This issue was cover-dated January 2013 and cost £4.50 and was published in December 2012.
Incoming[]
The Big Story - Matthew Castle - 2 pages (8-9)
- Associate Editor Matthew Castle thinks you should update your Wii U immediately and get stuck into the weird and wonderful world of the Miiverse.
Mouthpiece: Katsuhiro Harada - 2 pages (10-11)
- We compare biceps with Namco's 'Mr Tekken', who has worked on every Tekken games as well as dabbling in Soul Calibur and Ace Combat
World of Nintendo - 2 pages (12-13)
- The Wii U launch is taking the planet by storm: here's what on Earth is going on.
MiiVerse[]
Mii Plaza - 2 pages (18-19)
Download - 2 pages (20-21)
- DLC of the Month: New Super Mario Bros. U & FIFA 13.
Connect - 2 pages (22-23)
Legends - 2 pages (24-25)
- Super Mario Galaxy - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (24)
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Chandra Nair - 1 page (25)
ONM Rant: Is Metroid Blast really the future of Samus Aran? - 1 page
ONM Gamenight? - Kid Icarus: Uprising - 1 page (28)
Features[]
Advertorial - Funky Barn - 2 pages (32-33)
25 Cool Things to do With Your Wii U - 6 pages (64-69)
Stuck on You - 6 pages (70-75)
- As Paper Mario makes his handheld debut, ONM meets Nintendo's very own Sticker Stars.
Previews[]
2013: The Year of Nintendo - pages (34-63)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 4 pages (36-39)
- The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (40)
- Bayonetta 2 (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (41)
- Fantasy Life (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅔ page (42)
- Dragon Quest VII (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (42)
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (43)
- Bravely Default (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (43)
- Dragon Quest X (Wii/Wii U) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (43)
- Aliens: Colonial Marines (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (44)
- Brain Training 3DS (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ⅔ page (45)
- E.X. Troopers (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ⅓ page (45)
- Rayman Legends (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ½ page (46)
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) - Chandra Nair - ½ page (46)
- NBA 2K13 (Wii U) - Chris Scullion - ½ page (47)
- King of Pirates (3DS) - Chandra Nair - ½ page (47)
- Pikmin 3 (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - 1 page (48)
- The Legend of Zelda Wii U (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ⅓ page (49)
- Mystery Retro Game (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ⅓ page (49)
- Mystery Miyamoto Title (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ⅓ page (49)
- Injustice: Gods Among Us (Wii U) - Chris Scullion - ½ page (50)
- Project X Zone (3DS) - Chris Scullion - ½ page (50)
- Super Smash Bros. 4 (Wii U/3DS) - Chris Scullion - ½ page (51)
- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Wii U) - Chris Scullion - ½ page (51)
- The Cave (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - 1 page (52)
- Bit.Trip Runner 2 (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - ⅓ page (53)
- Aban Hawkins and the 1,001 Spikes (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - ⅓ page (53)
- Two Brothers (Wii U) - Joe Skrebels - ⅓ page (53)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Wii U) - 1 page (54)
- Castlevania: Mirror of Fate (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ½ page (55)
- Project CARS (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ½ page (55)
- Game & Wario (Wii U) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (56)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (57)
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (57)
- Ace Attorney 5 (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ⅓ page (57)
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U/3DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (58)
- Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (59)
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) - Chandra Nair - 1 page (60)
- Wii Fit U (Wii U) - Chandra Nair - ½ page (61)
- Code of Princess (3DS) - Matthew Castle - ½ page (61)
- Yatagarasu (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ½ page (62)
- The Denpa Men 2 (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ½ page (62)
- Rhythm Hunter: Harmoknight (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ½ page (63)
- Guild02 (3DS) - Joe Skrebels - ½ page (63)
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | Activision | Wii U | Matthew Castle | 4 | 78-81 | 82 |
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Sega | Wii U | Joe Skrebels | 2 | 82-83 | 62 |
| Mass Effect 3 | Electronic Arts | Wii U | Joe Skrebels | 2 | 84-85 | 81 |
| Batman: Arkham City | Warner Bros | Wii U | Matthew Castle | 4 | 86-89 | 84 |
| Trine 2 | Frozenbyte | Wii U | Mike Jackson | 2 | 90-91 | 90 |
| Sports Connection | Ubisoft | Wii U | Chris Schilling | 1 | 93 | 18 |
| Darksiders II | THQ | Wii U | Chris Scullion | 2 | 94-95 | 80 |
| Assassin's Creed III | Ubisoft | Wii U | Andy Kelly | 4 | 96-99 | 80 |
| Game Party Champions | Warner Bros | Wii U | Chris Schilling | 1 | 100 | 12 |
| Ben 10: Omniverse | Namco Bandai | Wii U | Chris Scullion | 1 | 102 | 40 |
| Tank! Tank! Tank! | Namco Bandai | Wii U | Chris Scullion | 1 | 103 | 71 |
| Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper | Tecmo Koei | Wii U | Joe Skrebels | 2 | 104-105 | 55 |
| Chasing Aurora | Broken Rules | Wii U | Chris Scullion | 1 | 106 | 77 |
| Little Inferno | Tomorrow Corp | Wii U | Matthew Castle | 1 | 107 | 66 |
| Fallblox | Nintendo | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 1 | 108 | 87 |
| PES 2013 | Konami | Wii | Chris Scullion | 0.33 | 110 | 55 |
| Real Heroes: Firefighter | Reef Ent. | 3DS | Chris Scullion | 0.33 | 110 | 60 |
| Spirit Hunters Inc. | Nnooo | DSi | Chris Scullion | 0.33 | 110 | 39 |
| Mighty Switch Force: HD | WayForward | Wii U | Tom East | 0.33 | 111 | 65 |
| Nano Assault Neo | Shin'en | Wii U | Tom East | 0.33 | 111 | 58 |
| Puddle | Neko Ent. | Wii U | Joe Skrebels | 0.33 | 111 | 68 |
- This is easily the best COD on a Nintendo platform to date. Despite several glaring faults, the generous package mean you'll easily find something to enjoy.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
- The mixture of Sega and Sumo should have made for a game that was as accomplished as it was nostalgic. Instead, it's just a bit flat.
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
- Undoubtably the best-playing Mass Effect game so far, but you can't possibly get the full feel of the Mass Effect universe from it. One to weigh up carefully.
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
- Probably the best superhero game ever made. If you're willing to fight innovations to see the game at its best, this is a huge slab of muscular adventuring.
- Brilliant physics puzzles that force you to think on your feet, fun co-op and a huge, gorgeous quest for just over £10. Trine 2 is eShop gold.
- Absolute dross: a joyless, inept, tedious, ugly, lazy, messy waste of your time and money. We hoped games this bad might die out with the Wii.
- A fantastic start to the Wii U's more mature library, this is grim, gritty and, most importantly, hugely enjoyable to play, especially if you're a Zelda fan.
Assassin's Creed III
- A massive, lovingly crafted game that's stuffed with things to do, but the limited GamePad functionality and linear mission design are disappointing.
- As welcome as an ingrown toenail and twice as ugly, Game Party Champions stinks up the Wii U's launch line-up like the festering turd it is. Shameful.
- Ben 10: Omniverse feels its been dumped onto the Wii U just because it's on every other platform. A dull game that makes no use of the Wii U functionality.
- Not for everyone, but younger gamers and arcade fans will love it. The multiplayer mode adds a surreal slice of joy, too. Worth picking up if you find it cheap.
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
- For those who like Warriors games, this is a brilliant example. Unfortunately, the porting process has made for a disappointing mess. Pray for a patch.
- The eShop couldn't have hoped for a more unique, interesting title on day one. Single-player isn't worth the asking price, but the multiplayer is great fun.
- More physcis toybox than game, Little Inferno manages to be both enjoyably mad and annoyingly maddening. Wait to snap it up in an eShop fire sale.
- Builds slightly messier puzzles on Pullblox's simple foundations, but delivers hours of outstanding spatial conumdrums. Easily one of eShop's best.
- Another disappointing case of a developer running a feather duster along last year's game and releasing it as new. Boo.
- A potential cult hit betrayed by framerate issues and sluggish controls. Gota burning desire to play? Wait for a price cut.
Spirit Hunters Inc.
- What could have been a fun experiment in AR gaming now feels archaic compared to the likes of Face Raiders. Shame.
- Hyper Drive is a fun puzzler, but why should fans spend more money on a game they already played? Stingy stuff.
- Nano Assault Neo isn't awful but flying around the beautiful Nano cosmos is nowhere near as thrilling as it should be.
- The introduction outstays its welcome, but Puddle flows into a more interesting game than you might expect.
Continue[]
Rewind: F-Zero - 4 pages (114-117)
How to... Unlock all of New Super Mario Bros. U's World Map - 2 pages (118-119)
The best of...
- Nintendo Wii U - 1 page (122)
- Nintendo 3DS - 2 pages (124-125)
- Nintendo eShop - 1 page (126)
- Nintendo Wii - 1 page (128)
- Nintendo DS - 1 page (129)
FAQs...
- Nintendo Wii & Wii U - 1 page (123)
- Nintendo 3DS - 1 page (127)
The month ahead... To-Do List - 1 page (130)
Other Credits[]
Associate Editor
Staff Writer
Online Editor
Video Producer
Production Editor
Art Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Contributors
External Links[]
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