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Thunderbolt: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Review

None of this matters a jot, however, when it's considered just how difficult it is to put up with all the problems this Wii version is plagued with. Those desperate to get to grips with a Crystal Chronicles game on Nintendo's little white money-spewer would be best advised to hold off until later this year for The Crystal Bearers, or better yet nab the original adventure on GameCube. For anyone stuck between the two available versions of Echoes of Time, however, there's absolutely no contest.

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SpoonyRedMage5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

Yup, It's an excellent DS game but on the Wii it's not fulfilling the potential that a Wii game can. I would have released it as Wiiware to be honest.

EDIT: The problem with the Wii version is the cross-platform which was the concept behind the game. It would have been much too difficult to constantly up- and downscale models and textures.

Also on my DS I've encountered very little lag and when I did it was a worldwide game with some Japanese guy, stick to continental mode and it's lag-free though I've found.

TheColbertinator5501d ago

Yeah I have heard many good things from the DS version

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Multitap | The impractical world of 4-player portables

Graham Russell: "Generally, when you’re looking to play a game with friends, it’s much easier to do it on a home console. With portables, each player usually needs a system, and most need a copy of the game (and maybe some funky cables, if you go back enough). Generally, people haven’t bothered to take advantage of the technology. Of course, if you’re a crazy person like me, that’s more of an incentive than a barrier."

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The 50 Best Nintendo DS Games - Part Two

SPC: "Last week began the five week series of what I perceive to be the 50 best Nintendo DS games of the system's exhaustive library... This week we delve into ten more top titles for the Nintendo DS, one of the best-selling dedicated gaming platforms of all time, currently at around 150 million units worldwide across all revisions. On these ten titles for this week, we have a menagerie of memorable characters and series like Mario, Mega Man, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Remember that these games must have released in North America to be on this list. With that out of the way, are you ready for round two?"

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What Heroes of Ruin can learn from FFCC:Echoes of Time

Gaming Gauge writes:"It’s not a secret that I’m a massive fan of Square Enix’s Crystal Chronicles series, and oddly enough it was the second DS entry, Echoes of Time, that really cemented the series as one of my favourites. This was because it took the addictive multiplayer action online and really concentrated on making the experience natural and easy. There unfortunately hasn’t been a new entry in that style since then(fingers crossed there’s a new one at E3) but I was very excited when I heard that Square Enix was working with n-space on a new online dungeon crawling, hacking and slashing adventure for the 3DS; finally something to satisfy my hunger! My thought immediately went to how Square Enix should concentrate on this ease of use again and what lessons they should take away from Echoes of Time."

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