I'm too hurt to laugh. 3 Konami SNES throwback classics and no one knew they existed.

Not even a review from Gamespot. Wankers.

Really enjoyed Singularity - storyline was half decent, nice range of levels and enemies and even if there were a fair few nods to Bioshock it was reverential rather than outright plagiarism. 

Also thought Dark Sector was pretty decent and for a near-6 year old game it plays well still. 

Not sure if anyone' mentioned 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand. Play it on hard and it was a good challenge. Difficulty was fair and the upside of failing on a level was that you were directly responsible for Fiddy's death.

regmcfly wrote:

You know I own that game and have never once played it

It has a pretty good online mode too - not sure how active it is now though.

i posted this in the wii/wiiu thread, but Bit.Trip Complete on Wii is worth a look.

Meh.

I find Trauma Centre: Second Opinion to be deserving of a mention: like how Ace Attorney's gameplay has little in common with law and Mario Bros. plumbing this game probably plays nothing like actual surgery, but instead you have a pick-up-and-play game which uses the Wii Remote's pointer extensively in unique ways: each tool has its own purpose and optimal way to operate, and each procedure will require perfection of its methods. Getting through each stage is surprisingly fun and engaging, and even the most menial of tasks (like applying bandages) feels great to do as you line up the bandage with the stitch using the Wii Remote.

It's also got some of the best calibrated controls in the business, alongside a fantastic user interface. Choosing tools with the nunchuk was a stroke of genius -- one of the best uses of Nintendo's octagonal guides around the sticks ever. You'll soon commit each of the eight direction's tools to memory and then you're switching between tools without even thinking about it. Ace.

Masayoshi Sutoh worked on its general design, as well, as you can tell right down to its menu designs. Striking.





I have a feeling that had Trauma Team made it to Europe I'd be nominating it in this game's place, though.

Oh yes! I'd forgotten about Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, definitely deserving of a mention. I've still yet to perfect all 50 stages: got 3 more Perfect Hearts to pick up.

Your comment about playing with eyes closed is testament to how much Nintendo got right with it: unlike the DS game you can actually play it without any visual aids at all, similar to how the GBA original worked.

There's a bunch of WiiWare/XBLA/PS gems (both indie and not-indie) I need to remember too, like MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade and Sujin Taisen: Number Battles. Bit.Trip Complete would be among those, for sure.

Hmmm..MaBoShi. I downloaded that and it just didn't click with me. I like the idea but I just didn't find it enjoyable. Maybe I should give it another go.

It's not out yet, and the dev's are taking their sweet time on it, but I'm looking for to this:



Shame they're halting development. I think the team's working on a Meat Boy sequel.
Never tried that game...

There's a Meat Boy sequel on the way?