20 MCV 06/08/10 NINTENDO’S LINE-UP On the radar: Nintendo
We may not know if the 3DS will launch this year, but Nintendo has plenty of other tricks up its sleeve for Q4. With possibly its most universally-appealing Christmas line-up in some time, the platform holder has everything from core platformers to casual puzzlers. MCV looks at the firm’s next batch of hits...
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE
CONTINUING THE HUGELY popular puzzle series by acclaimed developers Level-5, Professor Layton and the Unwound Futurewraps more fiendish brain-teasers into an all-new storyline. This time the professor and his young
apprentice Luke are travelling to London to meet the inventor of a time machine. Events take a sinister turn when they
receive a letter from Luke’s future self and they must travel forward ten years to answer the questions it presents. The newest Laytontitle boasts more
Release Date: October Developer: Level-5 Formats: DS POKEMON RANGER: GUARDIAN SIGNS
THE LATEST POKÉMON title continues the Rangerspin-off series, once again tasking players with protecting the critters rather than catching them. This time, Rangers must track down
and defeat the evil Pokémon Pinchers. To help them, players can summon
any Pokémon they have befriended by drawing signs on the touch screen, or using the Capture Styler to borrow the powers from others. They also have a constant companion
in the form of Ukelele Pichu – a highly energetic Pichu that carries a ukulele around with him. A range of multiplayer missions are
Release Date: November Developer: The Pokémon Company Formats: DS GOLDEN SUN: DARK DAWN
THE GOLDEN SUN franchise makes its DS debut with Dark Dawn. The third instalment in the popular
RPG series picks up 30 years after the end of the previous game. The power of the Golden Sun secured
by the last title’s heroes has changed the shape of the world, but a new threat has emerged: the Psynergy Vortexes, which are robbing both the land and its people of their magical powers. It is up to the descendents of the
original Golden Sunheroes to bring this evil to an end. Players explore the world and use
Release Date: Q4 2010 Developer: Camelot Formats: DS
their own Psynergy powers to battle monsters, using the touch screen to command battles for the first time.
available for up to four DS owners over a wi-fi connection.
than 165 puzzles, which are guaranteed to have fans once again boiling over with frustration. It also features the series’ trademark animation, bringing the twisting story to life.
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