It should come as no surprise to you that Transformers Prime, a Wii U port of a Wii game based on a cartoon, isn’t particularly compelling. It’s a licensed kids’ game, and it feels like it. Thankfully, it’s generally inoffensive, and occasionally it attempts some interesting things, but it won’t appeal to anyone beyond a little fan of the show. READ MORE
There may not be a game yet available for the Wii U that can best the thoughtful, cohesive aesthetic of Chasing Aurora. The eShop exclusive from Broken Rules doesn’t exactly push the system’s horsepower, but everything, from the ambient soundtrack to the differently-scaled TV and GamePad interfaces to the look of the levels, is exactly what it needs to be. For all the game’s missteps (and there are a few), it maintains a wholly pleasant feel throughout. READ MORE
Ten years.
I’ve been lucky enough to be around for almost six of them, but even from the inside, it’s an impressive number. The site was started by four guys in San Antonio before it was common to set out on your own like that, writing about games you love under a united banner with a common goal.
The media environment is way more fragmented these days, and we’ve certainly reconfigured ourselves a few times to find a place for us in the changing landscape. I hope we’ve been successful.
In many ways, though, that’s not what matters. READ MORE
The Wii U version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II had a very simple goal: replicate the true Call of Duty experience on a Nintendo system. For the first time, it’s succeeded, delivering a game that’s incredibly similar to its 360/PS3 counterpart and featuring just enough new functionality to forgive some shaky moments and occasional feature pruning elsewhere. READ MORE
I’m excited to unveil this, the new look for Snackbar Games. As part of our tenth anniversary celebration, we’re bringing back the original color palette, as well as the playfulness of the site’s 2002 look. (Don’t worry, we’re not making the background eye-blazing orange. That stays in the past!) We’re also taking the opportunity to fix a few browser-compatibility issues, and hopefully put the Snackbar content you know and love in a more readable, accessible context. We do hope you like it.
Let us know what you think! Definitely bring any issues to our attention, too, as these things tend to happen. (If it looks funky, try a hard reload first. If it still looks that way, tell us.)
