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I love the graphics in this game. Wonderful animations.

@nintendo4life Off-topic much?

Looks like an interesting game. I like the old-fashioned poster aesthetic. I wonder how it will play. And... that doesn't look like a top hat so much as a very large beret or something.

The 3DS is pretty much the perfect device for a new Panzer Dragoon game. But I'd really only like it if they got most of the original team together for it since Orta, while great, didn't quite live up to the old entries.

Sounds like the perfect game for me.

It is unusual to see a TD game going for 800, but if this game has lots of content and is high quality then I'd spend 800 points on it.

@LEGEND MARIOID Yeah, if you can you should definitely check out X-Men Legends II. That's one of the best Marvel games I've played apart from the MvC series.

@Koops3 It's already well-known that Tetris Party Live is a small version of Tetris Party Deluxe. You can add friend codes for both Live and Deluxe and play Vs Battle so post your friend code in the forum so we can add you!

Anyone know why Nintendo hasn't participated in CES for so long, and why it's not having a public exhibit this time?

Love this game, I think it's one of the best on DSiWare. It's great to have this on the go without having to swap out cartridges. I always thought a WFC-enabled Tetris would be perfect for DSiWare, and here it is.

I actually think no DS Download Play is reasonable. As long as your friends have DSi's then at 500 points you should all be able to play. If you want that kind of option or the other peripheral game modes, you should buy Tetris Party Deluxe instead. As for no local wireless, you can still hook up using WFC as long as you're within range of a wifi signal.

The online play is perfect. There is canned text chat (not mentioned in the review? - press Y to use it during play), voice chat for friends, practice play while waiting for opponents and a nice selection of VS Battle items. Duel Spaces is a nice alternate gameplay mode that I'm glad they included.

By the way, the Korobeiniki remix in Tetris Party Live is the exact same one in Tetris Party for WiiWare.

Finally, some demos! I'll be downloading all of them.

Oh and Tetris Party Live on DSiWare?! That's going to be amazing! (Well, hopefully!)

This is the only way to play that round!

@Aviator I'm not sure if this is what you're talking about, but turtlelink said "third party games", not "hardcore games". Sonic Colours is by Sega so it's a third party title.

@aerogirl1003 A 6/10 from NL means the game is not bad.

Also, been undecided on this the whole time. Not sure if it's worth the 500 points, considering how many new and awesome 500 points games there are now.

This is great news. I usually like third-party games more than Nintendo games, lol.

@Robo-goose CANNOT UNSEE

Great game! But the NA version is far superior to the EU version because of the name alone.

Funny.

Interesting. Looking forward to it, glad there's more to do than the original. I hope it's a longer game too.

Flipper's suit artwork seems heavily inspired by Earthworm Jim.

I think this review is very lacking and somewhat unprofessional. There's a lot more to say about this great game, and I think the low-ish score isn't justified by what's said in the review text.

"there are many things that are unfair like presents which impact you negatively and aliens who you have little chance of escaping from that knock you off the planet's surface and make you fall several levels!"

The unpredictability of the presents is part of the appeal - that's why they're presents - and isn't unfair at all. The bad ones can be circumvented using the identifying carrot man. The enemies are difficult but can all be dealt thanks to the slower pace (yes, the pacing is important) and using the correct presents from your arsenal.

When you don't have the presents (or when there are Bogeymen or tornadoes around) is when the game is thrilling, so it's not "unlikely to get your pulse racing". The reviewer didn't play the game long enough to appreciate its depth, methinks.

Flipper was a good game. Looking forward to this.

This just shows how many problems there are with WiiWare:

• No promotion or exposure for WiiWare games
• WiiWare restrictions (memory size, developer entry level)
• Minimal Wii internal memory
• Wii can't run games from SD card
• General lack of focus on online features
• Difficult to navigate the shop
• Shop doesn't stand out on the Wii menu
• No demos
• Games never get price drops over time
• No sales or discounts ever occur
• Poor game release timing
• Games can never get patches or updates
• Efforts were too little, too late

Let's hope the get it all fixed for the 3DS. I really hope they do.

Whoa, that guy does a perfect impression. I wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't Michael J. Fox either! Telltale has always been great for their voice casting. This is gonna be good.

@NintenDude97 Gee, people sure are quick to forget about Shantae now that it's out...

@benanen If you look at the rest of Telltale's catalogue you'll know exactly what sort of gameplay it has. It's being built using the Telltale Tool, with which they made Tales of Monkey Island, Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People.

David B. should never have returned that Genesis. It was way better than the NES, what a silly move! Okay, he would only be able to rent games or get them at birthdays and Christmas - but that's how most of our childhoods were like!

Those stories were otherwise very heartwarming, and pulled at the ol' nostalgic heartstrings. <3 my NES.

My favourite Quality Street is Caramel Swirl. :9 Hazelnut + caramel = heaven.

It doesn't make any sense to have exclusivity deals in retail though. The more shelf space across all stores the game gets, the more sales. I thought they were trying to recoup losses from NBA Elite 2011 with this game, too. Oh well.

It's not a bug, it's a feature!

de Blob on the 3DS? Yes please!

Let's hope they don't get you to flip the device up to jump this time.

@xDemon720x They need to not just merge the Wii Shop Channel and the Nintendo Channel, they need to merge those with the Wii's main menu! That way we get on-the-fly news, play info, recommendations from the Nintendo Channel without having to access it specifically, and then we get a shopping experience available right at our fingertips. Not only will that bring down the barrier of entry to online services, it will also ensure that people who play the Wii know that it has online capabilities, and it will encourage them to use them.

It doesn't make sense to hide the Wii Shop and Nintendo Channel behind channels. They should be part of the menu and easily accessible.

Wow, intriguing. Those... are in-game shots? For real? That's mind-blowing. The outdoor scenes look incredible!

I'm even more excited about the 3DS now, and I thought that wasn't possible.

DREAM MATCH NEVER ENDS <3 I love the NL staff.

Also, this is amazing. Let's hope they can bring PW back to the awesomeness of the original series. Probably so.

Awesome that they're making another game in the same vein as Typing of the Dead, That old game was pure genius. Maybe this one will end up being good too.

I'm not surprised. The Wii has done incredibly well in PAL regions, especially among the new gaming crowd. Releasing the Wiimote Plus there is showing confidence in the region and encouraging casual players to use Motion Plus. Perhaps there are some casual Motion Plus titles on the way?

@Drewciffer There were super moves in Soul Calibur 2?! /joke

I can't complain about this because input macros have been around forever, and they help new players immensely.

Amaterasu is female. ):

Yep, this one is pure quality. Definitely deserving of the 10. The niggling bits are so minor that I really don't care about them. The characters are fresh and the gameplay is nostalgic and the aesthetic is total class. I love it!

P.S. The review's tagline is awesome.

Agreed with everything Chicken Brutus said. I'd love to see LKS2, maybe on the 3DS?

@7 Actually games like this need to be played in an arcade, but seeing how they all but died out in the west (poor you!), creating an ad-hoc arcade anywhere is an awesome solution.

Arcade standby sounds amazing. Soon I'll be in the arcade no matter where I go!

I really like how they called this "the definitive Street Fighter IV experience" (over the 360 and PS3 versions). It's really exciting that they're giving the 3DS so much support!

Wow, they look awesome. What's the Final Fantasy game?

Oh mah Gawd!!...

Wow, everything about it sounds perfect. Also, for the massive amounts of features you're getting, I think the price is fairly reasonable. (Also the free 2GB SD card is a very smart move!)

Let's hope the online service is just as excellent!

Well Nintendo never said anything about a Christmas release and I'm perfectly happy with a March release.

Also it's definitely going to be cheaper than that in the US. You all have crazy electronics prices. Can't say about elsewhere though. :/

That "Get It FREE!" button is hidden inconspicuously underneath the "Buy Now" button.

How do you edit comments? D: Free isn't an option anyway. There are preset amounts you can pay.

"the interesting (and rather generous) twist is that you can choose to pay for it whatever you think it's worth - even free."

Someone hasn't heard of In Rainbows. I'll get it for free, and if I like it or the game a lot I'll buy it.

Those are great specs for a portable device. I expect the visuals will look almost as good as the PS3/360 considering the fact that less processing is required thanks to the smaller screen sizes.

Well... I already have it on WiiWare so I'm not interested in the DSiWare version.

Now to watch the people who got over-hyped about this game get depressed when they play the real thing and find that it doesn't live up to their astronomical expectations.

It's just a game people! A great one, I'm sure, but if you expect too much then you're going to be let down because it didn't match your imagined version of it.

Really looking forward to this game! And the watch is pretty cool. If only I could get my hands on it.