Game Reviews8/10
Pokémon Art Academy Review: 40 Lessons in Drawing Pikachu and Charizard
Pokémon Art Academy (2014, Nintendo 3DS) teaches drawing through 40 lessons across Novice, Apprentice, and Graduate levels. A review scoring 8/10.
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Game Reviews7.3/10
River City: Tokyo Rumble Review: A Solid Kunio-kun Brawler That Respects Its History
River City: Tokyo Rumble review — Kunio's 3DS brawler mixes fists, RPG jobs and a Lion Alliance boss ladder, plus a localization that kept Tokyo intact.
Game Reviews7.8/10
The 3DS Etrian Crossover That Asks You to Map a Dungeon and Then Punishes You for It
Etrian Mystery Dungeon mixes Etrian Odyssey classes with Mystery Dungeon's shifting floors. A 2015 3DS crossover where every step costs a turn.
Game Reviews7.4/10
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Review: Thirty-Six Games In, the Fifth Unlimited Entry
One Piece: Unlimited World Red hit 3DS in Japan in 2013, spread to four platforms in 2014, and earned a 7.4/10 aggregate before a 2017 port.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Monster Hunter’s turn-based spinoff finally reaches the West, and it was worth the wait
Monster Hunter Stories swaps hunting for hatching: a turn-based RPG where you steal eggs, raise Monsties, and fight the Black Blight. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Yo-kai Watch Found Its Audience on the 3DS and Never Quite Escaped It
Yo-kai Watch hit Japan in 2013 and sold a million copies on 3DS. A review of Level-5's ghost-hunting RPG, its touchscreen battles, and Oni Time.
Game Reviews7.7/10
WarioWare Gold Proves the Microgame Still Has Room to Grow
WarioWare Gold review: the 3DS swan song packs 300+ microgames, full voice acting, and a redub mode — the sharpest take on the series' three-second joke.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Review: Sanzaru Games Clears the Bar the Earlier Boom Games Set
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice review — Sanzaru Games' 3DS platformer fixes the spin-off with elemental powers, five heroes and a 7.3/10 score.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Professor Layton’s 3DS Puzzle Adventure Hinges on a Dead Man’s Secret
A review of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, the 3DS launch puzzle adventure set in Monte d'Or, with the Masked Gentleman, magnifying glass, and 8.5/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Shantae Loses Her Powers and the Series Finds Its Best Game Anyway
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse review: WayForward swaps genie dances for pirate gear, and the loss becomes the point. Score: 8.2 of 10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth Review — Four Races, Ten Classes, One Long Climb
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth review: four races, 10 classes, and a streamlined skill tree make Atlus's 3DS dungeon crawler the most customizable entry yet.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Mario Kart 7 Gave the Series Gliding and Underwater Racing, and It Still Holds Up 15 Years On
Mario Kart 7 review: how hang gliders, submersible karts and 32 tracks changed the series, and what the 2024 online shutdown cost players.