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Donkey Kong Country picture

News / Wii

13 Mar, 2009

Donkey Kong Country for the Wii

Your Wii can do more than play Wii Fit and Mario Kart you know. Whilst they are great games worthy of their incredible sales, spare a thought for our lost retro games. The Wii has access to hundreds of digital download games both old and new via the Wii Shop Channel. Donkey Kong Country is probably the favourite platformer of all time and is a bargain at 800 Wii Points. Head over to Wiigamereview.com to read the review of Donkey Kong Country for Wii, think of it as a warm up for the soon to be released Wiimake of Donkey...

Madden NFL 09

DS / News / PC / PSP / Xbox 360

12 Mar, 2009

Blood Bowl Trailer

After watching the latest trailer for Blood Bowl I was reminded of a game I played on the Commodore CD32. Described as being the world’s first 32Bit games console (although it wasn’t) it was released over a year before the Sony Playstation but did not sell anywhere near as many units. It was on the CD32 I remember playing Brutal Sports Football, an interesting mix of American Football, ultra violence and gore. Blood Bowl looks like a spiritual sequel Brutal Sports Football which can’t be a bad thing, based on the Warhammer games you can create teams made up of...

Job Island

News / Wii

10 Mar, 2009

Job Island for the Wii Microsite

Hudson has just announced the Job Island Wii microsite where you can spend a few minutes learning about the game, watch some trailers and meet the cast. Titled Help Wanted in the US, Job Island features 50 great mini games all revolved around doing cool jobs such as: Astronaut, Fireman, Clown, Farmer, Stunt Driver (and many more) in a bid to save the world from a terrible disaster. It’s not Metal Gear Solid 4 for Wii but Job Island still sounds like it will feature some fun multiplayer action. The Job Island for Wii release date is March 12th 2008...

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games review

News / Wii

10 Mar, 2009

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

If you didn’t get enough arm ache with Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games then prepare for more with Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver for Wii and DS. The original game was pretty fun and showed potential for further Mario and Sonic games as well as selling very well for Sega. This time around with a Winter theme, balance board support and possibly even some Wiimotionplus we could be looking at a cracking Mario and Sonic game for New Year 2010. Buy Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games now New: Buy Mario...

Adventure Island

News / Wii

10 Mar, 2009

Adventure Island for WiiWare in Europe

We don’t have long to wait before the return of classic platformer Adventure Island to hit WiiWare, this fast paced game looks like a Mario game but sometimes feels more like Sonic. With clever mixes of 2D and 3D gaming Adventure Island is looking like the best WiiWare game since World of Goo (fingers crossed). The Adventure Island release date is April 2009 which is more than enough time to save up some Wii Points. Related: Sonic

Screenshot of GTA Chinatown Wars

DS / News

9 Mar, 2009

GTA Chinatown Wars Gameplay footage

Rockstar have just released this new video of the forthcoming GTA Chinatown Wars. The latest instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series lands on the Nintendo DS and takes full advantage of the stylus to enhance game play. You won’t have long to wait before getting your hands on the game as the GTA Chinatown Wars release date is 20th March 2009 UK and 17th March 2009 US. Related: GTA Chinatown Wars release date, GTA Chinatown Wars DS version

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