Comments on: REVIEW N+

By: Jorge Figueiredo

Jorge Figueiredo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:22:30 +0000

I received mine late last week and have been playing fairly regularly ever since. It’s nice to play it through again on the DS this time (I’ve played the PC version).

The control scheme is much nicer and feels better.

Other than a few colour glitches, the game runs well (I’m running the non-classic mode). I’m looking forward to unlocking all kinds of stuff and hopefully playing multiplayer with you, Shaun.

By: Shaun Hatton

Shaun Hatton — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:22:47 +0000

Figures you’d break your new toy already.

By: Reay

Reay — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:27 +0000

Incidentally, N+ CRASHED on me yesterday. I kid you not. I was playing away, and between the 3rd and 4th map of one episode (11, I think), the screens just went black. No button hitting or loudly questioning/cursing did the trick. I had to shut it off and turn it back on, but even then it didn’t recognize the cartridge was inserted.
Shut it off and turned it on again, and it finally started the game up again. I picked up where it had last saved: the end of episode 10. Re-did the first two maps on 11 and had no trouble after that, but knowing that it might be a bit touchy makes me nervous. Some of those maps are hellish to eventually finish the first time, let alone having to re-do them.

By: Shaun Hatton

Shaun Hatton — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:39:14 +0000

Glad you’re enjoying N+, Reay. I figured it would be something you’d be into, given that it’s got a bad-ass ninja in it.

By: Reay

Reay — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:55:26 +0000

As an update, I’ve been playing N+ since yesterday, and am totally digging on it. Played it enough today that my thumb (aka “my jumping thumb”) is hurting a bit, and yet in mere moments, will be going back for more.
Gotta say, it reminds me of nothing so much as Lode Runner, one of my all-time favourites, but while being even more minimalistic, remains engaging.
Cool stuff.

By: Reay

Reay — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:24:14 +0000

Haven’t played Exit DS but it seems to be everywhere I’ve been looking for games. Haven’t heard much about it beyond looking at the back of the case to read the blurb.

By: Shaun Hatton

Shaun Hatton — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:05:49 +0000

I haven’t played Exit DS but did pick up Taito’s Space Invaders Extreme and that has a cameo of the Exit DS character in it.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:34:07 +0000

I’m thinking I will when I get the chance to, I use to play the flash version (I still have it on the computer somewhere) but yea it was loads of fun. alittle off topic but it’s somewhat similar to N+, has anyone played Exit DS?

By: Reay

Reay — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:19:02 +0000

> With games having branched out to seemingly compete with other forms of entertainment…

This is absolutely the case. I read a couple of months back that videogames have become the #1 form of entertainment in the U.K. That’s HUGE. There’s no doubt the videogame production companies are trying to get a bigger slice of the entertainment pie/bucks by including more (music and movie) elements in their games.

Meanwhile, I’ll likely be picking up N+ when I’m out of work today. :)

By: Shaun Hatton

Shaun Hatton — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:01:51 +0000

Weird! I hope they know what they’re doing, but it doesn’t seem likely.