The second Mario Marathon is up and running right now, to benefit Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity. Three crazy people will play through the seven core Super Mario Bros. games on Wii Virtual Console in one weekend, nonstop, with limited sleep. Hilarity will ensue. Donations will be made, to buy games, toys, books, and other …
Read more »Review by Meho Krljic NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Developer Over the Top Publisher Over the Top Released 16 June, 2009 Available for Wii (WiiWare) Time Played Six hours (but I am really slow) Verdict: 4/5 Thumbs Up “Being the goddess of night sucks when you’re up against an angry Sun. But it makes for lovely platform …
Read more »Video Games | Anno 1404 | GC 2008: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Did I mention I’m a sucker for strategy games even though I lack the strategy gene? Unless clicking all around the menus adding buildings because they’re pretty is considered a strategy. Anyway, I spent most of this …
Read more »Review by Meho Krljic Muscle March Developer Namco Bandai Publisher Namco Bandai Released May 26, 2009 Available for Wii (WiiWare) Time Played Half an hour (seriously) Verdict: 2/5 Rotten Egg “Not even its awesome gay power is able to save this barely-there game from spiraling down in flames and imploding with crushing boredom after the magic …
Read more »It has come to my attention that some gamers enjoy a bit of didactic discourse. Dissection and deconstruction fashioned into posts and comments aimed at interpretation and insight seem to rule Tap-Repeatedly’s front page. Do Games = Art and if so, how and why? Luckily, gaming is all about choice. In order for games, or any single …
Read more »Numbers aren’t happy for Platinum Games’ latest Madworld, the artistically gory black-and-white-and-red-all-over chainsaw brawler for the Wii. NPD reports that U.S. sales for the title hit a pathetic 66,000 for the month of March, and this in a period when we’re not seeing a lot of console blockbusters jockeying for attention. It’s a pity, but …
Read more »I downloaded the WiiWare title Strong Bad: Homestar Ruiner on my (what else?) Wii a few weeks ago. I have a high regard for Telltale Games, and they seem to have made a go of this episodic content business (but where’s the next Bone, hmm?), so I was looking forward to this, ‘specially given it’s …
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