Art Style: Pictobits Nintendo DSi Review
A crushing difficulty level and troublesome controls overshadow the unique block-busting tools of this DSi puzzle game.
Score: 6.5 / fair
DSiWare Provides Real Soccer Gameplay on the DSi
Nintendo’s DSiWare downloadable game service remains a relatively new feature for the publisher’s popular handheld, having launched only last month. And while content has steadily marched onto the DSiWare Store, this week sees the release of one of the more ambitious titles yet: Gameloft’s Real Soccer 2009. Available for 800 DSi points ($8 ), the soccer sim accommodates play for up to four and features 198 clubs, real-world players, and 3D visuals.
Is The Recently Released Nintendo DSi More Advanced Than The DS Lite?
The newly released Nintendo DSi Console has been well received amongst the die-hard/loyal Nintendo gamer fans. With its sleek/classy Matte Black or White finish, the DSi looks like it is aimed more towards the ‘grown up’ market. In fact, most of the TV adverts have been showing an older generation of gamer, so Nintendo has really spread their marketing net a lot wider now.
But for those who have played with the older DS Games and the more recent DS lite, is there really good reason to upgrade to the new DSi? Well for a start, the DSi has a larger screen. And of course the bigger the screen the brighter it’s likley to be, which the DSi is, and the longer you can get to play your favorite games without getting eye strain. But, the screen is not ‘massively’ bigger so I’m not convinced that the ‘increased’ screen size is a good enough reason to upgrade.
Cocoto, Paper Airplane Fly to Nintendo Shops
Nintendo’s DSiWare downloadable game service is quickly filling with cheap, quick-to-play games, and this week, two more are added to the burgeoning list. Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics, published by Nintendo, offers five different games for 500 DSi points ($5). Included in the package are Blackjack, Five Card Draw, Last Card, Last Card Plus, and President. For 200 points ($2), DSi owners can download Paper Airplane Chase, where up to two players can guide their aerodynamic origami through obstacle courses.
On the Wii, gamers can pick up one original game and one hit from days gone by this week. New to WiiWare is Neko Entertainment’s Cocoto Platform Jumper, a vertically oriented action platformer in which a small demon attempts to find his friends in a very large cauldron. The game is available for 700 Wii points ($7). Nobunaga’s Ambition, originally released for the SNES in 1991, has been added to the Wii’s Virtual Console for 800 Wii points, or $8.
View both WiiWare game videos below…
Crystal Defenders R1 & Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair Added to Wii Shop Channel
This week Nintendo is giving it’s faithful Wii owners two releases for WiiWare & Virtual Conosle. WiiWare will be getting Crystal Defenders R1, while the VC will be getting Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair.
Crystal Defenders is a game made by Square Enix that was successful on mobile platforms. In the one player title you are in charge of placing soldiers at strategic places on your map in order to keep the on-coming hordes of monsters from leaving with your crystals. There are a variety of units that all offer different attack skills. Crystal Defenders R1 is available today for 800 points.
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