I took a punt on Crash Team Racing last week, and made a purchase on the Switch, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s the closest anything has come to being like Diddy Kong Racing’s adventure mode, which I used to love back in the day on the N64. If anyone else is on the fence because it won’t live up to Mario Kart standards then they should take a chance like me. I’ve always been a bit put off because I know it won’t be as good as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe but it’s different enough to justify being around. I don’t think the microtransactions are a deal breaker either but I’m not the kind of person that will start buying cosmetic items anyway.
I pre-ordered Ninja Saviors: Return Of The Warriors after reading your advanced review. It hadn’t been on my radar and I never played the old version but it’s excellent and totally different to any other scrolling beat ‘em-up I’ve played. The closest I came to it is probably the old Kung Fu Master on the arcade, which would be a very simplified version of it. The characters are so different it’s worth playing the game multiple times even if it is quite short. I found it tough going on my first playthrough. offering up quite a challenge and that was only on medium difficulty.
To the person who wrote in about how to get a hold of the rare amiibo (not sure which ones exactly they were calling rare after the reprints but) I would start by checking out hotdealsuk amiibo on a regular basis if you really want to collect them. They’re good at spotting the latest amiibo deals. It’s worked for me on many occasions. Some can be quite hard to get though and you really have to persevere with it. Amazon’s prices vary daily and weekly on the amiibo. Sometimes you just have to drop by and get lucky. Nintendo’s official store soon sell out, so if you’re not on the ball you’ll soon find yourself out of luck there.
GameCentral, you reviewed Torchlight II on the PC in 2012 and it’s just been released multiplatform over the last few days. Do you still stand by your 9/10 grade for it given it could have aged not so well in the last seven years? I’ve never played Diablo III but my friend speaks highly of it and you said at the time it’s a Diablo beater or words to that effect.
My last point is that I’m really looking forward to playing Smash Bros. later today with the Banjo and Kazooie DLC added. I think it’s really a great addition to the game. Terry Bogard was a nice surprise this morning too. The announcement of even more characters is music to my ears too, I think they’re great and keep the game feeling fresh.
Nick The Greek
GC: As interesting as it all was please don’t write in with giant-sized letters about multiple different subjects. If everyone did that we’d have too few letters that were all too long, and never about a specific subject.
