By Jeison Liranzo Is Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain worth it? It depends. Big Brain Academy is a puzzle and trivia video game developed and published by Nintendo and released about a month ago. To be honest, I didn’t really like playing the game by myself. Since it was mostly made up of mini-games…
By Isaac Espinosa The Nintendo Switch, released on March 7th, 2017, took the West by storm because it introduced users to a cohesive gaming experience that combined handheld portable gaming with the home console experience. Since its launch, the Switch has sold over 93 million units worldwide, and it continues to be a popular holiday…
By Isaac Espinosa It’s not easy work. As Samus answers a distress call from planet ZDR, she finds herself undertaking another mission to save the entire galaxy. Metroid Dread is the latest entry in the Metroid series and continues to further the story of the powerful, silent woman protagonist after Metroid Fusion, which came out…
By Makeda Byfield One of my favorite pastimes, when I was younger, was playing computer games. The little old lady within me especially loved the mystery puzzle games. My grandma and I would spend rainy weekends huddled next to the computer in the corner of the basement, focused on the screen in front of us.…
By Jeison Liranzo The Legend of Zelda franchise has recently made a comeback with a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Just as many older Nintendo offerings have done, this gone through some updates from the original Wii U offering that was released on November 30, 2011. If it was an album…
By Makeda Byfield The end of a countdown unleashes an array of characters, all rushing to some unknown target. Previously colorless (with the exception of accessories like golf clubs or a glove), these characters are all brought to life as they speed through a gigantic, bright, wonderful arena! They bump each other out of the…
By Makeda Byfield On Christmas of 2012, my nana gave my siblings and me a Wii. We started with two games: Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. After finishing our homework, we’d rush to the living room to make our Miis travel the island and compete against each other in various sports events. The Miis…
By Kimari Rennis I fondly remember the day when I was first introduced to the Monster Hunter franchise. I came home from high school, turned on my PlayStation 4, and my friends were talking about how they were struggling to fight a pink T-rex that sneezed fire. Curious, I asked for a share play so…
By Isaac Espinosa Take on the definitive edition of Mario’s new cat-filled adventure and try to tame the gargantuan rage-fueled Bowser! Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a Nintendo Switch port of the original Wii U title released in November, 2013. Super Mario 3D World has gone through a plethora of changes on…
By Isaac Espinosa Prepare to fold yourself into a new and extravagant origami adventure! Paper Mario: The Origami King, is the latest installment in the “Paper Mario” series. Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo to the Nintendo Switch, this amazing adventure finds Mario navigating the paper world as he tries to put a…
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