The woman in the background sounds like Mrs Potato Head.

@rogerwilco But IGN couldn't even get the release date right (claiming it was released at the beginning of this year), so I wouldn't put too much weight on their preview.

I played the game at Eurogamer, and had a great time.

A 5 would be about right, actually. I got enjoyment out of the game, but nowhere near the same as the first. Oswald made some bits very difficult and also made me make some negative decisions just because I found him uncooperative. That being said, I do want to go back and try this game again one day. It bugged me, but intrigued me at the same time.

I contributed to this knowing that, in all likelihoods, it wouldn't reach its goal. But, as a fan of the series, I wanted to at least show that I would love to see another new Dizzy game.

@BossJumpMad I'd sooner have the Kirby pin than the Mario Kart trophies, myself.

I may have to invest in a Twin Skin (although not before I try and purchase a screen protector!), and I would consider the slim charging stand if it actually DOES charge the Wii U Gamepad if only for storage purposes.

Ow, my free time

...So, how come we had to wait nearly five months for this game to come to Europe, and we have to pay that much more?

@WingedFish Because America's never had anything nice before in the gaming industry.

Just when I FINALLY sorted all the Pink Pieces for the other puzzles!

@Brick

Because you've never gotten ANY good games first in North America during the entirety of videogaming history...

Sonic Kart >>>>> Mario Kart. May have to pick this up.

Do yourselves a favour, and play the Megadrive version. It's far superior to the SNES version which just feels broken and unfinished.

It's probably because the commercial depicts Pit as Nintendo's "newest hero".

Kirby Channel, whoo! Is this on the Wii or the 3DS, and will it be the old episodes or the rest that they missed?

Also, don't knock farming simulators until you try them - Sim Farm was pretty rockin' back in the day.

@Koops3 - I was referring more to the fact that it is about releases in Europe, and here in the UK, pretty much everything gets a Friday release.

@James - I didn't realise that the continent got earlier releases than here. Lucky so and so's!

@SpaceKappa - that's fair enough. I liked the first one, myself, save for the control scheme, but it just confused me that this one didn't seem to add that much more, but got a much higher score. Thanks for the clarification.

That would be an odd date anyway, since we usually get games on a Friday. Either way, I would go for it a week earlier or later, since I'm off to Eurogamer Expo at that time.

So... What exactly did this version bring to the table that warranted an extra three points over the first one?

@3DSLUIGI
Europe counts for ALL of the countries in Europe, not just the UK.

@Steampunk
How about the myriad of other games you guys in North America get before us people in Europe? I hardly consider the paltry sum of games that we get first something worth complaining about.

I pity the staff who have to clean up the store afterwards.

@Steampunk Like Sonic Triple Trouble?

Oh wait. That was you Americans. Last week.

Game Gear was my first system and I have a lot of fond memories of it. I have since reacquired another Game Gear.

Don't forget that the Game Gear's library was vastly expanded with the Master Gear converter... I had a lot of Master System games for my first Game Gear, even though I didn't have a Master System!

@Doma

What do you think they're doing now with their "Spring Cleaning" campaign?

As for non-UK people coming in here saying "oh, I don't live in Europe so it doesn't affect me", what's the point of coming in here and commenting? It's a bit like me going into an article related to a US problem and saying "oh, I don't live in America so it doesn't affect me". Who cares?

Where's Sonic Triple Trouble on the list?

Far superior game to the quite frankly rubbish Mario Kart Wii.

This is a really poor review by standards. It doesn't actually say much about the game, and seems to spend half the time bashing it in comparison to Sonic 2, before still giving it 8/10.

@BudDudSlash That would be great, since I doubt anyone I know with a 3DS will invest.

I already got it on PS3, but if I have money sparing (and if it has more to offer), I may be convinced to purchase it twice.

I can't find where to delete it on the 3DS as I don't want it - any help? It's not under Data Management.

Isn't that just Bob the Killer Goldfish?

@md1500 speaks words of wisdom.

When EU gamers were told that they weren't going to get London Life in their release of the latest Professor Layton game, a lot of NA people gloated and said "that's for Xenoblade!" and nonsense like that, DESPITE the fact that Layton games sell a darn sight better over here.

Does that mean now we're going to get a release of London Life? Not that it was particularly much cop, but goodness knows Europeans can't get enough of the professor.

Kinda lame since the two of those games I have, I already registered. Oh well!

Does that mean NA people will shut up complaining now and using Xenoblade as a rebuttal for EU not getting certain things?

@ColorsOfSonic

Because @10 is a stupid fanboy who would give Mario the highest praise no matter how bad a game he was in.

And here I was getting ready to rant about the score, but this is a very well-deserved 10/10.

I'd possibly invest when an inevitable price drop occurs.

Ha, does that mean that the EU is actually going to get a Virtual Console game?

@Grackler - you can probably get the DVD version for about a fiver online at Amazon or Play. We got it over a year ago as @C-Olimar mentioned, in DVD, Blu-Ray, and Special Edition Blu-Ray boxset flavours.

I really hope that whoever reviews this game does so objectively (i.e. reviews the actual gameplay), as opposed to giving it the lowest score possible because of Spyro.

@FluttershyGuy I'd hardly consider people in the US to be on the "low end of the totem pole". A day or so is NOTHING to wait. Come to Europe for a few years; you'll never complain again.

I love all of the North American users who are whining about us Europeans getting Xenoblade without keeping in mind the DECADES of "getting the short end of the stick" that we've had, including many more game non-releases.

I also emailed Nintendo Europe and got the same (very prompt) reply. I emailed them back to ask if they would consider releasing it as bonus content, and am yet to receive any feedback.

Just over two months for them to change their mind and put London Life back in! I'm importing anyway, so it's not a huge issue, but I will most likely pick this one up down the line.

Not to try and be pedantic or anything, but it's not exactly a "worldwide" release today. Australia didn't get it yet, for starters...