Posted on April 29, 2008 by Pete Dorr
Heres a game to keep an eye on, Spyro goes through a makeover for his new adventure “The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon” coming this fall for 360, Wii, PS3, PS2, and DS. New additions to the series include a much more mature and detailed world and character designs, as well as the [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by Pete Dorr
I have not played a Crah Bandicoot game since his third venture on the Playstation 1. I felt the soul of the series was lost once it made the move away from it’s on-rails approach that made the game simple but yet unique in the platforming genre.
Maybe that will change in the upcoming game “Crash [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Pete Dorr
Sure you can get this for almost the same priced used at a Gamestop, but when you factor in that Amazon sells it brand new (with an option for free shipping) for $39.99 it’s hard to pass up for you bargain hunters out there.
Super Paper Mario is much more Platformer than any of the others [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Pete Dorr
Hot off the heels on the announcement that the first two Earthworm Jim games would be making their way to the Virtual Console, CNN posted a story on their website about how just today Interplay Entertainment Corp. signed a partnership agreement with Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNaple to bring back his iconic character for a [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by Pete Dorr
It has been a dry week for news, however this should cheer everyone up. Earthworm Jim, one of the most requested games for the Wii’s Virtual Console will be making it’s way onto the service later this year and it’s bringing some friends. Earthworm Jim 2 along with Boogerman will bring the total up to 3 [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by Pete Dorr
Something I have been meaning to get around to was a reviews section for platformer games (just trying to find the time) that way there will always be some updates for the site when the news is dry (like right now I am having a hard time locating any new news to post) so I was [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Pete Dorr
WiiWare just keeps getting better and better. Not only do platformer fans have the unique title ‘Lost Winds’ and the puzzle platformer ”Toki Tori’ to look forward to on Nintedno Wii’s upcoming WiiWare service, but now we can look forward to ‘Eternity’s Child’ as well.
Luc Bernard is the creator of this hidden gem, which showcases [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Pete Dorr
Probably the coolest thing you will see all day. This here is a handmade crochet throw blanket by crafter Tracy Thomasson in which it took him 71 days to piece this beauty together. The detail is great on this thing, and if you check out his flickr page you can see how it all came [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Pete Dorr
In the latest edition of the UK Nintendo Power Magazine they included a massive 8-page preview of Sonic Unleshed (for the Wii version obviously). They talk about gameplay, provide screenshots, and have an interview with the games lead designer, Yoshihisa Hashimoto. Probably the most interesting of all is the discussion about “Were-Sonic” as the magazine [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2008 by Pete Dorr
If you have not heard of Toki Tori you are not alone. The reason is because his last game was released on the Gameboy Color right towards the end of it’s lifespan before the release of the GBA, so it was only normal that the game got overlooked, I was one of them since I [...]
Filed under: Wii | Tagged: toki tori, tokitori, two tribes, WiiWare | 2 Comments »
