Here is my musical review of Flower on the PS3, I've called it 'This Poem'.
Platforming GenreHere are the genres we use. And below is a list of all out Platform game coverage:
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A
A Boy and His Blob Wii
A Christmas Carol DS
Alice in Wonderland DS
Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery DS
Assassin's Creed II 360
Astro Boy Wii
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B
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Wii
Beautiful Katamari 360
Bolt Wii
Boom Blox Wii
Braid 360 XBLA
Bubble Bobble Retro
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C
Canabalt iPhone
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 360
Contra 4 DS
Crash: Mind Over Mutant 360
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D
Dark Void Zero DSi-Ware
Dewy's Adventure Wii
Diego's Wolf Pup Rescue PC
Docomodake DS
Dodogo DSi-Ware
Doodle Jump iPhone
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom Wii
Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids PS2
Dora The Explorer: Journey To The Purple Planet PS2
Dora the Explorer Dora Saves the Snow Princess Wii
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess Wii
Dora's World Adventure PC
Duck Tales Gameboy
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E
Epic Mickey Wii
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F
Fling Smash Wii
Flower PS3
Flower PS3 PSN
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G
Game and Watch Cement Factory DSi-Ware
Game and Watch Chef DSi-Ware
Game and Watch Judge DSi-Ware
George of the Jungle Wii
Go, Diego, Go! Safari Rescue Wii
Gottlieb Pinball Wii
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H
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure DS
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I
Ivy the Kiwi Wii
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J
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP
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K
Katamari Forever PS3
Kirby Super Star Ultra DS
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L
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 360
Lego Indiana Jones 2 360
Limbo XBLA
Line Rider 2: Unbound DS
Little Big Planet PS3
Little Big Planet 2 PS3
Little Big Planet 2 Preview
LittleBigPlanet PSP PSP
Loco Roco PSP
Loco Roco 2 PSP
LocoRoco 2 PSP
Locoroco 2 PSP
Lost Winds Wii-Ware
Lost in Shadow Wii-ware
LostWinds Winter of the Melodias Wii-Ware
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M
Mario Galaxy Wii
Mario Galaxy 2 Wii
Mercury Revolution Wii
Mirror's Edge PS3
Monsters vs Aliens 360
Mushroom Men the Spore Wars Wii
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N
N+ DS
Naruto Shippuden Ninja Council 4 DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Brother DS
New Super Mario Brothers DS
New Super Mario Brothers Wii Wii
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P
Pac 'n Roll DS
Parasol Stars Retro
Peggle DS
Planet 51 360
Portal 360
Prince of Persia 360
Prince of Persia (2008) 360
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands 360
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R
Rainbow Islands Retro
Rainbow Islands: TA Challenge Mode XBLA
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time PS3
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty PS3
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty PS3 PSN
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Desrtuction PS3
Rolando 2 iPhone
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S
Scribblenauts DS
Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun Wii
Shrek Forever After Wii
Sonic Unleashed PS3
Soul Bubbles DS
Splosion Man 360 XBLA
Sponge Bob Square Pants Wii
Super Mario Advance 2 (Super Mario World) GBA
Super Mario Advance 3 (Yoshi's Island) GBA
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 GBA
Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Brothers 2 GBA
Super Mario Brothers 3 NES
Super Mario Galaxy Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii
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T
The Adam's Family Pinball
The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity DS
The Munchables Wii
The Princess and the Frog DS
Tomb Raider Anniversary PS2
Toy Bot Diaries iPhone
Toy Story 3 360
Toy Story 3: The Video Game Wii
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DS
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V
Vertigo Wii
Vertigo Again
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W
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Wii
World of Goo Wii-Ware
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Y
Yoshi Touch and Go DS
Yoshi's Island DS DS
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Z
Zen Pinball PSP
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D
de Blob Wii
Platform games task you with getting from point A to point B. The world you journey through is usually based on different levels, and populated with enemies, switches and lifts to be negotiated. As you work through each level you pick up various collectables that accrue score, special abilities and access to hidden areas.
Although the term refers to the vertical and horizontal platform found in early examples of these games, the genre now includes games that have moved on from the straight forward running and jumping play style. Some platform games, such as Super Mario DS and Pac n' Roll DS allow the player to navigate a 3D space. Other platform games such as LittleBigPlanet PS3 provide other additional ways to interact with the environment that extend the experience beyond the left to right progression.
Here is my musical review of Flower on the PS3, I've called it 'This Poem'.
Batman The Brave and the Bold offers something for families not ready to jump into Arkham's sinister rendering on the big consoles. This cartoon version of the capped crusader offers more Blam and less Blood.
In today's Scripted Gamer Fred and Bob discuss heroes, villains and really bad jokes.
Contra 4 DS enticed me back to an alternative future where pixels and sprites continued to reign. It's entertainment that I don't think I'll ever complete, but I certainly enjoyed the trip.
Limbo on XBLA is a beautiful puzzle adventure with sinister and disturbing underbelly. Delivering no narrative of its own, I was free to invent my own adventure, which proved as affecting as any pre-built storyline.
Five second reviews. Written, folded and photographed by hand for your pleasure. My haikvu's bring you bite sized hand sculpted game reviews. They combine the Japanese art of origami with haiku poetry.
Toy Story 3 imagination wins through to create a game of real variety. Creative moments abound in both the story and open world modes - one for all the family to enjoy, casual or hard-core.
Assassin's Creed II is everything I hoped it would be. I thoroughly enjoyed the game, but where was all the sex we'd been promised? We might not get to see that kind of action, but fortunately what remains is a fantastic game on the PS3, 360 and PC.
Lego Harry Potter's turnkey premise doesn't hold it back from advancing both game play and experience. Our family lapped up the co-op platforming and fell in love with the endearingly blocky rendering of Harry Potter's world.
Shrek Forever After Wii is the last platform romp from the final Shrek movie. A good combination of combat and puzzling means that the family can work together to guide Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and Puss in Boots across an alternate dimension. Impressive four player co-op means that everyone can get play at the same time and save Far Far Away for one last time.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands 360 is a direct sequel to the much-loved The Sands of Time. While The Forgotten Sands is an enjoyable, solid callback to the earlier game, it never quite distinguishes itself enough to emerge from its predecessor's shadow.
Ivy the Kiwi continues Prope's relationship with childhood trauma. This time it's in fairy tale form with their inventive new platform game.
Dark Void Zero recreates history in tangible playable beauty. Amongst the clamour for new, more and better it's refreshing to revisit the past with such dignity. Great to see the children's mind boggle as they comprehend a long gone era of gaming as well.
LocoRoco 2's perfectly flowery world is perfectly executed, but not for me. That, as I've come to realise is more interested in those games where I can dress-up, role-play and lose myself in another character's shoes.
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 DS is frustrating. Shallow gameplay, stifled platforming and unresponsive controls simply scream "cheap tie-in".
Epic Mickey is darker and more grownup, but also offers an unusual platforming experience that references most of Disney's back catalogue.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an addictive masterpiece which takes me back to a time when completion was not an option but a mandate.
Lost in Shadow looks beautiful and has platforming game play to match.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 manages to squeeze out another helping of joyous game play from Mario land. Building on what went before, and iterating where necessary, this is quite possibly the perfect platform game.
FlingSmash creates an all age platform game with Pinball and Tennis sensibilities.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii Review
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii Review
Toy Story 3: The Video Game Wii Review
Mario Galaxy 2 Wii Buying Guide
Little Big Planet 2 Preview Article
A Christmas Carol DS Review
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review
Sonic Unleashed PS3 Review
Prince of Persia 360 Review
Dodogo DSi-Ware Review
Little Big Planet 2 PS3 Rough Guide
Peggle DS Review
Little Big Planet PS3 Rough Guide
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom Wii Rough Guide
Duck Tales Gameboy Review
Prince of Persia (2008) 360 Review
Canabalt iPhone Review
Game and Watch Judge DSi-Ware Review
Alice in Wonderland DS Review
Astro Boy Wii Review
Game and Watch Chef DSi-Ware Review
Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun Wii Review
Game and Watch Cement Factory DSi-Ware Review
The Princess and the Frog DS Review
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 360 Review
Bolt Wii Review
New Super Mario Brothers DS Review
The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity DS Review
Parasol Stars Retro Review
Bubble Bobble Retro Review
Rainbow Islands: TA Challenge Mode XBLA Review
Rainbow Islands Retro Review
Vertigo Again Article
Mirror's Edge 360 Review
Prince of Persia 360 Review
Planet 51 360 Buying Guide
Flower PS3 Review
Katamari Forever PS3 Review
New Super Mario Brothers Wii Wii Review
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP Buying Guide
LittleBigPlanet PSP PSP Buying Guide
Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery DS Buying Guide
Lego Indiana Jones 2 360 Buying Guide
Scribblenauts DS Review
Mushroom Men the Spore Wars Wii Review
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time PS3 Buying Guide
Loco Roco 2 PSP Review
Katamari Forever PS3 Rough Guide
Portal 360 Review
A Boy and His Blob Wii Buying Guide
LostWinds Winter of the Melodias Wii-Ware Review
Super Mario Galaxy Wii Review
Mirror's Edge 360 Review
New Super Mario Brothers Wii Buying Guide
Scribblenauts DS Buying Guide
Kirby Super Star Ultra DS Buying Guide
Flower PS3 Review
Flower PS3 Review
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DS Review
Super Mario Brothers 3 NES Review
Splosion Man 360 XBLA Review
Rolando 2 iPhone Review
Zen Pinball PSP Review
Toy Bot Diaries iPhone Review
Dora the Explorer Dora Saves the Snow Princess Wii Review
Go, Diego, Go! Safari Rescue Wii Review
The Munchables Wii Rough Guide
Vertigo Wii Review
Lost Winds Wii-Ware Review
Little Big Planet PS3 Review
LocoRoco 2 PSP Review
Beautiful Katamari 360 Review
George of the Jungle Wii Review
Flower PS3 PSN Review
World of Goo Wii-Ware Review
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure DS Rough Guide
Dewy's Adventure Wii Review
Doodle Jump iPhone Rough Guide
Locoroco 2 PSP Review
Locoroco 2 PSP Review
Flower PS3 Rough Guide
Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids PS2 Rough Guide
Sonic Unleashed PS3 Review
Dora The Explorer: Journey To The Purple Planet PS2 Rough Guide
New Super Mario Brothers Wii Review
Boom Blox Wii Review
Diego's Wolf Pup Rescue PC Review
Dora's World Adventure PC Review
Go, Diego, Go! Safari Rescue Wii Rough Guide
Mario Galaxy Wii Review
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty PS3 Review
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess Wii Rough Guide
Little Big Planet PS3 Review
Prince of Persia 360 Rough Guide
Crash: Mind Over Mutant 360 Review
Mirror's Edge PS3 Rough Guide
Docomodake DS Rough Guide
de Blob Wii Rough Guide
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Desrtuction PS3 Review
Line Rider 2: Unbound DS Rough Guide
N+ 360 Review
New Super Mario Brother DS Review
The Adam's Family Pinball Rough Guide
Yoshi Touch and Go DS Rough Guide
Braid 360 XBLA Rough Guide
Loco Roco PSP Rough Guide
Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Brothers 2 GBA Rough Guide
Super Mario Advance 3 (Yoshi's Island) GBA Rough Guide
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 GBA Rough Guide
Yoshi's Island DS DS Rough Guide
N+ DS Rough Guide
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Wii Rough Guide
Tomb Raider Anniversary PS2 Review
Soul Bubbles DS Review
Sponge Bob Square Pants Wii Review
Mario Galaxy Wii Review
Mercury Revolution Wii Review
Gottlieb Pinball Wii Review
Boom Blox Wii Review
Portal 360 Rough Guide
Super Mario Advance 2 (Super Mario World) GBA Rough Guide
Soul Bubbles DS Rough Guide
New Super Mario Brothers DS Rough Guide
Pac 'n Roll DS Rough Guide
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty PS3 PSN Review
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