Ivy the Kiwi? is also coming to DS, how does the concept carry over?
If you haven't read our Wii coverage on Ivy the Kiwi? yet, I strongly suggest you do. Essentially, Ivy the Kiwi? DS is no different from the Wii version aside from how you control it, and even that is mostly the same.
Yuji Naka's latest effort may be simple, but it's extremely enjoyable.
As some of you may already know, I've had quite a bit of hands-on time with Ivy the Kiwi? thanks to my import copy of the Japanese title. You may also know that XSEED is bringing that title to America, with as far as I can tell, two simple but highly effective changes.
There's not much that can be said about Super Meat Boy that fans and gamers interested in the title don't already know.
While I, personally, didn't receive hands-on time with the game, I can say it looks like it'll play a lot like the flash-based version of the game plays. That means quick, reflexive platforming, wall-cling-jumping, and lots of blood every time Meat Boy dies. New features include instant replays of every attempt to complete the stage all at once, a newer, sharper, sleeker art direction for Meat Boy and the gang that looks great and fluid in action, and even boss stages, though I didn't get to see any in action.
Using Atari-esque graphics and an 8-bit soundtrack, Bit.Trip Beat embodies the characteristics of our favorite retro video game classics while adding a more modern feel to the gameplay.
Originally released back in March, Bit.Trip Beat has been gaining newfound exposure as result of the demo that has been released on the Wii Shop Channel. Since I missed the game, I figured this was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of this demo and give some impressions from a fresh perspective.
This rumble is more Mystery Dungeon than fun.
The second WiiWare Pokemon game is luckily an actual game as opposed to a petting zoo, but Pokemon Rumble, which came out in Japan in June, is just a monotonous beat-'em-up with a bunch of Pokemon.
A piece of meat, a bandage, and a fetus are a peculiar combination for a video game.
Super Meat Boy is a platformer with a peculiar aesthetic. You play as an intrepid piece of meat who seeks to rescue his beau, Bandage Girl from the maniacal Dr. Fetus.
