Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Review (3DS)
There's no real reason to play this Soul Hackers port when far better titles in the genre have been released since. Read More.
Reviews By Nicholas Bale
Croixleur Review (PC)
A decent combat system is present in Croixleur, but a game that's fifteen minutes in length, lacks variety, and has some really long dialogues about bathing is hard to recommend. Read More.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Review (3DS)
An emphasis on action and a mission-driven structure bring Luigi back to clear away the pesky poltergeists that have taken over Evershade Valley and restore the Dark Moon in the sky in an enjoyable adventure with only a few missteps along the way. Read More.
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review (3DS)
Etrian Odyssey IV makes its appearance on the 3DS with a number of improvements and changes to its formula that sets it head and shoulders above the rest, making it worthy of a playthrough even if you've never played the previous titles in the series. Read More.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Review (PS3)
A collaboration project between Level 5 and Studio Ghibli, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for the Playstation 3 is an impressive game to behold, like a Ghibli film brought to interactive life. However, while it manages to create a fun and beautiful world to explore, with a whimsical main plot and a number of sidequests to keep you occupied, a number of issues get in the way of the game being something that could stand the test of time. Read More.
The Hip Hop Dance Experience Review (X360)
You won't find much variety of variation in the Hip Hop Dance Experience, pick a song, difficult, and go to town. The game makes the peculiar choice of unlocking everything from the get-go: this makes things perfect for jumping into a party mode, but there's simply no sense of progression Read More.
ESPN Sports Connection Review (Wii-U)
What we have here are six games that aren't any good. They're poorly made, with bland graphics, shallow gameplay, and poor implementation. There's an achievement system that lets you unlock extras to customize your in-game avatar, but it's fairly pointless. I want to go through each of the games and outline essentially what makes them a chore to play, but after writing it all out, it's just a bulleted list that no one wants to read. Read More.
A Game of Dwarves Review (PC)
A Game of Dwarves is pretty basic: get resources, dig deep. There's not much more to it than that. You can summon in dwarves and assign them different roles, like farmers, diggers, military, researchers, and crafters, determining what they will do for what is essentially the rest of their lives. Read More.
ZombiU Review (Wii-U)
No one can argue that we haven't seen our fair share of zombies in the gaming industry. Everywhere you look the walking dead are being gunned down, struck down, ridiculed and basically reduced to cannon fodder in every way imaginable. But in almost all these games, zombies are often little more than a nuisance - the chaff you fight through to get to bosses, psychos, special zombies, and so forth. Read More.
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Review (Wii-U)
Ninja Gaiden 3 got a lot of flack when it came out - a reduced difficulty, weapons tucked away in DLC, and dull, corridor-filled level design that really exemplified the fact that you were just running from battle to battle. With the release of Razor's Edge on the Wii U, the developers have been given a chance to revamp all that was wrong with the original, and while things have certainly improved, there are still a fair number of flaws in the latest Ninja Gaiden title. Read More.
New Super Mario Bros. U Review (Wii-U)
Since the Nintendo DS, the New Super Mario Bros series has been a staple of Nintendo consoles, creating a sidescrolling Mario experience in stark contrast to the other 3D titles such as Galaxy. The problem with these, however, has always been that there's a feeling of blandeness, of a minimum level of effort that never seems to create a new experience, just a watered-down version of something we've already seen. Read More.
Just Dance 4 Review (X360)
There's something I've always enjoyed about the Just Dance series: the varied track list, combined with the eccentric dances, exotic visuals, and extras make a game that's perfect as a party game, or when you just want to tear up the dance floor by your lonesome. Read More.
Dance Central 3 Review (X360)
Dance Central, the big daddy of the Kinect dancing titles, has always been like a bigger, mature brother to the other games in the genre. Where other games, such as Just Dance, focus on a party atmosphere with a wide range of eclectic tunes and wild dance moves, Dance Central is a more focused and streamlined experience. Read More.
Torchlight II Review (PC)
Torchlight, released in late 2009, showed gamers something of a love letter to the loot-vaccum genre, something like a polished, shinier version of Diablo, where you were to descend deeper and deeper into a mine in order to reveal the darkness behind it. Made by ex-Diablo developers, it was easy to draw comparisons to (arguable) the grand-pappy of the genre, even though Torchlight did a lot of things differently, and added a lot of new elements of its own. Read More.
LittleBigPlanet Review (Vita)
Few games are able to bring out the same creativity in its players as the LittleBigPlanet series. From the very first release on the Playstation 3, users have been able and encouraged to use their imaginations to create levels that others can run, jump, and grab through on their way to the goal, collecting points, running races, and doing pretty much anything else the creator can think of. Read More.
