Life on Yoshi’s Island
That’s right, I’m featuring another DS game- kind of hard to tear me away from my favorite handheld. It’s Yoshi’s Island DS, which I started playing two days ago, and have become hooked on.
At first, I didn’t expect too much from this game. Sure, I’m a hardcore Mario-fan, but I was too enamored with New Super Mario Bros. to pay it much attention. Surely, I believed, an island populated by the Yoshis couldn’t be as much fun as the Mushroom Kingdom? Well, I was wrong. It’s a LOT of fun.
Yoshi’s Island DS is a side-scrolling platformer much like Super Mario Bros., but you control the Yoshis, who in turn carry around Baby Mario, Baby Princess Peach, Baby DK (that’s Donkey Kong!), Baby Wario, and Baby Bowser as they try to save Baby Luigi from the evil Kamek.
What I love love love about this game is that each of the babies have their own “special powers”- Baby Mario, for example, is the only one who can hit “M” blocks, only Peach can fly with her little pink umbrella, and so on. You can switch babies by visiting a “stork stop” (this is too cute), and Yoshi can also turn into special “vehicles”- like a helicopter to fly the skies.
The graphics are gloriously cute, as is the music. In fact, the whole game just screams cute- which, for a kawaii-loving girl like me, adds to its charm.
Buy it from Walmart.com:
What I’m Playing: January 2008
This is the first in what I hope will be a regular feature here at CyberGirlAsia: a list of games I’m currently playing. The idea is, of course, to get you to post a comment listing the games you’re currently playing.
Games I’m playing right now- January 2008. Reviews to follow!
Sherlock Holmes: Awakened(PC)
Hellgate: London(PC)
The Simpsons Game(PS2)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215(DS) - My Review
Animal Crossing: Wild World(DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass(DS)
So, yes, I’m still playing more games on my DS than any other platform… but, as I can actually take the thing to bed with me, are you really surprised?
I’m curious about what games you are playing right now- post it in the comments, please!
Welcoming 2008 from Hotel Dusk
It was one of those games that I heard great things about, bought, started, then set aside for months. I was too busy feeding my New Super Mario Bros. addiction, after all.
This New Year’s Eve, however, I partied much too much, and found myself in bed with a cold, a bad cough, no voice, and not enough energy to time my little Mario’s jumps. I decided to give Hotel Dusk: Room 215
In this detective-type game, you are Kyle Hyde, an ex-New York cop with a Past. Yes, that’s a past with a capital P. Kyle is now a salesman, checking into the run-down Hotel Dusk. The whole game takes place on one night in December 1979, with a cast of characters full of secrets of their own. From the Amazon description:
“Hotel Dusk uses branching storylines to tell its tale, giving you many options for how to go about solving the mystery. Should you strong-arm a suspicious stranger in the hallway? Be friendly to the hotel maid? Pretend to be interested in the manager’s rambling stories? It’s all up to you, but choose wisely. One false step could get you thrown out of the hotel and forever seal the mystery of what happened on that dark Christmas eve so many years ago.”
Needless to say, I am no longer sick in bed, but I haven’t stopped playing Hotel Dusk. This, with it’s a-ha “Take on Me”-esque art, its crazy characters, and its plot and subplot twists and turns, is why I haven’t been blogging. Even as I work, I’m haunted by questions about the story: the girl in the picture to the left, for example, is freaky as hell. She doesn’t speak, just nods and stares at bad paintings on the hotel walls. Who is she?
I’ve just gotten to Chapter 5, and loving every moment of it. If you got a DS this Christmas, go and buy this game. You won’t regret it:
Buy from Amazon (USA): Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Buy from Play Asia (for Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, and other Asian countries): Hotel Dusk or the original Japanese version, Wish Room.
Nintendo DS Shop
If you’re planning to buy Nintendo DS consoles, games, or accessories this Christmas, check out our sister site’s new Nintendo DS resource blog, Find Nintendo DS.
I was especially excited to see their Nintendo DS Bundles page, which lists the latest Limited Edition DS consoles (Gold Zelda, Metallic Rose Nintendogs, etc.) and provides eBay listings for the best discounts as well. Visit Find Nintendo DS »
Rock Band Game Guide
It took the world by storm: a game that made you play, and feel, like a Rock Star!
The Rock Band Official Game Guide (from Prima) is a stocking stuffer that any Rock Band game addict will love.
Get it at Play-Asia or Amazon
Nintendo DS Game Cheats (Free!)
Here it is! Download this Nintendo DS Game Cheats ebook for free.
You’re welcome, and good gaming to you!
Nintendo Wii for Christmas
It’s the number one thing on my list this Christmas: a Nintendo Wii!
I’ve played Wiis at our friends and family’s homes, and not only do they provide hours of fun (just the built-in sports games are amazing!), they give you a great workout as well - which, for long-time gamers like me, is a wonderful thing.
Where to buy a Nintendo Wii online? For delivery to Asia, the best deal I’ve found is over at Play-Asia.com, where it sells for $399. Elsewhere in the world, I suggest ordering the Wii from Amazon or an Amazon affiliate, where it’s currently priced at $459.77.
Nintendo DS Game Cheats: Free!
Okay, I’ll admit it: I do cheat at some video games- and that includes some games I love on the DS. For this reason, I’m a regular visitor at GameFAQs- but when I’m offline? I refer to an e-book I bought online containing a whole lot of Nintendo DS game cheats.
The good news is that I’ve decided to give this e-book away. That’s right, for free. No catch.
I’m preparing it now and will be uploading it here soon… so, if you’re interested, do check back.
Brain Age 2: more training, more fun.
The original Brain Age was one of the best things that ever happened to the DS. Not only did it make parents around the globe feel better about their kids spending so much time with their handheld, it also got many of those parents playing as well (it’s the only game my mom will play on my DS)!
Which is why we had to get Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day when we saw it. Keep reading »
New Super Mario Bros.: best. game. ever.
Yes, I feel that I’ve played enough DS games to make this claim: New Super Mario Bros. is the best DS game ever. It’s what I keep coming back to, every day, several times a day, trying to get all those giant coins and perfect my ground pounds. If I could only own one DS game, this would be it. Keep reading »
