Coming Soon: Yoshi's Island DS

With all the Final Fantasy goodness, thanks to XII, V, and III being released within weeks of each other, it's easy to overlook other games coming out at the same time. Yoshi's Island on the original SNES was an underappreciated jewel of a platformer, and Yoshi's Island DS is no different. The visuals bring a smile to my face because the heavy outlines and bright colors remind me of how much fun I've had in the SNES version. Those familiar with the original should feel right at home with this one, as it controls the same.

With all the next gen craze, it's good to see what looks to be a quality platformer. It's endearing when developers are still interested in making a fun game even if it's not the most technically advanced game out there.

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Geometrically challenged!

So in case you didn't read the news yet over in our news section, Bizarre Creations' hit 360 XBLA game Geometry Wars: Evolved is due to arrive for cell phones in the next few months.

This game is a miracle of classic game design in this, the modern game world. It's highly addictive and contagious, and one of the best games from last year (and well into this one). Seeing it on a mobile platform makes me happy, as I can now go anywhere I want with the game and continue to try to dominate Mr. Davis' high score. Yeah, like I can do that.

Damn it.

- Robert Falcon

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Initial thoughts: Touch Detective

touch detectiveTouch Detective has been getting mediocre reviews mainly because of the difficult puzzles, which is important since the game consists of mainly puzzles. Not one to trust reviews, I tried out the game for myself.

First off, the visuals are charming. I like the use of the top screen for McKenzie's (the player controlled character) reactions and thoughts. The mini tutorial quest was easy and logical enough, so I thought the rest of the game would follow suit. How wrong I was.

I got stuck on the first part of the first episode. I didn't think I was that rusty with adventure games, having finished the new episode of Sam & Max. It's not that the puzzles are illogical. It's just that attention has to be paid to every little thing, no matter how minute it seems. We've been getting soft-bellied by the dearth of good point and click adventures and forgotten that.

Hopefully, Touch Detective will open the door for many other point and click adventures on the DS. If the smooth and intuitive controls in Touch Detective are any indication, the DS was made for point and click adventure games.

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