3DS eShop Reviews

The greyification in modern gaming marked by big guns and small color pallets has led to many indie developers reaching into gaming’s past to diversify digital game shelves. To this effect, we’ve seen both the console and handheld marketplaces flooded with retro-styled pixel platformers and shoot-em-ups, and now Kemco, along with prolific 3DS eShop publisher Nicalis, has brought us a new ‘90s RPG...

Titan Attacks! is a modern Space Invaders with 100 stages,...

Talking Phrasebook (Sprechender Sprachführer)

Nintendo 3DS eShop

PAL Review by SKTTR.



Talking Phrasebook is a simple and useful app that translates the most important sentences and words you need while travelling through West Europe.

There are 7 languages you can translate to: English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese.

Star Fox Command: lite version



There is no shortage of shooters in the video game market today. Most of them being war or space-themed, first person shooters; none of which I’ve been a huge fan of. However I’m always up for a spaceship-shooter or dogfight-like game, and Thorium Wars: Attack of the Skyfighter is one in that genre.

Attack of the Skyfighter is a sequel to the DSiWare game,...

Not very foxy

Occasionally gamers may have a game that they have very mixed feelings about. Sometimes you love the gameplay, but hate the story. Sometimes you love the story but hate the gameplay. Then there are times that you’re just not sure how you feel about a game. These mixed and confused feelings are my feelings about Strike Force Foxx.



First off, the story is kind of boring. There’s a bad guy and...

Can you dig it?

8-bit styled games have been making a comeback recently; game developers who grew up with the NES want to pay homage to their favorite games they loved as a kid. If you saw the first episode of our new podcast, you’ll see that Yacht Club Games are one of these types of game developers.

With more and more 8-bit games making a comeback, you are bound to run into some garbage. You’re also going to run into some true gems, and Shovel Knight is one of the true gems in this case.

You play as the brave Shovel Knight, and you are...

Color Zen Kids (3DS eShop) Review written by SKTTR:



Developed by Large Animal
Published by Cypronia

As the name suggests this is a kids version of the beautiful and unique puzzler Color Zen which was released just a few weeks ago on Wii U and 3DS.

For those who don't know, Color Zen and Color Zen...

Is this game not turtly enough for the 3DS?



We all know that mobile gaming on smartphones is big. Even though a lot of gamers hate mobile gaming, it still has a huge market. A majority of mobile games are only $0.99, which is good for the consumer, but in my opinion it has seriously killed the value of video games. While I could go on and on about this subject, I won’t.

The 3DS is starting to see cheaper...

Underground Survival!



Moon Chronicles is a first-person shooter developed by Renegade Kid, the masterminds behind the hit eshop title Mutant Mudds. Moon Chronicles is an episodic re-release of Renegade Kid's DS title Moon which...

Another wave to ride



In 2012, while some people were preparing for the apocalypse, most gamers were enjoying another year of video games. During that year, the first game in a new series called “The Denpa Men” was released. This series had a very unique concept that made it stand out from any other game, and that is the way you recruit new characters known as Denpa Men. This unique way of recruiting Denpa men is that they reside in...

Web game clone or serious upgrade?



SteamWorld Dig is an interesting game. You play as a robot miner named Rusty, and you are looking for your missing uncle in a mine. Rusty runs across his uncle's corpse, and then your first goal is to mine some ore. The story and the objectives change as you progress through the game.

You start out with just a pickaxe, but eventually you will unlock boots that you can run faster in, dynamite you can throw, and more....

Gone Fishin'



Big Bass Arcade was a good arcade-style fishing title on the WiiWare service and now we have its sequel Big Bass Arcade: No Limit on the 3DS eshop, but how does it fare against its WiiWare predecessor? Let's find out!

© 2011, 2012, 2013 Renegade Kid

Available Now in North America on the Nintendo 3DS eShop!
Price Tag: $7.99
Download Size: 421 Blocks

ATV Wild Ride 3D is the latest Nintendo 3DS downloadable title from Renegade Kid. It’s a visual upgrade to their Nintendo DS retail release of the same name, minus the 3D. This title is pure arcade racer, removing the power drifts and floating items. ATV Wild Ride 3D is a similar experience to Excitebots: Trick Racing in...

© 2011, 2012 Nnooo

Available now on the Nintendo 3DS (XL) eShop

Publisher and Developer: Nnooo
Players: 1 player (1 save file)
Genre: Retro / Arcade
Price: $9.99

escapeVektor: Chapter 1 was the only chapter available on WiiWare last year and yet it’s considered to be among the best titles ever released on the service. The first...

Developer: QubicGames
Publisher: QubicGames

NA release date: November 1, 2012

# of Players: 1 player (1 save file that can't be deleted)
Available on 3DS eShop: price tag $4.99
Genre: runner platformer



The King of Gnomz is in trouble. He needs a princess to marry to and hundreds of socks immediately. You should know how difficult it is to write a script for an auto-running platerformer. In 2 Fast...

Developer: Endgame Studios
Publisher: Endgame Studios

NA Release: September 13, 2012
EU Release: TBA
AUS Release: TBA

# of players: single player
Available for the Nintendo eShop: Price $11.99
Genre: Platformer


There's a reason why...

Price: $2.99
Available Now through Nintendo eShop

"Surf's Up!"

Anyone familiar with the Pop Island games should be familiar with the cute little penguin featured in Rising Board 3D. However, what you're getting here isn't a frantic capture the flag or free for all battle royale experience. You're getting a high speed-score attack surfing game that is just pure fun. Of course, it doesn't mean the game...

Developer: Sweet-Soft
Publisher: ARC SUSTEM WORKS

NA Release: August 23, 2012
JP Release: August 10, 2011

# of players: 1 – 2 (local play)
eShop prce: $6.99
Genre: Nostalgic high-speed racing


Gameplay

In Grand Prix, you start out selecting one of the three difficulties (Novice for low speed setting...

Developer: Wayforward
Publisher: WayForward
Website: http://micro.wayforward.com/mightyswitchforce/


NA / EU / AU Release: December 22, 2011
Japan Release: no release
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Developer: Zen Studios
Publisher: Zen Studios
Website: http://www.marvelpinball.com/

NA Release: June 28, 2012
EU Release: June 28, 2012

# of Players: 1 - 4 players (sharing one system)
Nintendo eShop price: $7.99 / €7.00
Genre: Arcade,...

Developer: SuperVillain Studios
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
Website: http://www.svsgames.com/

NA Release: June 21, 2012
EU Release: December 9, 2011 (as retail)

# of Players: 1 (2 save files)
Nintendo eShop price: $9.99
Genre: Time Management-Cooking

VVVVVV (3DSware)

(C) 2011, 2012 Terry Cavanagh

Developer: Nicalis, Inc
Publisher: Nicalis, Inc
Website: http://thelettervsixtim.es/

EU Release: May 10, 2012
NA Release: Dec 29, 2011

Players: 1
Nintendo eShop NA price: $ 7.99
Genre: Puzzle Platformer, Adventure

Review written by SkywardL...

“Golfball out of bound”

Shin’en Multimedia is been known for their enjoyable “eye candy” downloadable treats on the Wii Shop Channel such as Fast Racing League. Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! Is their Nintendo eShop debut and it’s a remake of a Wiiware game of the same name without the TOUCH! This remake contains triple the amount of minigolf courses which is technically true, touch screen controls, and replacing the family friendly local multiplayer with a challenging...