Nintendo Enthusiast

I think the core concept is great and if executed right it could have been a huge hit for the 3DS. Technical issues plague the game, and the control scheme just never really feels right though. If you are a huge fan of NiGHTS, it’s worth picking up at a discounted price because there is some fun to be had here: just the fun moments are few and far between.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is a wonderful looking game with very little substance. The game is a hollow corpse when held up against the franchise’s history. I just don’t understand how a franchise hitting a console with so many opportunities such as the Wii U could have fallen so hard on its face.

Overall, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival is an embarrassment of a game. I was already disappointed with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, the other AC spin-off title that released this fall, but Amiibo Festival far overshoots its predecessor in terrible design and gameplay

Electronic Super Joy is a great game. It’s got an excellent, vivid art style that is quite appealing (even if it occasionally leads to confusion or seizures). It has an exceptional soundtrack. And the gameplay is rock solid, with liberal checkpoints and great level design. It is not for those who want a breezier experience from their platformer, but for those up to the task, Electronic Super Joy is a must have.

While the cinematics and storyline are fairly eyebrow raising and interesting, the rest of the game is a broken platter of inedible stale pastries. At the end of the day, I received a code to review Rodea the Sky Soldier so that I wouldn’t have to break open my limited edition purchase. The gloom of buyer’s remorse hangs heavy over my head, but if I can help one person not make the same mistake, please heed my warning: this game finds itself in the no fly zone. Keep out.

Players who love puzzles will be rewarded with stimulating and fulfilling challenges but may struggle with the sections that demand high precision platforming and timing. With a bit more polish to the difficulty curve, cheap deaths and controls I would love to see Typoman return in another adventure.

Stella Glow is a good strategy game for the 3DS that I can easily recommend for those whose enjoy the genre or are fans of the game’s developer. However, it is far from a perfect experience.

In the end, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle is a good Tactical RPG that you can pick up for a low price. Despite the story and soundtrack being boring and forgettable, the gameplay is solid and the graphics get the job done. It may not be the best tactical RPG out there, but it is well worth a look for those who enjoy the genre.

Though Yo-Kai Watch does borrow a lot from the Pokemon franchise, the game does strike out a spot for itself in the monster-collecting market. The game is still really fun to play, and the feeling of collecting and discovering new Yo-Kai is exhilarating. The game has tons upon tons of cut-scenes, and does not have random enemy encounters, which makes it so much easier to get through dungeons without facing the same exact Yo-Kai again and again. Sure, Yo-Kai Watch definitely has places to improve, like its multiplayer and depth, but overall Yo-Kai Watch is more than worthy of a purchase.

I don’t know what else to say. Truly. It’s an incredibly basic game with little to any of it. You want a game that you might enjoy a little bit with no risk of losing much money? Maybe Color Bombs is the budget game for you. But first, remember that we’re encouraging cheap, poorly made games on the eShop. Second, consider trying a more fulfilling experience from the eShop, or even just a better budget game (there are plenty of both, I swear.) And finally, keep in mind that this is a legitimately poorly done game, and no matter what the price may be (in this case $1.49), I can’t suggest it to any extent.