A ruinous week of summer videogame releases is upon us. Fortunately, a few re-releases, including one set in a galaxy far, far away, help to bolster this week’s lineup.
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Square Enix continues its tradition of cooperative fantasy games on Nintendo handhelds with ‘Heroes of Ruin<\/a>.’ On the surface, ‘Heroes of Ruin’ brings third-person hack-and-slash play to the 3DS, allowing a portable need to loot items and gear, customize a hero, and in general, raid dungeons. This is diverting enough for, say, a layover in an airport, but the heart of this game is in the multiplayer mode. <\/p>\n Group up to four people locally or online and the game’s true purpose will become clear. The ‘Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle’ titles for the DS, ‘Echoes of Time<\/a>‘ and ‘Ring of Fates<\/a>‘, were excellent local multiplayer games, which bodes well for ‘Heroes of Ruin’, even if it skews more towards a ‘Diablo’ style of dungeon crawling. The game’s difficulty scales based on the number of players, so playing cooperatively should be both challenging and fun.<\/p>\n