Pokemon Black and White Versions

Finally, they're here. Yet again!

Pokémon Black and White Versions

Pokémon Black has Reshiram ...

... and White has Zekrom as legendary Pokémon

Really now, who has never ever played one of them Pokémon games? After the incredible success of the first four generations, sixteen individual games (including remakes and special editions) and several spin-off games, the new versions are about to emerge. Pokémon Black and White will hit stores on March 6 2011. The two new games will introduce 156 new Pokémon

that you will want to catch. That's a total of 649 Pokémon overall. Go ahead. Pick your favorites. I dare you.

The games' concept is conceivably easy. Fight, catch new Pokémon, level them up, get even stronger, beat the crap out of the Elite Four at the end of the game, gain access to new areas and try to be the Pokémon Master.

A Pokémon Master is someone who caught all the Pokémon and bought every single piece of merchandise. So they say in the anime series.

Anyway, you're gonna love this game if you're into those catch-this-catch-that-and-make-it-stronger-games. And it's not that hard. Even a child could  pick up and play it!

The new starters. From left to right: Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott.

The graphics have been dramatically changed since the last games Diamond and Pearl. It's even more 3D (not the 3DS-3D) and the battle system has been upgraded as well. Sprites now don't just stand around all day waiting to be slaughtered. Now they jump while doing so.

Explore all new cities in Pokémon Black and White ...

... to wreak havoc in!

Look forward to playing the latest editions of the incredible Pokémon games. They're popular for a reason.

> Preorder Pokemon - White Version on amazon.com 

> Preorder Pokemon - Black Version on amazon.com

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Surprised? I'm not just gonna aim at the 3DS but also on great games for the regular Nintendo DS.

Ever heard of Phoenix Wright? That lawyer guy in a blue suit? First, those games are freaking awesome. You really care about the characters, the storylines are fantastic and you will cry at the end of part 3, Trials and Tribulations.

But hey. The creators of the Ace Attorney series made another game, similar to Phoenix Wright.

It's ...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

And let me tell you: you have never played anything like this.

The story in a nutshell. You play as Sissel. Or rather as his spirit, because Sissel is dead. Why did he die? That's what you are supposed to find out in this game.

Sissel's spirit "wakes up" at a junkyard, looking at his own dead body. Not knowing what's going on around him, a young lady gets shot by a mysterious assassin. Sissel learns to use his so-called "ghost tricks" with which he can manipulate objects in his vicinity. For example, he can possess a ball to make it roll to another place so Sissel can reach objects farther away.

This is Lynne, Sissel's red-haired helper. And she's about to die. Too bad.

That alone is a pretty cool system but the real candy is his ability to connect to a dead body, talk to the spirit of the departed and go back in time to four minutes before their deaths. In these four minutes, Sissel can manipulate objects to prevent the person's death.

While in "ghost mode", time stands still and you can move freely between objects, try to interact with them and see the outcome. Some are downright hilarious.

As said, your main objective in Ghost Trick is to find out why Sissel had to die and who killed him. The characters and story are awesome (those dudes over at Capcom must be some bunch of story- and character whiz-kids) and the animation is ... wow. Yes. It's glorious 2D sprites! I have never seen such fluid and beautiful animation in a 2D game period.

I swear, if you are the least bit of a text-adventure lover or if you liked the Ace Attorney games, check this out. Hell, even if you are not a text-adventure lover, give Ghost Trick a chance. In case the end of the game makes your head explode or something, don't worry. As long as there is someone like Sissel, you don't have to fear death ever again. Unless he doesn't see you die. It's just tough luck, then.

> Buy Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on amazon.com