There have been spin -
off handheld titles, sure...
Not exact matches
We start with a sunburned,
handheld feel with angst thrash music overlaid with
titles that look like shopworn stencils, meeting a grungily - dressed girl, Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) getting
off a plane and travelling through what seems to be a jittery, over-secured UK with armed soldiers and checkpoints everywhere.
That doesn't mean the 3DS took the year
off by any means, as there was still a number of
titles worth playing on Nintendo's aging
handheld.
Though the
title runs well when docked, its performance drops
off significantly when playing in
handheld mode.
For dedicated
handheld game systems, you'd still be better
off with a Nintendo 3DS XL or a PS Vita Slim for the depth and breadth of
titles available for either device.
A home console Pokémon game is something that a large number of players have been clamoring for, and while there have been games for home consoles, they've always been spin -
off titles that were wildly different to their
handheld cousins.
The
title has seen success on iOS and Android devices, and 2K Games will be bringing the spin -
off title to Sony's
handheld with some exclusive new content.
With
handheld consoles becoming more able to replicate the 3D visuals and gameplay associated with home consoles, we are seeing more and more series incorporate
handheld titles into their main series canon, rather than providing spin -
off distractions that could often be ignored without missing any big developments in the series.
Kicking
off the year 2014, January will bring us a little bit of something for every system, including a PS4 port of Tomb Raider, a
handheld Assassin's Creed
title getting the console treatment, and more.
Again, this entry in the Super Mario Land series went on to start it's own spin -
off series with the Wario Land games, spanning multiple
titles across the next set of
handhelds and even consoles.
One of the few things the
handheld title shares in common with its console counterpart is the opening, as both games begin with Solid Snake holed up in Alaska suffering from PTSD after facing
off against Big Boss and his private army.
Online connectivity is an important part of the
title as well, since it's not exactly possible for two 3DS owners to play
off of one
handheld.
But, in my opinion, this
title beats the pants
off of the last Success game Atlus brought us (Rondo of Swords), and if you can swallow the weak plot and the obvious appeal towards younger gamers, what you have left is an excellent Strategy RPG for everyone's favorite
handheld device.
Popular among gamers who want to emulate
titles from a wide range of consoles on the go (but don't want to carry around something as big as a Pandora), the Dingoo A320 is a Chinese
handheld with a slick, minimalist design ripping
off modeled after the Game Boy Micro.
FIFA Football kicked things
off in November and was announced as a PS Vita launch
title as we got some new details on the
handheld gameplay.
This installment will take the series
off the
handhelds and move them to the home consoles, which allows it to escape the 240p of the Nintendo 3DS, and become an HD
title.
Sony kicked
off its Monday evening press conference in advance of this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles with a peek at upcoming
titles for the PlayStation 3 video game console and PlayStation Vita
handheld system.
This installment will take the series
off the
handhelds and move them to the home consoles, which allows it to escape the 240p of the Nintendo 3DS, and become an HD
title.