Review Round-Up - March 2014

Baby Mario, along with players like us,
dropped into the world of the Yoshis.

Now it's time for the REAL Review Round-Up for March 2014. We started off retro with the original, the classic, The Legend of Zelda. Its old school difficulty and sometimes obtuse design put Phil off a little bit, but the game still opened up a dungeon treasure chest and acquired a 7.0 score. Tappingo on the 3DS eShop, a game with a resemblance to Picross, also solved its way to the same score. Just realize that we're not saying Tappingo is as good as The Legend of Zelda. It's a fool's errand to compare games from totally different genres. We're rating these games based on competition in their own genres. 

Speaking of going retro, Nintendo gave us a nostalgic twinge with NES Remix, scoring an 8.0. Also on the Wii U eShop was F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition. Unfortunately, most kart racers speed past this disappointing (and aggravating) cartoon racer. Next up we revisited Yoshi, but this time we took a vacation at his brand-new digs with Yoshi's New Island, a game that hatched an 8.0 score. 

Three more platformers rounded out our productive month: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (8.5), Crash Bandicoot (7.0, reviewed by Bean), and DuckTales Remastered (9.0). Overall, it was a fun month of games to review. It was a varied selection of titles, and we hope you enjoyed taking a look at them with us. April is all about the PlayStation Vita (with some other non-Vita games thrown in for good measure). Please look forward to this month of reviews!

The Legend of Zelda (NES, Wii U VC, 3DS VC) - 7.0

Tappingo (3DS eShop) - 7.0

NES Remix (Wii U eShop) - 8.0

F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition (Wii U eShop) - 3.5

Yoshi's New Island (3DS) - 8.0

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1, PSN) - 8.5

Crash Bandicoot (PS1, PSN) - 7.0

DuckTales Remastered (Wii U, PS3, 360, PC) - 9.0

Scrooge McDuck's back from an extended hiatus,
and his adventure was worth its weight in gold!