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Sabrewing

Sabrewing

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#41

Sabrewing commented on Review: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olymp...:

I wouldn't give it a five. Yes, it's mostly a retread of what players saw back in 2008's first entry in this series, and yes, the novelty of "OMG MARIO AND SONIC IN ONE GAME!!" has worn off, but, those being said, the controls are much less cumbersome than 2008's. The running events don't wear out your arms to maintain a high speed NEARLY as much, the fencing doesn't feel limited and difficult to strike with anymore, and the variety of Dream Events is highly welcome. London Party Mode is like a more controllable variation of Mario Party whose only real fault is that it might drag out a bit too long, but you could just use the smaller sticker counts to alleviate that.

Overall, this score is unfair IMO (I would've gone with a 7), but I can understand why people would get tired of a franchise which doesn't really evolve. It SEEMS like Sega is pouring most of their allocated development funds for M&S into the upcoming 3DS version, which is boasting over 50 events as opposed to this one's 31.

  • Dec 07, 2011
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#42

Sabrewing commented on Feature: Memorable Zelda Moments:

The World Ends With You still has the best "close the DS" puzzle ever. And it's not even a puzzle in the traditional sense. :) Duck Amuck has the 2nd best.

  • Dec 04, 2011
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#50

Sabrewing commented on Feature: How Japanese Folklore Inspired Marioâ...:

Oh, I think it would be okay to talk about what makes tanuki REALLY special in Japanese folklore... After all, Disney localized Studio Ghibli's tanuki film Pom Poko. Or hey, there's this (official!) contribution to Super Mario Advance 4's "Who Are You?" campaign...

sorry, that's a bit too explicit for Nintendo Life — TBD

  • Nov 12, 2011