The world was once flat, in 2D, but the king decided to revamp its style and made it 3D. The hero must venture through the kingdom to find magical orbs that have the powers to defeat the evil bishop. You play as a hero (of course) who is on a mission to stop an evil bishop from causing all sorts of problems in the kingdom. At its core 3D Dot Game Heroes is a feast for retro fans, both those who lived and gamed in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and those who wish they had experienced the awesomeness of playing NES games in their parent’s basements as kids. This joins games like Half-Minute Hero in pursuit of appearing retro with modern comforts like easily accessible save points, lush graphics, and fast load times. Developed by Silicon Studio, the game was originally released in Japan in November of 2009. It’s simplistic, adorable, and full of retro-goodness that’s all wrapped up in a swanky HD package on PlayStation 3.ģD Dot Game Heroes is a PlayStation 3 exclusive action-adventure game heading to North America and Europe in May. The good news is that even if the game is ripping-off the likes of Zelda, it’s a heck of a lot of fun to play. There is a question that has been plaguing our minds ever since we started playing 3D Dot Game Heroes: what constitutes as homage and what is actually theft? As harsh as this may sound, after playing through the game, we cannot whole-heartedly say whether it stole all its ideas from the games of our youth, or it’s cutely playing homage to the classics.

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