EGM:
Is it that hard to create an unquestionably awesome game based around characters from legend armed with future tech assaulting an otherworldly menace in the late 19th century?
Apparently so.
Thankfully, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. doesn’t fall nearly as flat as a certain other recent game with a similar premise, but this third-person, turn-based strategy shooter from the developer of Fire Emblem and Advance Wars simply doesn’t match the design, interface, and tactics seen in those two venerable franchises.
Their business practices aren’t perfect, but Nintendo makes games like nobody else. But they also have their fair share of games that nobody played.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is a game that is divisive, to say the least. It’s an underappreciated classic that regularly appears on clearance racks. Which is a shame, given the involvement of Advance Wars and Fire Emblem developer Intelligent Systems and the sorcery it works to get an XCOM-like experience onto the Nintendo 3DS. Especially since now, as it turns five years old, it holds up so well.
The game was great. It would be cool to get a sequel on switch but I'm not sure if it sold well enough to warrant that.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "as we prepare to retire the ol' dual-screen handheld we wanted to take a look at the games that defined the system and which should make their way over to the Nintendo Switch."
I’d just like the remasters of Ocerina of Time and Majoras Mask. Those were both great ports that looked nice and smooth. Would love a proper camera control in OoT that was implemented in MM3D.
