Here at PlusXP we love Sonic, so its fair to say we’re in quite a state of anticipation over his upcoming release. Due out Friday the 4th of November, Sonic Generations is shaping up to be one of the finest games of 2011. Coming out on the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3, the 3DS and PC, Generations lets you alternate between 3D play, where you control ‘Modern Sonic’ (basically Sonic as he appears in his recent titles) and 2D gaming [...]
This years Eurogamer Expo gave the PlusXP team their first opportunity to get some hands on time with the newest addition to the Playstation family, the PS Vita. With such an exciting opportunity to try out this new tech on offer it is not surprising that most the team wanted to share their first experiences with the Vita, and what better way to do this than with a good old fashioned round table discussion. Want to know more about the [...]
Ever since I moved to London about two years ago my friends and gaming contacts have been building up. The first week I lived in in englands capital I joined the DS London meet. A Meet up for DS gamers which happened once a fortnight in a pub in London where we would drink and play DS. DS London is a fantastic community of people who are always welcoming new gamers to their community. This week they let me join [...]
So the 3DS has been out for a couple of weeks now, I have been one of the people lucky enough to get hold of Nintendo’s latest handheld console. With a major overhaul from its predecessor, the 3DS is more than just another update to the original DS – rather the start of the next generation of handheld gaming. So how does it hold up?
Contributed by Helen Doherty Sooo Garvaos kindly agreed to let me take a detour from my usual custom of reviewing iPhone apps so that I could bring you this review of what is to perhaps be the last big Nintendo DS release: Pokémon Black/White. For those of you who’ve been living under a rock for the past 10 years: Pokémon is a long-running RPG series, which has inspired everything from movies to ice-pops (and a whole host of other crazy [...]
Another week, another week’s worth of news! Feast your eyes on a few choice bits of information we’ve rounded up for you this week. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS contains Master Quest The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has long been known as one of the best games in the series – even one of the best games ever made. The game has been ported to a few Nintendo consoles over the years – but is now making its [...]
Recently, Nintendo held a preview event to allow people to trial the 3DS before it’s release to the general public at the end of March. I was lucky enough to be able to go along and experience it, and so I’ve been trying to cover as much as I can in as far as what I saw and what I witnessed. For the final part I’ll be looking at the First Party games that were on display; Pilotwings Resort, Nintendogs+cats, [...]
Recently, Nintendo held a preview event to allow people to trial the 3DS before it’s release to the general public at the end of March. I was lucky enough to be able to go along and experience it, and so I’ll be trying to cover as much as I can in as far as what I saw and what I witnessed. While last time I looked at the various applications that come with the console, this time I’ll be looking [...]
Recently, Nintendo held a preview event to allow people to trial the 3DS before it’s release to the general public at the end of March. I was lucky enough to be able to go along and experience it, and so I’ll be trying to cover as much as I can in as far as what I saw and what I witnessed. I thought I’d start off with some of the applications and extras that the 3DS will come with on [...]
At the start of the year I did a post of some of the things I am most excited about that are coming out in 2011 and one of the things I mentioned was the new Nintendo 3DS. Which should finally be making its way to us here in the UK in March. So why am I excited about this console? Read on and find out. I have always been a home console gamer. as much as I do like [...]
