Once More, With Feeling: Another Updated List of Games

I figured it was time to update my list of games. I purchased a lot of new games in the past few months, and it's about time I make a new list. (Besides, I need to know exactly what I've still got to review.) As usual, the reviews are available on the Archive page of the site.

GAME BOY ADVANCE

COMPLETED REVIEWS
Crash and Spyro Superpack
Mario Pinball Land
Pokémon FireRed
Garfield: The Search For Pooky
The Simpsons: Road Rage
Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards

NINTENDO DS

COMPLETED REVIEWS
Big Brain Academy DS
Desktop Tower Defense DS
Thrillville: Off The Rails
Midnight Play Pack
Purr Pals
Flash Focus
Master of Illusion
The Simpsons Game
Puzzler Collection
Cartoon Network Racing DS
WarioWare Touched!
Scribblenauts
New Super Mario Bros.
Drawn To Life
WarioWare D.I.Y.
Rock Band 3 DS
Mario Party DS
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS)
Super Scribblenauts
GAMES TO REVIEW
Apollo Justice Ace Attorney
Fossil Fighters
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Hotel Dusk Room 215
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Picross 3D
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon White
Rhythm Heaven
Super Mario 64 DS

NINTENDO 3DS

GAMES TO REVIEW
Rabbids Rumble

WII

COMPLETED REVIEWS
Castle of Shikigami III
How To Train Your Dragon (Wii)
Wii Sports
Wii Music
Just Dance 3
Kirby's Epic Yarn
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Bass Pro Shops' The Hunt
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii)
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic Colors
GAMES TO REVIEW
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Fishing Master World Tour
Just Dance 2015
Kirby's Dream Collection (also includes Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario Super Sluggers
Muramasa the Demon Blade
Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolutions
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Rise of the Guardians
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic Unleashed
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
WALL-E
Wii Sports Resort
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duel Transer

VIRTUAL CONSOLE

COMPLETED REVIEWS
Super Contra
Pokémon Snap
Final Fantasy
Mario Party 2
StarTropics
GAMES TO REVIEW
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past
Mega Man
Paper Mario
Phantasy Star II
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

WIIWARE

COMPLETED REVIEWS
Yard Sale: Hidden Treasures Sunnyville
Pokémon Rumble
Reel Fishing: Ocean Challenge
Bit Boy!! Pop-Up Pursuit
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase
Play With Birds
GAMES TO REVIEW
Art of Balance
Deer Drive Legends
Defend Your Castle
La-Mulana
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Sexy Poker
Sonic the Hedgehog Episode 4 Part 1
WIIWARE DEMOS
And Yet It Modes, Aya and the Cubes of Light, BIT.TRIP FATE, BIT.TRIP FLUX, BIT.TRIP VOID, Cave Story, chick chick BOOM, Chronos Twins DX, Crazy Racers, Dart Rage, Dive, Fast Draw Showdown, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord, Gods VS Humans, Jett Rocket, lilt line, LIT, MotoHeroz, Pong Toss Pro, ThruSpace, Urbanix.

OTHER/NOT OWNED

Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter (DS)

NOT OWNED ANYMORE

Anubis II

Sonic Colors (Part 2)

Part 1 can be read here!

When we left off in Part 1, Sonic had just freed Planet Wisp from Eggman’s forces. There’s still a lot to cover, so I won’t waste any time making jokes in an intro. Let’s go!

Yes, do click.

Look to your left and you will see the pagodas. Look on your
right and you will see robots who are totally not doing anything
illegal, we swear, no seriously, why are you asking.
Enjoy your stay at Eggman's Park of Watery Evil- no, we didn't
say anything.

Well, there are still two planets to save: One that looks quite aquatic, and the other that looks like a giant earth worm. Or a Sonic version of an Onix. We can start with the aquatic planet, but I think Sonic can’t swim. This is gonna be difficult. …Wait a second, he can swim now? Well, “swimming” isn’t really the word. He can stay longer underwater, though, and he can just jump up and go back to the surface. He’ll still die if he stays too long underwater, though. Also, props to Eggman: Aquarium Park is beautiful, what with the pagodas and the overall Japanese feel of the place… Say what you want about Eggman, he appears to be a man of wealth and taste. If you know which song I’m referencing right now, you should know what I really mean about the doctor.

So much creativity. Yes, Eggman, keep recycling your own
concepts. You sure are going to win this way...

Anyway, I think this might be my least favorite world in the game. It’s extremely difficult to control sonic underwater, as if that wasn’t enough the underwater portions are frequently maze-like, and it doesn’t take long until you need to find bubbles of air so that Sonic doesn’t die. Don’t even get me started on the dozens of traps, the endless pits, located at the worst places possible, and oh so much more... Anyway, Sonic reaches the generator and is ready to turn it off… But a giant fish robot attacks! Imagine the earlier boss fight against the robotic captain, except underwater. This is not easy, but Sonic can use the Drill Wisp ability to give plenty of damage to the boss. It’s not “too” difficult. So, Sonic beats the boss, deactivates the generator and is joined by Tails. The poor fox tried the nearby sushi place. It made him sick. That’s not a good sign… Anyway, time to move on to the next world: The Asteroid Coaster!

Sonic Colors (Part 1)

Guys, you are NOT gonna believe it! There’s, like, a giant amusement park that just opened! And it’s almost as big as the freaking country! Oh wait, it’s located in space, and the only way to access it is thanks to a LONG elevator! Still not enough? It also links multiple planets together! Oh, and here’s even better: It was built by an evil genius! Oh wait, it gets even better: He says he has reformed!

If you believed that, I’ve got an Olympic Stadium in Montreal to sell you. If you didn’t, however, congrats! You passed the… uh… “Nobody’s Gonna Pull My Leg” test. Your reward is… um… this funny video!

Seriously though, this nonsense story is the basic idea behind Eggman’s latest scheme in Sonic Colors. It’s so farfetched that I’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would fall for th- Knuckles, get out of this elevator NOW! Only Sonic and Tails are going!

Yep, this game has a rather minimalist cast, using only Sonic and Tails as the good guys, and Eggman as the villain, with the only other characters (aside from enemies and bosses) being Eggman’s lackeys Orbot and Cubot and the game’s little helpful power-up friends… who are they? We’ll see in due time. Let’s-a go! Oh? I’m getting a paper saying I am not allowed to mimic Mario as long as I’m talking about a Sonic game that isn’t part of the Mario and Sonic series… Okay, well, let’s… go.

Sonic and the Secret Rings (Part 4)

Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here.

We've seen everything there was to talk about in the main game. Now we take a look at the Party Mode in Sonic and the Secret Rings! Yep, there's an entire Party Mode, with multiple modes, a lot of minigames, playable characters... How about we take a look at it?

Before it starts, you select the number of human players. After that, each player selects a character. If you have collected zero Fire Souls, you only have access to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy. However, if you're collecting Fire Souls, you unlock, in that order: Shadow, Cream, Silver and Blaze. In the end, you have 8 characters to choose from. You can also pick Random if you prefer.

The Party Mode's world map. Bonus points for actually being,
you know... on a map.

We see a parchment unravel and locations appearing, and we are greeted by... Omochao. Damn. For those who don't know, Omochao is frequently at the top when fans list what they think are the most annoying things in the Sonic series. It manages to beat everything else that could be considered annoying, even Princess Elise, Charmy Bee, Cubot's real voice, “Get A Load Of This” and “IT'S NO USE”. Not only that; no matter the extreme amount of abuse you can inflict on Omochao, he's always back, like a harmless Terminator who just wants to state rules. Thankfully, he's not too bad here, since he just hosts the Party Mode. You won't hear him much.

Kill it with fire?
...He'll just come back.

There are six options here: World Bazaar, Tournament Palace, Genie's Lair, World Library, Treasure Hunt and Pirate's Coast. The last option is to exit Party Mode. I'll take a look at all six modes, one at a time.

Sonic and the Secret Rings (Part 3)

Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Erazor's attacks are easy to avoid, but sometimes he just
misses you by a close shave. Geddit? Razor?

The fight against Erazor Djinn is difficult, but once you know the patterns and Sonic is equipped with the right Ring abilities, he's not too much of a problem. Erazor can swing his razor-sword in four different ways: A vertical line, a horizontal line (which you must jump over), a V shape, and a Z shape (if you're standing on the right, you can wait till he has finished the top horizontal line to jump and aim for his head, which is placed low enough during that movement so Sonic can home in on it). Every once in a while, we'll be treated to another point of view of the battle, with Sonic on the left and Erazor on the right. Erazor will keep a safe distance with Sonic... and then he'll charge! And he'll charge too fast for Sonic to have time to home in on him, so you'll have to prepare your jump, and as soon as Erazor moves, use Time Break and jump. Hit his head a number of times, and he's as good as dead! ...Yay, we won!

No... not really. I see the credits, but we're still missing something. If you haven't collected the seven World Rings, you'll have to do that, but if you have... it's time for the real final battle. Thankfully, as I have proven through Parts 1 and 2, you can collect all the World Rings before facing Erazor. What I personally find great about this game is that it's not linear; you can do any mission at any moment, and stray off the story's path to complete other missions, and then go back to the story; or you can just do the missions as they appear, leaving none incomplete before moving on to the next world, and getting all the interesting plot details while doing so. Those who complain that the game isn't linear, I really don't get their hatred. Seriously, for once you're free to do missions in any order you want, with only maybe 15 or 20 that will always be in the same order due to plot reasons. I see no reason to complain!