3DS Initial Impressions

The Nintendo 3DS was launched a few days ago and, despite a severely waning interest in anything Nintendo, I picked up two units and a few launch games. Despite record pre-sales and a very hip gimmick, I personally know very few people who actually bit on the $249 price tag. I won’t get too deep into the specs or advertised features but for those of you on the fence, I’d like to share a few hands-on observations of the newest entry in the still-not-a-GameBoy line of Nintendo handhelds.

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Review – Monster Tale

DreamRift rewards fans of their previous sleeper hit, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, with a room-crawling*, beat’em up, platforming adventure in Monster Tale.

* Since I’ve called a personal moratorium on the awful term “Metroidvania“, I’m going to define that type of game as a room-crawler.

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Review – Land-a Panda

Ever wanted to play matchmaker with a couple of pandas? Well get your finger warmed up because only you can unite these little loverbears in Land-a Panda.

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Pata-Pata-Pata-Boner

With a perfect combination of addicting rhythm and psuedo-RTS elements, Patapon is one of the more unique and lovable series on the PSP. Much to my delight, the series has done well enough to warrant a third entry in the franchise, and it’s coming stateside next month!

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PSA: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Half Off This Week

This week only, save 50% on Pac-Man Champion Edition DX through Xbox Live. For 400 MSP, this game is a must have for fans of the first Champion Edition, as well as fans of twitch games or Pac-Man in general. If you’re unsure as to why you should care or how this game is not just another Pac-Man, take a look at how it blew Joe’s mind. For true fans, the soundtrack is the same price on iTunes.

Run, don’t wakka, because this sale won’t last long!

Xbox Live Marketplace – Pac-Man Champion Edition DX

iTunes – Pac-Man Champion Edition DX Soundtrack