Recently in Nintendo DS Category
This game almost flew under the radar. I found about it while browsing upcoming games on GameFly. A little research on it revealed that it was likely to be a game I would be interested in, if they did it well. A good puzzle game with a good storyline, so far, has been an elusive creature.
I actually ended up buying the game instead of just renting it through GameFly, so follow the jump to see if I made the right choice.
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship
Everybody recognizes the opening to Gilligan's Island. It also makes a good (although hackneyed and cliched) introduction to a review of The Sims 2:Castaway.
Full review after the jump.
This little game nearly flew under my radar. I had no idea it existed, even though it is available for both the PC and Nintendo DS. I played the DS version first and just found the PC version while I was looking stuff up to do this review. Both versions are functionally identical so this is a dual review. Any notable differences between the two will be called out in the appropriate section.
The casual gaming market is filled with "puzzle games" these days. The hot new trends are the "hidden object" games. Before that it was "Match 3" games. And sprinkled throughout them all are the "time management" games. Every once in a while a game comes along that tries to mix things up a bit. Prism: Light The Way is one of those games. It's not the first to use this exact same formula, but is poised to be better received by recently jumping on the grand-daddy of all portables.
Follow the jump for the full scoop.