EDGE review scores
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Gran Turismo 5 – 7
Epic Mickey – 7
Call of Duty: Black Ops – 7
Tron: Evolution – 5
Splatterhouse – 5
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – 3
Dead Nation – 5
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – 8
Hydroventure – 8
Ilomilo – 6
Mario vs Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem – 7
Entertainment Weekly’s chooses Kirby’s Epic Yarn as the worst game of 2010
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Entertainment Weekly’s choices for the best and worst games of 2010 have arrived. And it seems the list has been causing quite a bit of controversy. First, let’s take a look at the top 10 games of the year:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Limbo
3. God of War III
4. Dance Central
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Mass Effect 2
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops
8. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
9. NBA 2K11
10. Angry Birds
Nothing too surprising, right? The “winners” for the worst game of 2010 are another story, however…
1. Kirby’s Epic Yarn – “There’s a fine line between cute and grating, delightfully busy and irritatingly overwhelming- and for me, this hyperactively adorable side-scrolling puzzler crosses it.” – Jeff Jensen
2. Metroid: Other M – “It’s bad enough that the controls are often infuriatingly clunky. But reducing proud pioneering gaming heroine Samus Aran to a glum functionary pining for her old boss? Sacrilege!” – Adam B. Vary
3. Kung Fu Rider
I personally would not say that Kirby’s Epic Yarn was the worst game of 2010. Sure, it was on the easy side, and it was far from perfect. But again, I do not think it was the worst. And just think about the amount of shovelware released this year!
Now, while everyone is entitled to their own opinion, a few people noticed that Entertainment Weekly actually rated Kirby’s Epic Yarn quite highly earlier this year. Here’s an excerpt from the publication’s review:
“A pink globe gets plopped into a world constructed of colorful twine and craftsy cloth, and the result is likely the most adorable game ever. Yes, it’s kinda easy, but you’ll never stop smiling. B+”
To be fair, the original reviewer was Adam Vary. But you’d think that a game which was rated rather highly by a publication wouldn’t go down as the worst game of the year. It’s pretty odd!
Rock Band Music Store update next week
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VARIETY OF SONGS FROM ACROSS EUROPE, AS WELL AS “HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)” COME TO ROCK BAND!
Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 17, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that seven singles from top international acts, as well as the single, “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” will be available beginning Dec. 21 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 800 artists and more than 2,000* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. To date, more than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock BandDLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
Media Create software sales (12/6 – 12/12) – Top 50
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01. / 01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {01/12/10} – 629.541 / 2.580.258 (-68%)
02. / 00. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {09/12/10} – 170.548 / NEW
03. / 00. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {09/12/10} – 163.310 / NEW
04. / 06. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {18/09/10} – 79.819 / 4.628.773 (+46%)
05. / 03. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {25/11/10} – 68.430 / 212.420 (+16%)
06. / 11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {08/07/10} – 55.412 / 1.318.875 (+79%)
07. / 07. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {21/10/10} – 53.670 / 712.989 (+17%)
08. / 04. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {02/12/10} – 51.828 / 109.302 (-10%)
09. / 02. [PS3] Tales of Graces F (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 39.640 / 254.828 (-82%)
10. / 00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) {09/12/10} – 36.098 / NEW
11. / 13. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {18/11/10} – 29.110 / 120.644 (+29%)
12. / 14. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {11/11/10} – 27.443 / 137.055 (+24%)
13. / 16. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {14/10/10} – 26.435 / 258.208 (+45%)
14. / 00. [NDS] Shiren the Wanderer 5: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate (Chunsoft) {09/12/10} – 25.192 / NEW
15. / 17. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {11/11/10} – 24.454 / 86.109 (+35%)
16. / 05. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (SCE) {25/11/10} – 23.929 / 510.319 (-57%)
17. / 21. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {03/12/09} – 21.366 / 4.078.476
18. / 12. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 21.211 / 50.539 (-28%)
19. / 19. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {10/04/08} – 20.520 / 3.021.846 (+44%)
20. / 08. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {02/12/10} – 20.487 / 65.613 (-55%)
New Earth Seeker screenshots
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Mario Party 2 to be released on the NA VC next week
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This information comes from Nintendo of America’s Twitter account…
“Holiday Treat: You’re hearing it here on Twitter first! Mario Party 2 (N64) will be available for Wii via the Virtual Console on Dec. 20!”
You know, it’s pretty crazy that less than twenty titles from the N64 are available on the Virtual Console. You’d think that in four years, Nintendo would be able to release more games than that! On the bright side, we’ll finally be seeing Mario Party 2 next week… It’s just a shame these N64 games aren’t released more often.
Japanese Wii/ holiday gift guides
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Curve Studios have ideas for Fluidity sequel, interested in working with the 3DS
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This information comes from Jonathan “Bidds” Biddle, the design director at Curve…
“We have lots of ideas for a sequel, and would love to work on 3DS, but, as the game’s publisher, that is for Nintendo to decide. It’d certainly be interesting to see how the 3D effect would work when you’re tilting the device, and how we could detect that on the hardware.”
Man, Fluidity was a huge surprise for me. I thought the game had the potential to be entertaining, but I was hooked from the moment I started the demo. Of course, after playing that, I downloaded the full game and have enjoyed the heck out of it thus far. I’d love to see a sequel, whether it’s on WiiWare or 3DS!
High Voltage Software not talking about The Grinder as of right now
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“Yeah, we probably can’t talk a heck of a lot about that right now. I wouldn’t feel comfortable.” – High Voltage’s Kevin Sheller
It’s real unfortunate that The Grinder seems to have disappeared off the map! First it was pretty hyped, then it was a PS360 as well (albeit a top down shooter), and we haven’t really heard much about the Wii version since E3 2009 when it was first announced other than that we’re looking at a Halloween 2012 release date. Eugh… That’s far away.
