Nintendo’s booth had a slew of 1st party titles coming for the DS and the Wii, but none were more effective at re-imagining old school NES games than New Super Mario Brothers. Once a sole DS title, the game has now made a Wii incarnation and it’s every bit as fun as its predecessor. The [...]
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The Conduit Review (Wii)
As an owner of the Wii gaming system by Nintendo, I was at first captivated by the joy and novel nature of playing Wii sports. The fun of being more interactive in my games had my mind racing with possibilities of what future games would hold as developers became more familiar with the system and [...]
Datel Edge Nunchuk Controller
Third-party manufacturers sure do like to cash in on game systems. There are plenty of manufacturers, the most notable one being Nyko, but a new British company has been churning out new products that have begun to turn some heads. Datel’s products stand out from the crowd because they actually don’t suck, and are reasonably [...]
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Wii)
The man with the Fedora hat and bullwhip is back as Dr. Indiana Jones returns in an all new adventure. In Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings, Jones is tasked with locating the Staff of Moses and as usual the Nazis and all manner of enemies are hot on his heels and dangers abound. [...]
Wii emulator actually works!
I’ve been an emulator buff for a while, but generally emulators seem to only work well after the console has been off the market for several years. Well, I found a Wii emulator that not only works, but works rather well. The games I tried on it work very well with little sound or graphical [...]
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review
The hits keep on coming in the highly popular Guitar Hero franchise with the latest release, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. The 48 song collection contains all the best tracks from the previous Guitar Hero games, and allows gamers to not only play Guitar, but add vocals and drums as well. The game is not a [...]
My Sims Racing Review (Wii)
Rev up your engines and get ready to race as EA has released My Sims Racing for the Nintendo Wiii. Gamers get to select from a quick race options as well as multiplay and career modes that allow gamers to customize not only their characters but their cars and tracks as well. The game allows [...]
EA Sports Active Review
I don’t think I can drive five miles from my house without coming across a fitness center. LA Fitness there, 24 Hr Fitness here, Curves that way. Everywhere I turn, there’s a flyer or coupon touting great deals for new members. Sure, I get tempted. Goodness knows this body needs more exercise. But in my [...]
Punch Out!! Wii Review
With a 15 year long absence from Nintendo’s consoles, many gamers completely wrote Punch Out!! off as an oldschool game. The series was a hit during the NES era remembered by virtually any owner, spawned a well received sequel during the SNES era — then it just disappeared. It missed out on the N64’s time [...]
Monkey Island Revived!
PC Gaming has evolved over the past 20 years or so. Back in 1990, LucasArts (then called LucasFilm Games) created one of the best adventure games of all time: The Secret of Monkey Island. Back then, the studio had a stream of hits with Indiana Jones, Day of the Tentacle, and the Sam and Max [...]
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