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It’s not the deepest experience on the 3DS, but it’ll certainly keep you busy for a good long while.

Last year, I had my first taste of the Samurai Warriors series and was pleasantly surprised by the experience. While heavy on the hack ‘n’ slashing, the game still provided for a bevy of interesting objectives and some frantic pacing as you rush about the level to meet all of the expectations. Not only were the objectives varied, but the experience was dynamic. New objectives were presented each time I went through the level, changing and morphing based on the state of the battlefield. Samurai Warriors: Chronicles falls very much in line with its predecessors, with improved graphical fidelity and a fully-voiced presentation.

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Being the definitive version of Rayman 2 isn't saying much.

Alright, let’s address the elephant in the room: Rayman 3D is a cheap cash-in port of the Dreamcast version of Rayman 2. No, the game has not been enhanced in any meaningful way other than the addition of stereoscopic 3D - and no, it doesn’t in any way actually enhance the gameplay. Yes, at times, I even encountered a few instances where the game completely froze up, thus forcing me to hard reset my 3DS. All of this aside, Rayman 3D is still an enjoyable experience - one that has lost some of its luster over time. Thanks to the circle pad on the 3DS, the game controls like a dream, and the 3D, while nothing significant, adds some nice visual flair, giving the game a bit of extra charm. All things considered, this release of Rayman 2 is the definitive one.

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I'd rather ride the Dinosaur Train.

Imagine a world filled with dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with issues. Social hierarchies. Cliques, even. In this world, everything is awesome for all the dinosaurs involved. There's balance. The big, top-of-the-food chain dinosaurs, the scavengers and hunters, the plated dinos, those with armor on their back, and even the dinosaurs with horns are all awesome friends. One day, though, the Arkosaurus shows up. Meteors fall from the sky! Everyone gets cranky, and so it's time for a leader: one (or more) from each of the main dinosaur families fights his (or her?) way through the jungle and desert, taming their former friends for the chance to take on the Arkosaurus bully and bring peace back to some sort of misshapen globe.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D.

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Soccer simulations really aren’t my thing, but what’s here is perfectly suited for those who love them.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D is an adaptation of the PSP version, itself a continuation of the last generation PlayStation 2 PES games. From what I gather, the PES games on the PlayStation 2 are some of the favorites of the soccer sim community, thus making this 3DS adaptation a continuation of the better games of the series… with 3D. I’m not fully versed with said games, but I can say that PES 2011 3D provides an extremely deep soccer simulation that clearly caters to hardcore fans of the sport. This isn’t entirely appealing to me, due in part to the aggressive, nearly insurmountable AI (for a beginner) and my general disinterest in the sport. However, the game is occasionally enjoyable and with some of the best stereoscopic 3D of the launch 3DS titles, it does a great job of validating how great the 3D effect actually is.

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Nick, Chessa, and Jason Ross convene to discuss the recently released Nintendo handheld, the 3DS.

As you all know the 3DS is now available worldwide and after Sunday's launch at midnight, Nick, Chessa, and Jason Ross have come together to discuss the new system and the process of procuring it.

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