Nintendo Insider writes:
With Inazuma Eleven 2 I signalled my hope that LEVEL-5 would demonstrate more ambition with this successive entry, and that sadly isn’t to be found here. What we do unearth is much more of the same, although eased, refined and as full of energy as ever.
For fans, that isn’t necessarily something to complain about, but more dramatic improvement is needed to push the series more aggressively up the pitch.
Michibiku's Graham Russell and Jenni Lada play Inazuma Eleven 3.
At long last, the third entry in Level-5's engaging football role-playing game series slide tackles its way to Europe. Three years after its original Nintendo DS release in Japan, Inazuma Eleven 3 has sensibly been updated for the Nintendo 3DS on these shores - a wise decision that may have meant it not gaining the attention it deserves if left as a DS title. Once again a dual release in the form of Lightning Bolt and Bomb Blast, does Inazuma Eleven 3 keep up the high consistency the series has set itself, or slice its shot wide?
Originally released in 2010, the 3DS re-release of the original DS title unfortunately hasn’t seen too much of an update – visually, nothing has changed, and the soundtrack is still locked in the DS’ MIDI purgatory. Lightning Bolt is an incredibly colourful game, and its target audience is clear – this is a title aimed at children who are into their football.
