European Nintendo fans have hopefully been saving the pennies during the recent quiet spell of releases (since the New Nintendo 3DS arrived), as another title has been confirmed for the rush of arrivals in May and June. This time it's Fossil Fighters Frontier on the 3DS, which is due to hit the region on 29th May.
Developed by Red Entertainment and making its début on 3DS after DS releases, this is part Pokemon and naturally part it's own style. You gather and re-form fossils to build up a group of dinosaurs (well, 'Vivosaurs') that you then use to fight other beasts and take down a villain called Dr. Baron von Blackraven, which is a name that copies and pastes most villainous name tropes in one.
It's certainly an RPG adventure that's fairly simple and accessible, and despite some minor issues we gave it a solid recommendation in our recent Fossil Fighters Frontier review.
It'll have a lot of competition in Europe - Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush arrives for Wii U on 8th May, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. hits on 15th May and Splatoon is another arrival on 29th May. It'll be a month full of decent choices.
Will you be grabbing this for your 3DS in May?
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Great, was waiting for a release date. I want to look into it as I've never played any of the DS games before, dunno why but I guess they weren't that popular over here and I'd never heard of it.
...And Puzzles and Dragons is out in May isn't it?
I don't get NOE. Let's put nothing at all out in April (bar a New 3DS exclusive port of a game) then have May completely and utterly overloaded. Well at least it is actually coming in Europe, unlike the previous entries of the franchise.
Nintendo really need to work on the pacing of these releases. If Codename STEAM and Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush had come out earlier like in the US, May would not be this packed.
Codename STEAM, Splatoon, Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush, Fossil Fighters Frontier, Puzzle and Dragons Z & Super Mario Bros. Edition, all coming in May. Not to mention Hatsune Miku Project MIRAI DX.
Next month I'm just concentrating on STEAM, Splatoon, Kirby and Hatsune Miku.
Everything on May 29th! EVERYTHING!
This makes Splatoon, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX, Fossil Fighters Frontier, and possibly even Legend of Kay Anniversary, all coming out on the same day. I shall be doing the most extreme multi-taking gaming I've ever done in my life.
Q) Will you be grabbing this for your 3DS in May?
A) Certainly. Fossil Fighters Frontier is a game I've been awaiting for a release date for a long while, as it's a Nintendo IP that garnered my interest and I've been eager to try out. It is also one of only two 3DS games coming out that I'm interested in this year, not counting Rodea The Sky Soldier as I'll be getting that for Wii U, though hopefully more 3DS games to garner my interest will be announced.
@EllenJMiller Agreed. It seems rather silly to release all these games at once, as anyone whose interested in multiple of these titles releasing has to suddenly have a lot of money ready to spend all at once.
As someone whose interest in upcoming 3DS games only lie with Hastune Miku Project Mirai DX and Fossil Fighters Frontier, May 29th makes my entire 3DS collecting for this year complete (not counting possible E3 surprises).
Nothing in March, a New 3DS exclusive in April and then several releases in May? I just don't get the logic behind this unless this is the wave of games delayed by NoE offices moving.
I'm only picking up Kirby, Splatoon and Codename STEAM in May.
I'm in the States. Didn't think much of it until I saw the demo video and then review. I love dinosaurs, so it looks like a good fit by that alone. Should be pickibg this up soon
There are people eagerly awaiting Fossil Fighters of all things? Are you Euro guys not getting Xenoblade Chronicles or something?
@tacgnol06 I don't really care for Xenoblade Chronicles, and have no intention of getting either of the two games of the series coming out, though I naturally have no clue how others who have commented here feel about the series.
Fossil Fighters Frontier looks like an enjoyable game, and as someone whose never played any entry in the series (I think this might actually be the first entry to be released in the EU), I want to try it out. It looks nice, the fossil excavating and fighting looks decent, and the game seems to have a charming theme to it that has garnered my interest.
Reminds me an awful lot of Spectrobes for the DS (disappointing that no one ever mentions that game when talking about this one, does it not exist anymore?) but without the singing.
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