Nanaki

Cheers for all your comments, guys 'n'' gals (don't worry though, my ego has not inflated... too much),

I really cannot wait to sit down and give the Conduit a proper spin. Judging by the interest generated, I think a Nintendo Life fragfest will be in order!

And @ Bahamut's earlier question RE: The lobby: I'm not sure on that, unfortunatley; when I got there the game was in full swing and I was too eager to get my mucky paws on it to note down such details. Sorry!

Clint Eastwood not interested in a shooter? Ptsh!

Seriously though, the Conduit was such a great game to play and the controls put people on a much more even playing field than before - it was enjoyable for people of all abilities, not just those dexterous enough to manipulate dual analogue sticks with lethal efficiency.

But we will have more news on Virtua Tennis in the next couple of weeks (at a hands-on event).

If this game were ever to grace the Virtual Console I would certainly pick a copy up.

Great review!

Hm, not really convincing enough for me. Sudoku is everywhere, so only the Nonograms would really appeal to me, and not too much at that. I'll stick with my occasional Brain Training.

Great review btw!

Quite fitting for the economic crisis!

... let's just hope there's not an investment banker job present in the title!

Alas, no. BFD was released on the N64 (cart format), and an enhanced version was released on the Xbox -- which will indeed work on a 360, providing it's online to get the patch.

Wouldn't have even considered this before; now I'm mulling it over. Might get this at some point down the line.

Painful, just painful.

There is blood in it, and plenty of drug and sex references. He's a bad squirrel!

Bit of crossed wires there: it's essentially the same game, so you could almost treat the games as one and the same. Rest assured, there will be a DS one coming up soon; we don't want to spoil you guys too much -- it'd be like all that chocolate you ate yesterday in one go (don't bother denying it, either!)

Sounds a bit torchy-feely to me!

Heh, it looks quite amusing this one -- not very deep, but amusing. Might be worth it for the fun factor.

Well, that's next Christmas sorted!

Great review.

@KDR_11k,

Still speculation, just with a lot more certainty behind it now.

There you go, just included the trailer; that should give you a better idea of the game.

Looks really promising so far!

A shame, really; I reckon that a Starfox game could have worked on the Wii. Still, I am sure someone will pick up the mantle, but it's usually the original crew who do the better jobs.

Cheers for the heads up guys, it's nice to know we've got vigilant members who are willing to help. I've let the guys know about you offers, in case we ever do bring more people in to bolster our team.

Guilty as charged (again). Looks like the spelling mistake was added into my Mac's dictionary for some reason. Sorry 'bout that -- been a busy day of editing! Really no problem with pointing these things out; we appreciate knowing when mistakes have been made.

Reading this review is further convincing me to purchase a DSi...

Whoops -- my bad there -- must have missed it in the edit (hides from The Powers That Be's wrath)

I'm not sure, Bahamut, both games tie in well with our scoring policy, and both reviewers have commented on the total lack of replayability.

Great review -- making me want to get a DSi!

It looks quite garish to me -- very vibrant visuals. Still, it's another game I am going to consider buying.

Great review.

Fantastic review. I really do need to get this one (even though I have the '64 and GC versions!)

@Bahamut ZERO; there is a conclusion, it's just that the field seems to be missing in the template -- I've logged the bug with the bossman

I loved my Gameboy as a child. Nigel Mansells F1 racing, Tetris, Mario Land 1& 2, James Pond – those were the days!

Fantastic review! Will be getting this one soon. I love the fact that they've made it look darker; I've always thought the cutesy look of Advance Wars brought it down a few notches.

Oh no, now you've gone and angered him!

@Luigi La Bouncy: In the ideal world that would be the case, but we do always make sure to play the games before doing the reviews so that our scores are justified and thought-out. We generally try to get the reviews out in close proximity to their release, and this means that most of the staff haven't played the game and are thus unable to contribute to the review – there’s simply too many games about for us all to play them.

Dazza is right though; there are sanity checks to make sure scores have not been given overzealously. We get beaten if we don't meet his standards

@Luigi La Bouncy, reviews are all subjective to opinion, which means that's not always something everyone agrees with. Personally, I say read the content of a review and see what the author has to say - then you can formulate your views on something a bit more substantial than score.

But if you just look at the bottom line, sneak a peek at the metacritic links on the side of the page to see what the general average press opinion is (in the two examples you provided, we didn't actually give it a far-off-the-mark score - certainly not an outlier in terms of the mean score). As I said, it all boils down to opinion, which is why we have comments - to invite discussions where people can articulate why they don't agree.

Also, the WiiWare reviewers do Wii reviews too

I read the name Arthur C Clarke, and was instantly sold! Looking forward to this one now.

and Mickeymac, if the game is based on that man's works, then the story can't be too bad! I just hope they follow his creative genius closely!

Really surreal, but Rygar has a very simmilar tattoo to me on his left shoulder ('cept mine is cooler, of course).

Great review: I'm certainly not tempted to buy this one now!

@Jogurt the Yogurt,
Yeah, duly taken there. Proof reading is something that essential (and efforts are being made on that front). No worries about things taken as offense - I honestly do appreciate feeddback, and to know where things go wrong in the reviews is vitally important for making improvements.

Jeez, I go to a rugby match and another 50 posts have passed by ><'

@greyelephant, check the About Us page for a bit of information on who the mods are (essentailly, it's all us writers).

@Jogurt the Yogurt, Criticism is good to hear, if it's constructive.

@Bass X0, Our RSS feeds can be used to view the latest content.

@Popyman, it grows on you, like something that grows really well

@jangonov, sometimes the advertising doesn't always fit in with what each individual is looking for - I find that from time to time. But it is what funds the site and keeps up moving onwards.

@Ian Daemon, I certainly think so: risk and reward. By pooling our resources together we are no longer a disjointed hodgepodge of staff members, we have become a well-oiled (in the non greek sense) machine. I can't really see any dissadvantages to bringing the sites together.

@Luigi La Bouncy, Well, we've still got the by the gamers for the gamers vibe that IGN don't have, and the sites a lot clearer than the IGN mess. I love the integration; it means more opportunity to natter on about geeky things!

Great work on the new site Bossman! Give yourself a biscuit, or two!

@reekon Yeah, all new interfaces will take a little while to get used to, but NL has been evolving for over 3 years now and it's a format that works well IMHO.

Also, don't forget to hook up the old RSS so the news and reviews come to you... although the comment RSS will have gone crazy when I am home tomorrow!

Sounds like they got bust(ed) by the classifications board.

Well, I now know which of your games I will be borrowing next. Nice review, git

I think it's quite fair to express any trepidation one feels towards the release of a new game. When not much is known about a title, all that can be done is speculate. It's not bad to express worry about a game; it creates room for interesting conversation. What makes gaming sites so appealing is the rich and diverse range of opinions: those who think a game will be great, those that don’t, and all in-between.

Also, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone hating this game per se.

Blimey, this really does look like a spiritual sister to the Mario Bros' games

Choo choo Zelda. Woo woo Zelda!
(sorry, couldn't resist!)

I'm a bit anxious about this one. I think I will need to see more of it before I'm sold on the idea. Trains seem rather, linear.

lol, sorry mate. Maybe I should've skimmed over the comments before posting that!

Glanced the headline, thought there was a Halo edition of Wii Fit. Slightly let down now

My 5 year old nephew loves this one, but I can see what you mean by there being not much point playing this game for extended amounts of time... unless you can be entertained as easily as a 5 year old.

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing. That's what I personally blame.

Top review. Certainly sold me on getting this one... once the final student loan comes in

@ Razoredge17, yes, I laughed at that too.

I'm not sure about this one yet. I'm an RPG nut - or was when I had the time in life - yet I can't see too much appeal in this one. Nethertheless, I think I will give it a crack when it comes out, purely because the director was involved with ToS. I just wish they'd create a few less cute looking games: something along the lines of Shadow Hearts would be great - a little bit more gritty, you know?

And, Sean, I know what you mean - games like Fire Emblem really pull you in with the whole life and death battles.

My World, My Way looks like it could be quite an interesting game!

Yeah, but I wouldn't say this was really over the top - just a bit of 'armless fun!