Release Archives: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15, 20052.15.2005 WarioWare: Touched! Dev. Nintendo Pub. Nintendo MSRP: $34.99 Systems: DS If you like your games in literal four-second bursts, you'll be in spastic heaven with this newest addition to an already classic series. Pull mustaches, chop veggies, do most everything you can think of that combines a verb and an adjective. Best use of the DS' touch-screen yet. Good times. Star Fox: Assault Dev. Namco Pub. Nintendo MSRP: $49.99 Systems: GC If you're a fan of awful character designs and fun space-shooter action, man do I have the game for you. If you're a fan of the the series you'll no doubt enjoy yourself here, it's just a shame that it hasn't changed much in the last ten years. Nano Breaker Dev. Konami Pub. Konami MSRP: $39.99 Systems: PS2 Made by the same team who worked on Castlevania: Lament of Innocence for the PS2, with similarly mixed results. The cyborg disemboweling is fast and deep (and bloody), but things get a bit repetitive once you find out that's about all there is to it. Xenosaga II Dev. Namco Pub. Namco MSRP: $49.99 Systems: PS2 Just make sure you pick up the bonus pre-order disc containing the cinemas from the first game if you plan on tackling this epic religious space robot RPG. The first game had you watching cutscenes more often than playing the game, and I'm sure this one is no different. Quality RPG gameplay is in there somewhere though, so check it out if you've got some time on your hands. Tenchu: Fatal Shadows Dev. Sega Pub. K2, LLC MSRP: $49.99 Systems: PS2 Unfortunately, another quality series that's changed very little since it's first iteration 7 years ago. Being a ninja is always good fun, but with visual acrobatic feats such as Ninja Gaiden elsewhere in the gaming spectrum, barely outsmarting dumb A.I. enemies with poison rice isn't quite the rush it used to be. - Nick |
