LBX: Little Battlers eXperience for 3DS

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LBX is one of the newest games for the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS.  In this game, you follow the adventures of Van Yamano.  Van is a little boy in a future where kids compete with LBX’s.  An LBX is a small, hand sized robot which is completely customizable and can be used to battle other LBX’s in a tournament style arena.  Van’s LBX is special though, and is one of the most powerful LBX’s available. As such, he gets into some rather sticky situations, the biggest of which is his battle to save the world from the evil corporation known as New Dawn Raisers.  The game is set up as a simple style action RPG.  This fits the game theme perfectly and makes for a fun gaming experiences for gamers of all ages and play abilities.

• Collect and build your own palm-sized robot from more than 4,000 parts to create a one-of-a-kind LBX
• Choose from more than 130 different complete sets of matching parts, or mix and match.
• Customize both external parts and interior parts individually to enhance your LBX’s capabilities.
• Battle as your LBX against friends and foes in third-person view with local wireless multiplayer mode.
• Battle other LBX models in 20 different arenas with unique environmental characteristics.
• In local wireless multiplayer play, up to six players can battle using a variety of different rules.

This game is surprisingly good, to the point where even local play is a blast with friends.  We were given the opportunity to try out this game in person at the Nintendo Store in  New York City, and I can say from first hand experiences controlling and fighting other LBX players is great fun no matter the outcome.

LBX is available now for the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS and retails for $39.99, at retail stores as well as the Nintendo eShop.