@Mizari

The Therian Forms are unique to the Dream Radar so no they aren't in B&W.

http://www.serebii.net/dreamradar/pokemon.shtml

^Full list of the obtainable Pokemon.

Also worth noting that you cannot trade the Therian Forms as far as I know. So the Dream Radar is your only way to get them.

The discussion here reminds me of why I dislike people on the Internet so much. Nothing but a bunch of people whining about a game not being on a list, whining about about games that ARE on the list, whining about games being overrated, etc..One of the biggest offenders here being Sun. I love how Sun holds his own opinion with such high esteem, that we must all abide by it. Clearly, if he says NSMB2 is bad, it must be bad. Sales, reviews, differing opnions, all crumble beneath his mighty opinion. If he doesn't like it, it must be bad! Most importantly however, he has no right to attack Blackdragon and those who write for NIntendoLife on a poorly thought out assumption. I don't always agree with their articles either, but to flat out attack them in such a childish manner says a lot about you Sun.

Anyway, It was obviously not intended as a top ten list. They're just giving new 3DS owners a head-start by suggesting some games with a wide appeal. I mean, I like games like Code of Princess as much as anyone but those types of games appeal to a much smaller market of people than games like New Super Mario Bros 2. It's unnecessary to say what "should" be on the list. It's fine as it is for the most part.

@Paulcs2128

If that's true, Capcom has once again disappointed me. Just like with the whole Mega Man x Street Fightet debacle, they're piggybacking on someone elses work in a transparent attempt to win Mega Man fans over.

It isn't working Capcom. Stop. Please.

Ziplock Man? They got my money already!

I'm not sure what people are complaining about. The fact you can get a Regenerator Ho-Oh fairly easily is more than worth the price of admission. Not to mention a Pranker Riolu, which can be evolved into Justified Lucario.

@theblackdragon @c1pher_c0mplet

I agree. The whole Street Fighter x Megaman thing does not impress me. If they think a fan-game is going to undo the serious crap they've ran Mega Man (and fans) through in recent years, they have another thing coming. People are ticked off at Capcom right now. A fan-game isn't going to fix anything.

So Capcom basically publishes a Mega Man fangame that someone else made? I hope they don't think this apologizes for the major shafting they've been giving the Blue Bomber since Inafune left. Cause it doesn't. It's easy enough for them to back-up a fangame as opposed to putting in any real effort of their own. I know Capcom is known for being lazy but this level of lazyness just offends me.

This is less about Mega Man and more about Street Fighter. Change the sprite to Ryu and suddenly you have a Street Fighter game that plays like Mega Man. If the game were about Ryu taking on various Robot Masters from the Mega Man franchise, I wonder how much support they would have given it. When it comes right down to it, Capcom still doesn't give a crap about Mega Man. Throwing some support behind a Mega Man fangame does little to change that in my eyes.

Perhaps I'm just bitter at the amount of fangames (many of which are far better than this one) that get taken down. All of a sudden we have a company in SUPPORT of a fangame? Why now? Why wasn't this level of support given for Streets of Rage Remake and the Sonic 2 remake? They release this but cancel Mega Man Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe??

Now I find out they're trying to gauge future Mega Man titles on a friggin' fan game? Really? REALLY??

_{and i am ending it. knock. it. off. — TBD}

@WhiteKnight

I understand the job. I also understand that he's wrong more often than he is right. Funny how that works isn't it?

So I asked you to provide credentials and you type them up? Talk about someone who isn't comprehending... Anyone can type up any random degree and qualifications. In fact, I'm a certified in Neuroscience, Terminology, Mythology, masters degrees in German, Italian, Spanish, and on top of all that I'm a certified spy working for the US Government. I have invented cameras that can fly all the way across the galaxy and photograph naked aliens. I also perfected time travel and have went forward in time to verify that 20 years later, Michael Pachter has continued to be wrong about most of his predictions. I have also worked on machine that proves that reality as we know it is nothing more than a simulation being ran by talking animals from another dimension. I am also The President of the United States, King of England, Pharoh of Egypt, and Emperor of Japan. My current role is as a gunslinging ninja cyborg, where I run around on rooftops at night and fight crime.

Yes, I called you deluded. You're not providing any evidence, you're just typing things up. That defines deluded quite well.

@WhiteKnight

Of course he's not wrong at the time of a comment. It's a prediction. Predictions rarely start off wrong, they're proven wrong with time. Doesn't change anything really.

I'm sorry but I'm going to have to ask for your credentials here. Do you have any evidence to support the claim that you are in fact an analyst? Since you have no trouble demanding random articles from other people, it should be no trouble at all for you to provide me some kind of web article or something of that sort that confirms your claim. If you are in fact an Analyst and are actually qualified, I will leave you to your delusions without another word.

@blackdragon

No problem, I'll leave him be IF he can support his claims about being an analyst. I think that's more than fair.

@HarmoKnight

Ah, good to know this is a common tactic...Good way to waste a persons time I must admit. If I wasn't so sure WhiteKnight believed his own nonsense, I would say he's trolling.

@WhiteKnight

So you ask me to provide proof, I do so, and now you want to dismiss it? I'm sorry, but you can't just decide what articles are acceptable evidence, especially when YOU are the one who demanded it in the first place. Trust me, when an analyst is wrong about something it DOES "invalidate" him. Wrong is wrong. He's been consistently wrong all throughout the years only being right a couple of times so far. Besides, you didn't ask me about what his job is or whether or not I am qualified for it, you asked for proof and then acted like a spoiled child when I provided it. "Nuh Uh, that's not proof! I win!!".

I could just as easily turn your own argument against you. Are you an analyst? Hm? Are you? Unless you are, your entire argument is invalid. Until you become an analyst you are no longer allowed to discuss this.

In fact, Damien should take down this article. He's clearly not an analyst. Why stop there? No one else can post in this topic either because they aren't analysts. You hear that? NO MORE POSTING! You're not analysts and are not qualified to speak on this subject.

@WhiteKnight

I can, but nothing that you would accept, since you're clearly some kid of Michael Pachter fan. I could detail quite a large list of current failed predictions. In fact, I think I'll do just that, complete with sources.

-Price of Xbox Live doubling
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95558-Pachter-Xbox-Live-Gold-Will-Get-More-Expensive">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95558-Pachter-Xbox-Live-Gold-Will-Get-More-Expensive</a>

-"Platinum" Membership for Xbox Live
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103205-Pachter-Predicts-100-Xbox-Live-Platinum-Membership">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103205-Pachter-Predicts-100-Xbox-Live-Platinum-Membership</a>

-Release date of GTA V (way off the mark on this one quite badly, and even back-peddaled and changed his prediction when it was wrong)
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89982-Pachter-Predicts-New-GTA-in-2010">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89982-Pachter-Predicts-New-GTA-in-2010</a>
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93157-Next-Grand-Theft-Auto-in-the-Works-Out-By-2011">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93157-Next-Grand-Theft-Auto-in-the-Works-Out-By-2011</a>

-Wrong Kinect pricing

-Claim about this being the "last generation of consoles" is particularly hilarious considering we're now entering the Wii U and Vita.
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90443-Pachter-This-Is-The-Final-Generation">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90443-Pachter-This-Is-The-Final-Generation</a>

-Wrong multiple times about release dates, mergers, and other bits of information including his claim that Sony would buyout Capcom.

-Claim that Call of Duty is a failure, despite being a huge hit in sales. His logic being that because they didn't charge for online, they're losing money. A claim I laugh at, considering that people already pay fees for Xbox Live and would most likely refuse to pay an additional fee just to play Call of Duty.
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120973-Michael-Pachter-Says-Call-of-Duty-is-a-Failure">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120973-Michael-Pachter-Says-Call-of-Duty-is-a-Failure</a>

-Gamers are somehow unaware of a recession despite it being otherwise global knowledge
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88296-Pachter-Gamers-Have-No-Clue-About-Recession">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88296-Pachter-Gamers-Have-No-Clue-About-Recession</a>

-Setting of AC2
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87720-Assassins-Creed-2-Set-During-French-Revolution">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87720-Assassins-Creed-2-Set-During-French-Revolution</a>

-"Nintendo is Doomed" comment in regards to the iOS market (I think we all know this one is wrong)
<a rel="external" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108238-Pachter-Nintendo-Is-Doomed">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108238-Pachter-Nintendo-Is-Doomed</a>

I could honestly go on forever with this. The only thing I agree with Pachter on is that GTA V probably will one of the best selling games, but that isn't much of a prediction.

None of that has anything to do with how right or wrong someone is. You can be the most educated person in the world, but that wouldn't change anything if 90% of your "predictions" over the last 5 years have been dead wrong and made a mockery of your credibility.

@WhiteKnight

It doesn't take an analyst to know when someone is wrong. Use common sense.

I think Michael Pachter becomes completely irrelevant. Oh wait, he was never relevant.

This is why I hate Youtube. The copyright BS is out of control and they often remove videos for the dumbest reasons. I remember one of my videos was removed because it contained 5 seconds of the Angry Video Game Nerd, when you can view any of his videos online for free. >_<

I've seen the Simon Belmont thing Ogo posted before, as well as one of his Simons Quest sprite.

Pretty cool stuff. I'm a collector so I love these kinds of things. I should look into buying these.

"Densetsu", like most japanese words, has a variety of different meanings but the most commonly used is "Legend".

Not to be a downer, but the chances of this coming to the States (or Europe) aren't good. Looking at the previous Kunio-Kun and Nekketsu series track records, most of these games usually end up staying in Japan.

People need to get off the CoD thing. I don't care for CoD either, but the constant bashing and references to it are getting repetitive.

With that said, I'm looking forward to this particular Animal Crossing game. The new features sound promising.

@SpaceKappa

I get 10mbps download speeds. I assume that would be fast enough to get it done in a reasonable amount of time? I'm also curious if the 5GB claim is accurate. 5GB sounds like a lot (and would put a nasty hit on my bandwidth for the month) for a simple system download.

Also, does anyone know if the Ethernet Adaptor that works for the Wii will work for the Wii U? I have a wireless connection but if possible I would like the option of using a wired one.

@Linkstrikesback

Yes, but people behave as if the RPG mechanics are removed entirely. The badges were removed because the Stickers defeat their purpose. Other RPG mechanics such as turn based battles, HP, etc. are still there. The FP is rendered moot for the same reasons the Badges are. Stickers defeat their purpose. Rather than attacks using FP, they use a sticker. Again, it's the same reason Partners were removed. Stickers take their place. There's no reason to complain when you can still do most of the moves (such as kicking a Koopa Shell much in the way you did in Paper Mario with Kooper) that you could do before, with some added improvements here and there. Nearly everything that people are whining about being "missing" is still in the game in some form or another. Even the Tattle function is still partially intact. The EXP system is one of the "RPG" elements removed from the game.

@shinpichu I agree, I have no idea why people are complaining about a great score.

One thing I want to point out though, is that the last Paper Mario game wasn't the same as this Paper Mario, so I think that should somewhat diminish the whole "it's the same Paper Mario" argument when you consider Thousand Year Door was released on the Gamecube back around 2004-2006.

Also, people need to stop saying the RPG elements are removed. They're still there.

Why do people suddenly care about clones NOW? They've been doing bad clones of classic games for awhile now. Hell, I saw a game being advertised on Adult Swim called "Extinction Squad" or something to that affect, which was almost a blatant rip off of a Game & Watch game, just more flashy.

It's nothing new. Everyone calm down. Relax. Breathe. There we go.

@Gamesake

Guardian Heroes would be too large for the Virtual Console, due to Nintendo's restrictive size limits. The XBLA version (which is damned good by the way) was about 800MB. That far exceeds anything that can be fit on the Virtual Console.

@Onett

About your complaint regarding the planes, Guardian Heroes used the same "Planes" style, and this game is meant to be a spiritual successor to it. Besides that, the ability to move between the foreground and background was a unique component of Guardian Heroes, and many people complained when it's GBA sequel went back to the more traditional style of movement. The plane system blends beat-em-up with fighting game elements, making it more unique and more geared towards combos and such. The plane system also prevents players from using the classic "stand above your opponent and attack them safely" trick, since enemies are directly in front of you at all times.

Oh, and I know you were talking to Jon Talbain, so I apologize for getting involved, just wanted to throw in my two cents.

@TrueWiiMaster

Exactly. Still, Peta is good for a laugh.

It'll be coming out in November 11th, so I plan to grab a copy as soon as it hits stores.

Judging by what I've seen, you only have one real partner, the rest of them function as one-time use partners used for solving a puzzle or whatnot. There's a world map in place of traveling by foot to each location, loads of stickers, etc. Doesn't appear to be any badges, as stickers seem to replace them. Leveling is done differently this time around, though I don't know the specifics other than that you don't get exp from battles anymore.

@florecita

Thank God there's someone else out there who's sick of this whole "Gangnam Style" craze. It's getting to the point where I can't even browse NIntendolife without being assaulted with this stupid song. I'm not going to say anything bad about the Just Dance series as I don't play it, haven't played it, and am not going to play it. But I am really getting tired of this Gangnam Style nonsense. It's just another trend that will die out as soon as people get tired of it.

What's next, a game that involves "Planking"? Bah.

@0LD_SK0OL_PUNK

Agreed. This is a point I've been trying to hammer into Dragons head for a while now. Reviewing the game as a whole is certainly better than simply writing it off as "poorly aged" or something to that degree.

@NintendoCat14

If you're such a shallow-minded person that a review on a website is all it takes to change your opinion, then all I can say is I pity you.

Good review overall. The main problem with this game was the cut content. Anyone with a 360 or PS3 (I think it's on PSN) would be much better off getting the version offered there, while those with a 3DS are better off getting Burgertime Deluxe.

I still own this game and sometimes play it in the Super Gameboy, but I can't help but find it odd that this appears to be the Gameboy version and not the Gameboy Color version. Wasn't this game also released in color?

@MadAussieBloke , People who trust review sites are the part of the problem. Sites like IGN and Gamespot fire off crappy reviews for any game they aren't paid xx amounts of advertising dollars on and give rave reviews to Halo, Call of Duty, and Halo despite each game being pretty much the same. People should form their own opinions, not trust bought off critics.

Also I agree with Madgear and would point to his post as being possibly the best argument here. MDK 2 is easily one of the better games offered on Wiiware and the silly size restrictions are probably the primary reason we don't see Saturn or Sega CD games on the service. Instead, games like Guardian Heroes get released on XBLA/PSN where the file sizes are far less restrictive and the Wii misses out on yet another gem. We will never see games like Radiant Silvergun on the Wii. The filesizes are just too restrictive, and the fact they managed to take a large game like MDK 2 and put it on Wiiware with such a pitiful size limit is impressive. MDK1 was definitely better, but that's no reason to bash MDK2 the way some of the posters here have been doing.

On the otherhand I'm not defending Bioware on this either. I have not been impressed with their games lately and their attitude irritates me.

Despite being a fair review, it feels like the reviewer focuses too much on the game being "too hard", which as I stated with EWJ2, isn't really true. This game isn't that hard. I wouldn't let the difficulty complaints deter you unless you just aren't cut out for action-platforming games.

@DrDaisy , Sonic CD would most likely exceed the file size limit Nintendo has in place. The same goes for Saturn games, which are even larger. Some (like shining force 3) are also tough to emulate.

@SKTTR , I agree. Although I like the Harvest Moon series, it's becoming oversaturated. There was a time when I'd look forward to a Harvest Moon release. Now I simply don't care.

I'm honestly surprised this game got a Virtual Console release seeing as how the amount of text needed to translate would have made for a considerable amount of work. This is a great chance for those who don't wish to import to get their hands on a legal copy of the game.

@theblackdragon , I understand the idea of reviewing an older game by todays standards and have no problem with it, but it's also important to bear in mind that these games were released in the 80's/90's. Reviewing the game as a whole, by todays standards, and by looking at it from a retro point of view should all be aspects of the review, not simply take one aspect and rush out a poorly written review. The reviewer here doesn't even try. You can barely call it a review.

Also I never said the game deserved a 10, so that's irrelevant. The game should be judged not only on it's own merits but by how well received it was at the time. For that reason, I'd say a 6/10 is more accurate and I think most people would be more willing to swallow that score.

I actually like this review quote a bit. It recognizes a few of the previous entries in the Alien line of games, is well written, and fair. Usually I dislike the reviews here, but this one is solid.

The game itself is surprisingly good as well. I went in expecting it to be merely "ok" but in the end It turned out to be a great game. The designers really knew their fanbase when they put the Space Jockey in there too.

The only noteworthy flaws with the game is that the reload system is pretty bad and renders the shotgun nearly unusuable despite it's great power, and the fact upgrades merely increase damage. I'd have preferred to see some upgrades that increase the rate of fire, clip size, etc..

Also, the knife mini game is classic.

Part of the problem with the whole "They're reviewing it NOW!!" logic is that it's flawed. The games weren't made in 2010, they were made in the 80's and 90's. Reviewing them as if they just came out makes no sense. Anytime you review something as old as this you have to take into consideration the time it was released. This review for the most part fails to do that and just basically states that it hasn't aged well.

The problem with Nintendolife reviews is that they tend to compare them to todays standards, hence the term "hasn't aged well". For the time, this was a great game (and to be fair a 7 isn't that bad, though I think it deserved maybe an 8) and as far as I'm concerned, it's still a great game. Hell, I'd rather play this than Mass Effect any day. A lot of games these days seem to have lost touch with the long-lost element of gameplay. I almost never buy new games for my 360 anymore for this very reason.

And yet another shooter on Nintendolife gets a 6/10.

That's because we apparently got the inferior 2009 cartridge release. In other words, we got screwed. If you want the colorful visuals in the screenshots you'll need to import the CD yourself.

Nintendolife owes us 10$ for falsely reviewing a version we never got in my opinion.

This is one of those games that simply never gets old for me. It combines shooting, exploration, and even a touch of survival horror (to an extent anyway) seamlessly, and is one of my favorite SNES titles. Too bad we never saw a real sequel to it.

Perhaps it's because I never played the game during its hayday, but I honestly can't stand the original Star Fox. The framerate drives me insane and the polygons are a little much.

Starfox Assault had an interesting thing going with the stages that allowed you to switch between on-foot, arwing, and landmaster all on a single map. Sadly, there weren't enough of this maps, I can only think of one that had all 3. It was an interesting idea that wasn't taken advantage of properly. Instead, most levels are either on foot, landmaster, or arwing. This worked fine for Starfox 64, but Assault probably would have been more accepted if it had more of the levels that allowed for switching vehicles.

It was an ok throwback to Starfox 64 otherwise, but part of the problem with "throwbacks" is that they're rarely as good as the originals. Assault simply tries too hard to be like Starfox 64. They should have taken the New Super Mario Brothers Wii approach and made the game more original, relying less on copying the classics. NSMBW had plenty of it's own stage mechanics in place while still doing a good job of playing on nostalgia.

By the way, what's with the japanese text in the screen shots?

What makes this game great is that it manages to switch play styles just at the moment you're starting to get bored. Just when you're getting bored of the god-sim bit, it switches to side scrolling and keeps things a bit more entertaining. The sequel from what I heard went to being just a pure side scroller.

Gotta agree (mostly) with the 1. It's not so much that the game is too hard, as it is the game is too repetitive. The biggest flaw being that enemies respawn so quickly, and you don't get a reasonable means to take them on until you get the whip. Once you get the whip, your problems are pretty much over and you can put that stupid gun away.Half the game is spent with enemies either in your face or in tight passages, so the whip is pretty much the best weapon. Why they didn't just let him start out with the whip, I have no idea.

This is a score I think I can live with!

I really don't understand why both this and junior got a 4, unless it's because of the steep price.