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Neil’s Top 3 Games of the Generation Neil’s Top 3 Games of the Generation J umping on the bandwagon of top games of the generation, I decided to spin this idea a little. Instead of looking at three games in general, I’ll be looking at titles from each format; Xbox, PS3 and Wii. You can see our previous articles on this subject from Joe and from Ryan, picking some cracking games from the previous generation of consoles. Personally I want to kick Joe for stealing Dark Souls from me but I can’t bear a grudge as the game is truly epic. So kicking off this show, let us begin with the humble Nintendo Wii. This quirky little box of joy had many enjoyable titles and a unique method of controlling the games with the Wiimote/Nunchuck combo. While many gamers scoffed at the Wii, calling it an underpowered kids toy and mocked at the lack of high definition gaming, this didn’t stop Nintendo bringing some amazing games to the platform. Enough rambling, here’s my pick of the generation for the Wii and it is none other than:- Metroid: Other M Metroid has been a rock solid franchise for Nintendo, starting out on the NES, Samus Aran has featured on a vast majority of hardware for the company, with her latest outing being an outstanding romp and spiritual sequel to Super Metroid on the SNES. Investigating a distress call from a remote research Issue 52 • February 2014 14 • GameOn Magazine