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I got three games for Xmas, which was very nice indeed. Haven't had a great deal of time to play them in depth yet, but here are some first impressions.
Wario Land 4 (GBA): I love Wario, he's my favourite Nintendo character on the likes of Mario Kart, and Mario Party, so to play a game starring him was great. I've only had time for one go, but it seems to be a typical Nintedno platformer. That is certainly a good thing, by the way! The first level is a decent tutorial, with symbols in the background telling you the moves.
Wario is fun to play as, and has a decent range of moves to help beat the puzzles. It seems quite linear, though there is some degree of level selection. The graphics are outstanding, and it sounds great. I'm looking forward to playing more in the near future.
Bomberman Tournement (GBA): I've always loved Bomberman games, and was thrilled to find that this has a classic battle mode. Even though I have to play against computer characters in it, it's still great fun, as they're quite a challenge, and the concept has always been so very addictive.
There's also a quest mode, which seems quite different for a Bomberman game. Yes you plant bombs and blow up bad guys, but it seems a little Pokémon-esque so far, with these little monster things you can collect, and they fight other monster things. You can even make them better monsters by collecting stuff, or so it seems. However, you get to use the monsters skills to aid you in your quest, so it's very helpful.
So far I'm enjoying it. I don't think I'm very far in, I've got two monsters, and a different type of bomb. It's fun though. It's nice to have a world to explore, though you are definitely guided into a certain direction. It's nice to have a little freedom though!
Legend of Zelda, Oracel of Ages (GBC): Zelda games are great. Link's Awakening was surely the best game ever to grace the original Gameboy. This reminds me of it so far, probably because the music is the same, and you can assign weapons and items to either A or B button in the same way. I've not got far into it, heading towards the first dungeon, and I got me a shovel. It's great fun, you can wander around, talk to people, and try to work out what's going on, and how to help out. It's quite apparent that Nintendo didn't develop it, and Capcom have used previous Zelda games as inspiration. This is nice as it helps to link it in to the series. I love it so far. It's nice to play as Link again, and it seems to be a promising quest. Can't wait to discover all the secreats, and see how this one unfolds. Also, discovered a shop that's only available when played on the GBA. Excellent.
So my Xmas games rule.
Wario Land 4 (GBA): I love Wario, he's my favourite Nintendo character on the likes of Mario Kart, and Mario Party, so to play a game starring him was great. I've only had time for one go, but it seems to be a typical Nintedno platformer. That is certainly a good thing, by the way! The first level is a decent tutorial, with symbols in the background telling you the moves.
Wario is fun to play as, and has a decent range of moves to help beat the puzzles. It seems quite linear, though there is some degree of level selection. The graphics are outstanding, and it sounds great. I'm looking forward to playing more in the near future.
Bomberman Tournement (GBA): I've always loved Bomberman games, and was thrilled to find that this has a classic battle mode. Even though I have to play against computer characters in it, it's still great fun, as they're quite a challenge, and the concept has always been so very addictive.
There's also a quest mode, which seems quite different for a Bomberman game. Yes you plant bombs and blow up bad guys, but it seems a little Pokémon-esque so far, with these little monster things you can collect, and they fight other monster things. You can even make them better monsters by collecting stuff, or so it seems. However, you get to use the monsters skills to aid you in your quest, so it's very helpful.
So far I'm enjoying it. I don't think I'm very far in, I've got two monsters, and a different type of bomb. It's fun though. It's nice to have a world to explore, though you are definitely guided into a certain direction. It's nice to have a little freedom though!
Legend of Zelda, Oracel of Ages (GBC): Zelda games are great. Link's Awakening was surely the best game ever to grace the original Gameboy. This reminds me of it so far, probably because the music is the same, and you can assign weapons and items to either A or B button in the same way. I've not got far into it, heading towards the first dungeon, and I got me a shovel. It's great fun, you can wander around, talk to people, and try to work out what's going on, and how to help out. It's quite apparent that Nintendo didn't develop it, and Capcom have used previous Zelda games as inspiration. This is nice as it helps to link it in to the series. I love it so far. It's nice to play as Link again, and it seems to be a promising quest. Can't wait to discover all the secreats, and see how this one unfolds. Also, discovered a shop that's only available when played on the GBA. Excellent.
So my Xmas games rule.
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I got three games for Xmas, which was very nice indeed. Haven't had a great deal of time to play them in depth yet, but here are some first impressions.
Wario Land 4 (GBA): I love Wario, he's my favourite Nintendo character on the likes of Mario Kart, and Mario Party, so to play a game starring him was great. I've only had time for one go, but it seems to be a typical Nintedno platformer. That is certainly a good thing, by the way! The first level is a decent tutorial, with symbols in the background telling you the moves.
Wario is fun to play as, and has a decent range of moves to help beat the puzzles. It seems quite linear, though there is some degree of level selection. The graphics are outstanding, and it sounds great. I'm looking forward to playing more in the near future.
Bomberman Tournement (GBA): I've always loved Bomberman games, and was thrilled to find that this has a classic battle mode. Even though I have to play against computer characters in it, it's still great fun, as they're quite a challenge, and the concept has always been so very addictive.
There's also a quest mode, which seems quite different for a Bomberman game. Yes you plant bombs and blow up bad guys, but it seems a little Pokémon-esque so far, with these little monster things you can collect, and they fight other monster things. You can even make them better monsters by collecting stuff, or so it seems. However, you get to use the monsters skills to aid you in your quest, so it's very helpful.
So far I'm enjoying it. I don't think I'm very far in, I've got two monsters, and a different type of bomb. It's fun though. It's nice to have a world to explore, though you are definitely guided into a certain direction. It's nice to have a little freedom though!
Legend of Zelda, Oracel of Ages (GBC): Zelda games are great. Link's Awakening was surely the best game ever to grace the original Gameboy. This reminds me of it so far, probably because the music is the same, and you can assign weapons and items to either A or B button in the same way. I've not got far into it, heading towards the first dungeon, and I got me a shovel. It's great fun, you can wander around, talk to people, and try to work out what's going on, and how to help out. It's quite apparent that Nintendo didn't develop it, and Capcom have used previous Zelda games as inspiration. This is nice as it helps to link it in to the series. I love it so far. It's nice to play as Link again, and it seems to be a promising quest. Can't wait to discover all the secreats, and see how this one unfolds. Also, discovered a shop that's only available when played on the GBA. Excellent.
So my Xmas games rule.
Wario Land 4 (GBA): I love Wario, he's my favourite Nintendo character on the likes of Mario Kart, and Mario Party, so to play a game starring him was great. I've only had time for one go, but it seems to be a typical Nintedno platformer. That is certainly a good thing, by the way! The first level is a decent tutorial, with symbols in the background telling you the moves.
Wario is fun to play as, and has a decent range of moves to help beat the puzzles. It seems quite linear, though there is some degree of level selection. The graphics are outstanding, and it sounds great. I'm looking forward to playing more in the near future.
Bomberman Tournement (GBA): I've always loved Bomberman games, and was thrilled to find that this has a classic battle mode. Even though I have to play against computer characters in it, it's still great fun, as they're quite a challenge, and the concept has always been so very addictive.
There's also a quest mode, which seems quite different for a Bomberman game. Yes you plant bombs and blow up bad guys, but it seems a little Pokémon-esque so far, with these little monster things you can collect, and they fight other monster things. You can even make them better monsters by collecting stuff, or so it seems. However, you get to use the monsters skills to aid you in your quest, so it's very helpful.
So far I'm enjoying it. I don't think I'm very far in, I've got two monsters, and a different type of bomb. It's fun though. It's nice to have a world to explore, though you are definitely guided into a certain direction. It's nice to have a little freedom though!
Legend of Zelda, Oracel of Ages (GBC): Zelda games are great. Link's Awakening was surely the best game ever to grace the original Gameboy. This reminds me of it so far, probably because the music is the same, and you can assign weapons and items to either A or B button in the same way. I've not got far into it, heading towards the first dungeon, and I got me a shovel. It's great fun, you can wander around, talk to people, and try to work out what's going on, and how to help out. It's quite apparent that Nintendo didn't develop it, and Capcom have used previous Zelda games as inspiration. This is nice as it helps to link it in to the series. I love it so far. It's nice to play as Link again, and it seems to be a promising quest. Can't wait to discover all the secreats, and see how this one unfolds. Also, discovered a shop that's only available when played on the GBA. Excellent.
So my Xmas games rule.