When Nintendo announced the Wii Vitality Sensor, people automatically dismissed it as the dumbest idea ever. This is further proof of Nintendo’s commitment to soccer mums and other non-gamers, they said. But what if I told you it had been tried before, on a supposedly ‘hardcore’ console no less?
In 1998, a device called the Bio Sensor (or Bio Pak depending on who you believe) was released in Japan for the Nintendo 64. Admittedly, it wasn’t made by Continue Reading…
What happens when a loved game series disappoints you twice?
The Legend of Zelda. Brilliant series of games and I’ve owned and played every single one. They’ve served me well and yes, they may all be very similar, but as they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
However recently, this series has not been the faultless wonder it once was. The two most recent games have been huge disappointments to me. I wondered why, maybe I was getting Zelda overkill or just too much Zelda saturation, so I decided to fire up a Link To The Past. After playing Link To The Past I can safely tell you, there’s no such thing as too much Zelda. What has turned me off Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks is that they’re too different from the older games in too many ways to really be considered proper Zelda games. It’s not as though they’re all bad though. The utilisation of the DS’ features are brilliant. Controls are fun and it’s a while before you notice the games flaws due to just how much fun it is. But when you do notice them, and you will, it make you very very angry as a Zelda fan. Continue Reading…
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