Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Is Not Taking You For A Ride

It seems these days that forums are full of youngsters with a false sense of entitlement. Many are saying Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 is overpriced, under delivers, and is a straight rip-off. I figure it’s time to sit down and look at the numbers and rationale behind the upcoming Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and put some of these complaints to rest.

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Review – Pilotwings Resort

The first entry in the franchise since Pilotwings 64 was released in 1996, Pilotwings Resort takes you to Wuhu Island, the tropical setting of Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus. Developed by Monster Games, the team behind Excite Truck, Excitebots, and Excitebike: World Rally, Nintendo falls back on an old classic to help launch the 3DS, but does Pilotwings Resort soar or fall short?

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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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GolgoHypeMachine – FEZ

Fez is a fresh take on a classic 2D platfomer that allows players to rotate the world around them to find new areas and solve puzzles. Developed by Polytron Corporation, Fez features retro-inspired graphics, a wonderfully composed soundtrack, and gameplay somewhere between Super Paper Mario and Echochrome. This little beauty has had my interest since it was debuted as a proof-of-concept video over three years ago.

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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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GolgoHypeMachine – Islands of Wakfu

Square-Enix and Ankama Group are bringing the world of Dofus and Wakfu to XBLA with Islands of Wakfu. Islands of Wakfu is a dungeon crawler beat-em-up bullet hell co-op RPG. Sounds good to me!

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