The entire world was sent into a gaming frenzy when Grand Theft Auto IV was released last April 29 on the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. But what truly made the gaming population turn topsy turvy was the fact that an obscure French gaming retailer apparently revealed that GTA IV will be coming to the Nintendo DS platform in June, some couple of months after the initial third gen release.
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I am a shameless Mario fan and everyone knows it based on the amount of money I’ve spent on merchandise featuring the roly poly and mustachioed Italian plumber along with his lanky sibling. Naturally, one cannot be a fan of the Mario Brothers if he or she does not favor the Nintendo gaming consoles too. Growing up, I collected and played on various Nintendo consoles, from the trusty SNES and the entertaining GameCube to my most recent acquisition, a Polar White DS Lite.
The World Doesn’t End With This Game
I am a Square-Enix fan and I’m not afraid to say it. Like half the world who grew up and played the Final Fantasy series, I fell in love with Kingdom Hearts the minute the PS2 game was released. Similarly with The World Ends With You, this DS game reminds me of those good old Squaresoft gaming days. Released on April 2008, this game is not like its Square-Enix game counterparts. Far from it. There are not sorcery, sorcery and Chocobos but there is the usual damsel in distress element to it. The uniqueness of The World Ends With You lies in the fact that the ever innovative Square-Enix took the charming elements from the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series, mixed them thoroughly and brought them to modern day Shibuya, Tokyo.
Released in November 2007, Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends is the much awaited sequel for Cooking Mama DS. Even though the game play does not stray much from its predecessor, Cooking Mama 2 seeks to satisfy its existing fans rather than increase its fan base. It enjoyed as much success as before and top gaming site 1UP.com even awarded Cooking Mama 2 with the title “Best Console Casual Game”.
