Review Surfing - Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii)
November 18, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Does the Wii finally have its definitive lightsaber game?
The quest for the definitive lightsaber action game for the Wii continues as another Star Wars game is launched for the Nintendo console. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed featured a Jedi protagonist, but the game’s focus was on crazy Force powers—not lightsaber combat as people are clamoring for.
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EA’s new exercise game to compete with Nintendo’s Wii Fit
November 15, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
EA is joining the Wii exercise bandwagon.
Nintendo’s selection of exercise games for the Wii has gotten a little more crowded. Nipping at the heels of Deep Silver’s entry into the console exercise market, EA has just announced that it is joining the fray as well. The biggest publisher’s new exercise game? EA Sports Active.
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Nintendo binges on patents for DS, DSi
November 14, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
What does Nintendo have in store for the DS and DSi?
Nintendo recently revealed a comprehensive list of patents related to the DS and DSi handhelds. According to hawk-eyed Spencer of Siliconera, Nintendo trademarked a glut of terms right before the press conference that announced the coming of the DSi. Before we get to the meaty part, Spencer added a disclaimer:
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Review Surfing – Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii)
November 11, 2008 by Mike · 2 Comments
Guitar Hero World Tour is currently the hottest game for the Nintendo Wii, and with good reason: it’s finally as good as Rock Band. If you previously switched to Guitar Hero’s rival because of the band-focused gameplay, then you’d be pleased to know that World Tour finally integrates the same features—and in some cases—actually improves on the Rock Band formula.
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Capcom shows off new Resident Evil Zero video, screenshots for Wii
November 10, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Resident Evil is back--in Japan.
Remember the Japan-only Resident Evil Zero for the Nintendo Wii? It’s a port of the GameCube game released in 2002. If you live in Japan and understand Japanese, Resident Evil Zero is coming to the Wii on Christmas day. To satisfy your bloodlust for zombie scares, watch the video and check out several new screens.
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Tips and Tricks – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
November 6, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Find out how to beat Dangoro.
Like the previous Forest Temple “dungeon,” there are again two major enemies in the Goron Mines. The first is a huge mini-boss named Dangoro, who’s guarding the bow. The dungeon’s main boss is Fyrus, the possessed form of the Goron patriarch. This week, we’ll show you how to beat these major foes.
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Review Surfing - Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (DS)
November 5, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Of late, the Spider-Man video game franchise has been synonymous with the film-licensed video games—to describe it with a word, mediocre. This link is probably because several of the Spider-Man games have been movie tie-ins, and that they weren’t very good. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is Spidey’s sixth appearance in the Nintendo DS. Has Activision finally nailed it? See what the game critics think:
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Sonic Unleashed video shows Wii gameplay
November 4, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
If you haven’t seen the new trailer for the Nintendo Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, now’s your chance. The best part: the entire video is all about gameplay—no useless pre-rendered CG teasers here. The not-so-good part: it’s less than a minute in length.
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Nintendo pledges to bring more Wii, DS stock for Christmas
October 31, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Remember the time when there was no shortage of the Nintendo Wii? Exactly—it never happened. GameStop even predicted that there won’t be enough Wiis again this Christmas. To address this issue, Nintendo promised to bring more Wii and DS stock into the UK this holiday season to cope with “unprecedented” demand.
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Tips and Tricks – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
October 30, 2008 by Mike · Leave a Comment
To get the Gale Boomerang, Link must defeat Ook the baboon.
The Forest Temple is the first “dungeon” in Twilight Princess. In Zelda parlance, a dungeon is a sort of underworld (though it’s not always necessarily the case) that Link is supposed to conquer. Each dungeon contains an essential quest item, treasure, or boss to defeat. The Forest Temple presents a couple of bosses that Link must overcome. Today, we show you how to beat these foes.
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