The holidays are sneaking up on me fast... so fast that I got distracted and completely forgot to post this on its normal schedule. Here's what's new in the world of downloadable console gaming...
WiiWare -- An old friend returns unexpectedly, with Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Lady Liberty Larceny. It's a different style of game, with math/geometry/logic puzzles appropriate to 4th and 5th graders. There's also a free demo version of the multiplayer creativity title, Paint Splash.
DSiWare -- Three new titles up this week. Just SING! Christmas Vol. 3 provides more holiday karaoke songs; two of them, to be exact, so don't expect to keep the whole family entertained for hours with this one. Elite Forces: Unit 77 is a T-rated, squad-based military tactics game, presented in an old-fashioned isometric perspective with multiplayer support. WordJong Arcade mixes mahjong and word games, with arcade game-style powerups.
3DS eShop -- A Game Boy Color game arrives in emulated form -- Sunsoft's Blaster Master: Enemy Below, which follows in the footsteps of the NES classic Blaster Master. There's been a decided lack of true 3D titles on the 3DS downloadable scene, but it's been a good platform for overlooked handheld titles.
XBox Live Arcade -- Two new titles. Sonic CD is the Sega CD-specific Sonic the Hedgehog game; it's been re-released in recent years on Sonic compilations, but it's good to see this overlooked classic available as a stand-alone title. Joe Danger: Special Edition brings this fun, cartoonish, E-rated stuntman game to the XBox 360 after its notable debut last year on the PS3.
PS3 on PSN -- One new game this week, intended for holiday season family fun: Family Feud Decades, which in a nice touch pays homage to the game show's long history by featuring sets (but not hosts) from the show's long history.
PSOne Classics -- Nothing new here this week, for the first time in a while.
Friday, December 16, 2011
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