Dazza

Maybe the extra button is a turbo for Sonic to go even FASTER! Whoosshhhh

I prefer the old classic controller to be honest, this looks like a win!

Appletiser perhaps?

I really hope you guys don't overlook FATE just because triple-A classic Flashlight is also out today. Just buy both

@James Bit crap thou innit? You have to question EA's faith in how well this is gonna sell in the UK really if they have to get into bed with HMV

600+ entries now! Whoa momma

491 entries now! You guys really like your free stuff don't ya?

392 entries already! Wow

Great news! I thought FlingSmash was good fun when we played at Ninty's media event waaaayy back in Feb. Perfect for a quick pick-up-and-play and a good demo of how accurate MotionPlus is.

Putting it in a bundle with the Wii Remote Plus seems like a good plan, let's just hope that it's priced sensibly

Nice review James, sounds like a great tribute to the old Mega Drive Sonic games. Instabuy for me when it hits the Euro shop on Friday

All very nice, but they could have at least supplied a red stand to help keep the Wii upright. Looks horrible with the grey!

Will be nice to have this before Skyward Sword is out next year. Lovely stuff!

That's excellent, I can't wait to play some of the classic B&W Gameboy games again!

It's going to be bonkers playing em with some 3D FX, now that I really can't wait to see

@GonzoMontana such powerful motion accuracy might make the universe implode! Don't do it

Just when you think this grudge is settled once and for all, then it all sparks up again. Amazing scenes!

GO WIEBE!!!

EPIC WIN!

Maybe some of the blame could be due to the promiscuous Tiger Woods perhaps?

Coughs

http://retro.nintendolife.com/news/2009/03/wossys_amazing_nintendo_themed_ceiling

@JesusSaves - we passed on all your email addresses to Broken Rules PR agency who will be making contact with you soon. Keep checking Gmail my friend

And Yet It Moves winners coming up in a matter of minutes!

Batastic review Corbs

Sign me up for the Wii version thou

@zkaplan I like to think of it as the good looking cousin

This looks really great, I'm glad there are still devs like WayForward around making great 2D games like this. Also Kudos to Warner Bros for taking a chance on this too.

Sign me up for the Wii version - instabuy!

That's exactly the score I thought it would get!

I can't believe all the interest there is in this game. Who'd have funk it?

Great review Jon. This really does look like a quality game that I would like to play. Roll on Friday for the EU launch!

Looks 'othelly good' to me! hehe

Nice review Jacob

@edhe American spelling fixed!

They're pumping something in the water methinks!

This looks like a winner. I love stuff like Thrash Rally on Neo Geo, if it's anything like that it'll be a hoot.

@Chicken Trufax lol

It's a great movie, but with all those plot twists I can't imagine how it could be adapted into a 'seek and find puzzle game' without making lots of compromises.

Maybe a Shutter Island platformer would have been a better idea? Bash any mentalists and guards that get in your way to keep your insanity meter in check. Your goal will be to duff in the psychologists who think they know it all. If your insanity meter gets too high then you get a lobotomy!

Here comes the Lilt man!

Great news. Almost time to dust off the old DSi then

@KDR_11k because this is Nintendo Life!

So far all the games in the BIT.TRIP series have gained great review scores, so I'm banking that this one might be Gaijin's downfall.

BIT.TRIP FAIL

Only joking guys!

@mariofanatic128 Reviews have to take into account the target audience. Obviously this is aimed at the causal market. Perhaps parents with small kids. If we brutally dismissed all of the causal games/apps on the Wii then we'd have a lot of negative reviews!

I'm more of a carbon kinda guy myself. I'm not a fan of tan!

Nice offices Nic, very swish.

There's nothing at all tacky about gold coloured plastic is there?

I hope Billy Mitchell isn't reading this!

@KnucklesSonic8 I shall not forget Neo Geo until Blazing Star hits VC

Haha Billy loves this drama doesn't he? As soon as some poor sap beats this he'll bring his A-game and devastate them. The man is a machine!

@Bass X0 - O'rly?

We like to review the VC version when it comes out so we ditched the retro review rather than have two very similar reviews. Don't worry it will be reborn soon!

@Kimiko our staff page has handy links to our NL nicknames

@timp29 I know James well enough by now to instinctively know that he was the right man for the job!

I smashed the backboard glass with a mighty slam dunk too. Booyowwwww!

@JamieO nope, each of the 3DS consoles were only set up to perform one function. The PR staff couldn't (or wouldn't) show anything other than what their little placard advertised. No DS games on 3DS on show!

Now I really wasn't so sure about this one. It certainly didn't have any of the creative charm of the Tim Burton style concept art we saw all that time ago. The graphics were impressive, but felt too dark too me... kinda like Mushroom Men but not in a good way.

The Steamboat Willie level was beautiful to look at, but lacked the pixel perfect platform jumps which you might have expected. There was no sense of challenge at all really other than to collect the items. The level was all over in almost a minute. I must admit I expected more from this.

I do agree with James, it's impossible to tell what the long term appeal would be after only having a 30 min session. I think it could go either way honestly. If it does turn out to be genius, then it will be a slow burner. You'd have to be the biggest Disney fan to be overwhelmed by this from the get-go in my opinion.

Epic Yarn was easily my favourite game of the bunch from the London event. My only concern is it might be too easy, but with all the creativity on offer here it would likely be a fun ride regardless. The two player mode was a hoot!

@pHaT-aNt_ You know me, I'm a shrinking violet!

@JamieO Indeed, it was a little disappointing that we weren't able to actually play more of the 3DS games. We were told by a few of the PR girls that the EU launch date would most likely be March 2011 so I guess if true then there is still a lot of time to get these games ready. The Mario Kart 3D demo impressed me the most, the karts literally lept off the screen and there were some lovely effects such as pink blossom falling over the track which added a wonderful sense of depth.