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Review by Chris I. 

The Crazy Chicken franchise has been a runaway success for developer Teyon on mobile platforms and understandably so: its simple pick-up and play nature is perfectly fitting for gaming on the go. Yet, this whimsical series has flapped its way onto Nintendo’s 3DS eShop and DSiWare services before and its set its scenes back in action once again with Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D.

Review by Chris I. 

One of the joys of writing game reviews is that sometimes it’s the least expected games that surprises you. When Big John Games’ Ohno Odyssey came across my desk, the thought that came to mind was: “Oh no!” Yet, this charming little alien filled physics-based puzzle game proved my initial reactions wrong and put a smile on my face each and every time one of the little aliens cried “Oh no!”, as they approached their inevitable demise.

Review by V8Ninja.

I would be impressed if I met anyone who had managed to completely avoid zombie games, books and films. Over the past decade, zombies have gone from African/ Haitian reanimated corpse (depending on which mythology you choose to believe is the genesis for the zombie) to horror monster to an apocalyptic force in media, especially in the world of video games.

Amidst all the AAA blockbuster titles releasing in the coming months, one of my more anticipated titles has to be Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. It’s been a few slow years for Ace Attorney fans – not only did the 6th game in the series not see a release outside of Japan, the live-action movie has also been limited to a Japanese release.

As an optimist, I have to believe that at some point in the development of Summer Carnival '92: Recca, a soft spoken member of the team finally mustered up the guts to ask whether the game was going to be too fast for the average player. After playing the finished product, it's a bit of a pity that our hypothetical developer friend was unceremoniously tossed out a high window.

Last year’s 3DS eShop Heavy Fire offerings, Special Operations 3D, fell far short of what Teyon previously delivered on the budget retail PS3 release, Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, even though it chose to stick with the same dusty desert setting. This year, Teyon takes us out of the desert heat and into the shade of the South American jungles to track down drug smuggling cartels. But does making the move out of the desert lose all of the game’s heat in the process?

I had a chance recently to review a fishing title from Big John Games recently, and with both titles being of the sports variety, it makes you wonder if this is the direction they will continue to go. Bowling is one of those games that is fairly simple in premise, but can be a challenge to create replay value for on almost any system. I think to date that Wii Bowling is probably my favourite video game iteration of the sport, but Smash Bowling 3D does a good, but not great, job of giving you the game on the go.

I'm a big fan of farming games. I devour every Harvest Moon game that gets released on any platform, and I've even had fun with the serious Farming Simulator series. There's something cathartic about sitting down to one of these games knowing that all you're going to be doing is dropping water of virtual plants and feeding polygonal ducks and cows.

Nintendo's first attempt at a handheld download platform, DSiWare, wasn't one that put up many classic or memorable games. There were a handful, though, such as the Art Style games or more experimental puzzlers like Spin Six.

The title is explanation enough. Undead Bowling is a bowling game that features zombies as pins with a gritty, post-apocalypse setting. It's not original and it's definitely not engrossing, to be quite honest. With the 3DS limitations, it's a choppy, blocky mess with a laughably small amount of content considering its asking price.

Back when I was a youngster, whenever my family would make a lengthy trip on a train or plane or some other form of transport where I was going to be sitting on my backside for long periods of time, my parents would buy me one of those puzzle books that newsagents sell for a couple of dollars.