hey there guys. It's been a LONG while uh ? ^.^; I'm really sorry for not being able to work on a new report in the last weeks, but real life really got most of my time for that so I just couldn't work on it x.x though right now I'm here and, as usual when I'm late, I'm gonna catch up and show you all the news that were shown in the latest weeks :3 anyway, let's start this!
VC RELEASES OF THE WEEK
USA
-Mario Tennis (N64)
EU
-Shadow Ninja (NES)
-Ufouria: The saga (NES)
WIIWARE RELEASES OF THE WEEK
USA
-Jett Rocket (Platform game) <--------------THE CHU RECOMMENDS THIS
-Pong Toss Pro (party game)
-Robin Hood: The return of Richard (Gun survivor)
-Toribash (Turn-based fighting game)
-Balloon Pop Festival (Puzzle game)
-Pearl Harbor Trilogy (sky fight game)
EU
-Jett Rocket (Platform game) <-------THE CHU RECOMMENDS THIS
-Toribash (Turn-based fighting game)
-Zenquaria: Virtual aquarium (aquarium sim)
-Art Style: Light Trax (Racing game)
-The Tales of Bearsworth Manor (Action game)
DSIWARE RELEASES OF THE WEEK
USA
-Mestro! Green Grove (Platform game)
-Date or Ditch (Dating game)
-Animal Color Cross (Puzzle game)
-Ancient Tribe (Strategy game)
-Brain Drain (Puzzle game)
-Battle of the giants: Mutant insects (Action game)
-Primrose (Puzzle game)
-Pop Island: Paperfield (capture the flag racing game)
-Music on: Retro Keyboard (Music sim)
-24/7 Solitaire (Card game)
-QuickPick Farmer (Farm game)
-Soul of Darkness (Action game)
-Steamworld Tower Defense (Tower defense game)
-101 Shark Pets (Pet sim)
-Hello Flowerz (Gardening game)
EU
-Steamworld Tower Defense (Tower defense game)
-Crazy Golf (Golf game
)
-2Puzzle it: Fantasy (Puzzle game)
-Hair Salon: Pocket Stylist (??? XD)
-Real Crimes: Jack The ripper (Object finding game)
-24/7 Solitaire (Card game)
-Music on: Retro Keyboard (Music sim)
-Hello Flowerz (Gardening game)
-Date or Ditch (Dating game)
-Maestro! Green Grove (Platform game)
-Prehistoric Man (Platform game)
-Extreme Hangman (Hangman
)
-Ball Fighter (Puzzle game)
-Puffins: Let's fish! (Action game)
GAME RELEASES OF THE WEEK
DS:
USA
29th of June:
-LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
-The Last Airbender
6th of July:
-Despicable me: Minion Mayhem
11th of July:
-Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the starry skies
20th of July:
-Trackmania Turbo
EU
23rd of July:
-Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the starry skies
WII:
USA
27th of June:
-Sin and Punishment: Star successor
29th of June:
-LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
-The Last Airbender
6th of July:
-Tournament of Legends
-Despicable me
EU
9th of July:
-Tournament of Legends
16th of July:
-Pokepark: Pikachu's adventure
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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DS NEWS
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KINGDOM HEARTS RE:CODED: new details, scans, screens, video
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43574/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43628/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44536/
-Developed so that more fans can play the game
-DS was chosen since many consumers have purchased it
-Also developed knowing that an analog stick wasn’t needed
-Same story as Coded
-Major changes aside from event scenes
-Targeted more towards casual gamers, but a difficulty setting will be available
-Design concept is a mix of Coded/358/2 Days/Birth by Sleep
-Birth by Sleep co-director overseeing the battle planning, same team working on map design
-Level-up system will be an expansion of the ideas from 358/2 Days
-Some multiplayer elements
-Unlock avatars that include characters from Birth by Sleep, Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII
-Secret movie will be included
-80% complete
-Choose three commands for combat
-Select a command with L
-Use a command with X
-A button is for normal attacks
-Finishing commands might be executed through combos (unconfirmed)
-System Areas are little rooms throughout the different worlds, have harder enemies
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NINOKUNI: new details, trailer, screens, scans
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43586/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43927/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43553/
-352-page book comes with the game
-Releasing December 9 in Japan
-6,800 yen
-Find monsters, recruit them with the Imagine system, then raise them
-Mission + map on the top screen
-Action on the touch screen
-Magic Master shows the world map, info about each area is provided
-Many NPCs and buildings
-Name your Imagine monster once it’s been recruited, use certain patterns to open doors
-Magic Book shows how to write a spell on the touch screen
-Game has an underground sewer area
-Use Magic Master to find out about an enemy’s weakness
-DS version will be different than the PS3 version, but both will take place in the same world
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OKAMIDEN: new screens, footage, details
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43555/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44288/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44376/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/45197/
-Bombs making a return
-Once you leave Kamiki Village, you head out into Shinshu Field to meet up with Tama again
-Tama is ill, but you can’t get medicine from the local medicine man since his house has been taken over by demons
-You’ll later need to visit Onibi Market (a demon-only market)
-In order to get in, you have to draw a demon head for yourself on a piece of paper to wear
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COSMOSX2 (new entry, dsiware): new screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43700/
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POKEMON BLACK/WHITE: new trailer, screens, details
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43765/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43784/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44435/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44777/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/45016/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44667/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf83RqrBcZ0
-New Pokemon: Ononokusu, Doryuuzu, Desukan, Denchura
-“Grass Mixer” is a new grass-type attack
-Another new attack: “Drill Liner”
-Game will feature 3 on 3 battles
-“Shooter” option in battle menu (details unknown at the moment)
-Can upload a save file to your computer through the “Pokemon Global Link”
-New Pokemon Wooguru: Valor Pokémon, 1.5m tall, weighs 41kg, standard Normal/Flying-type Pokémon
-Keen Eye, Encourage, Free-Fall abilities for Wooguru
-Encourage boosts the power of its moves, though prevents them from having a secondary effect
-Free-Fall is a two turn attack, grab the opponent, take it into the air, falls to the ground on the second turn
-Munna’s evolution is Musharna
-Musharna has a secret, related to Dream Smoke
-Rankurusu is of the Psychic-type, Magic Guard and one other abilitiy
-Kibago is the name for the tusked Pokémon
-Koromori is a Psychic/Flying type
-Makomo is a friend of Professor Araragi, involved with the story
-Main character has two childhood friends, potential rivals: Beru (blonde girl), Cheren from the recent video of the trainer battle video
-Black City and White Forest exclusive areas in each game
-Character shown on Pokemon Sunday two weeks ago is called N
-Live Caster: Exclusive DSi/3DS feature
-Live Caster lets you have video chats with friends
-4-player wireless, 2 player over Wi-Fi for Live Caster
-Pass By mode: Connect to other players when you walk by them, which helps them out somehow
-Order of your Pokemon during triple battles determines damage calculations for attacks that hit multiple Pokemon
-High Link: Overworld hub, located in the middle of Isshu, go up to other players and offer your help with missions
-Rankurusu is the Green Pokémon and Gochiruzeru is the Black Pokémon
-Gochiruzeru can use Magic Room, negates the effects of items on you and the opponent
Kibago
-Tusk Pokemon
-.6m tall
-Weighs 18kg
-Rivalry and Mold Breaker abilities
-Dragon-type
-New attack: Double Chop, attacks twice
Koromori
- Bat Pokemon
- .4m tall
- Weighs 2.1kg
- Unaware and Klutz abilities
- Psychic/Flying-type
- New attack: Heart Stamp, makes opponent flinch
Minezumi
-Lookout Pokemon
-.5m tall
-Weighs 11.6kg
-Run Away and Keen Eye abilities
-Normal-type
-New attack: You First, opponent moves first
Gochiruzeru
-Celestial Body Pokemon
-1.5m tall
-Weighs 44kg
-Frisk ability
-Psychic-type
-New attack: Magic Room, negates the effect of items used on you and your opponent for 5 turns
Rankurusu
-Amplification Pokemon
-1.0m tall
-Weighs 20.1kg
-Dust-Proof ability, Pokemon won’t take damage from weather effects and Magic Guard
-Psychic-type
Wooguru
-Valor Pokemon
-1.5m tall
-Weighs 41kg
-Normal/Flying-type
-Keen Eye and Encourage abilities
-Encourage boosts the power of its moves, prevents them from having a secondary effect
-New ability: Two-turn attack, Pokemon grabs the opponent, lifts it into the air, then it falls to the ground on the next turn
Triple Battles
- Can target with the middle Pokemon all three Pokemon
- Pokemon on t he sides can target the opposite one and the middle one
- Can switch positions during battle
- Pokemon in the middle that hits all the opponents will unleash a powerful attack
- Telepathy ability: Can avoid taking damage from teammates
- Unknown attack causes all teammates to avoid damage from attacks that would hurt all teammates (like Earthquake)
Global Link
-Two modes
-One mode lets your Pokemon play in a dream
-Second mode is an online battling system
-Can capture Pokemon not in the Isshu Dex within the Global Link, bring them back to your game (dream mode)
-Get access to the Global Link when you have Musharna
-Game Sync can be accessed through the C Gear, send one Pokemon to the “dream world”
-Pokemon can play in their own rooms in the world of dreams, play mini-games with other Pokemon
-Pokemon that become friends can be taken back to the real world
-Can play “Rating Mode” of “Random Match” if you’re registered to the PGL, sends battle results to a server so you can see the strongest players
Version Changes
-Gochiruzeru and Rankurusu are version exclusives
-Black City/White Forest appear in the same part of Isshu
-Other cities are different based on your appearance in the game
Features
-With Infared, can have speedy battles
-2 or 4 players
-Trade on the spot from your box
-Can automatically exchange friend codes through IR
-You’ll be able to draw on your friends’ faces over the Live Caster video chat
-Characters will sometimes call you on the Live Caster
-Man in the game will switch your game from standard Hiranga text to Kanji
-Feeling Check feature checks players’ compatibility
Characters
-You, Beru, Cheren get your starters from Professor Arargi, no Pokemon left after that
-The three of you starting your journey together
-Routes start with Route 1
-N one of the antagonists
-N will challenge you often in order to confirm his ideas of justice
-N says that Pokemon are “friends,” but says he wants to split humans/Pokemon and divide them so its black and white
-Wants to set Pokemon free from people
-Wants power to carry out his idea
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INAZUMA ELEVEN 4 ANNOUNCED: no new stuff for now
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DRAGON QUEST IX: new trailer
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44399/
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MEGAMAN ZERO COLLECTION: new video
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... man/701108
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FIRE EMBLEM: MISTERY OF THE EMBLEM: new videos
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... lem/701106
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... lem/701107
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ETRIAN ODISSEY III: new trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/featu ... sey/701612
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INAZUMA ELEVEN 3: new trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... ven/701638
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FINAL FANTASY: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT: new trailers
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/crown ... asy/701667
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/world ... asy/701797
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GOLDEN SUN: DARK DAWN: new scan
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44816/
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3DS NEWS
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KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: new details
- Completely new game
- Next stage of the franchise following Coded/358/2 Days/Birth by Sleep
- Play as Sora and Riku
- New worlds to visit
- A number of hints in Re:coded relating to 3D
- More info/announcement at E3 2011
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KID ICARUS: UPRISING: new screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43278/
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DRIVER RENEGADE ANNOUNCED! first details
-New York City is run by criminal mobs
-John Tanner saved Senator Ballard’s life, has to take charge of a crusade against crime
-Tanner has to take out five kingpins (a drug dealer, a human-organs trafficker, a pimp, an arms dealer and an over-greedy trader)
-Tanner is helped by his friends, fights against crime with his car
-Fill Rage bar by jumping
-Execute takedowns on enemy cars
-20 story-based missions
-Takes place between Driver 1 and 2
-Meet new allies
-50 cars to unlock
-70 challenges and tracks across the city
-7 challenge types (including Time Attack, Elimination Mode, Road War)
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VEKTOR TANK 3D+ ANNOUNCED: first details and screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44404/
-Redesigned for 3DS
-War action game
-“Enjoyable without the need for graphic violence”
-War takes place in a virtual environment rather than on the battlefield in the future
-Humans aren’t hurt, buildings not really destroyed
-Vektor Tank is your weapon
-3DS acts as a virtual camcorder
-Movements are detected, mapped onto the camera in the game with cameras and motion sensors
-Aim for enemies and targets
-Retro-inspired retro look
-Q2 2011 release
WII NEWS
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INAZUMA ELEVEN BREAK ANNOUNCED: first screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43761/
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WII PARTY: new videos, screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43369/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701042
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701041
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701040
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701039
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701038
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701037
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701036
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701035
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... rty/701427
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SIN AND PUNISHMENT: STAR SUCCESSOR: new videos
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exper ... sin/701090
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gamep ... sin/701673
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TOURNAMENT OF LEGEND: new videos
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43863/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/becom ... -of/701187
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/becom ... -of/701468
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/marcu ... -of/701650
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XENOBLADE: new videos
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... ade/701229
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... ade/701262
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JETT ROCKET: new video
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/intro ... ket/701269
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GOLDENEYE 007: new video, footage, screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/45062/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44138/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-20 ... 007/701354
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ARC RISE FANTASIA:new trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/jrpg- ... ise/701534
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LOST IN SHADOW: new videos, screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43682/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/garde ... -in/701535
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/stati ... -in/701537
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/outfl ... -in/701536
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... -in/701693
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METROID: OTHER M: new videos, details
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... her/701553
-Controls adapt to the environments you explore
-Different finishing move based on the enemy
-Devs the transition from cinematics to gameplay to be smooth
-Bombing walls in the 2D Metroids to find items comparable to investigating areas in first-person view
-Team wanted a voice actress that could speak in an unsophisticated/direct manner instead of someone that has a good technique because Samus doesn’t talk much and isn’t “very good at living like a normal human being”
-Japanese voice actress is Koeda Ai
-Shooting animation very quick because Sakamoto wanted Other M to have the same feeling as 2D Metroids
-D-Rockets wanted Zero Suit Samus to be featured
-Armor protects Samus from enemies, also guards her feelings
-Sakamoto didn’t want Samus’ armor to be off unless it was very necessary for the story/situation
-Team wanted to portray a strong, cool Samus who has powers that humans don’t possess
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THE LAST STORY: first trailer!!! new scans
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43651/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... ast/701526
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DRAGON QUEST BATTLE ROAD VICTORY: new trailers
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... est/701606
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japan ... est/701605
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DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS: new video
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43354/
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CONDUIT 2: new video, details
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43338/
-Devs not confirming LAN multiplayer, not out of the question
-MotionPlus used for further control precision and to keep track of when the pointer leaves the screen
-No MotionPlus moves
-Difficulty more balanced
-Can turn a crashed aircraft engine on in multiplayer to burn your opponents nearby-
-Optional paths and missions
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THE KORE GANG: new screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43722/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43947/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44920/
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EPIC MICKEY: new footage
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43680/
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DRIVER SAN FRANCISCO: new wii version scan
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43936/
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KIRBY'S EPIC YARN: new footage
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43917/
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SONIC COLORS: new screens
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43960/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44826/
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BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: new footage
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44075/
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NBA JAM: new footage
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/44170/
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RAVING RABBIDS TRAVEL IN TIME: new details
-Developed by Ubisoft Paris
-25 new mini-games
-irborne race through Renaissance Italy, after the Rabbids take one of Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine, tilt Wiimote/nunchuck to steer, get a speed boost by flying through rings, use power-ups
-Other mini-games: Side-scrolling obstacle course on the deck of the Titanic, top-down quest to keep the Excalibur from falling into the wrong hands
-Many cutscenes
-You may see a different version of history based on your performance (ex: Arthur pulling a toilet brush from the stone)
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GAME OF THE WEEK: Super Mario Galaxy 2
genre: Platform game
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Time spent on it: 20 hours
well, I know the game has been out for three months in america and a couple of months here in europe, but I couldn't pass on reviewing this game, it was too important ^^ so, I resume my nintendo news report work with this review, talking about one of the most awaited sequels of this year, super mario galaxy 2!
The game is the first example of a second 3D Mario game coming out in the same gen. Before that we just had Super mario bros 2/3 and super mario world 2 as examples and they were 2d games. So this game is already something special for the mario series. Let's take a look at it.
The game is a sort of reboot of the previous game, you could say that it's an alternative version story-wise, even if, as expected, the story is not the main focus of the game.
From the graphic standpoint, who played the first game already knows what to find here. The game is almost on the same level, a bit above I should say, using a few new tricks and using cleaner models for planets and enemies, both new and old. If people is afraid of this being a "more of the same" well...I could actually rate this as a "way, way, way more of the same made better". While the game doesn't have the "surprise effect" anymore the creativity of the designers brought to life a lot more new galaxies, each of them unique in its own way, borrowing just a very few ideas from the first game.
The game doesn't revolutionize the mario concept as much as the first galaxy did, but it improves the experience quite a lot. There are a few differences in the gameplay and design as well. for example, each galaxy haves up to just 3/4 stars, thing that let the programmers work on a bigger number of galaxies. Many of the galaxies have wider areas. You can't get lost in them, but they're certainly a pleasure to walk around in them messing for a bit, to admire the world around you.
the game still takes the spirit of the first one, having mario jump and run around from planet to planet, until he reaches the target of the current star to get. While this doesn't let the player explore as much as in mario 64 and sunshine I always loved this concept because it's like they took the concept of the 2d games and managed to put it in a 3d game. go to the end of the level avoiding and destroying all the obstacles and dangers.
The addition of Yoshi is very important here, used in quite many galaxies while not being too intruding. Riding yoshi is like playing as all another character, with its own abilities, jump skills and power ups. It just adds to the already awesome experience of the game. Pure platforming. that's the main focus of the game, a genre that has been ignored for quite a few years and that with Nintendo's last E3 was refound to be used again in many incoming games.
ahem, anyway, let's go back to the game
a few new power ups have been added to the actual roster, both for Yoshi and Mario. Each of them is unique and fun to use, especially Cloud Mario, Stone Mario and the spicy fruit for Yoshi. Little fun fact: The programmer following Stone Mario's developement was the same who programmed the controls of Goron Link in Majora's mask :3
The game starts quite easy, especially for the Mario veterans. But going forward the game gets more and more challenging. The last "normal" starts are a nightmare to get, even for expert players. And even after getting all the normal stars many of the green stars are even harder to get and they'll require all of your platforming skills to clear their challenges.
Story-wise the game is simple-minded just like every other Mario game, yet long-time fans of the series will probably shed a tear or two during some of the scenes. Certainly isn't the main focus of the game though, don't expect complex plots and stuff like that
The soundtrack is just marvelous. On my opinion it's even better than the one of the first game, fully orchestrated and trying to touch more than one orchestra genre. The game features a few old mario tunes remixed and you're bound to fall in love for them if you played the previous games. A fantastic work that really makes me look forward to any other nintendo game that will use orchestrated soundtracks (new zelda anyone ? :3).
To clear the story of the game will probably take you around 10 hours and around 70 stars. The real game starts after that though, with a total of 240 stars to get and 40 galaxies to clear. I'm 20 hours in the game and I barely got 122 stars. Still a long way to go XD
For Luigi fans who still didn't get the game don't worry, he'll be playable just like the last one, but yu'll be free to switch between him and mario anytime you want.
I recommend the game to all the Mario fans out there and to all the platformer fans. This game is a must have for all wii gamers, a worthy sequel of the first wich improves and expands the title even more. if you still were unsure about getting the game, I hope this review cleared out your doubts :3
Here are a few screens:
http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Image ... _3_big.jpg
http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Image ... _6_big.jpg
http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Image ... _1_big.jpg
http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Image ... _2_big.jpg
and a video all for ya :3
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ninte ... ario/62270
that's all for this week! see ya next time with another nintendo news report! :3 have a good ninty gaming time!
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