However, the overall visual appearance was praised for "[feeling] like a great deal of care and attention was put into making the game look as slick as possible.

Players can unlock different characters, such as cubes made of rubber and titanium, that exhibit different properties when used.Despite its poor reception, Cubic Ninja received renewed notoriety in November 2014, after it was revealed that an exploit in the game's level editor would allow the 3DS to execute homebrew code. GameSpot shared similar criticism, noting that whilst providing "undeniable joy in winding your way through a particularly nasty stretch unscathed", the level designs—especially on harder levels and boss fights—combined with its "carefree" controls, relied too heavily on unforeseen threats and were too frustrating. There is also an option to create one's own levels and share them with other players around the world.

Since then, however, GBATemp says that "plans are accelerated," and smealum revealed on Twitter Monday night that the exploitable game was Cubic Ninja, a tilt-controlled action adventure that got abysmal reviews just after the 3DS' launch in early 2011. The game involves guiding a small ninja named 'CC' in a mission to rescue the princess of the kingdom.

Cubic Ninja also features survival and time trial modes, along with a level editor; levels can be shared with others via QR codes. Console hacking fans may remember that the Wii had a similar homebrew hack that required a copy of launch title The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Of course, there are many things that will make you frown, like the agonisingly long loading time, but despite all it's flaws, for some reason I don't regret the purchase at all.

Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Ars Technica Addendum (effective 8/21/2018). The exploit was ultimately released on November 21, 2014 to coincide with the release of the New 3DS in Australia and New Zealand. When that hack was patched out in a later version of the Wii firmware, a number of other Wii hacks were developed, some of which required copies of less popular game discs.the 3D is very weak (few deep) compared with other titles like Ridge Racer, Revelations or Super Mario. Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, writing primarily about the business, tech, and culture behind video games. The presence of multiple characters and a level editor were praised for adding additional replay value to the game. Cubic Ninja is a game for Nintendo 3DS perhaps best known for being the first 3DS that does not have the stereoscopic 3D feature, though it was later revealed that the game would only not be in 3D when motion control was in use.

Plenty of people are talking about, and seeking out, the title today, though, after a hacking group announced it's the key to the first exploit allowing 3DS hardware to run unsigned, homebrew code. Reminds me of how Lumines became unaffordable when it was discovered it could be used to create a browser exploit in the original iteration of the PSP. Juego malillo, pero que gracias a la función que tiene en las 3DS para cargar software casero, cargar juegos de otras regiones, etc.

To find the exploit through an obscure game, make use of it, and install a whole new Homebrew channel with nothing more than a debugger and a few extra tools? We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. While Ninjhax was originally to be released on August 30, 2014, Rabet held off its release due to the unveiling of the New Nintendo 3DS, believing that any release before then would give Nintendo time to address the exploit on the new revision. Cubic Ninja is a puzzle-based platforming game, in which the player manipulates CC, a ninja cube, through various levels, whilst avoiding enemies and traps contained within.