Stargazer

This is a fun game. Got it on Vita for a couple bucks. The only thing that annoys me is that right when you start getting your crew upgraded in a satisfying manner the story jumps you to a new set of levels and new ships to upgrade.

I have it on iPad and Wii U. It’s an addictive and fun little game. Highly recommended for the price. I probably got a good 20 hours out of it before the repetition set in

Meh. They are both pretty ugly tbh. Those colorful buttons on the Super Famicom controllers make me jealous though.

It’s not a bad little River City Ransom knock off. For $5 I’d say it’s absolutely worth a bash, especially if you have someone to play co-op with.

@Luffy07

Pretty much. The writing has been on the wall for awhile. You'll get indies, some third party scraps, and safe first party money-makers. Hoping for more is great, but expecting more is a recipe for disappointment.

@Luffy07

If you couldn't care less about Mario then I think you bought the wrong system

Well, it was much better than I expected. I expected zero new game announcements and riots in the streets.

@chiptoon

Agree. It's a gorgeous game but the fun-factor just isn't there. Designers of modern shmups need to look back at 90's games to figure out what made them so fun and addictive.

Just going to warn you guys who haven't played it that it's hard as balls and the power up system requires some serious research to understand. I love old school shmups and I wanted to like this one but for me it's not very fun to play.

No mention of slowdown or frame rate issues? They seem to be prevalent from what I've seen elsewhere. And does this have 4 player co-op? I can't find anyone who confirmed it once the game came out.

It's a great game, but I fear the typical Nicalis game-breaking bugs will rear their ugly heads. Maybe in six months when the bugs are squashed and the price drops a smidge.

Some of the games look decent, but most of them look to have less appeal than your average Warioware micro game

I am mesmerized by Reggie's suit jacket in that picture. It looks like some kind of fake suit that doubles as a nightgown.

@Pikachupwnage Wii U had Little Inferno (weird), Nano Assault Neo, and Trine 2. Plus whatever I'm forgetting, and retail releases that were on there. I didn't have a U at launch but it seemed like a pretty good selection of above-average games

@Spiders This thing is barely more powerful than the Wii U. Take off your fanboy goggles and join the real world

@Damo Chicken or the egg? Why would the audience be there if the games they want aren't?

Welp, when your system isn't powerful enough to painlessly port AAA games on other systems from third parties you already have an uphill battle on your hands

@JLPick

I'm thinking Mario won't make it this year as well, but I don't want to sound too pessimistic Regardless, I'm not getting a Switch until Mario comes out.

Anyone who thinks Xenoblade 2 is coming out this year, I have a bridge to sell you

Fascinating that Reggie compared this to Wii Play, which was essentially a $10 game that came with a controller.

Will wait. Too expensive, expensive controllers, lack of compelling software, some crazy notion that anybody cares about these motion-controlled casual games anymore, poor battery life, paid online, rehashes galore, tiny controllers, no big third party support...le sigh

I still use 3D and I'm always disappointed when a game comes out that doesn't utilize it. Not that it was a very useful feature, despite somewhat grand promises about how it would change our spatial recognition in video games forever.

I still remember being blown away by objects in Rayman 3D popping far out of the screen, and storm troopers blaster fire zooming out of the screen in Lego Star Wars.

The price would be fine...if it were a real Mario platformer and not a one touch mobile game

Thanks for an amazing game, Yacht Club.

Lots of mediocrity from these guys. Mutant Mudds, Dementium, Moon, Xeodrifter. Plus that terrible ATV game on 3DS, and TreasureNotReleasedYet. Naut surprised people aren't handing over money to this guy anymore. I certainly won't be.

I was going to make a joke about the U being almost last-gen 4 years ago but I see that it's covered. Carry on.

Miyamoto: "I could make Halo. It's just that I choose not to."

I love the man for his past genius but he needs to stop talking and actually contribute something to modern gaming if he's going to be in the spotlight like this.

Please Konami, I'm begging you to do something with this. A Turbo mini would be ideal but dumping out the roms on Wii U or 3DS or Switch would suffice. Or God forbid you actually hire people to make new games

@UK-Nintendo

Damn straight. I've replayed that game maybe 8 times. It's the most pure-fun platformer for me in ages.

Why don't we have a Wario Land VB enhanced port on the 3DS? Easy way to print money.

Damn, that's how you support a game. I wouldn't hesitate to pay $20 for eshop games if they were all supported like this.

Should be $20, but they do make solid products. I have a Bluetooth Snes lookalike and it is a nice pad.

Wait, so the new 3DS Mario editions are only at Best Buy? I assume they go on sale on Thursday at 5pm?

@EOTW

Imagine my review of Super Mario Bros when I can't get past the first goomba and then give up. It would be very helpful to everyone reading.

Ooooooh, dev called you out, reviewer. Show us you got farther than 20% in

Who cares. Whether you have to tap a single button to bring up inventory /map or glance down and stop what you're doing in-game anyway makes little difference

@SetupDisk Agreed. He needs to let us map the buttons as we see fit. When playing multiplayer with a classic controller it forces shield to ZR which is less than optimal.

Last night I got this amazing armor that boosted the awesome ice wand I had and made me into a death-dealing machine, and then I thought, self, you should switch to the katana and chop these dudes up and I got trapped between purple -potion guys and instantly died.

@FantasiaWHT It's surprisingly great, actually. I had the game on my iPad but got this to support the dev and for local multiplayer (which is very well done) and physical controls. The combat is fantastic, and constantly challenging due to the shield use and the weapon / enemy variety. It may look amateurish but the gameplay is very tight and addictive.

No mention of the amazing soundtrack? The different characters that essentially serve as a level select and difficulty select? The level design differences between 1 and 2?

I was absolutely besotted with this game in my youth. The replay value is off the charts.

This is neither quality nor quantity

Nintendo needs to do a promotion where if you buy a Wii U or a 3DS you get Pokemon Go for free. Plus a few special, rare Pokemans

Wow. I certainly didn't expect this. You never know when something is going to catch fire. All the morning shows on radio stations are talking about it...it's bananas.

I helped fund one game. It was supposed to come out years ago and now appears abandoned. Never again.

Gotta space out the big-name VC releases on the U since they are releasing almost nothing for the rest of its lifespan

Great game. I think I liked part one a little more overall.

The game was already overpriced. Online multi is a great idea (and could justify the cost) but since no one is playing it it's pointless.

With the amount of time it takes these guys to release niche games to a relatively small install base it's not hard to figure out why they aren't breaking the bank.

Rive looks very good, though.

Will buy for the soundtrack alone