Multiplayer games - local network 3DS
Playing multiplayer games over local area network (LAN) is a somewhat forgotten form of multiplayer, which had its heyday in the 1990s when Internet cafes were extremely popular. In LAN, players don't need to connect via the Internet, because their computers or consoles are directly connected to each other (wirelessly or with the use of network cables). This form of multiplayer is usually chosen by people who get together in one place (called LAN parties).
FIFA 14
Sports 24 September 2013
A soccer simulation game, and the 21st installment in the FIFA series. The game was created by EA Canada development studio. As always, you can control players from your favorite teams in matches against living opponents or computer AI. FIFA 14's data base contains 15 thousand footballers from several dozen leagues from all over the world. As compared with the previous FIFA games, FIFA 14 brings about some crucial changes to gameplay mechanics, including improved ball physics. Furthermore, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions employ a new game engine, called Ignite (used also in Madden NFL 25), that ensures high quality graphics.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Action 28 June 2016
Another entry in the bestselling adventure game series, combining popular LEGO franchise with the classic universe of Star Wars. Its plot is largely based on the seventh part of the galactic saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and tells the story of completely new characters, though some familiar and iconic faces from previous movies appear in the background. There are also many exclusive plotlines that fill in the story gaps between Return of the Jedi and the latest movie in the series. The game mechanics remained mostly the same and the gameplay comes down to exploring, fighting enemies, and solving many logical puzzles, most of which require a creative use of the famous bricks. Nonetheless, some new features have been added, like allowing a multiply uses of single brick for different purposes and eye-catching blaster duels, during which we can make use of cover.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Sports 15 November 2012
A realistic football simulation game produced by Konami's development studio. The game is the 12th installment of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, the biggest competitor to the FIFA series. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is based on proven solutions. Players once again have the opportunity to direct their favourite football teams on virtual pitches. The available game modes allow players to face either computer-assisted artificial intelligence or live opponents.
Sonic Lost World
Arcade 18 October 2013
Dynamic platformer with one of the most famous heroes of video games in the lead role. The blue hedgehog Sonic sets off to rescue the title, lost world. As usual, he has meetings with dangerous enemies, but a friendly heros can always count on the help of his faithful friends. The title was produced by the Sonic Team on behalf of Sega.
FIFA 15
Sports 23 September 2014
Another edition of a popular soccer game series, whose consecutive installments have been appearing yearly for over two decades, developed a Canadian giant and its subsidiary EA Sports. Traditionally, the game offers a full spectrum of single and multiplayer modes, including Be a Pro and the Tournaments returning after an absence in previous iterations. The new edition is more dynamic than its predecessor and brings about a wide array of changes, such as improved AI, new tactical options, and more freedom in the set pieces. Since FIFA 15 is the first game in the series released on the eight generation consoles and powered by the advanced Ignite engine, the most visible changes are related to the graphics. The ones standing out are remodeled players, accurately imitating profiles and faces of their real-life counterparts. Players react properly to the situation on the pitch, argue with the referee, or scuffle with opponents.
FIFA 13
Sports 25 September 2012
Produced by EA Canada, the game is the next instalment of the FIFA series. In keeping with the series' tradition, players have the opportunity to manage their favourite football teams from dozens of major leagues around the world, as well as national teams. The official license from FIFA (the Fédération Internationale de Football Association) allows players to use authentic player names, club colours and tournament names. The gameplay in FIFA 13 is based on proven solutions.
Fire Emblem: Awakening
RPG 19 April 2012
This tactical RPG is the eleventh entry in the acclaimed Fire Emblem series, and the first to be developed for Nintendo 3DS. In contrast to the previous installments in the series, the game is not a remake but an entirely new chapter in the history of the franchise. The story takes place 2000 years after the events of the original Fire Emblem and Fire Emblem Gaiden, focusing on a group of soldiers from the kingdom of Ylisse. The player controls a customized character suffering from amnesia, taken in by the king of the realm and serving him by defending the kingdom from monsters and forces of the hostile nation of Plegia. The gameplay, like in the previous titles in the series, focuses on tactical movement of characters across battlefield and fighting enemy units. Other features include the ability to build relationships between the characters to improve their abilities, adjustable difficulty levels, a mode that disables permanent death of characters, and multiple camera perspectives in battle.
F1 2011
Racing 25 November 2011
Second edition of the official F1 World Cup game by the British company Codemasters. The game has undergone a number of improvements. Among them is, among others, the possibility of going on a safety car track. The multiplayer mode of the Achilles heel of the predecessor has also been refined.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Strategy 25 March 2011
Tom Clancy;s Ghos Recon: Shadow Wars is a turn-based strategy produced by Ubisoft. The player plays the role of the commander of an anti-terrorist unit sent with dangerous missions to various corners of the globe. The title exploits the technical capabilities of an innovative platform, including a three-dimensional display and a touch-screen assistant.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Arcade 28 July 2012
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a continuation of the side-scroll platformer, originally released in 2006 in the version for Nintendo DS console. Players have the opportunity to get to know further adventures of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and other characters from the fantastic mushroom universe. The title was produced by the developer Nintendo EAD.
WWE All Stars
Sports 22 November 2011
A game about ring struggles in a discipline called wrestling. It deals loosely with the subject of this sport and is addressed primarily to people focused on good fun, who do not pay too much attention to reproducing realism in this type of productions.
Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
Fighting 14 February 2012
Tekken 3D: Prime Edition is the next installment of the legendary fighting series for the Nintendo 3DS portable console. The game, of course, takes advantage of the device's greatest asset, which is the display of three-dimensional images.
Undead Storm Nightmare
Action 22 January 2015
An isometric shooter that takes place in a world plagued by a zombie apocalypse. The game was developed by a Japanese studio G-Style. The title enables the player to take control of survivors who are fighting the undead hordes. The encounters with the zombies are very emotional – the locations aren’t large and each corner is filled with animated corpses. In addition to that, the player can encounter stronger enemies that are able to kill him in a matter of moments. From time to time the player must face bosses as well. Among the available weapons there are pistols, rifles, shotguns, a rocket launcher and some melee weapons – including a samurai sword and a chainsaw. The equipment and character statistics can be upgraded. The main game mode is a campaign, split into three scenarios. The stories available in Undead Storm Nightmare can be played alone or with up to three other players via a local cooperation mode.
Pokemon Crystal
RPG 26 January 2018
A port of a GameBoy Color console title from 2000 and an enhanced version of Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver. It offers similar content to two previous entries, but features many small changes.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Arcade 10 November 2017
A collection of one hundred best minigames from all entries in the Mario Party series published by Nintendo. In this title, developed by Nd Cube, the players can play beach volleyball, place diamonds in a match-3 game, avoid projectiles fired by a space ship, play soccer, eat pizza and do many other things. Mario Party: The Top 100 features a large variety of characters, among which there are Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Wario and Yoshi. It is best to play the game in multiplayer mode for up to four players. The title supports Download Play, a function that enables the player to share the game with other users – only one copy is needed for four players to play it. The title also supports amiibo, special figures that provide additional benefits like unique characters. The graphics of all minigames were adapted to the power of 3DS – the minigames from Wii U look a bit worse but minigames from older consoles look better.
Kirby: Battle Royale
Arcade 03 November 2017
An action game with fighting game features. It was developed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kirby series. Kirby: Battle Royale was developed by HAL Laboratory. The studio created ten gameplay modes. In one of them the player must collect rocks and deliver them to special devices. In another the player must transport rockets to cannons that shoot at a boss. In general the gameplay focuses on fighting other players. The game supports local and online multiplayer for up to four players. They fight each other on a small arena by using powers of the titular Kirby. He can throw a lasso, control ice, use sword etc. The gameplay mechanics aren’t complicated, but winning requires training and learning advantages and weaknesses of the characters. The game is designed for multiplayer, but it can be also played in single player training mode.
Inazuma Eleven
RPG 13 February 2014
Inazuma Eleven is a combination of cRPG and football. As a young player we have to gather a team that is able to defeat all rivals in football matches. The game was created by Level-5.
Rabbids Rumble
Party 13 November 2012
Rabbids Rumble is a collection of various mini games developed by Ubisoft with Mad Crazy Daughters in main roles. The biggest novelty is the turn-based battle system resembling the Pokemon series, in which we put the furs collected and trained by us for fighting.
Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
Racing 16 July 2013
Turbo: Super Stunt Squad is an action racing game based on DreamWorks Animation SKG's animated film. Players will experience the adventures of snails, which in spite of their nature love speed, racing and spectacular stunts. The title was produced by Monkey Bar Games studio, known from Madagascar 3: The Video Game and Ben 10: Galactic Racing.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red
Action 21 November 2013
Another game developed by Ganbarion and set in the One Piece manga universe. This time around, the main protagonist – Monkey D. Luffy – and his friends get to the Forgotten Island, ruled by an extremely ambitious pirate, who goes by the name Red. Our protagonists are left with no other choice but to set up a base in Trans Town and embark on a quest to defeat Red and his henchmen. The gameplay mechanics resemble those known from the Monster Hunter series: players get to control on of nine different characters, each featuring unique skills and combat system. Players get to observe from the third-person perspective how their protagonists traverse numerous locations, fight encountered foes, as well as visit and expand the aforementioned town by erecting new structures (like shops and museums). In Trans Town, one can purchase new pieces of gear, accept new assignments and talk to various NPCs. One Piece: Unlimited World Red features both single and multiplayer modes – the latter one allows up to 4 players to join their forces in hunting frightful creatures and defeating dangerous pirates.
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
Arcade 11 November 2014
A spin-off of the Sonic the Hedgehog arcade game series by SEGA, starring the eponymous super-fast blue animal. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for Nintendo portable consoles is a prequel to the animated TV series based on the franchise. The game was developed by Sanzaru Games. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is a classic platformer, in which you quickly traverse the 2D maps, overcome obstacles, fight enemies, gather collectibles, solve logic puzzles, etc. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is even more exploration-oriented than the previous installments. The game features four playable characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks, and each of them has unique abilities. Although you can play Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal on your own, the main focus of the game is the co-op mode for up to four players.
Timespinner
Action canceled
A classic, two-dimensional platformer considered a representative of the metroidvania genre, developed by Lunar Ray Games that was founded by a former employee of Microsoft and Bungie Software. The story of Timespinner is set in the fantasy universe of Ernah, created by the developer in the days of his youth. During the game we play the part a young girl named Lunaris, whose village was destroyed by invaders from another planet. Heroine's mother died during the escape, and she was sucked through a broken portal and transported to another world, where in desperation she vowed revenge on the oppressors. In the course of gameplay we explore subsequent locations, solve simple puzzles and fight enemies; and as we progress, we gain new weapons and gradually improve the abilities of the protagonist. A distinctive feature of the game is the power to manipulate time, by which Lunais can move through different eras, avoid enemies and get into seemingly inaccessible places.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Action 28 April 2016
Another installment in the platformer series for Nintendo 3DS. The titular protagonist of Kirby: Planet Robobot is a little pink fellow who has to bring back order to the Dream Land, as it was attacked by mechanical entities causing turmoil that needs to be dealt with. Mechanics are similar to those in the previous installments. The player travels through platform levels, uncovers secrets, and fights enemies – Kirby swallows them, which allows him to gain their special skills. The most important novelty are the mechanical armors – they enable him to overcome otherwise impassable obstacles. Kirby: Planet Robobot offers a single player campaign and the co-operation mode named Kirby Clash, in which three players face powerful bosses. From the technological point of view, it is a 2.5D platformer in which you can go deep into levels.
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure
Arcade 03 November 2015
A classic 2.5D platformer, accompanying The Peanuts Movie, based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip - Peanuts - that was published from 1950 to 2000. Story-wise, the game is not connected to the comic or the 2015 movie, but it is similar to them in how it presents characters and environments. The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure lets you play as one of the key characters of the comic – Snoopy the dog. He is trying to find his master and friends, who are playing hide and seek. To this end, he needs to wander through fantastic lands existing in his imagination. On the way, the protagonist finds special outfits that give him numerous abilities useful for overcoming new obstacles. Moreover, the creators included co-op gameplay, in which the second player takes on the role of a small yellow bird called Woodstock.