GameCritics: "From the pre-purchase trailer available on the Nintendo Channel, it's impossible to tell what Orbient is about. It's obviously set in space: there are what appear to be planets, rings, and a lot of flowing dots, but the rest is mystery. Clearly, something is happening on screen, but until actually played, the images are cryptic at best. I'll be the first to admit that it's not the most compelling video, but those who find their curiosity piqued enough to risk the $6 download will find themselves richly rewarded."
"If you knew in advance that you would be stranded on a desert island, what games would you take to keep yourself entertained while you awaited rescue? Throughout this week, some of us will be answering that very question. Instead of a set number of games, each team member has been given 5000 Wii Points to spend on any combination of titles from the Wii Shop Channel, as well as the chance to nominate one game they just couldn't quite fit into their budget. What games will we choose to help pass the days, weeks and months isolated from civilization? Read on to find out!" -- Wiiloveit.com
Gaming Target examines Nintendo's Art Style series, the latest attempt at bringing experimental and avant-garde game design to the downloadable realm. From the article:
"Nintendo is a company not above resting on its laurels. As games continue to rise in cost, new and unproven intellectual properties are the first games to get dropped. So it should come as no surprise that the company making the most profit is content to use its established brands for all they are worth in the console space. The relatively new downloadable game realm, on the other hand, is slightly different. Familiar faces still do well but with lower consequences for failure, even a company as conservative as Nintendo can afford to take some chances. Enter their newest series: Art Style, cheap experimental puzzles games for your internet-enabled Nintendo systems."
GamesRadar writes: "It's the same as the GBA game Orbital. The graphics are a bit better and there are effects to inform you when you're attracting, when you're repelling and when you're in orbit, which are the only things you need to know. Play it and it'll all make sense. It's hardly rocket science, is it?"
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