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Hmmmm, might have to try this one out then. Great review Phil!

Yeah the 3DS camera isn't too good, so this is of no interest to me.

I'll wait for James' review before I pick this one up. I will, however, be grabbing the Xbox 360 release on day one.

I can't tell you about any secret characters, but I can tell you that the stuff in Cave Story + isn't in this game, including the Wind Fortress.

Yeah, the review copy of Pokemon Rumble Blast is on its way to Phil for review. He's pretty fast with the turnaround. As far as the 2D sprites for the characters, items, and enemies, they're nice, but they just look out of place when combined with the beautiful 3D backdrops. Maybe that's just me, though.

Circle Pad and D-Pad both work well. Circle Pad makes it easier to run and shoot upwards, but it doesn't work as well for the pinpoint platforming sections. So about like it works on every other game where both are available for use.

I've had it about a week.

They're dropping the price to "3 easy payments of 19.95" and tossing in a fourth circle pad and worm light if you order within the next 5 hours.

Phil finally cracked and got a lawyer so he could sue Nlife for giving him only horrible games to review. Nlife settled out of court agreeing to allow him to review one good game for every 30 horrible ones he reviews.

I wish they'd have dropped the motion controls and made it all button-controlled.

I tried the original Resident Evil and just didn't like it. Never played another one after that.

That being said, nice Phil, way to work 'distillation' into the piece.

Great podcast J Man!

I don't believe you get both versions. I've got the final production build here now and it's nowhere in sight. Just a switch of sprites for the characters, not the backgrounds.

You cannot fully appreciate just how gorgeous this game is until you see it in full 3D on the 3DS system.

I might have bitten on the blue Wii, but not a black one.

The decomposing cat I found under my porch this morning was prettier!

Someone wake me up when the dual-stick 3DS model is released.

Is there anything about Banjo Kazooie they DIDN'T copy?

I didn't care for that too much, but I can't wait to play the game again.

I have a Super Game Boy 2 for my Super Famicom, but I have to be honest, I was never really blown away by the idea. In fact, I haven't even used it in years.

If that color shows up in NA, I'm on it, day one!

Awesome article! Love seeing this behind-the-scenes stuff.

Outstanding review J. Gonna pick this one up asap.

This is completely different from the WiiWare game in terms of gameplay. This is a bit more like Elite Beat Agents. At least the DS game was.

I think this is the most idiotic thing I've ever seen and it makes the 3DS look like piece of incomplete junk. The 3DS is just fine like it is. Has nothing to do with principle.

Getting this for sure. Loved the DS version I played last year at E3.

I can promise that this slider pad add-on will never be put on my 3DS, no way no how.

I loved this game on Mega Drive, so I'd love to see it on the VC. But including it in Epic Mickey 2 would be alright, if it's done right.

Hey, I liked pOp.

This is a great game. Simple, but wildly addictive. Awesome review Phil!

Guess I'll be getting this too.

Nice tagline from Aliens. Love these movies and can't wait to get this game. Great review J'O.

Wario Land has already been reviewed. Got a 10. And deserved every point of it, as does this one with the 9. I think for the third best GB game of all time, a 9 is pretty fair.

Oh, and I think the original Wario Land is far better than any of the other Wario Land releases.

So you guys don't think this game is worth a measly 4 bucks? Are you insane??? Man, tough crowd.

@pixelman - rimshot

Great to see Super Mario Land 2 on the NA list. Good stuff!

Now we're talking! Bring on Wario! And still one of the best video game commercials ever.

No. We've decided to stop writing reviews from now on. Just too much work and trouble.

I just didn't care much for the Nintendo 64. Aside from a few amazing 3D platformers and the two Zelda titles, not much interested me on this system.

I was afraid the DSi touchscreen would be a problem for the game and it appears it was. Great review! Guess I'll stick with the iOS version of the game.

Nice little selection this week. Hope North America's is equally impressive.

Looks cool as hell, but I think the 3DS version is the one I'll be looking for. Not sure anyone will take a chance on localizing a Wii title this late in the game, especially considering how long it's likely to take to localize this one.

It's an online tournament that stores players Monster teams and stats on an online server. You then battle it out with them to move up the rankings and earn victory points. As long as the server is up, those stats and tournament are still there. Once they take it down, that's it. Then you'll be relegated to just battling locally with friends.

Well that goes with pretty much every game and its online mode. If you're going to chance it and wait as long as a year or two, you might indeed have trouble finding opponents to take on. It also depends on how long Square-Enix will leave up the World Monster Championship leader boards.

Considering how long it's taking to get Kid Icarus: Uprising out, I'd say we should see SSB Universe about the time Nintendo is announcing the follow-up to the Wii U.

I didn't LOVE it, but I thought it was pretty unique. I'd like to see what they do with a sequel.

We were told to hold this press release until 6:00am this morning. And that's exactly when I put it live.

I'll see if I can find out about additional tables as DLC.

You can use the shoulder buttons, but you can also use any direction on the D-Pad for the left flipper and the "B" button for the right flipper.

I like a nice cover art myself. So I guess I care, although it's certainly not a deal-breaker by any means.