Sooo... I just went to the 3DS hands-on booth at Westfield London earlier and I had a blast. Spent at least 1 hour there. It was awesome! They had most of the launch games up for demo, and also Zelda! Oh, and to top it off with hot girls around. So nice that they are all "3DS-savvy", hearing them have conversations with games and whatnot. It's also cool to see their smiling faces, along with the other people, whilst playing the 3DS. Since I'm writing this, I might as well make my short (p)reviews on the games I've played (in order).
EDIT: Aaaghhh! I just remembered someone said "Dead or Alive" and I remembered Dead or Alive Dimensions and I just looked it up and it was 18+, meaning it was in the 18+ booth. I missed it!
EDIT: Games I haven't played:
- Augmented Reality - I've actually played this twice, with the first one being a secret demo at a HMV store. It's decent, but I don't see how people make it look big. In fact, the girl who was hosting this minigame told me that this comes with the 3DS so it's enough for you to be entertained. This obviously opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. Revival of Mosquito game from Nokia phones?
- Pilotwings - hmmm...this was my first 3DS game and I'm assuming that it's my eyes to blame for this one. I kinda liked the controls and stuff, but the 3DS effect didn't really catch on. I've tried every single possibly angle to view and I was only able to view it as "3D when you don't put on your glasses". I know YOU DON'T NEED GLASSES but it was like that kind of effect. Then again, maybe because my eyes needed a little warming up before seeing the full effect.
- Steel Diver - awesome! I had difficulties with controls but it will only take a litle getting used to. I keep getting water punctures Again, the 3D effect didn't catch on
- Street Fighter - I am so glad I pre-ordered this game! Awesomeness! The controls feel different (and for some reason the NPC keeps getting the First Attack and I'll only get to attack him when my life is only about 15-20%. Claw hand required? Also, the 3D effect started to come in! The characters are like on a second layer with the background as the first. Also, the character select screen feels like it's right on you!
- Zelda - YEBAAHHH!!! I managed to play the part of the Deku Tree up to where you have to dive with a flaming stem to go through the web. Everything was glamorous! It felt quite different as I played the PAL version of OoT on my Wii for like a year, and that version has a bad framerate. Anyway, everything was glamorous. Can't wait for it!
- Resident Evil - I tried the "kill as many as you can within 2 minutes" and when you kill an enemy, it adds up 10 seconds to the time. Didn't really see the 3D effect, but it was cool though. Never played that good as I suck at FPS majorly, but I had good fun!
- Lego Star Wars III - hehe, seeing as I spent an hour in that booth, I can say I spent half of it playing Lego Star Wars! I'm a massive fan of the Lego games and seeing as I've 1000G'ed the Lego games on Xbox, I couldn't pass up and tried completing the demo level...or is it? It didn't feel like a demo because I played that long and wanted to finish. Had a chat with the girl accompanying the 3DS and she even asked me to keep her updated because I'm taking that long. I just left because it doesn't seem like it's gonna end. Felt the 3D effect and it was awesome! Yoda and the Troopers look really sharp. Oh and the framerate is comparable to the console versions of the LEGO games, which is a big plus!
EDIT: Aaaghhh! I just remembered someone said "Dead or Alive" and I remembered Dead or Alive Dimensions and I just looked it up and it was 18+, meaning it was in the 18+ booth. I missed it!
EDIT: Games I haven't played:
- Dead or Alive Dimensions
- Nintendogs + Cats - it was full so I didn't get the chance to play it.
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - kinda meh but I haven't played it. I only said it because Lego SW kinda got me tired. Lego Fever?
- Ridge Racer 3D - I really REALLY wanted to try this one. It intrigues me. And I know for a fact that racing games WILL look better in 3D.