King’s Bounty is a riff on Heroes of Might and Magic which is, itself, a riff on the original King’s Bounty games, and 1C has created a series of games that are aware of what they are and have a great time being just that. Warriors of the North is the next chapter in the modern King’s Bounty series, and this time you’ll be raising armies and playing out hex battles in the frozen north with Vikings and Valkyries. READ MORE
Clan of Champions is the third entry of the ongoing Gladiator series (Colosseum: Road to Freedom and Gladiator Begins), and is the first to be set outside of ancient Rome. The Kingdom of Ematrias has tried their best to fight back against the Al-waav Urban Allied Forces. Being the stronger force, the Al-waav forces sent out highly skilled mercenaries to take out Ematrias soldiers. Trying to fight back, the Ematrias kingdom has tried to send out mercenaries of their own, which only contributed to a national crisis. READ MORE
Of the Wii U’s intriguing launch titles, New Super Mario Bros. U could be the easiest to understand. Building off the success of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the game’s relying on its level design to carry it, and that vocabulary is one in which players are fluent at this point. The GamePad functionality and additional modes seem to be adding a layer specifically for the “core” player, as while they’re fun if you want fun, the true magic comes with some serious skill and cooperation to chase high scores.
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Orgarhythm, the latest release from Acquire and XSEED, is a peculiar game in many ways. This download-only Vita title has rhythm and strategy at its core, but while it resembles Patapon at first glance, the experience of playing it shares few of the same qualities. READ MORE
In a land far away, there are two kingdoms that need no excuse to fight; whether it is predicting the weather or expressing opinions about cooking, these two nations can’t agree on anything except fighting each other, because they are not very bright. Happy Wars is a brand new free-to-play XBLA title that aims to lure people with cartoony graphics and fun siege castle-on-castle multiplayer. Just because the game is free doesn’t mean it warrants your time, so is the game worth downloading? READ MORE
