things that this "Day 2" video teased, one a new character named Vince and two a shirt with the letters, "TTG"



Now now this could be a new part to the earlier Walking Dead game. So many questions where left unanswered.



Who were walking towards Clementine at the end?



What ever happened to poor Clementine?



Did Kenny die?


I'm hoping that this is Telltale Games' sequel to answer these questions!


If not they are working on a new project called The Wolf Among Us. Which has been sided until later on in 2013 but nevertheless is coming out.
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When interviewed earlier this year, Telltale Games' promised to have a season two of Walking Dead by fall of 2013.


Make sure to come back here for all the previews and breaking information as we get closer to E3!


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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Preview: "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons And Ages" (2013) "A Deal Of The Ages AND Seasons."


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So the dates have been announced for the newest in next current gen console Zelda games. Finally a release in 3D!

Nintendo will be re-releasing The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Season AND  Oracle of Ages for 3DS on May 30th. These games will be digital only and retailing at 5.99$ each.

Now if you remember from both games first releasing on Gameboy Color they had two different but similar stories. 


And if you played both games and linked them together you got a special ending. Where both game stories crossed over into each other. 

Nintendo is making reliving this possbile! If you buy both games from the eShop channel within the first two weeks, you'll get both for only 4.99$ each! So for under 10$ you'll be able to play through the game again! And relive all the fun crossover and other great elements of the Zelda series.  The other great thing is these will be the second and third Zelda games in 3D as well. 

Check out Nintendo's teaser trailer!


 
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Review: "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14" (2013) "Tiger’s Back With Less Than A Roar, But Far More Than A Whimper"






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By: Adam Zimmerman
Tiger returns with another solid effort in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. The first thing I should say is that you do not need to be a golf aficionado to enjoy this game. It helps to know a bit about the game, but my wife and I have enjoyed playing this game together for years and she knows next to nothing about the actual sport.
On the course, Tiger remains largely unchanged. Almost all the gameplay mechanics remain unchanged.

 There are only a few differences. Hitting out of the rough in more challenging now. There used to be a percentage telling you how much your ball was buried in the sand or rough which helped you determine how much further you needed to hit the ball to get it where you wanted it to go. That percentage meter appears to be gone unless the option in now hidden away in some secret menu that I’m not finding, which is a bit disappointing because that was very helpful.

Also changing is how you swing for draw and fade shots. For those that don’t know a draw or fade shot is when you pull or push the ball in a left or right curve, depending on whether you shoot lefty or righty. In previous games you just altered your stance and swung away like normal. In this years game you have to actually change the angle of your short left or right depending on how you’re trying to curve your shot. The strike meter has also changed a bit, you now need to see how your ball is lying and adjust where you strike the ball accordingly, such as hitting lower on the ball if you are in the rough to get it out.


Almost all of the game modes are unchanged. Career mode is still the same, starting you out as an amateur who needs to earn their PGA Tour card, though this year you don’t have to play in as many amateur events before you can do so. All the exhibition modes of previous games return, including versus, four ball, etc.

 There is one notable exception though.


In last years game you got to experience Tiger’s journey from tiny child prodigy to arguably the greatest golfer that’s ever lived. In Tiger 14, they are focusing not on the history of one player, but the history of the entire sport. Replacing Tiger Legacy mode is the new Legends of the Majors mode. This mode goes all the way to the 1800’s.

You play as and against the legends of the sports, trying to match their feats. You don’t just play as those golfers; you also wear the same clothes and use the same equipment that they used back in their respective days. That may not seem like a big deal, but it will seem bigger when instead of hitting it 300 yards down the fairway with your driver you are now barely cracking 200 yards. Theirs a big difference between wood and titanium alloys.


Online gets a bit of a boost. All the same modes are still in place, but now when playing on online tournament you can seem the flight trajectory of 24 of your opponents shots so you can compare yourself to the competition. There are also new weekly challenges such as beat player X when tied entering the back 9 of the final round of the tournament. The Country Clubs, which were introduced last year, has now increased in size from 25 players to 100. On a side note, if there are any Tiger players out there for PS3 reading this, I’m looking for a good country club (in game) to join.


The weather also gets a boost in this year’s game. In last year’s game you could get live weather updates if you were connected to the Internet and play in the exact same conditions the course was experiencing in real life, except that it was always daytime. This year’s version goes a step further and lets you play in the dark, and rain now has more of an effect. The only real difference rain used to make is it would shorten how far balls would roll. Now the rain effects you like you think it would. The ball doesn’t fly as far or roll as far.


Women finally get in on the action this year. You have always had the ability to make a female golfer, but she could only play in challenges and exhibitions. This year they can finally play in the career mode with the addition of the LPGA.


Character customization takes a few steps forward and a few steps backwards in this year’s game. On one hand, there are less clothing options, and less options as far as body type go. All the created golfers in this year’s game are either lean, or have a big beer belly. Unlike in previous years versions, you pretty much can’t make a heavy-set person. I guess they didn’t want thousands of John Daly clones running around.

There also seems to be fewer choices for what you can have your golfer wear and they no longer boost your stats. On the other hand, to make up for the lesser options in other areas, you can now change your golfers swing style in meaningful ways and the style of golfer you are. For swing style you can choose whether your shots have a low, medium, or high arc. That may not sound like much but it makes a big difference when there’s wind and it also affects distance and your ability to stop the ball where you want.

You can also now choose whether you are a power player or a control player. Power golfers can obviously hit it farther, but their shots are much more sensitive to over/under swings and off-line shots. Control golfers are what they sound like; they sacrifice power for accuracy. They may not hit it as far, but their shots are much more likely to end up exactly where they want.


There is one thing that I need to take EA to task for. I am a big fan of adding courses through DLC. I will also defend companies for having day 1 DLC if they made the DLC after they finished working on the main game. Tiger 14 however, has 18 courses available for download on day 1. If they were brand new courses that would be one thing.

 However, they are essentially the same courses that were downloadable last year. Adding to my frustration is that some of them are my absolute favorite courses to play, including Wolf Creek and Emerald Dragon. To make matters worse, except for the 4 fantasy courses, they are built into career mode so if you don’t get them then you are forced to skip have the tournaments which hurts your ranking and is just generally annoying.

 Last year they did something cool and made it so that you could unlock every single DLC course through regular off line play, but that feature was taken out of this years version so it is pay to play. So basically, if you want the full experience in career mode, you need to shell out a minimum of $110. That is made up of as 60 for the game, 40 for one of the downloadable course packs, and 10 for the other. It’s an incredibly crappy move by EA in my opinion.


Our Honest View gives Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 and 8 out of 10. Overall, as I said at the beginning of this, this is a solid game. There were a few steps forward and a few steps back. If you are a fan of golf this your only option for realistic golf, but even if you aren’t a big fan of the sport it is still a very fun game to play, especially with friends.



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Replay Value: Moderately High (Campaign) Infinite (Multiplayer)  

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Review: "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Demo" (2013) "Lost In A Dungeon Of Infinite Dialogue."




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Let me start off by saying I haven't played the Mystery Dungeon game since the Gameboy Advance ones. And I am starting to remember why!

For one this demo starts off with yourself talking to yourself constantly having a conversation on who you really are. THEN a light comes out of nowhere and tells you basically who you are.

This then will give you the option of choosing who you would like to play as. I of course choose Pikachu! And the beginning part of the demo they tell you as long as you keep the demo installed with all save data, it'll transfer over IF you buy the full game.

FINALLY Nintendo, I don't have to restart after spending hours on this demo. Now your probably wondering, "hours of gameplay in a Nintendo demo?" And when I say "hours" I don't mean of gameplay I MEAN OF dialouge! 

The cut scenes and graphics are truly amazing especially in 3D I feel like I'm watching the TV show for the most part, BUT god why sooooooo much talking. 

After about 20 minutes of talking between Pikachu and this mysterious white light, he finally goes into a cave with his partner! While the graphics and overall controls feel like a Pokemon game BUT better the fighting mechanics are shaky.


The game tries SO hard to just like a typical Pokemon game by keeping it's roots of turned based attacks, it doesn't really factor in the idea of you and your partner BOTH attacking enemies in caves. Besides graphically a big difference between these two games is the idea that you heal each time you finish a battle, taking a way a huge challenge. BUT then again this game series is geared towards younger children who doesn't understand the concept of Pokemon yet.

WE then go into another 20 minutes or so of talking between your partner, Quagsire and of course once again with yourself. Pikachu keeps trying to remember who he really is and doesn't remember if he was a Pokemon or NOT.

I do however like overall concept of the game, the idea that your going to make a Pokemon Paradise where all Pokemon will live in piece, and this can only be done through solving puzzles and crawling through Dungeons. It's a mash up between Digimon World DS and Tomb Raider. 

And with Nintendo promising for the first time ever mind you, DLC for the game I can see the hype Game Freak is making. They're will be extra dungeons and more puzzles for free and to be bought from the eShop channel. 

Also with the Pikachu Bundle 3DS XL coming out this is a sweet incentive to play this new game since both come out on the same day! With a tentative release date of March 24th. 



The Demo ends with you beginning to be able to make your own town and start making it a Paradise for all the Pokemon inhabitants. 


Which is a plus seeing as one of the demo's main purpose is to be a place holder for preexistent data for when the game drops.





Our Honest View gives, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Demo 3/5. This demo is pretty mediocre and now what I remember of the old days. However with some great features like DLC and of course graphics I think I can look past the dialogue. Plus if it really wants to be like other Pokemon games it'll have a option to change the dialogue speed! The demo as I said earlier does serve some purpose, seeing as I've gotten through 3 hours of dialogue and about 15 minutes of exploring at least when I pick up the game I'll be past that....ONE CAN HOPE?




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Friday, March 8, 2013

Review: "Mass Effect 3: Citadel" (2013) "Even Shepard's Story Must Come To A End."


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The End Has Come, and What an Ending It Turned Out To Be.


After playing through the Citadel DLC for Mass Effect 3, all I can say is thank you Bioware. The story of Commander Shepard is finally complete. Where the actual ending of the game failed to bring closure for a lot of fans, this was a near perfect way to say goodbye to Commander Shepard and friends.


The Citadel is about a conspiracy to kill Commander Shepard. It takes place in a new area of the wards, with a new enemy to give the Reapers, Collectors, and Cerberus a break in their mission to kill the Commander. Along with the new story content, the Citadel also gives you a casino to test your luck in, a battle arena to test you skills in, and a customizable apartment to test your home decorating skills in.


The best part about the Citadel isn’t the story, which admittedly is very good. It’s all the nods to the previous two entries in the series, and being able to see all your old friends, including Wrex! It is also laugh out loud funny, and Wrex is as good as ever.

It is a great change from the rest of the game, which is very grim and emotionally draining. During one section of the DLC, instead of just having two squad members with you, your whole team is fighting alongside you.

You only control two of them like usual, and the rest are split into two separate fire teams that go on separate paths from you, but it is a sight to behold. The bad guys never stand a chance. The friendship and comradery is really played up throughout the DLC as well.


Speaking of bad guys, the Citadel brings a new villain, and he is Shepard’s equal in every way. I was totally surprised when he the main baddie was revealed. The boss battle was much more satisfying than the final battle in Omega was.

Every variant of the new enemy is essentially the same as members of Cerberus just with a different color scheme.


The only downside to the Citadel was that while you do get two new weapons, you don’t get any new powers and a few squadmates were missing from action. Everyone outside Legion makes an appearance, but Miranda only shows up if you romanced her, and a few others, like Jack and Samara, only show up for the party, and are not able to join your squad for any missions. It was especially disappointing that Jack wasn’t able to join your squad because at one point Joker goes for help and when he comes back, he says he brought people that like to get shot at.



Our Honest View gives, "Mass Effect 3: Citadel" 5 out of 5. Overall it is more than I expected and even better than I dared hoped. Even though I personally am far from done with this trilogy, if this was the end, I would be happy and at peace. It has been one hell of a ride. I recommend saving this until just before the end, so everyone in your squad can be there for you to say goodbye to.

Mass Effect 3: Citadel is available for download now on Xbox, Playstation 3 and PC for $14.99.

By Adam Zimmerman
Replay Value: Extremely High (ENTIRE SERIES + DLC)

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Gabe Roderick's Favorite Game Series! Dun-a-nun-a-nun-a-nun-a-nun-a-BATMAAAAN!


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If you're still wondering what my favorite game series is? It's Batman!
Well more specifically Rocksteady Studios "Batman Arkham Asylum" and "Batman: Arkham City".

To get into the time the setting both games take place over one hell of a night for Batman respectively. And are about 8 months apart in story making many references in the sequel to it's predecessor. (SO PLAY THE FIRST ONE FIRST)

Graphically this game is amazing you truly feel like your the Cape Crusader. I enjoyed them so much I had to get Mark Hamil's Joker and Kevin Conroy's Batman. I just had to dedicate my arm to them! IF not my life since I 100% both games on Xb360 and PS3. For both games to 100% across platforms took me well over 6 months of gaming.

You get all the toys Batman gets and of course get to play all the puzzles he must complete with to survive. Since you play as the greatest detective you get a detective lenses on your batsuit so you can find secret passages and stalk your prey. This makes stealth and knowing your environment a must, so take the time to scan EVERYTHING.

The first game is stopping Joker and take back Arkham Asylum. Of course like everything in the Batman series, Joker is truly Batman's adversary. Since you are in Joker's playground (Arkham Asylum) you must defeat many of Batman's past enemies such as Poison Ivy, Evil Croc and Bane that Batman previously put away.

This is a very different Bane than Christopher Nolan's films. This Bane is about 10 times bigger than Batman and packs a punch. Joker of course becomes infected with the Titan Serum which makes him become like Bane. Not to ruin the story but it leaves with a cliff hanger like every good game. NOW the cool part about this game is it's mostly stealth, seeing as Batman is not bullet proof or uses guns you have to be stealthy with how you takedown the inmates.

This can be very tricky at times but with your detective kit and toys it makes the game very strategic and fun! Now there are parts in the game where you can go straight out and attack groups of inmates. Just be sure to use the counter button to counter any attack when promoted to.

The game is very linear in a way you can explore a little bit of Arkham Asylum but it isn't that big of place which is okay because you'll be doing plenty to keep you busy. Such as saving guards, finding and working the hidden Batcave (spoiler) AND my favorite part of the game Riddler Trophies. The Riddler who you never really see in the game has left numerous trophies all over the place and it's up to you to solve and find each other. This isn't a main component of the game but adds mucho replay value and of course you like to 100% games.

NOW 2 years later actuality Rocksteady Studios released the second installment of the series with this amazing trailer.
**Borrowed from IGN**

This game is far different from its predecessor in one major way. It's open world there's about 50 hours of side quest and missions to do helping or trying to fix just about everything in Arkham City. There is so much stuff to explore and find in the city. The city is truly yours.

The difference in story however is, Joker is dying from using the Titan Serum. And now Batman is also infected, giving both limited time to either find a cure or both die together. Eventually you'll have to relie on the help of past enemies which means fighting their enemies since the city is in complete Anarchy.

You'll even be saving many of the guards before different gangs kill them.

The best part about the story is you get to play as Catwoman as well and how she experienced this night of hell. Once you complete the game you get the option to play through again as Catwoman.

Not only is there a huge amount of FREE choice in a Batman game there is some much story into the mystery that is Batman. You'll also play as Robin and see their relationship but also it gives you the idea in a world without Joker can Batman be BATMAN!

Learning about Batman's relationships with Catowoman, Joker, Robin and even Harley Quinn just proves how this is the first Batman game you are truly Batman.

When the game of the year edition came out about a year later I re-bought the game just to get all the extra content. The DLC such as playing as Robin and of course what happened after the game finishes on that fateful night in Arkham City.

Prepare to be saddened, happy, and pissed at the same time. You get such a sopranos ending with Batman saying nothing when the end result occurs. Making you believe the Cape Crusader is done.
WAIT then Rocksteady came out with the best DLC, "Harley Quinn's Revenge." giving players the ending they deserved. Helping find each character find closure with the end result of the main game, in this DLC a majority of the game play is as Adult Robin. **THOUGH WE WERE HOPING FOR NIGHTWING, OR JASON TODD**

Not to ruin the story of this one either but they're even more villains such as Penguin, Freeze, and of course Clayface.


The best part about playing this game was enjoying it a long with the album. This was the first time I played a game along with it's soundtrack. The bands such as Coheed and Camrbria and Daughtry  got to play the game early which inspired the songs they wrote. Daughtry's song "Drown In You" "depicts the story and relationship between Batman, Catwoman and Joker.


NOW: I will get into the future of the game series. The ending of the second game ends what Rocksteady could progress with. However two new Batman games have surfaced one for 2013 and another for 2014.

The one for 2013 will be made by Warner Bros. another company apart of the game series, this game according to multiple sites will serve as a prequel to the past two games. And a prequel of what the beginning of Batman you may ask, well no. A game based on the night Batman and Joker first encountered each other.

The second game made by Rocksteady will be out in 2014 this game would tell the story of the Silver Age Comics and go into detail the relationships with Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Could this be the beginning of the Justice League? Due to Marvel's Avengers success.

Regardless of two different games I don't care, I'll play bother because I'll be Batman which is the only important part. Prequel's are the way to go I much rather that than them moving forwarded when Joker (spoiler) is finally gone.





Replay Value: Moderately High (For Both Games) 


By: Gabriel Roderick


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Review: "Nintendo Wii U" (2012) "Boy Oh Boy Do We Have A Wii U Review For U"


Nintendo Wii U Greatest Review Ever

Please follow these instructions from Greatest Reviews On The Net and you will be ok;

This system want to be your HD TVs best friend and you should let it.
It wants to be your new high-end universal remote. Let it.
It wants to be your Family Internet hub with its tablet and TV browser, Hulu, Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. It wants you to use Video chat and Nintendo TVii.
It wants to be your best gaming experience, trust me and LET IT!

Lets at the very beginning.
Nintendo has been in the home console business for over 25 years with each iteration being more innovative than the last, NES or Famicom with the now standard D pad, select, start, A and B buttons. The SNES or super Famicom added the L, R and X, Y buttons now industry standards. The N64 had the first shipped analog stick and the Gamecube had the wavebird wireless controller although not shipped with the system was a 1st part controller that was wireless! SEGA, Sony and Microsoft would later copy these things. That’s right Nintendo was the first and best! The Wii was obviously an amazing but cautious step into the world of movement controllers. Nintendo execs were quoted as saying they could have sold the Wii at $100 at launch and still made a small profit. It was later mimicked through the Playstation Move, which flopped, and Microsoft Kinect. A small note to further this the 3DS is the top handheld in the world and has been consistently against Sony’s Handheld. Quoting a Sony Rep; “You can’t make a handheld for 300$ (PsVita) and except Tommy’s mom to buy it when she can buy a 3DS for 170$”

Now here we are at present day and Nintendo has released its Wii U console, saying the children’s gloves are off as they are going after the hard core gamer and this looks to be the console to do that.

The system reviewed is the 32gb Black Wii U Deluxe. A very “sexy” looking and much larger system than the 2006 Wii, it has two front USB ports and an SD card slot hidden under a tab on the front. The back sports a large fan; HDMI out and regular AV out for the people still without HD, sensor bar slot and of course power spot.

This console looks great with the included stand its as it’s not as bulky as the original Wiis, which did, that crooked stylized thing. The Wii Us stand reminds me of the PS3 minis stand straight and elegant matched most TV styles. This is important, as you wouldn’t want to move this system too often as it obtains scratches and fingerprints quite easily. Just like the dreaded Xb360 circle scratch however the games lock in much better.

The controller is a hybrid Tablet gaming controller with front facing camera, mic and NFC chip and motion controls.  The screen is about the size of an iPad mini with 6.2” LCD touch screen.
Visually it seems quirky but after a short play you get the feeling for it and what Nintendo had in mind with a GameCube controller and DSi XL mix. The screen is bright and vibrant and looks like it will stand up with kid play. The touch screen is as responsive as you need it to be for gaming with virtually any lag with it and the TV.

As a media remote the Nintendo TVii takes down your favorite tv shows and stations and will basically replace your cable remote. With its built in guides it finds you your shows with a few touches. Combing DVRs and other saved shows making life a breeze when you want to watch your recorded episodes of “Survivor”.

The three video streaming apps act like they would on tablet but with a second screen, one that made its way with me out on the porch and in to the kitchen. It apparently can go about 20’ before it yells at you that the controller has lost its signal.

The built in web browser works great but does not support flash but like the iPad it support html 5 pages. Sorry no facebook here at least until an app comes along.
 But if your using a Wii U the Mii Universe is your social media spot!

As a gaming console at launch time it can be hard to say what will come from the Iii U, with some ports of previously released games and a few new Big M titles the question is will third parties support. . Graphically the system can more than hold its own as revealed by Hacker Marcan, the “Wii U is powered by a Tri-Core PowerPC-based CPU built by IBM. It clocks in at about 1.24GHz. “The interesting thing is that the CPU is based on an out-of order- design, a processing method that is more efficient. Think iPhone 5’s A5 processor, clocks in a little slower but can run better thanks to some cleaver design work, they can run at a lower power with lower heat making a higher speed unnecessary. The other important item is the 550 MHz AMD RV7xx Based GPU. Sounds Greek to most but take a look at the Wii U’s Garden graphics demo. It shows what the system is capable of.

For the first time we are seeing the unreal engine running on a Nintendo console with Batman: Arkham City. The Game runs great for something that was pretty quickly coded. The frame rate in some instances run at a high 40s and can dip to mid 20s. However the controller tablet integration is what makes most games shine. The extra screen clears clutter on the TV making things like maps or weapon switching in the palm of your hands and very intuitive.


Nintendo 1st party games will always bring the goods.  The bundled Nintendoland is a mish mash of mini games with themes from great Nintendo games from the past and present. Some mini games are single player only showing some different ideas the team Nintendo have come up with. There is a Mario multi player game where the player takes the tablet and is chased by others who are using the Wiimotes using the tv.

BUT don’t go rushing out to trade in your old Wii’s because your going to want to use all your old Wii accessories on the Wii U. Especially Wiimotes with built in motion plus since this is a MUST for some of the Nintendoland games! The player being chased uses only the tablet and has a view of the entire map while the other player have a limited view. All the games are simple but fun and show what the game and system s all about.

A few games with huge potential and awesomeness on the Wii U are; “Sonic & Sega All Star Racers: Transformed”, “New: Super Mario Bros. Wii U”,  “Assassin’s Creed 3”, “Zombi U” and of course, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2”. “Sonic” as you can image is just as good as the original “All Star Racing” and of course having the additions of playing on the tablet screen and transforming mid game are pluses. This game is a far answer to why no Mario Kart was released with the console. What separates the Wii U version from the rest of the consoles is the fact that with a swipe of the finger you go from playing on the TV to the tablet. 

There is not much one can say about Mario except Mario games are always great. Except this one is incredibly hard and you should play with more than just yourself. But in extreme cases when you can’t you can also with the swipe of a finger go from TV to Wii U. 

AC3 is probably the best I’ve ever seen. We waited a extra month from the games original launch on the other consoles so we could test it out on the Wii U. Controls are user friendly if your using the Wii U Pro Controller it feels like your playing the game on Xbox. The graphics are stunning except there is some glitches but I notice this is across all platforms.

Blacks Ops is amazing like AC3 Nintendo promised the same DLC that the other consoles have launching the Wii U into the field with the big boys. The online for Black Ops is already even broken which is a little ironic.
What’s cool about the games we mentioned excluding Mario these games are across platforms? The difference between Wii U and other consoles is the fact that you have better graphics, and can also play on the tablet screen and are not limited to just the TV. PLUS DLC just likes the 360 and Ps3.

Which promises more to come. We were able to sit down with David Howard a huge Nintendo fan since the original consoles back in the 1980s. Gabe our editor asked him a series of questions.

Gabe: “Why do you like the Wii U, compared to every other console?”

David: “Seeing as I’ve owned every system the Wii U has the best mechanics and is the most unique. However Nintendo hasn’t even utilized the Wii U’s full potential.”

Gabe: “So far what is your favorite game?”

David: “My favorite game thus far is “Scribblenaunts Unlimited”? Due to the fact that it is truly unlimited compared to the Ds games. I’ve made Jason from “Friday the13th”, I’ve made Dale Gribble anything I can imagine can be placed in the game.”

Finally I asked him;
Gabe: “What would you like to see as a Nintendo fan.”

David: “Simple, 3rd party support, return of classic Nintendo franchises never utilized in the US. And if Ps3 and 360 are consistently getting HD collections put them on a console where they’ll actually matter.”

Greatest Review’s gives the Wii U (2012) 5 stars out of 5. As a gamer I am happy. As a tech guy I am happy. Buy this system and be pleasantly surprised as how this system transforms its self into your entertainment hub. Enjoy!
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 UPDATE: 01/23/13 Nintendo has confirmed the remake of "Legend of Zelda: Windwaker" in a HD collection finally and also at this years E3 "Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros." for Wii U:D