Super Mario Crossover 3 joins Mario, Mega Man, Castlevania, Metroid, Zelda & more in one epic game

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Apr 292013
 

Super Mario Crossover 3

In yet another shining example of why fan communities are awesome, The Exploding Rabbit has announced their next project: Super Mario Crossover 3.0. It crosses the paths of various NES classics like Super Mario Bros, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Blaster Master and Castlevania in one giant Super Mario style game. This goes beyond just being a simple hack, rather it’s a full game epic with brand new power ups and gameplay.

Check out the preview trailer for Super Mario Crossover 3…

Super Mario Crossover 3 will feature characters from various NES games and it’s levels are being modeled after Super Mario Bros. Special as explained by Jay Pavlina, owner of Exploding Rabbit…

“Finally, we’re going to have more levels. We decided to take the levels from an obscure Mario game called Super Mario Bros. Special. It is a pretty weird game that even has some new items and enemies. Playing the game is an absolute nightmare because it’s on an old Japanese computer and it has many technical limitations. Now that it’s playable in SMBC, it can finally be enjoyed like other Mario games.”

You can play the previous version SMC on the Exploding Rabbit website. It’s quite fun and impressive how each game’s various elements were incorporated. Super Mario Crossover 3 looks to be even more ambitious.

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Robot Unicorn Attack 2 review (It’s ****ing awesome)

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Apr 292013
 

Robot Unicorn Attack, the original king of endless runners (along with Canabalt), is back with a sequel. Does this new version stack up to the original?

For the most part, yes and it’s free. Overall, this is a great looking and playing game. The controls are familiar although feel a bit different from previous iterations. Furthermore, the classic music is gone from the original Robot Unicorn Attack (It is available through In-App-Purchase) and has since been replaced with a synthesizer infused dreamscape of it’s own. The original was notable for it’s frantic and rapidly increasing speed. Your score would multiply while your robotic unicorn would blaze through the screen. It was pretty tough and offered the kind of gaming that is not only enthralling due to the challenge, but simplistically addictive as well.

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Rainbow Unicorn Attack 2 review screenshot 1

Robot Unicorn Attack 2 manages to carry the torch pretty well, but eases you into it a bit slower. Furthermore, they’ve managed to add more variety to the scenery as you progress farther and farther into the endless stage. At first you see a beautifully painted cosmic sky, then a gigantic humpback whale with a florescent horn floats across the sky later followed by a troop of flying seahorses (skyhorses?). This adds a welcome bit of variation to the game. Robot Unicorn Attack 2 also improves on it’s predecessor by adding new obstacles… including giants that fire lasers at you. There’s also a point, challenge and level system that offers tons of replayability. With the points and rank it allows you to get things such as a new stage, customize your unicorn (wings, colors, etc) and more. Like most free games, Robot Unicorn Attack 2 offers players the ability to buy special abilities and more via in-app-purchases. If you’re the competitive type, these perks will help you reach the highest score faster and unlock more points to buy upgrades in the game.

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At it’s core, Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is very similar to it’s predecessor, but maxed out on steroids. Robot unicorn steroids. Nearly everything that was good about the first game has been improved and overhauled.

Verdict: If you love pickup’n'go arcade games and bragging about high scores, we highly recommend Robot Unicorn Attack 2.

Robot Unicorn Attack 2 was developed by PikPok and published under the Adult Swim label. It is available for free on iOS devices including iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad.

Robot Unicorn Attack 2 official site

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Namco goes free-to-play with Ridge Racer Driftopia

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Apr 122013
 

Ridge Racer Driftopia Free to Play

If you miss the feeling of drifting at 100 miles per hour, Namco Bandai might just have the cure for you. Ridge Racer Driftopia is the latest entry in the long running racing franchise but things are a bit different now. First of all, Ridge Racer Driftopia will be free to play, meaning the core game costs nothing. However, there will be add-ons that can be purchased including vehicle packs, “booster” packs, repair kits and “XP Boost”. The specifics of whether cars can be unlocked has not yet been revealed. The second thing is that it’s being developed by Bugbear Entertainment, the creators of last year’s Ridge Racer Unbounded. This could be a point of tension for series fans, especially after Unbounded’s questionable features like driving through walls and “fragging” other racers; things that made it feel more like Burnout than Ridge Racer. While I really do love the Burnout series of racing games, I also loved Ridge Racer for it’s distinctive Japanese feeling and focus on drifting. This latest title looks to focus more on the drifting however it still shows that you can drive through bridges and other racers… right.

Ridge Racer Driftopia trailer…

Ridge Racer Driftopia screenshots…
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Ridge Racer Driftopia is due for release later in 2013 for Playstation 3 and PC.

Ridge Racer official site

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Tekken Card Tournament: Namco converted Tekken into a free to play card game

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Apr 092013
 

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You read that correctly. Released on smart phones and computers is Tekken Card Tournament. It’s a free to play virtual card game which pits you against classic Tekken fighters in turn based, card combat. I played a bit of it and it’s not as bad as it sounds.

Check out the trailer for Tekken Card Tournament…

Tekken Card Tournament screenshots…

You have 3 options when fighting, focus, strike and block. Focus allows you to get more cards from the current deck. Strike attacks your opponent and block guards. The more you focus, the more cards you can chain together for a combo. It works pretty well. As the video above shows you, there will be physical cards sold which allow you to add new characters and upgrade existing ones. Furthermore, the card can be used in tandem with your smartphone camera for “AR” battles using your surroundings. No word yet on how or when the cards will be released.

It’s available as a free app for iOS (iPhone,iPad, iPod Touch) and Android. You can also play it right in your computer web browser (PC, Mac, Linux) at the official Tekken Card Tournament website.

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