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Review: Yoshi’s Story
Mar 17th
WHAT? A sort of sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, this title features the character Yoshi as the main character in this 2D/pseudo 3D adventure game. This title, which was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998, is now available for download through the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console.
WHY? Yoshi’s Story is a classic, although slightly flawed adventure game in the Mario series. It’s major drawback is the simplicity of the game. Compared to other Mario games, it is a pretty simplistic affair that more hardcore gamers will be able to complete with great ease. Graphically, the game is beautiful, as each stage and the characters are colorful and full of life.
WHO? Yoshi’s Story is a classic 2D adventure game that I can’t wait to show my son when he gets older. Why you ask? It’s the perfect entry level kind of game for a young child to play. It mixes enough old school gaming elements with something a bit more modern to make it pretty unique. Highly recommended to parents who want to get their children into simply, yet fun gaming.
Review: Super Mario 64
Feb 9th
WHAT? Welcome to 3D gaming. Long before it was expected of every video game system to have an in depth 3D action platform game (Ratchet and Clank, Crash Bandicoot, the numerous Sonic titles out there come to mind), there was a little game that came out called Super Mario 64 that changed the world. Easily one of the most important video games ever, Super Mario 64 is a must play for anyone who wants to understand video games.
WHY? Super Mario 64 set the bar for 3D adventure games. Its control scheme and play mechanics have been assimilated into nearly every 3D adventure game to date (with some minor tweaks of course). I always bring this up, but have your users play this game and think of it as a history lesson. Have them look at this game compared to modern games. What aspects of this title changed the way we play video games?
WHO? Super Mario 64 is an action game with a bit of a puzzle element thrown into it. The puzzles start out very simple but increase in complexity after the first few stages. By that point, even the novice gamer will be able to handle the game with great ease.
Once users make the adjustment to the 3D world, they’ll be able to have fun and control Mario with ease. One of the beautiful things about this game is the play control. Nintendo added just enough when it comes to control. Mario is able to run, jump, punch, and more. However, it never gets overwhelming.
I highly recommend tracking down a Nintendo 64 to play this game. The Nintendo 64 controller makes the jump into 3D much more easy to manage. However, if you can’t find a Nintendo 64 you can always go to the Wii Shop Channel and download it for $10.
