Super Pokémon Rumble (SPR) is the first Pokémon title for the Nintendo 3DS. It is considered as part of Generation 5, which began in 2011 with the released of Pokémon Black and White. SPR came out on the 2nd of December 2011, and its first PlusXp coverage came during the second installment of my Eurogamer round-up (which you can find here). Super Pokémon Rumble is a sequel and expansion of the WiiWare title Pokémon Rumble. Like its predecessor it sees [...]
As well as the usual gifts of jazzy ties, plentiful piles of socks and sugary treats, this Christmas I got a copy of Mario Kart 7. Being a casual Mario Kart fan since Super Mario Kart on the SNES, I was pleased I could finally get some extended hands on time with the new game. I have always preferred the arcade style of racing games over the more realistic car simulators, for example I never got on with the likes [...]
Nintendo Letter Box (known as Swapnote in America) is the latest free application to hit the 3DS eShop. It is intended to act as an email system of sorts, where users can exchange messages with other 3DS users either via Spotpass (aka online) or broadcast a message via Streetpass (where players exchange information with each other locally). It was released on the 22nd December, and is the sequel to the DS app Pictochat.. This article will firstly talk about how [...]
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 [...]
So myself and the rest of the PlusXP team were, as you can no doubt tell from the heaps of posts we’ve made so far on the topic, up at the Eurogamer Expo in force over the weekend. I was charged with the delightful task of covering most of the Nintendo titles, as well as a few others, including the mighty Sonic Generations. As my reviews are on the brief side I’ve decided to group them into two posts, as [...]
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 [...]
The Nintendo Wii has gone from strength to strength ever since its release back in November 2006. It has captivated casual gamers and some of the hardcore elite in many different ways, it has even brought families together and has appealed to all ages, even the over 50′s. With its more interactive approach to gaming as a whole it has sparked off all sorts of ideas in the games industry such as Playstation move and Microsoft’s Kinect. It has literally [...]
When a new console comes around I have two gut feelings (one more than the average human) one, ‘oh goody a new console I have to save up half a year for’ and two, ‘ok so this, this and this just came out, is having a new console a bit too soon?’. As the new Nintendo is on the console far much earlier that I expected it to be, I ask is it too soon for the next-gen? and will [...]
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?
