When playing Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, we were reminded of a joke by the late comedian Mitch Hedberg:
“They should have a glow-in-the-dark version of Easy Cheese. It’s not like the product has any integrity to begin with. If you buy a room-temperature cheese that you squeeze out of a can, you probably won’t get mad because it glows in the dark too.”
If you buy an Earth Defense Force game, you probably won’t get mad because all the enemies are giant insects too. You won’t get mad that some ground enemies look exactly like spiders (which aren’t insects), you won’t get mad that flying enemies don’t always look like insects at all, and you won’t get mad that, despite the city being totally deserted, you occasionally see a big pack of scared, running civilians in the middle of a mission. READ MORE
DualPenSports has the distinction of being the first minigame compilation on the 3DS. It also has the distinction of being the first game to use two styli at the same time. Unfortunately, the very fact that it requires two styli to play renders it uncomfortable, unwieldy and un-fun. READ MORE
Sometimes these PopCap-y games get a little old. They’re either too easy or they’re simply another form of Tetris Zen, putting blocks here, switching jewels or shapes there, removing a stick or inserting a ball. Occasionally there are, ahem, gems in titles like Plants vs. Zombies or Puzzle Quest in which you are making some sort of progress, there is a definite end goal in sight and you will feel like you will have successfully consumed a game. It was a great ride and now is an appropriate time to stop, a lesson Runespell: Overture has taken to heart. READ MORE
The original Puzzle Agent was a surprise to a lot of gamers who expected just another traditional Telltale adventure title. What we got was a unique mix of Professor Layton-style puzzles with clever writing and a rather intriguing story. However, many questions were left unanswered by the very end of the first game, leaving plenty of room open for a sequel. READ MORE
Almost 13 years ago, Nintendo released what is widely considered to be one of the best games ever, if not the best. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the perfect marriage of 3D action-adventure, puzzles, dungeons and an iconic franchise. About five years later, Nintendo released a remixed, more difficult Master Quest, bundled with the original as a preorder incentive for The Wind Waker on GameCube. Now, Nintendo has released what we consider the definitive edition on the 3DS. READ MORE
