Kirby Mass Attack

The evil skull-monster Necrodeus catches Kirby off guard and splits him into ten mini-Kirbies, each with only a fraction of his usual power. Fortunately, 1/10th of a hardcore badass pink puffball is still sufficient to gather up the rest of them and fight back against the skull gang.

( So many Kirbies, OMG! )

Overall: This is a cute puzzle-platformer that falls somewhere between a typical Kirby game and Lemmings. It’s different, it’s fun, and if you like those sorts of things, it’s worth a go.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

There were three kingdoms here before you (that’s what I said now)
Kingdoms, kingdoms that fought over you (just go ahead now)
One has Guan Yu and his halberd (he’s got some beard now)
This one, said Cao Cao’s gonna rock it (he’ll have your head now)

The latest variant on beat-em-ups based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this one swaps out the army vs. army battles for one super-warrior (or four) against an army, along with new rpg elements and a bunch of new battle mechanics.

( They innovated on the typical Dynasty Warriors formula, but it didn't really do it for me. )

Overall: I see what they’re doing here; I’m just not in a position to really appreciate it. The game is beautiful, if you have the right TV. The online multiplayer seems like it would be really fun, if you had an internet connection that could support it and a group of interested friends. The abundance of weapons, skills, characters, tactics and rpg elements seem like there could be all manner of customization and variety to play; but I don’t really have the skills or the patience to take advantage of them. I don’t think this is a bad game, it just wasn’t what I wanted.