Our Favorite Games of 2012
We took a lot of time thinking about which games of 2012 are our favorites. We went back and forth about whether or not we should classify it by console,…
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December 26, 2012
Rayman Legends Preview and Demo Impressions
Rayman Legends is an upcoming title exclusively for the Wii U. You can check out the 3 level demo from the Nintendo eShop, which can be played 30 times (like…
December 16, 2012
K&G’s Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2012
The holiday shopping season is once again upon us! We are continuing our tradition of posting a Holiday Buyer’s Guide. Every item on our Holiday Buyer’s Guide is not only something we already own, but something we truly recommend and give our seal of approval. That’s what makes our guide unique, and hopefully useful to our readers. If you have any questions, please ask us and we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction towards the perfect holiday gift.
Find our entire Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2012 after the break, and please share your picks for the top gifts this season in the comments! (more…)
November 24, 2012
New Super Mario Bros. U Review
New Super Mario Bros. U finally brings back the Super Mario World style of play. And for the first time ever, Mario is available in glorious HD — and he looks dang good!
If you’re familiar with any of the ‘New’ Super Mario Bros. games, or any of the side-scrolling Mario games of the past, there isn’t a whole lot to tell you about. A few new power ups like Balloon Yoshi and Flying Squirrel Suit give the game some new strategies, but the real meat of the same is simply taking Mario on a new adventure.
World
The ‘World’ style of play means you get a big over-world map of levels that you unlock in sequence, with only a few alternative paths giving a couple of options of which way to go first. Around the map will be shortcuts, secret level/path unlocks, Toad huts, Baby Yoshi’s (with their own types of power ups), and new challenges to beat.
Read our full review of New Super Mario Bros. U after the break. (more…)
November 22, 2012
Skylanders Giants Review
It’s only been a year or so since the original Skylanders first came out. I suppose that can be viewed as a good, or bad, depending on your point of view. More Skylanders figures and fun gameplay are always nice, but in only a years time could they possibly have tweaked much of the experience? I guess it depends on whether or not you can still have fun with more of the same or if you crave completely new experiences. Hmmm… I think we made a blog post about that once. Any-who, SKYLANDERS TIME WOOO!
Read our full review after the break. (more…)
November 12, 2012
Spelunky
Spelunky, now synonymous with a dozen expletives in our house, released for XBLA last week. It's an addicting platformer with randomly generated levels, monsters, traps, and a ton of freedom…
July 7, 2012
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure … 3DS!
Skylanders, in pocket form. A few months back I gave my impressions of Skylanders and talked about why I liked it so much. Over the holiday break I decided to…
January 10, 2012
Nintendo 3DS Starter’s Guide
We’ve been owners and fans of the Nintendo 3DS since it came out in March. As early adopters who have never once regretted our decision to buy a 3DS, we decided to create a quick Nintendo 3DS Starter’s Guide to highlight some of the great features on the system and point you towards some of the best, and our favorite, games for the system.
The Nintendo 3DS is extremely user friendly and reaches out to a wider audience than any previous Nintendo hand-held device. The main menu system, as pictured in the image to the right, is extremely quick and easy to use. Games are opened like apps, and you can go back to the Home screen at any time where you’ll be able to open a different application immediately.
The circle pad or slide pad on the left, is a new addition to Nintendo hand-helds and functions like a D-Pad but smoother and easier on the thumb. It works so well that Nintendo is releasing an accessory which adds another circle pad and attaches to the right side of the 3DS.
Nintendo has made a quality product that, despite early criticism, is quickly coming into its own providing interesting, useful apps, and great games both old and new.
Read on to find out which games we recommend and learn about some neat features on the 3DS. (more…)
December 23, 2011
Donkey Kong Country Returns
We've been playing Donkey Kong Country Returns today and it rocks. If you're a fan at all of the DKC games from Super Nintendo or N64 then you need to…
November 25, 2010