Game Reviews8.5/10
Shin Megami Tensei IV Still Holds Up 13 Years Later
Shin Megami Tensei IV review: Atlus' 3DS RPG, from Mikado Castle to demon-run Tokyo, Press Turn battles, and the macca death economy. Score: 8.5/10.
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Tag: Nintendo 3DS
Game Reviews8.1/10
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Turns Final Fantasy’s Back Catalogue Into a Rhythm Game
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy review: a 2012 3DS rhythm game that turns decades of Final Fantasy music into a playable archive worth tapping through.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Review: The Definitive Version of a Good Idea
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call review: 221 songs, button controls, and Chaos Maps make the 2014 3DS sequel the definitive version. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review — The Map Is the Point
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (2012, Nintendo 3DS) makes you draw your own map. Atlus built a handheld RPG that trusts the player.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Rhythm Heaven Megamix’s best minigames hide their difficulty behind the silliness
Rhythm Heaven Megamix review: over 100 rhythm minigames, 30 new, Tsunku's soundtrack, a timing gauge and Skill Star — and a story mode that gets in the way.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Etrian Odyssey Nexus Review: Atlus’s 3DS Victory Lap
Etrian Odyssey Nexus review: Atlus's final 3DS dungeon crawler packs 19 classes, subclassing, four difficulties, and Yuzo Koshiro's return. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
SteamWorld Dig’s Digging Loop Still Holds Up, but Its World Runs Shallow
SteamWorld Dig review: Rusty mines beneath Tumbleton in Image & Form's tight dig-collect-upgrade loop, scoring 8.9/10 across 3DS, PC, Switch and more.
Game Reviews8/10
Ace Attorney’s fifth entry turned courtroom theatrics into a moody, emotionally charged thriller
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies brought Phoenix back, added Athena Cykes and the mood matrix, and gave the 3DS a darker courtroom.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Pokémon X traded sprite-work for polygons, and the series never went back
Pokémon X brought the series into full 3D on Nintendo 3DS in October 2013, with new Pokémon, turn-based battles, and a worldwide launch.
Game Reviews8/10
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team: A Dream Worth Having
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team brought Luigi into the spotlight on 3DS in 2013, splitting play between Pi'illo Island and the Dream World.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Trevor Belmont’s mission in Mirror of Fate is to kill Dracula, his father
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate sends Trevor Belmont to kill his father Dracula, and it ends badly. A review of the 2013 3DS game.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Mario Party: Star Rush Review: A Course Correction That Stops Short
Mario Party: Star Rush fixed the series' shared-car problem with simultaneous turns on 3DS, but thin boards and repetition held it back.